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Allegheny College head basketball coach Bob Simmons has announced a pair of additions to his staff for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Simmons has tabbed Jon Valeriano as assistant coach, and former four-year Allegheny letter winner Brandon Smith ’16 as volunteer assistant. “I am very proud and excited to announce the additions of these two men
With the recent departure of Head Coach T.K. Smith, Associate Head Coach Al McCarron has been promoted to Head Coach of the Ecclesia College men’s basketball program beginning with the 2016-2017 season. Coach McCarron is in his third year at Ecclesia College. Prior to joining the Royals, McCarron was an assistant at Northwood University in
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Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted back on September 8th (DII DIRT)… It’s now official, as Goldey-Beacom College has announced that athletic director/men’s basketball coach Chuck Hammond has been promoted to Dean of Students, effective November 1, 2016. He will succeed the current Dean of Students, Bernadette H. Wimberley, upon her retirement effective
HoopDirt.com can confirm that the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will hire Ed Huckaby as an assistant coach. Huckaby, who was most recently the head coach at Fishburne Military School, had previously spent time as a DI assistant at Wright State (2004-2008). He will replace Trevor Deloach who departed UMES back in August to become
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One of things that made new Morton College men’s basketball coach Brandon Watkins such an attractive candidate is his insider’s knowledge of what it takes to reach and succeed at the next level and beyond. He’s able to provide that perspective from both a player’s and coach’s point-of-view. Watkins was a four-year letterman at Penn
Here are a few things that I’ve heard from New York… I can confirm that Maine assistant coach Zak Boisvert has been hired as an assistant at Army. Boisvert had been at Maine for the past two seasons and has also worked at Iona and Fairleigh Dickinson. An official announcement is expected shortly. I can
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons played host to the North Carolina Tar Heels in men’s basketball action at the LJVM Coliseum on January 5, 2014 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons defeated the Tar Heels 73-67. (Brian Westerholt/Sports On Film)
The Wake Forest men’s basketball program has announced that Will Murphy has been elevated to the position of Director of Player Development. A former Demon Deacon guard, Murphy is in his fourth season on the staff and has previously held the positions of Video Coordinator and Director of Technology and Scouting. Murphy will serve as
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An old face is a new coach for the Bluefield College men’s basketball team. Ryan Moody, who served as director of basketball operations at BC from 2012-15, has joined the staff of Richard Morgan as an assistant coach. A 2016 graduate of Bluefield College in Criminal Justice, Moody worked as the director of basketball operations
Bevill State Community College has named Tommy Suitts as the new head basketball coach for the College’s newly reinstated men’s basketball program. A coaching veteran, Suitts has been the head coach at Chicago State University (1987-90), and Rice University (1981-87), and served as an assistant at Alabama, SEMO, and North Alabama. “I am honored to
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Coppin State University head men’s basketball coach Michael Grant has named Stephen Stewart as an assistant on his staff. Stewart returns to his alma mater where he once served as an assistant men’s basketball coach for the Eagles during the 2001-04 seasons. Stewart last coached at the University of Delaware from 2006-10. Prior to Delaware
Lake Superior State men’s basketball coach Steve Hettinga has announced the addition of Joshua Kutchinski to his coaching staff for 2016-17. Kutchinski will serve as an assistant coach for the varsity team and will also take the reigns as the head coach of the junior varsity program. A native of Baldwin, Mich., Kutchinski spent six
The Chowan University athletic department along with Head Men’s Basketball Coach Brett Vincent announced the addition of David Rogers to the men’s basketball coaching staff. Rogers serves as Assistant Coach. Rogers noted, “I’m excited about the opportunity to work at Chowan University and to be part of Coach Vincent’s staff. Brett is a proven winner
