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NBA Hall of Famer Mitch Richmond Joins Chris Mullin’s Staff at St. John’s

Former Sacramento Kings guard Mitch Richmond, center, laughs at a comment made by NBA Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson as they pose for a photo with Chris Mullin, who is also in the Hall of Fame, during a timeout in a a NBA basketball between the Sacramento Kings and the Phoenix Suns in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Richmond was recently elected to the Hall of Fame joining Mullin and Robertson.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish St. John’s Head Coach Chris Mullin announced Tuesday that fellow Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Mitch Richmond has joined the St. John’s men’s basketball program. Richmond, a six-time NBA All-Star and five-time All-NBA selection, will serve as a special assistant. He complements a highly-touted group that has developed into one of the

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Washington & Jefferson Hires Assistant

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Shane Phillips joined the W&J men’s basketball staff as a volunteer assistant coach before the 2015-16 season. Most recently, Phillips was an assistant basketball coach at nearby Bethel Park High School, where he was involved in all aspects of player development, game planning, practice, scouting and program building. Prior

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NYU Adds Conor Smith to Men’s Basketball Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Conor Smith has been hired as an assistant coach of the New York University men’s basketball team. His responsibilities include assisting in the daily operations of the program, as well as with on-court instruction. A 2015 graduate of NYU with a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology, Smith was

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Kasey Riley Named Assistant at Alaska Anchorage

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Kasey Riley joins the Rusty Osborne’s Alaska Anchorage coaching staff for the 2015-16 season as he makes the transition from junior college to the NCAA level. The native of Rock Springs, Wyo., comes to UAA after four years as an assistant coach at Casper College, where he helped the

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Elston Returns To IU Program As Director of Player Development

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Indiana University men’s basketball coach Tom Crean has announced that former Hoosier Derek Elston has returned to the program and will serve as the Director of Player Development. In that role, Elston’s duties will include player mentoring and life skills programing, administrative operations, and involvement in the program’s support

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Skiffington named Interim Head Coach at MCLA

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish MCLA Director of Athletics Laura Mooney has announced that Anthony Skiffington will serve as the interim head coach of the men’s basketball program, effective today. Skiffington replaces former head coach Jamie Morrison, who resigned earlier this month. “The department is excited for Coach Skiffington to serve as the interim

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HOT: Darnell Williams Named Head Coach at Kentucky State

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish After serving three seasons as Kentucky State’s assistant men’s basketball coach, Darnell Williams was announced as the head coach of the men’s basketball program on Monday. “It’s my opinion that we are very fortunate to have a young man of Darnell’s caliber available to lead our team on its

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Columbia’s Kyle Smith Mic’d Up

With the start of practice upon us, here is a pretty cool inside look into Columbia’s first day on the court.  Head coach Kyle Smith was mic’d up as he addressed his team before practice, and as they ran through drills.  I always like to see how other coaches run practice and communicate with their guys.  Good luck to

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UMKC Suspends Assistant Coach Andre McGee

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Missouri Kansas City has placed assistant coach Andre McGee on administrative leave and promoted director of basketball operations Conner Hampton to assistant coach in the interim.  McGee, a former staffer at Louisville is currently the focus of an investigation where it is alleged that he paid an escort to have

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Piedmont College Names Dan McNeely Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Piedmont College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Greg Neeley has announced the hiring of Dan McNeely as the program’s new Assistant Coach beginning this fall in Demorest. McNeely replaces previous Piedmont Assistant Coach Mike Floyd who recently returned to his home region taking a position with the men’s basketball program

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Felician College Adds Assistants

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Felician College graduates Jimmy Schmitt of Elmwood Park and Kashiff Foster of Somerset have been named assistant men’s basketball coaches at Felician, first-year Golden Falcon head coach Ivan Lewis announced. “I thought it was important to establish a family atmosphere early on,” said Lewis, himself a 2004 Felician graduate.

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Santa Clara Dirt…

I have heard that Santa Clara Director of Basketball Operations Brandon Rosenthal has resigned in order to join the Houston Rockets organization. He had been on the Broncos staff since 2012 – serving first as the video coordinator, and then spending the last two years as the DBO.  I have also heard that current video coordinator

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