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Loeffler Named Assistant @ Loyola (MD)

A veteran of the Patriot League, Josh Loeffler has joined the men’s basketball staff at Loyola University Maryland as an assistant coach, Head Coach G.G. Smith announced today. Loeffler, who spent the 2012-2013 season as the director of basketball operations at Rutgers University, was an assistant coach at Lafayette College where he helped Fran O’Hanlon’s

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Siena staff update

We blogged about these hirings as "rumors" a few weeks ago. Now that they are official, we wanted to pass along the official statement: Luke D’Alessio and Lucious Jordan have been hired as assistant men’s basketball coaches at Siena. They begin their new duties immediately. D’Alessio just finished his third season under head coach Jimmy

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McRoy named AC @ UTPA

The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Wednesday that 16-year coaching veteran Elwyn McRoy is now an assistant coach for the Broncs men’s basketball team. At the NCAA Division I level, McRoy has been an assistant coach at Iowa State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern and Southern University. He has received

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UMass Lowell rumors…

The search to replace Greg Herenda at UMass Lowell is underway – but very unclear at this point which way it is headed. There are a ton of names being thrown around – I’ve heard Al Skinner (former Boston College head coach), Pat Duquette (Northeastern associate head coach), Jim O’Brien (Emerson College head coach –

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Tapp resigns at IU South Bend

Chad Tapp, the head coach of Indiana University South Bend men’s basketball team since 2010, resigned from his position Tuesday morning, IU South Bend Executive Director of Athletics & Activities Gary Demski announced. Tapp has accepted the head men’s basketball coaching position at Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas. The Scots are members of the National

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BASKETBALL COACHES READY TO TAKE A STEP UP IN CHARLOTTE

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 1, 2013) – Hundreds of collegiate men’s and women’s basketball coaches from Division I, Division II and Division III will gather in Charlotte this weekend for the fourth annual A STEP UP professional development symposium hosted by Felicia Hall Allen & Associates. A Step Up, specifically designed for college basketball assistant coaches

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Portland State Hires Assistant

Portland State men’s basketball has hired Jase Coburn as assistant coach. Coburn comes to the Park Blocks with nine years of coaching experience, most recently as an assistant at Howard Junior College in Texas. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Daily Dirt – 5/1/13

Today’s "dirt"… • I have heard that Richmond will promote DBO Kim Lewis to assistant coach and elevate assistant Jamal Brunt to associate head coach. Brunt has been at Richmond since 2005 – working his way up the ladder having started there as the DBO. Lewis joined the staff two seasons and has also served

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HOT: American U. rumors

Multiple sources are saying that American University will name a new head coach today. It sounds like they are down to two finalists: • Jason Williford – Assistant coach Virginia. Was an assistant at American for four seasons before joining the UVA staff in 2008. Has also been an assistant at Boston University and played

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Daily Dirt – 4/30/13

Here are a few things that I’ve heard… • Good friend Ryan Restivo over at Big Apple Buckets (nybuckets.com) has confirmed what we heard earlier in the week surrounding the Niagara staff. We had reported on 4/24 that former Marist assistant Will Lanier will be joining Chris Casey’s new staff (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/86e64a12/daily-dirt-ii-4-24-13/…). It now sounds like

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UPDATE: 2013 DI coaching changes

**UPDATED 4/30/13 – 10:05pm** Here’s the up-to-date list of 2013 DI coaching changes: School: (old coach) new coach American: (Jeff Jones) Mike Brennan Ball State: (Billy Taylor) James Whitford Buffalo: (Reggie Witherspoon) Bobby Hurley Cal State Fullerton: (Andy Newman) Dedrique Taylor Cal State Northridge: (Bobby Braswell) Reggie Theus Campbell: (Robbie Laing) Kevin McGeehan Chattanooga: (John

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UWGB allegations

Obviously this has been out there for some time, but now it seems to be coming to a head. Here is ESPN’s account of the accusations against Wisconsin Green Bay head coach Brian Wardle. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/922783… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.