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DIII Legend Steps Down

Albion’s Mike Turner has retired effective immediately. Turner has been the head coach at Albion since 1974 and accumulated 527 wins. he will be replaced by assistant coach Jody May.

West Texas A&M Hires Assistant

Arendijus Mejeras returns to his alma mater as an assistant coach for the 2008-09 campaign. The 2004 graduate of WTAMU previously served as an assistant at Weatherford College, where he spent the past three seasons. While with the Coyotes’ program, he helped guide the men’s basketball program to the 2008 NTJCAC (North Texas Junior College

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UNC-Greensboro Adds Director of Operations

Ben Thompson has been named Director of Basketball Operations at UNC-Greensboro. Thompson most recently served as the graduate manager at Virginia Tech. He replaces Tripp Pendergast who took an assistants job at DII Pfeiffer University over the summer.

Bowling Green Adds Assistant

Bowling Green State University head men’s basketball coach Louis Orr has announced the hiring of Louis Twigg as an assistant coach. Twigg began his duties with the Falcons on Monday (Sept. 29). Twigg, a native of Snow Hill, Md., comes to BGSU after spending a year as an assistant coach at Bloomsburg (Pa.) University. He

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Baylor adds Student Manager

Baylor head men’s basketball coach Scott Drew and his team welcomed an old face back to the program in former BU and NBA star David Wesley, who has been hired as a student manager, while completing his undergraduate degree. Wesley returns to Baylor after a successful 14-year NBA career. He scored 11,842 points and dished

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NAIA Head Coach fired for using profanity

Ave Maria University men’s basketball coach Ricky Benitez was fired Tuesday, one month before the Gyrenes inaugural season was scheduled to begin. Benitez, 42, said the reason given to him was,"the use of profanity in a scrimmage."��

Assistant Coach Opening

The Department of Athletics (Member of the MIAC and NCAA Division III) seeks experienced candidates to assist the head coach with the day-to-day operation of the Augsburg Mens Basketball Team. Specific duties include assisting with daily practices, film analysis, game day coaching, recruiting prospective student-athletes and serving as a leader and mentor to student-athletes. Bachelors

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore adds Assistants

Ever since the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Head Men’s Basketball Coach Frankie Allen took the helm of the struggling program, he has been making changes. Retaining the services of just one of last years assistant coaches, Shawn "Redd" Smith, Allen hired three fresh faces to the staff. Joining the Fighting Hawks for the

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