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REPORT: Johns Hopkins’ Loeffler headed to Cincinnati

According to a TWEET by Rob Dauster, Cincinnati will hire Johns Hopkins head coach Josh Loeffler as an assistant. Loeffler has spent the past five seasons at JHU where he has compiled a 114-27 (.809) record. He has previously worked at the D1 level as an assistant at Loyola Maryland and Lafayette, and has served

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Richey named DBO at Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross has named Colin Richey its new director of men’s basketball operations, as announced by head coach Dave Paulsen. Richey’s primary responsibilities will include heavy involvement in recruiting efforts, summer camps and day-to-day office duties, in addition to serving as the team’s travel and video coordinator. “I’m excited to welcome Colin to

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JUCO DIRT: Triton College set to open; Head Coach will become D1 assistant

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that NJCAA D1 Triton College (IL) head coach John Clancy will become an assistant coach at Western Illinois. Clancy became the head coach at TC back in 2021, replacing Steve Christiansen who became an assistant at Northern Illinois. In his two seasons at the helm,

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Ormond joins Portland Men’s Basketball Staff

University of Portland has hired Arturo Ormond as an assistant coach, Pilots head coach Shantay Legans announced on Wednesday. Ormond brings a wealth of coaching experience at all levels of basketball, including serving the last two seasons as the associate head coach at Eastern Washington. Ormond has coached at six different Division I universities, was

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Smith named Assistant Basketball Coach at Appalachian State

App State head men’s basketball coach Dustin Kerns has made an addition to his coaching staff for the upcoming 2023-24 season with the hiring of Tanner Smith. “Tanner Smith is the full package,” Kerns said. “He is a great fit for App State, a great fit for our staff and a great fit for our players. Tanner

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Daily Dirt – 6/1/23

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Niagara will promote Austin Kelley from Director of Basketball Operations to Assistant Coach. Kelley has been the DBO at Niagara since 2020, and had spent the previous two seasons on the staff as George Washington as the Director of Operations and Recruiting Coordinator. An official announcement is

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University at Buffalo Basketball program is looking for Camp Coaches

The first Buffalo Basketball Camps featuring Coach George Halcovage III and his staff have been announced, and we would love to have you join us! Camp Coaches will have the opportunity to work alongside Buffalo staff and players to serve as instructors, counselors, and mentors for campers. We are looking for Camp Coaches for both

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OFFICIAL: Former Holy Cross Head Coach Brett Nelson joins UMass Basketball Staff

This one has been out there for weeks – UMass finally made it official today. Here’s the release: University of Massachusetts men’s basketball head coach Frank Martin announced the hire of assistant coach Brett Nelson on Wednesday afternoon. Nelson joins the Massachusetts staff after spending the last four seasons as the head coach at Holy Cross. “Extremely

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Butler named Assistant Basketball Coach at Delaware

JJ Butler, who served as head coach at Division II Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, has joined the Delaware men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, Blue Hens’ head coach Martin Ingelsby announced Wednesday. “We are very excited to have JJ joining our staff here at Delaware,” Ingelsby said. “He is a passionate leader who cares greatly

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Mount St. Mary’s Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Mount St. Mary’s men’s basketball announces the completion of their coaching staff for the 2023-24 season. Jeremy Freeman received a promotion to Assistant Coach. Evan Fisher takes the position opened by Freeman’s promotion as Director of Basketball Operations, and Andrew Winton jumps onboard as a Graduate Assistant. Freeman enters his fourth season on staff, serving as the DOBO his first three years.

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Eastern Kentucky Extends Head Coach A.W. Hamilton’s Contract Through 2026-27

Eastern Kentucky University secured men’s basketball head coach A.W. Hamilton with a contract extension through the 2026-27 season, Vice President and Director of Athletics Matt Roan announced today. This past season, Hamilton led the Colonels to the championship game of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI).  EKU’s 23 wins were the third-most in one season in program history and

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OFFICIAL: Lamberti named Head Basketball Coach at D2 Coker

Following-up on something that I first mentioned last Thursday (D2 DIRT). Michael Lamberti has officially been named as the new head men’s basketball coach at D2 Coker University (SC). Here is the statement that CU released today: Michael Lamberti has been named Coker University’s head men’s basketball coach, announced today Wednesday, May 31 by Vice

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