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Henshaw named Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Montana Western

Montana Western Head Men’s Basketball Coach Patrick Jensen has announced the hiring of Dawson Henshaw as the new Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach. Henshaw joins the Bulldogs from Twin Falls, Idaho where he had previously served as the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at the College of Southern Idaho. Henshaw joined the CSI staff in the fall of 2022. While at

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Huggins, West Virginia issue statements over insensitive comments

Bob Huggins and the University of West Virginia have each issued statements following insensitive comments on a Cincinnati radio program earlier today. Statement from Bob Huggins“Earlier today on a Cincinnati radio program, I was asked about the rivalry between my former employer, the University of Cincinnati, and its crosstown rival, Xavier University. During the conversation, I

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OFFICIAL: Darner named Head Basketball Coach at Tampa

Following up on something that I mentioned a few times last week (DAILY DIRT). Linc Darner has officially been named as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Tampa. Here’s the release from the school: The University of Tampa has announced the hiring of Linc Darner as its head men’s basketball coach. Darner brings a resume that

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UNH Basketball Staff Update

University of New Hampshire head men’s basketball coach Nathan Davis announced his coaching staff for the 2023-24 season Monday afternoon with the hiring of Jimmy Allen, Tyler Wilson, and Luis Guzman. Allen joins Davis’ coaching staff for the 2023-24 season after spending seven seasons as the head coach of Army West Point. The West Point, N.Y. native will serve as Associate

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Fennerty named Assistant Basketball Coach at William & Mary

William & Mary head men’s basketball coach Dane Fischer announced the addition of Jimmy Fenerty ­to the Tribe staff as an assistant coach on Monday. Fenerty joins the Green and Gold after spending the previous four seasons at Temple University and has eight years of Division I experience as an assistant coach. “We are very excited to

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Bostic, Lewitt added to Oral Roberts Basketball Staff

New Oral Roberts head coach Russell Springmann has hired Antonio Bostic and Bill Lewit as assistant coaches: ANTONIO BOSTIC Antonio Bostic joined the Oral Roberts staff in May 2023 after spending six years as an assistant coach on the Abilene Christian staff. Prior to being at ACU, he was an assistant coach at Neosho County (Kan.) Community

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Martin, Acuff Join Lipscomb Basketball Staff

Vince Martin has been hired as an assistant coach, and Will Acuff has been named as the Director of Basketball operations at Lipscomb. The school’s basketball Twitter account released the following earlier this morning: Martin had most recently been an assistant at ETSU, and had been an assistant at Jacksonville for three seasons before that.

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Bolen named Head Basketball Coach at D2 Glenville State

Just one month after losing a National Championship coach to the D-I ranks, the Glenville State Athletic Department is adding another one to their staff.  The University announced the hiring of Bob Bolen, who was a two-time National Coach of the Year during his tenure at Mountain State University. He led the Cougars to four

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Drill of The Week

Dr. Dish elite skills trainer Shane Hennen back at it with another great drill. Ball handling is an essential skill for all basketball players. Work on getting shifty and beating your defender off the dribble! For the full drill breakdown check out the video below.  Cross Jab Series with Shane Hennen Work on change of pace

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Tips to Nail Your Next Coaching Job Interview

You Got the Interview….Now What? Have you ever been in a coaching interview and absolutely bombed on answering questions you knew you should have nailed? Being able to tell your story during a coaching interview requires three key points: Problems. Solutions. Results. No matter how tough the questions might be, an AD or head coach

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Daily Dirt – 5/5/23

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things to wrap-up the week… I have heard that Nick Bowman will be hired as an assistant at New Orleans. Bowman had been at Nicholls State since 2018 – first as an assistant, and was later promoted to Associate Head Coach. He also spent three years as Clemson’s director

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🚨NEW EPISODE: All-Access Network’s HOOP TALK w/ Adam Nelson & Brian Burton! – Season 2 Episode 1

Season 2 is here! Episode one hits on a bunch of topics, including new trends in hiring, top coaching hires of the off season, a few non-basketball TV and podcast recommendations, and MORE!