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McLeroy named Assistant Coach at Newman University

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Newman Men’s Basketball announces the addition of Kyle McLeroy as Assistant Coach for the 2021-2022 campaign. McLeroy comes to the Jets from Dallas Baptist University where he served as Graduate Assistant for two seasons.  The Patriots were 21-9 in year one and landed a berth in the NCAA tournament.  In 2020-2021 Kyle helped DBU return

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Daily Dirt – 8/5/21

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Today’s Daily Dirt… Horace Owens, Vernon Dupree, and Shadid Perkins will make up Stan Waterman’s new staff at Delaware State. Owens was a long-time assistant at La Salle. Dupree had spent the past 11-seasons as an assistant at D2 Wilmington University (DE). Perkins had been on Waterman’s staff at the Sanford

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Cohen named Video Coordinator at Western Carolina

Cody Cohen has joined the Western Carolina men’s basketball staff as the video coordinator. Prior to arriving in Cullowhee, Cohen served for two seasons as an assistant varsity basketball coach at North Broward Preparatory School in Coconut Creek, Fla. He also coached with Florida PRO AAU in the spring of 2021. Cohen spent the 2018-19

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Columbia Hires Jake Brown as Assistant Coach

Columbia men’s basketball has hired Jake Brown as an assistant coach, head coach Jim Engles announced today. Brown, who spent the 2018-19 season on Engles’ staff as a graduate manager, re-joins the Lions after two years as an assistant at Howard University. “Jake’s familiarity with our program and relationship with our veteran group is going to

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Droney Elevated to Babson College Full-Time Assistant Coach for Men’s Basketball

Babson College head men’s basketball coach Stephen Brennan announced on Wednesday that Matthew Droney ’17 has been elevated to the program’s full-time assistant coach, effective immediately. Droney returned to his alma mater as a part-time assistant coach prior to the 2019-20 campaign and helped the Beavers return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time

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Wilk named Head Basketball Coach at Tompkins Cortland CC

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Tom Wilk has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at Tompkins Cortland Community College. The Panther alum and former assistant coach at SUNY Cortland and Morrisville State replaces Rich Echevarria, who stepped down earlier this summer after six seasons. Wilk played for the Panthers in 2008-09, averaging 10.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.3

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OFFICIAL: Richmond staffer Adams named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Saint Elizabeth U.

Following-up on something that HoopDirt.com first mentioned back July 16th (Small College Search Updates). James Adams has officially been named as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at D3 Saint Elizabeth University (NJ). Here is the official release on the hiring: James Adams has been named the second head coach in the history of the

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Peru State names McMahon as new Assistant Basketball Coach

Peru State Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bob Ludwig has announced the hiring of a familiar face for the full-time assistant vacancy on the men’s basketball staff.  Andy McMahon will return to the program after serving the last two seasons as a Graduate Assistant. An Omaha native, McMahon brings program familiarity, impactful area relationships, and great

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Mazibuko joins Lake Forest Men’s Basketball staff

Aaron Mazibuko has joined the Lake Forest College men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Mazibuko has spent the last five years as an assistant high school coach, beginning with the 2016-17 season at St. Mark’s School of Texas. He then spent three years as the head freshman and assistant varsity coach at Bishop Lynch

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Levy Gillespie II named Norwich University Assistant Coach

 Norwich University head men’s basketball coach Paul Booth announced the addition of Levy Gillespie II as his new lead assistant coach on Tuesday.  Gillespie replaces Michael Shewmaker, who served as the full-time assistant coach for the past four years. Shewmaker left in July to take over as the Bryant and Stratton (Albany, N.Y.) head men’s

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Roane State CC names Holt as new Head Basketball Coach

Officials at Roane State Community College announced the naming of Alan Holt as the next men’s head basketball coach. The long-time assistant succeeds Randy Nesbit who stepped down at the conclusion of the past basketball season. Holt said, “It is really exciting” and that he is grateful to the administration for demonstrating their confidence in

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Swank named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at LeMoyne

Le Moyne College head men’s basketball coach Nate Champion ’14 announced on Tuesday morning the hiring of Ben Swank as an assistant coach. “I am extremely happy to be adding Ben to our staff,” said Champion, who is entering his third season leading his alma mater. “Ben brings a great background of experience from all

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