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Kitchen added to Snow College Basketball Staff

Snow College men’s basketball head coach Andrew May has announced the hiring of assistant coach Brad Kitchen. “Brad’s experience at two excellent D1 programs has prepared him for this opportunity to help develop our players and continue the momentum we have at Snow College,” May said. “Firstly, his love for the game coupled with his

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Jordan hired as Assistant Basketball Coach at St. Peter’s

Saint Peter’s men’s basketball head coach Bashir Mason has announced the hiring of Bobby Jordan to his staff. Jordan will be an assistant coach on the staff as he comes to Jersey City after spending the last three seasons as an assistant under Mason with the Wagner men’s basketball program, joining the team in June of 2019. 

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Daily Dirt – 6/8/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Some mid-week dirt… I have heard that James Madison will hire Clemson DBO Matt Bucklin as an assistant coach. Bucklin has been at Clemson for the past four seasons, and served as the operations coordinator at Georgia before that. An official announcement is expected shortly. Word on the street is that

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UAB Basketball Staff Update

UAB men’s basketball head coach Andy Kennedy announced the promotions of Noah Dartmann and Josh Lane for the 2022-23 men’s basketball coaching staff. Dartmann, who enters his third year with the program in 2022-23 after spending the first two seasons as a graduate assistant and then video coordinator, will now serve as UAB’s director of basketball administration. Lane, a two-time UAB graduate who

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Monmouth Assistant JR Reid Steps Down From His Position

Monmouth University Men’s Basketball assistant coach JR Reid has announced Tuesday he is stepping down from his position on staff to pursue opportunities outside of college basketball. “First, I would like to thank Dr. McNeil for giving me an opportunity to pursue my coaching career, and Jeff Stapleton and President Leahy for allowing me to continue

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OFFICIAL: Komara named Head Basketball Coach at Montevallo

Following-up on something that I first mentioned earlier this morning (D2 DIRT). The hiring of Anthony Komara at Montevallo is now official – here’s the release from the school: A new era in men’s college basketball at the University of Montevallo began on Tuesday with the introduction of new head coach Anthony Komara. He takes

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Wilkins promoted to Associate Head Basketball Coach at Georgia Tech

After four seasons as assistant coach on the Georgia Tech basketball staff, Anthony Wilkins has been promoted to associate head coach with the Yellow Jackets, head coach Josh Pastner announced. Wilkins, 41, came to Tech in June of 2018 after spending five seasons on the staff at Tulane and has made his biggest impact in player and

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Snow College announces the retaining of Assistant Coach Ben Cruickshank

Snow College men’s basketball head coach Andrew May has announced the retaining of assistant coach Ben Cruickshank. “Having interacted with Ben the last few years as I recruited Snow players, his passion for coaching and his belief in the special nature of Snow College was obvious,” May said, “His experience in assisting Snow College to

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Sacramento State Hall-of-Famer Leath named Assistant Coach at his Alma Mater

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Loren Leath, a member of the Sacramento State Men’s Basketball Hall of Fame, is returning to campus to serve as assistant men’s basketball coach, it was announced today by first-year head coach David Patrick. Leath becomes the third assistant hired by Patrick, as he joins associate head coach Michael Czepil and assistant Hays Myers on Sacramento State’s staff. No stranger to

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Claunch agrees to contract extension at Nicholls State

Nicholls State University men’s basketball head coach Austin Claunch has agreed to a contract extension, Athletics Director Jonathan Terrell announced. Pending approval of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors, the extension will add two years to Claunch’s current contract, securing the Houston native through the 2025-26 season.  As the second-youngest head coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball, Claunch

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OFFICIAL: Sowers named Head Coach at South Plains

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I mentioned this one in the DAILY DIRT earlier today. It’s now official – here’s the release from SPC: For the first time in more than two decades, the South Plains College men’s basketball program will have a new leader roaming the hardwood at the Texan Dome as Hayden Sowers has been tabbed the new

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D2 DIRT: University of Montevallo set to name new head coach today

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following-up on something that I mentioned earlier today in the DAILY DIRT… The University of Montevallo (AL) wil name their new head men’s basketball coach today at 11am (CST). I have heard from multiple sources that the choice is expected to be Alabama Huntsville associate head coach Anthony Komara. Komara has

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