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Guebert named Assistant Basketball Coach at Sioux Falls

Drew Guebert, one of the program’s all-time greats, has been named assistant coach, according to an announcement today by University of Sioux Falls Men’s Basketball Head Coach Chris Johnson. Guebert, who served as a USF men’s basketball graduate assistant for the past year, will be involved in all aspects of the program including recruiting, scouting, and

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Texas Lutheran’s Wacker announces retirement

Mike Wacker, who led Texas Lutheran University to two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances, is retiring after 37 seasons and 782 wins as a head basketball coach at the high school and collegiate level. The legendary Texas coach concluded his sixth season as the Bulldogs head coach in March. In

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D3 DIRT: Springfield College set to name new Head Basketball Coach

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Springfield College intends to hire Mike McClendon as their new head men’s basketball coach. McClendon spent last season as the head coach at Middlesex Community College (NJ) where he led his team to a 15-12 (11-10) record. Prior to his time at MCC, McClendon

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Mount St. Joseph adds Goodwin as Assistant Basketball Coach

The Mount St. Joseph University men’s basketball program is excited to announce the addition of Jalen Goodwin as the program’s assistant coach. Goodwin comes to the Mount from Oberlin College where he was the assistant coach from 2018-2022.  He also served as the Head Coach of the junior varsity team.  During his four years at Oberlin, Coach

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REPORT: Maurice Joseph headed to Butler

According to a report by the Indianapolis Star, Maurice Joseph will be hired as an assistant coach at Butler. He would replace David Ragland who became the head coach at Evansville a few weeks ago. Joseph, who was the head coach at George Washington from 2016-19, has had one-year stints as an assistant over the

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OFFICIAL: Brown named Assistant Basketball Coach at Iona

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Following up on something from the DAILY DIRT on 5/17… Iona College men’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino announced the appointment of Taliek Brown as assistant coach for the Gaels’ program. A standout student-athlete at UConn during his collegiate playing days, Brown comes to New Rochelle from his alma mater where he served as Director of Player Development for

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Furr joins Indiana State Basketball Staff

Indiana State head basketball coach Josh Schertz announced the addition of Justin Furr to his coaching staff Wednesday. Furr comes to the Wabash Valley after four seasons at Florida Gulf Coast. “I am really excited to add Justin to our coaching staff, as he’s someone I’ve known for over 20 years and have worked with previously. He’s relentless and

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Mack promoted to Associate Head Coach at LIU

The LIU men’s basketball program has been among the elite teams in the Northeast Conference ever since assistant coach Jim Mack‘s arrival in Brooklyn. And on Tuesday, Mack was rewarded. Head coach Derek Kellogg announced that his deputy has been promoted to associate head coach. “Over the last five years, Coach Mack has worked tirelessly to support our

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Darius Theus Appointed Siena Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach

Siena Men’s Basketball Head Coach Carmen Maciariello has announced the hiring of Darius Theus as an assistant coach. A key member of the magical 2011 VCU Final Four squad, Theus joins the Saints after spending the past four seasons as the Director of Player Development at his alma mater. “I’m excited to add Darius Theus to

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Franklin Elevated to Men’s Basketball Director of Player Development at GW

GW men’s basketball head coach Chris Caputo announced on Tuesday that Lamont Franklin will remain on the program’s staff and now serve as the Director of Player Development. “Lamont Franklin‘s experience as a student-athlete, coach at both the high school and college level and in the corporate world at Microsoft will be invaluable for our

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Williams joins Marshall Men’s Basketball Staff

Marshall men’s basketball head coach Dan D’Antoni announced Tuesday afternoon the addition of Adam Williams to the staff as an assistant coach.  “Adam Williams’ addition to our coaching staff gives us an exciting young basketball coach who is one of our own,” D’Antoni said. “Adam is not just a former Marshall basketball player who started his coaching

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Pete Gash Named Maine Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach

University of Maine men’s basketball head coach Chris Markwood has announced the hiring of assistant coach Peter Gash. “We are very excited to be welcoming Pete Gash to our staff here at UMaine,” Markwood says. “Pete is a very well-rounded coach who brings a ton of experience with him having coached at every level of

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