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JUCO Williston State (ND) opens

Shawn Neary has decided to step down as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Williston State College. It was the decision of Coach Neary to step down to spend more time with family. “We want to thank Shawn for his service to Williston State College Teton Athletics. We wish him and his family nothing but

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OFFICIAL: McSloy takes over as Head Basketball Coach at D3 Drew University

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I first mentioned this move on 6/16 (D3 DIRT)…it’s now been made official. St. Joseph’s (LI) head coach Mike McSloy has taken over at Drew University. Here’s the release from DU:  Michael McSloy has been selected as the new men’s basketball coach at Drew University, Director of Athletics Christa Racine has announced. McSloy comes to the Forest from St.

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OFFICIAL: Belfield named Head Basketball Coach at Belmont Abbey

I mentioned this move back on June 14th (D2 DIRT) – it’s now official. Army assistant David Belfield has been named as an assistant coach at D2 Belmont Abbey College. Here’s the release: Charlotte native David Belfield has been named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Belmont Abbey College, Vice President and Director of Athletics, Stephen Miss,

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OFFICIAL: Pratt opens as Thompson heads to NYU as Assistant Coach

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Following-up on my D3 DIRT from 6/13. Chris Thompson has officially been named as an assistant coach at NYU. Here’s the release: Chris Thompson has been announced as an assistant coach of New York University’s men’s basketball program, becoming the first addition to newly-hired Head Coach Dave Klatsky‘s staff. Thompson has coached at the Division III level

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Davidson’s McKillop announces retirement

Bob McKillop, who led Davidson College to 23 conference championships (15 – regular season, 8 – tournament), 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and over 600 wins, is retiring after 33 seasons as head coach of the men’s basketball program. A Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame nominee, McKillop, 71, is the most successful coach in school and

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Fointno Named Assistant Coach at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College men’s basketball coach Mike Hunter has added Chandler Fointno as an assistant coach.Fointno is a native of Dayton, Ohio, playing at Huber Heights Wayne High School. Fointno went on to play at Lakeland Community College, averaging 9.8 points and 3.4 assists as a sophomore to earn all-conference honors. Fointno was a two-year

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Chris Fowler Joins Western Michigan Men’s Basketball Staff

Western Michigan University and head men’s basketball coach Dwayne Stephens have announced the addition of Chris Fowler to the program as an assistant coach. Fowler joins Jeff Rutter and Manny Dosanjh as Stephens’ three assistant coaches for the upcoming 2022-23 season. “Chris Fowler is a guy I have known for many years, and from the first

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OFFICIAL: Jones named Assistant Coach at American

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Following up on something that I first mentioned in the Daily Dirt yesterday. Jonathan Jones has officially been named as an assistant at American. Here’s the official release from AU:  Jonathan Jones has been hired as an assistant coach for head coach Mike Brennan‘s men’s basketball staff.  Jones comes to American University from Princeton University where he

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Rahon promoted to Assistant Coach at Saint Mary’s

Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball head coach Randy Bennett announced the promotion of former Gael great Joe Rahon to assistant coach for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Next season will mark his second on the men’s basketball coaching staff after spending two seasons on the Gaels roster from 2015-17. Rahon’s promotion to assistant coach comes after spending one season as the Recruiting

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JUCO DIRT: Indian River set to hire current JUCO head coach

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Indian River State College (FL) intends to name Bill Morosco as their next head men’s basketball coach. Morosco spent last season as the head coach at Garden City CC (KS), where he led his squad to a 22-10 (15-9 KJCCC) record. Before his one year stint at

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Vincent named Assistant Basketball Coach at Langston

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Langston University head men’s basketball coach Chris Wright announced the latest addition to the Lions’ coaching staff in assistant coach Chris Vincent. “I cannot express how excited I am to join Coach (Chris) Wright here at Langston University. He has proven to be one of the most successful and notable coaches in the country at any level,” assistant

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Henson to Join Northwestern Ranger Basketball as Assistant Coach

Northwestern Oklahoma State’s Men’s Basketball Coach Robbie Harman has announced the hiring of Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, Cody Henson.    “I couldn’t be more excited to add someone like Cody to my staff. He is a proven developer of talent especially at the forwards position. He has also built connections all over the country during his

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