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UConn to pay Kevin Ollie another $3.9 million over firing

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn announced Thursday it has agreed to pay former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie another $3.9 million to settle discrimination claims surrounding his 2018 firing. The money is in addition to the more than $11.1 million in back salary Ollie has already been paid after an arbitrator ruled in January that he was

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Citadel Basketball Staff Update

The Citadel Head Basketball Coach Ed Conroy has announced the completion of his inaugural staff with four hires: Assistant Coaches Chris Hill and Patrick Reilingh, Director of Basketball Operations Austin Kidd, and Graduate Manager Hunt Conroy. “I am very excited about the additions to our Citadel basketball staff. We have an accomplished staff of great teachers, great

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Critchley named Head Basketball Coach at Minnesota State Community and Technical College

Longtime high school teacher and coach Ted Critchley has joined Minnesota State Community and Technical College as the new head coach of the Spartan men’s basketball team. One of only two coaches in Minnesota to have ever led three different high school basketball programs to the state tournament, Critchley has a distinguished record that also

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Romano rejoins Rhode Island College Basketball Staff

Rhode Island College has named Mike Romano as an assistant men’s basketball coach. “I am very excited to be back at Rhode Island College,” Romano said. “There is a tremendous basketball tradition here and I am looking forward to helping the program get back to the top of the Little East.” “Mike was here at Rhode Island College for

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Daily Dirt – 9/15/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Catching-up on a few things that I’ve heard as the season approaches… Bruce Hamburger, who spent last season as an assistant at Columbia, has departed the staff and landed at D2 Pace University. The veteran coach has been an assistant at Seton Hall, FDU, and St. Peter’s. He also spent 11-seasons

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Taylor resigns at Community College of Baltimore County Dundalk; King elevated to Interim Head Coach

Community College of Baltimore County Dundalk Athletics today announced that it has named Byron King as interim head coach of the CCBC Dundalk men’s basketball team.  A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Coach King graduated from Nottingham High School (Syracuse, NY). He played basketball at North Country Community College (Saranac Lake, NY) and graduated from Morgan State University.

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Bryant named Assistant Basketball Coach at South Suburban College

South Suburban Head Men’s Basketball Coach John Pigatti announced the hiring of a new assistant basketball coach; Lamont Bryant. Bryant enters his first season as an assistant coach for the Bulldogs. Bryant comes to South Suburban after a legendary high school coaching career. Bryant, whose overall coaching record is 229-56, has been the head coach

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WashU adds Collins as Assistant Basketball Coach

The Washington University in St. Louis Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and the John M. Schael Director of Athletics Anthony J. Azama and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Pat Juckem have announced the hiring of Luke Collins as the new assistant coach for men’s basketball. Collins comes from Colorado Mesa University where he has been an assistant coach for the last

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Colpoys named Director of Recruiting at George Washington

 GW men’s basketball head coach Chris Caputo named Matt Colpoys the program’s new Director of Recruiting on Tuesday. Colpoys comes to GW after serving as a graduate assistant at Iowa State following two years as an assistant coach at Johns Hopkins. “Matt will be an excellent addition to our staff,” Caputo said. “Matt embodies a lot of

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Hoehn Named Assistant Coach at Lehigh

Lehigh head coach Brett Reed has announced the addition of Sean Hoehn to the Mountain Hawks’ coaching staff. Hoehn comes to Lehigh after spending the 2021-22 season as the Director of Basketball Operations at Sacred Heart University, where he was also a standout player from 2015-19. “We are pleased to welcome Sean into our program,” Reed

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Leep Adds Choi to Seattle Pacific Coaching Staff for 2022-23 Season

Seattle Pacific University men’s basketball head coach Grant Leep announced the addition of David Choi to his coaching staff on Monday.  “I am very excited to have Coach Choi join our coaching staff,” Leep said. “He is a hard worker and is eager to be involved with our guys. He adds energy and enthusiasm to

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UPDATED: Fall ’22 Open Gym Schedules for College Coaches

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Here’s my list of prep school, JUCO, and high school open gyms for college coaches to check out during the fall recruiting period. Please contact the appropriate coaches before attending. Also, if you want yours included, send me an email: [email protected]. 212° Sports Academy – Sarasota, FL ACCAC Conference Tour Albany

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