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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) New Queens University of Charlotte head coach Grant Leonard is set to finalize his staff, as his Royals head D1 and will join the ASUN. The staff will include: Charlie Wilson (assistant coach) – was the head coach at Indian River State College. I mentioned this one in my JUCO DIRT
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Montana State head men’s basketball coach Danny Sprinkle announced that Johnny Hill has joined his staff ahead of the 2022-23 season. Hill has been part of the college basketball landscape over a decade as either a coach or student-athlete. Hill most recently spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Idaho. “I think he’s going to be
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Ole Miss men’s basketball has added the experienced and highly-regarded assistant coach Robert Kirby to its staff for the 2022-23 season, head coach Kermit Davis announced Monday. One of the most well-respected assistant coaches in the nation, Kirby comes to Oxford with 37 years of Division I coaching experience, with his most recent stop being a five-year
Blake Cochran has been named as the new head men’s basketball coach at Fort Scott Community College (KS). He replaces Michael Cook, who took over at NAIA Harris-Stowe State College last week. Cochran, a former assistant at Fort Scott, had most recently been on the staff at D1 Northwestern State. He has also worked at
Madison College recently announced that Head Men’s Basketball Coach and Academic Advisor Jamal Palmer is leaving his coaching and advising position to become the Athletic Department’s first Student-Athlete Development, Success, and Equity Coordinator. Palmer took over the WolfPack men’s basketball program before the 2018-19 season after working as an assistant coach within the program for three previous
