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OFFICIAL: Richmond staffer Adams named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Saint Elizabeth U.

Following-up on something that HoopDirt.com first mentioned back July 16th (Small College Search Updates). James Adams has officially been named as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at D3 Saint Elizabeth University (NJ). Here is the official release on the hiring: James Adams has been named the second head coach in the history of the

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Peru State names McMahon as new Assistant Basketball Coach

Peru State Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bob Ludwig has announced the hiring of a familiar face for the full-time assistant vacancy on the men’s basketball staff.  Andy McMahon will return to the program after serving the last two seasons as a Graduate Assistant. An Omaha native, McMahon brings program familiarity, impactful area relationships, and great

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Mazibuko joins Lake Forest Men’s Basketball staff

Aaron Mazibuko has joined the Lake Forest College men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Mazibuko has spent the last five years as an assistant high school coach, beginning with the 2016-17 season at St. Mark’s School of Texas. He then spent three years as the head freshman and assistant varsity coach at Bishop Lynch

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Levy Gillespie II named Norwich University Assistant Coach

 Norwich University head men’s basketball coach Paul Booth announced the addition of Levy Gillespie II as his new lead assistant coach on Tuesday.  Gillespie replaces Michael Shewmaker, who served as the full-time assistant coach for the past four years. Shewmaker left in July to take over as the Bryant and Stratton (Albany, N.Y.) head men’s

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Roane State CC names Holt as new Head Basketball Coach

Officials at Roane State Community College announced the naming of Alan Holt as the next men’s head basketball coach. The long-time assistant succeeds Randy Nesbit who stepped down at the conclusion of the past basketball season. Holt said, “It is really exciting” and that he is grateful to the administration for demonstrating their confidence in

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Swank named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at LeMoyne

Le Moyne College head men’s basketball coach Nate Champion ’14 announced on Tuesday morning the hiring of Ben Swank as an assistant coach. “I am extremely happy to be adding Ben to our staff,” said Champion, who is entering his third season leading his alma mater. “Ben brings a great background of experience from all

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Baker added to Shaw U MBB staff

Shaw University head men’s basketball coach, Bobby Collins has added Jawann Baker to his staff as an assistant coach. “I am thrilled to be joining what is already an exceptional coaching staff under Coach Collins here at Shaw University,” added Baker. “I share coach’s vision for the program, and will work tirelessly to assist building a

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OFFICIAL: Kaigler named Head Basketball Coach at Colby-Sawyer

Following-up on something that I mentioned in today’s DAILY DIRT, Dan Kaigler has officially been named as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at D3 Colby-Sawyer College (NH). Here is the official release by the school: Director of Athletics Mitch Capelle announced Monday that Dan Kaigler has been named Colby-Sawyer’s next head men’s basketball coach.

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Schmidt elevated to Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at SMCC

Southwest Men’s Basketball Coach Bryan Bender has announced that Corey Schmidt was recently promoted from volunteer assistant to lead assistant coach for the Bears. “The biggest thing for me was just being able to solely focus on basketball,” Schmidt said. “With the volunteer position, I was also the dorm director and night head resident. Being able

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Daily Dirt – 8/2/21

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things to kick off August… Dallas Cameron has been hired as an assistant at American University. Cameron, who played at Stephen F. Austin, was most recently a graduate assistant under Mike Boynton at Oklahoma State. He replaces Matt Wolff, who had been at AU for the past 11-seasons. An

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Drill of The Week

4x WNBA Champion Lindsay Whalen demonstrates a great drill to work on cardio and getting a high volume of shots up in a short period of time. This drill requires physical and mental toughness. Check out the full breakdown in the video below! Star Drill A player will start at the baseline and then run

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REPORT: Rasheed Wallace a candidate to join Penny’s staff at Memphis

According to a TWEET from NBA reported Marc Stein, Rasheed Wallace is a “prime candidate” to join Penny Hardaway’s staff at Memphis as an assistant coach. Wallace, the 4th pick in the 1995 NBA Draft was a four-time All-Star during his sixteen seasons in the league. He has been coaching high school basketball in North

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