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Longtime USC Upstate men’s basketball coach Eddie Payne passed in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 7, 2021, following a sudden illness. The family has not announced service arrangements at this time. Payne, who took over the Spartans program in 2002, led the men’s basketball program for 15 seasons and amassed 227 wins while
Leonard Perry, associate head basketball coach at University of the Pacific and a former NCAA head coach and NBA assistant, has been named head coach of the Pacific men’s basketball program. Perry replaces Damon Stoudamire, who announced today that he has accepted an assistant coaching position with the Boston Celtics. “I am truly excited to
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Southwestern Community College announced today Reginald Kindle Jr. will be the college’s next men’s basketball coach. Kindle was on campus today to meet Southwestern employees. Kindle comes to Southwestern from Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska, where he has been an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator since April 2019. Prior to Peru State, Kindle was
Michael Shewmaker has been named Assistant Athletic Director and Men’s Basketball Head Coach of Bryant & Stratton. He comes from Norwich University where he was Assistant Coach of the Men’s Basketball Team from 2019-2020-2021 Seasons. In the three seasons Shewmaker was there, he helped develop a Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-League player and a 1,000 point
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Northern Vermont University–Johnson and NVU Badger Athletics are excited to announce that Alfred Johnson has been named as the next Head Men’s Basketball Coach / Assistant Athletic Director for the Badger Men’s Basketball program. Coach Johnson comes to the Badgers from Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina where he was the Assistant Men’s Basketball
Illinois head coach Brad Underwood announced the hiring of Tyler Underwood to the Fighting Illini staff as director of recruiting and scouting. Tyler Underwood recently concluded a six-year college career, including the last four years at Illinois. He appeared in 40 career games over three seasons as a Fighting Illini. Underwood was part of the
Following up on something that HoopDirt.com first mentioned back on 6/29 (DAILY DIRT: New York Edition). Nebraska Wesleyan assistant Casey McGraw has officially been named as the head men’s basketball coach at Elmira. Here is the official release from the college: Elmira College Interim Director of Athletics Rhonda Faunce is pleased to announce former national
Southeastern University Men’s Basketball Coach Kevin Lubbers promoted Randy Lee to a full-time position as an assistant coach on his staff for the coming season. Lee enters his 29th year coaching basketball this season with 22 of those at the collegiate level which includes six at Southeastern in two different stints. Twice, Lee has been on
Glenn and Stacey Murphy Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Brey has announced the hiring of assistant coach Antoni Wyche, former Notre Dame team captain and 12-year Division I coaching veteran, for the 2021-22 season. “Antoni is part of the Notre Dame family and I am excited to be able to bring him back to campus,”
The Bethany College Department of Athletics, Dean of Athletics Laura Moreno, and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Dan O’Dowd announced that Brad Yoder has been promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications and Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Yoder returned to Bethany in April of 2019 to serve as an assistant coach for the Men’s Basketball
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) According to a report by ESPN’s Marc Spears, former NBA All-Star Reggie Theus will be named as the head men’s basketball coach and AD at Bethune-Cookman University. Theus has been a head coach at the D1 level in the past, serving at New Mexico State from 2005-07 (41-23 .641), and Cal
