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SIUE extends Barone through 2023-24 season

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SIUE Director of Athletics Tim Hall has extended men’s basketball Head Coach Brian Barone’s contract through the 2023-2024 season. Barone has served as the Cougars’ acting head coach since March 2019. “I have spent significant time, since my arrival in early August, observing, watching, listening and asking questions – department-wide, but especially within men’s basketball,”

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HoopDirt.com and Just Play Solutions once again partner on Coach of the Week program

November 12, 2019 For Immediate Release   BOSTON, MA – HoopDirt.com and Just Play Solutions have announced that they will once again team up to present college basketball’s Coach of the Week Award. The awards program will culminate with the 2019-20 Coach of the Year honors which will be announced in March. This will be

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Dr. Dish Skill Builder Workout: Duke Transition Shooting Drills

In this breakdown, Coach Sam Miller of Duke University demonstrates a great sequence of drills around shooting in transition while using their Dr. Dish CT. These drills work on multiple skills: Running wide, conditioning, attacking on the catch, passing, shooting off the move, AND shooting off the dribble.      On the initial catch from

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JUCO DIRT: Lackawanna College cancels season; staff dismissed

NJCAA DII Lackawanna College (PA) has cancelled their men’s basketball season, and dismissed their men’s basketball staff. Lackawanna spokeswoman Sharon Lynett said that school officials had “no choice but to cancel the season.” The school says it will focus on rebuilding the basketball program for next year. While the college didn’t comment on the status

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UNC Pembroke Head Coach placed on leave

UNC Pembroke head men’s basketball coach Ben Miller has been placed on administrative leave by the university. Assistant Tony Jones coached the team in last night’s 95-90 OT season opening win vs. Catawba. According to a report from the Robesonian, Miller was placed on a two-week leave this past Monday following an incident with his

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Pitino officially named head coach of Greek National Team

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Rick Pitino has officially been named as the head coach of the Greek National Team as they attempt to qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The Hellenic Basketball Federation released the following statement earlier today: “Today (11/8), Rick Pitino agreed with EOK president Giorgos Vasilokopoulos to coach the men’s national team next summer, namely

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St. Peter’s suspends Head Basketball Coach Shaheen Holloway

St. Peter’s University has released the following statement about the suspension of head basketball coach Shaheen Holloway: Saint Peter’s University and head men’s basketball coach Shaheen Holloway are committed to a culture of integrity and rules compliance. Coach Holloway has been working collaboratively with the NCAA enforcement staff to address an infraction that occurred prior

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OFFICIAL: Interim tag removed – Paulus named Head Basketball Coach at Niagara

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Niagara University Director of Athletics Simon Gray has named Greg Paulus as the head coach of the men’s basketball program. Paulus, whose stellar resume includes eight NCAA Tournament appearances as a player and a coach, has developed his craft after 14 years of playing and coaching at some of the most prestigious programs in collegiate

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REPORT: Niagara to remove interim tag from Paulus

According to multiple reports, and first tweeted by Jon Rothstein, Niagara will remove the interim tag from Greg Paulus, and sign him to a multi-year contract. Paulus had been serving as the interim head coach since the abrupt resignation of Patrick Beilein back on October 24th. Paulus is a Syracuse native, who was a standout

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Hawaii’s Ganot takes Medical Leave

University of Hawaii men’s basketball head coach Eran Ganot will take a temporary medical leave of absence effective immediately. “Although it pains me to leave the team, there are certain health issues that I need to address,” Ganot said. “I have a plan and I will return.  I appreciate my coaches, players and the administration

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UConn assistant to miss time with medical issue

The University of Connecticut announced today that assistant men’s basketball coach Kenya Hunter will be out indefinitely due to an undisclosed illness. Current UConn Director of Player Development Taliek Brown has been elevated to an on court coaching role in the interim. Hunter joined Dan Hurley’s staff in April 2018 after a five year stint

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Chapman Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Northern Illinois

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Northern Illinois University men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery announced on Wednesday (Nov. 6) the promotion of Lamar Chapman to associate head coach. Chapman is entering his third season as a member of the Huskie basketball coaching staff.  “This is a very well-deserved promotion for Coach Chap and I am very pleased to be able

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