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Shawn Neary joins MSUB staff as volunteer assistant

After spending 11 seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at Gillette College, Shawn Neary was announced as a volunteer assistant coach with the Montana State University Billings men’s basketball team on Monday. Neary brings a wealth of coaching experience to the Yellowjackets’ program, after the athletics program at Gillette College was discontinued at the

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Hillsdale College Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Hillsdale College is pleased to announce two new additions to the Charger men’s basketball coaching staff for the upcoming 2020-21 season. Keven Bradley will take over as the Associate Head Coach and Eric Weiss as an Assistant Coach under Hillsdale College head coach John Tharp, who is entering the 14th season of a very successful

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Daily Dirt – 7/27/20

A few quick things to kick-off the last week of July… I have heard that the search at NAIA Dickinson State (ND) is moving quickly, and that “virtual” interviews will take place this week. It sounds like they could already be down to four finalists in the search to replace Josh Vaughan who is joining

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Malcolm Sims named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Terra State CC (OH)

Malcolm Sims has been hired as the new Men’s Basketball Coach and Associate Women’s Basketball Coach at Terra State Community College (OH). Coach Sims also has plenty of experience on the court. He has over 16 years of coaching experience at the collegiate and high school levels, Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), group and individual training.

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Former Wake Forest basketball coach avoids jail for fatal punch

NEW YORK (AP) — A former men’s college basketball assistant coach has been sentenced to three years of probation, community service and a fine for fatally punching a man in New York City who pounded on his car’s window. Former Wake Forest assistant coach Jamill Jones, 37, was sentenced Thursday in a Queens court video

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Ferguson named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Tusculum

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Dionte Ferguson has been named an assistant coach with the Tusculum University men’s basketball program announced TU head coach JT Burton. Ferguson joins the Pioneer staff after spending the last two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at NCAA Division I Morehead State University. While on the staff at Morehead State, he assisted with the

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Hampton named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Lake Michigan College

Lake Michigan College has named former Aurora University assistant Rickey Hampton as the Red Hawk’s head men’s basketball coach. Meanwhile, Ray Kimball, whose career includes stints at both Grand Rapids and Lansing Community Colleges, has been named the Red Hawks head women’s basketball coach.  “We are very excited to bring both Rickey and Ray into

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Rogers State announces addition of Thornton to Men’s Basketball staff

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The Rogers State Men’s Basketball team and head coach Justin Barkley have announced the addition of Levin Thornton to the coaching staff as an assistant coach. “I am ecstatic to add a quality young man like Levin,” said Barkley. Levin comes highly recommended from a few coaches whom I respect a lot. He already has a

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Pacific extends Stoudamire through 2025-26

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The University of the Pacific Department of Athletics has announced a contract extension for head men’s basketball coach Damon Stoudamire through the 2025-26 season. Stoudamire, who is entering his fifth season as head coach, is fresh off of one of the most successful seasons in program history, which included being named the 2019-20 West Coast Conference

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Novsek promoted to Associate Head Coach at Idaho

Doug Novsek has been promoted to Associate Head Coach, announced Idaho men’s basketball Head Coach, Zac Claus. “Doug has been an absolutely incredible asset to our program from day one and it was a slam dunk to promote him to Associate Head Coach.  I am so grateful to him for coming here a year ago to

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Hood College Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Hood College head men’s basketball coach Chad Dickman has added two new assistant coaches to his staff: Luke Summers – Assistant Coach A Frederick native and Urbana High School graduate, Summers arrives at Hood after serving as the Head Manager for the men’s basketball team at Bucknell University from 2016-2020. During his time at Bucknell,

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Calipari Endows McLendon MLI Future Leader Position at NCCU

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The John McLendon Minority Scholarship Foundation (“McLendon Foundation”) today announced that University of Kentucky Head Men’s Basketball Coach John Calipari has endowed a McLendon Minority Leadership Initiative (“Minority Leadership Initiative,” or “MLI”) Future Leader position at North Carolina Central University (“NCCU”) where the McLendon Foundation’s namesake, John B. McLendon, coached from 1941 – 1952. NCCU

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