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Former Tulane standout Sims joins Tuskegee Basketball Staff

Tuskegee University head men’s basketball coach, Benjy Taylor completed his staff with the hiring of former Tulane Green Wave standout, Kevin Sims. Sims joins Taylor after playing professionally in Morocco, Iceland, Romania, and Hungary. “We are excited to have Kevin join our family,” TU head men’s coach Benjy Taylor said. “He will be a valuable asset

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Hofstra Basketball Staff Update

Hofstra University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Joe Mihalich announced today that Andrew Cobian has been promoted to director of player development and Sean Smith has been named the director of men’s basketball operations. “We are thrilled to announce these new titles for Andrew and Sean,” commented Mihalich. “Andrew and Sean have been big parts of our success here at Hofstra

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OFFICIAL: King added to SMU Basketball staff

Following up on something that HoopDirt.com mentioned back on 9/16 (SMU DIRT). It’s now been made official that Yaphett King has been named as an assistant at SMU. The following release was issued earlier today: Yaphett King was named an assistant coach by Head Coach Tim Jankovich. King comes to SMU after four seasons at Louisiana Tech,

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South Suburban College Men’s Basketball Staff Update

South Suburban Head Men’s Basketball Coach John Pigatti announced the hiring of three new assistant basketball coaches; Antonne Samuels, Cobri Gilbert, and Tevin Parker. Antonne Samuels enters his first season as an assistant coach for the Bulldogs. Samuels comes to South Suburban after working on the Chicago State men’s basketball staff under Head Coach Tracy

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JUCO DIRT: Western Texas set to replace Owens

Last week, I mentioned that NJCAA DI Western Texas head coach Andre Owens was headed to Sam Houston State as an assistant (SHSU DIRT). I can now confirm that he will be replaced at WTC by recently hired assistant coach Kyle Cooper. Cooper joined the Westerners staff back in July after spending one season as

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Perry Ellis to complete degree then join the KU men’s basketball staff

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Kansas men’s basketball All-America Perry Ellis has returned to campus to complete his undergraduate degree. “Many People have seen Perry on campus this semester. He is here to complete his internship hours toward his undergraduate degree (in sport management). Upon completion, in the next month, we look forward to him joining the men’s basketball staff

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Tennessee Tech Men’s Basketball Coaches Clinic – October 12th, 2019

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The Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team will host a special coaches clinic on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Hooper Eblen Center from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT. The event is open to all high school, junior college, middle school and AAU coaches looking to pick the brains of Golden Eagle head coach John Pelphrey

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Gayle joins GCU Basketball Staff

Chad Gayle has joined the Georgian Court University Men’s Basketball coaching staff. “I am very excited to add a coach of Chad Gayle’s caliber to our program,” stated head coach Terrence Stewart. “He is extremely well respected for his ability to develop players and has an excellent feel for the game and the student-athlete. He

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Brooks added to Southeastern Louisiana Basketball Staff

The Southeastern men’s basketball team added Jordan Brooks as assistant coach, first-year SLU head basketball coach David Kiefer announced. Brooks’ hiring is pending approval from the University of Louisiana System’s Board of Supervisors. The Largo, Maryland native comes to Southeastern after coaching the previous two seasons at Howard University in Washington, D.C.  Brooks helped guide Howard to the MEAC

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Brown Joins Niagara County Community College Staff

Kareem Brown has been appointed an assistant men’s basketball coach at Niagara County Community College following a six-year stint at nearby NCAA Div. 1 Niagara University. “We’re excited to welcome Kareem to the Wolfpack,” Beilein said. “His vast hardwood experiences will greatly impact our program. He is a teacher of the game and a tremendous

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Guzman Named Stetson University Director of Operations for Men’s Basketball

Luis Guzman has been named as Director of Operations for Stetson men’s basketball, head coach Donnie Jones announced today. Guzman, a former standout on the court at Temple, comes to Stetson after spending the last year as an assistant coach at Monroe College in New Rochelle, N.Y. “Luis brings a lot of experience to our

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D3 DIRT: Plattsburgh State set to announce new Head Basketball Coach

I can confirm that Plattsburgh State will hire Mike Blaine as their new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. The official announcement will be made later this afternoon. Blaine has been the head coach at Medaille College (NY) for the past five seasons, where he has compiled an 84-55 record. He was tabbed as the AMCC Coach

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