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Gardner-Webb Dirt…

I have heard that Gardner-Webb will hire Andrew Brown as an assistant coach. He will replace Ronrico White who became the Director of Player Development at Murray State. Brown spent last season as an assistant at North Carolina A&T. Prior to that, he spent three seasons on the staff at Winston-Salem State, and served as

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Toomey Named Interim Head Coach as Hixon Steps Away from Men’s Basketball

Amherst College men’s basketball head coach David Hixon ’75 will be taking a leave from the program during the 2019-20 season, announced by Amherst College Director of Athletics Don Faulstick. Aaron Toomey ’14, in his fifth year as an assistant coach, will serve as interim head coach, effective immediately.  “Aaron has a strong understanding of

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Boykins Named Arkansas MBB Director of Student-Athlete Development

Earl Boykins, a 13-year NBA veteran, has been named Arkansas men’s basketball Director of Student-Athlete Development, Razorback head coach Eric Musselman announced today. Boykins played for Musselman with the Golden State Warriors during the 2002-03 season and while Musselman was an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic. Since his retirement from the NBA, Boykins was

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Moravian names Postiglione Head Basketball Coach

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The Moravian College Department of Athletics and Recreation has named Shawn Postiglione as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach effective immediately. Postiglione comes to Bethlehem after four years as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Bridgewater (Va.) College where he led the Eagles to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament in each season. In 2014-15,

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Virginia’s Bennett receives contract extension; Declines raise

By Jeff White ([email protected]) VirginiaSports.com As he heads into his 11th season at the University of Virginia, Tony Bennett is at peace. He remains fiercely competitive and committed to his program, but he’s not driven by financial reward. “I have more than I need,” said Bennett, the Dean and Markel Families Men’s Basketball Head coach at

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Ultimate Dr. Dish Giveaway

Our friends at Dr. Dish are very excited to give away TWO (2) FREE Dr. Dish machines to one (1) school program/organization and (1) one home user to celebrate the Back to School season and the upcoming basketball season! One of the machines is the NEW revolutionary Dr. Dish CT machine and the other is

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SMU Dirt…

I have heard from two great sources that SMU head coach Tim Jankovich has hired Yaphett King as an assistant coach. King had spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech, and served as an assistant at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi for four years before that. He was also the head coach

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Rauchbach is Newest Addition to NYU Men’s Basketball Staff

Jake Rauchbach has joined New York University as an assistant men’s basketball coach. He will serve as the team’s mental performance coach, overseeing integrated player development programs and working with players to eliminate mental performance blocks. Rauchbach brings international and NCAA Division I coaching experience to his new position, as well as time spent as a

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Cooper Tinsley Named Western Connecticut State University Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

Western Connecticut State University has announced the hiring of Cooper Tinsley as an Assistant Coach with the Men’s Basketball program.  A native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Tinsley’s experience at the collegiate and professional levels will be well-utilized at WestConn.  This summer he was in Las Vegas, Nevada taking part in the NBA’s Sports Business

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Green Named LSU Men’s Basketball Video Director

LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade announced Wednesday that Tyrone Green will assume the position of director of video operations for the program. Green has served since June 2015 as a student manager at VCU in Richmond, Virginia, where he this past season was the senior head manager for men’s basketball. His first two years

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Byrne Named Assistant Coach at NYIT

Mike Byrne joined the New York Tech men’s basketball coaching staff in September 2019. He previously served as an assistant coach for two seasons at Rutgers-Newark. There, he developed three 1,000-point scorers and contributed to a doubling of the win total and ECAC championship final berth. Byrne played prep basketball at Bergen Catholic High School and Wood-Ridge

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Shaw Promoted to Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Eastern New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico head men’s basketball coach Tres Segler announced today that current assistant coach, Andre Shaw, will be promoted to associate head coach. Shaw served on Segler’s staff this past season at Eastern New Mexico, but spent multiple years alongside Segler at Midwestern State University before making his way to Eastern New Mexico. “Andre

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