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Former Local Women’s Basketball Standout Sydney Hines Joins Goucher College Men’s Basketball Staff

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Head coach Tom Rose has named Sydney Hines a men’s basketball assistant coach at Goucher College. Hines joins the growing trend of female assistant coaches in the men’s basketball coaching ranks. Hines, an Owings Mills, Maryland, native, comes to Goucher after a four-year career on the women’s basketball team at Central Connecticut State University in

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Brannen Announces Additions to Cincinnati Basketball Support Staff

University of Cincinnati head coach John Brannen has announced the additions of Craig Heatherly and George Neilson to the men’s basketball support staff.  Heatherly will serve as director of basketball operations while Neilson will be tasked as the program’s video coordinator.  Heatherly worked the past four seasons at North Dakota. He was elevated to the

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OFFICIAL: Fusina named Head Basketball Coach at Waynesburg

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Waynesburg University announced the hiring of Tim Fusina as its new head men’s basketball coach. Fusina brings a wealth of head coaching experience from both coasts of the country in the Division III landscape. “It is truly an honor to be named head men’s basketball coach at Waynesburg University.  I would like to thank the

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Schneider Added as SIUE Director of Basketball Operations

SIUE men’s basketball Head Coach Brian Barone has added another piece to his staff. Colin Schneider has joined the Cougars as the Director of Basketball Operations. Schneider comes to SIUE after spending five seasons in the NBA. Most recently, Schneider spent three seasons as the Head Video Coordinator with the Sacramento Kings, where he assisted

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Ficke Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Belmont Abbey

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Dan Ficke, an assistant coach at three Division I institutions, has been named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Belmont Abbey, Director of Athletics Stephen Miss announced today. Ficke most recently spent four seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Denver. “During what was a thorough and comprehensive national search, Dan Ficke emerged as

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Ongley named Assistant Basketball Coach at Dartmouth

Dartmouth men’s basketball head coach David McLaughlin announced the hiring of Steve Ongley as an assistant coach. Ongley comes to Dartmouth after spending the past season on the coaching staff at Columbia. “We are thrilled to have Steve join our Dartmouth basketball family,” McLaughlin said. “Beyond being a person of high character and having a

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University of the Cumberlands adds Matt Daniel to Men’s Basketball Staff

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University of the Cumberlands Head Men’s Basketball Coach Don Butcher has announce that UC alum Matt Daniel will be the Patriots new Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach. Daniel returns to UC after spending the past five year as the head coach at Montgomery County High School. “We are very excited to add Matthew to our program,”

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Robinson named Head Basketball Coach at Waubonsee CC

 Lance Robinson has been named the new head coach of Waubonsee Community College’s men’s basketball program. He takes over control of the program from long-time Chiefs’ head coach Dave Heiss. Robinson joins the Chiefs’ coaching staff after leading nearby Aurora University to 54 wins the last three seasons, including a pair of Northern Athletic Collegiate

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Huggins staffer Long named Head Coach at WVU Tech

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WVU Tech Director of Athletics Kenneth Howell has announced the hiring of James Long as head coach of the men’s basketball program. A native of Charleston, West Virginia, Long is currently a member of the men’s basketball staff for Coach Bob Huggins at West Virginia University. Long graduated from WVU with a bachelor’s degree in

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Chuck Person avoids jail time in bribery scandal

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Auburn University assistant basketball coach Chuck Person has avoided prison in a bribery scandal that has touched some of the biggest schools in college basketball. Person was sentenced on Wednesday to 200 hours of community service during the two years the Probation Department will supervise him. Judge Loretta A. Preska

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Blake Named Assistant Basketball Coach at EKU

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Patrick Blake has joined the Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach, head coach A.W. Hamilton announced on Wednesday. Blake comes to EKU following four successful seasons as an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina University. He helped the Chanticleers transition into the Sun Belt Conference with back-to-back 20-win seasons in 2015-16 and

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McIntosh Named Assistant Director of Basketball Operations at Northwestern

Sullivan-Ubben Head Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Collins announced that former Northwestern standout Bryant McIntosh is returning as the program’s assistant director of basketball operations. “We are really excited to bring Bryant back home,” said Collins. “He is one of the all-time great players in Northwestern history and was a big part of us reaching our

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