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REPORT: Manning expects to return to Wake Forest next season

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Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning claps for his team during an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame won 90-80. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)

According to a report today in the Winston-Salem Journal, Danny Manning expects to return as the head basketball coach at Wake Forest next season. According to the report, Wake AD John Currie is still reviewing the program, but Manning added, “I expect to be back and that’s my mindset. Not only me but my staff,

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Pritzl promoted to Associate Head Coach at Hillsdale

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From the moment he joined the Hillsdale College men’s basketball team as a freshman in 2010, Brandon Pritzl has been on the rise. This April marks the newest step in Pritzl’s journey, as Hillsdale College has named him Associate Head Coach for the men’s basketball program. The new title reflects the increased role Pritzl will

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Loyola Marymount Basketball Staff Update

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First-year LMU men’s basketball Head Coach Stan Johnson has completed his inaugural coaching staff with the additions of David Carter, Allen Edwards, and Greg Youncofski. Both Edwards and Carter have Division I head coaching experience and have combined for 158 wins leading their respective programs. Ricky Muench rounds out the LMU bench as LMU’s new

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McCook CC Head Coach resigns; Becomes DBO at UIC

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After one season as McCook Community College men’s basketball coach, Kyle Drennan is leaving to take over as Director of Basketball Operations at the University of Illinois-Chicago. “This wasn’t my plan and it was a very difficult decision,” Drennan said. “My plan was to coach here for three or four years, establish myself and prove

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OFFICIAL: Sanders named assistant at UNCW

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Following-up on something that I mentioned in today’s DAILY DIRT. Here’s the official release from UNCW: Monty Sanders, a former standout at Elon and experienced recruiter and assistant coach, has joined head men’s basketball coach Takayo Siddle‘s new staff at UNCW. The addition of Sanders completes the on-the-floor coaching staff for the newly-hired Siddle. He joins

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King U tabs Gillespie as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach

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King University Director of Athletics, David Hicks announced the hire of Jason Gillespie as head men’s basketball coach on Tuesday morning. Gillespie was an assistant coach for the Tornado in the early 2000s before stints at Cincinnati Christian University, Bluefield College and most recently Reinhardt University. “From my first interactions with Jason, it was apparent

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Daily Dirt – 4/8/20

Some mid-week dirt… Following up on my tweet from yesterday…I can confirm that Western Carolina associate head coach Monty Sanders is headed to UNCW. He had been at WCU for the last two seasons, but had spent eight years before that in the CAA at his alma mater Elon. The official announcement is expected by

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Holder resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Rend Lake College

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Rend Lake College is on the lookout for its next head coach to take the helm of the men’s basketball program. “We feel like our men’s basketball program is in good shape and are committed to finding the very best person to lead our program into the future,” said Rend Lake College Athletic Director Tim

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OFFICIAL: Teichmann promoted to Head Coach at Florida College

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Following up on something that I mentioned in yesterday’s Daily Dirt, Florida College has made it official and named Chase Teichmann as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Pat Todd who resigned yesterday. Here’s the full release from FC: Chase Teichmann has been named the next head coach of the Florida College men’s

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OFFICIAL: Gouard named USI men’s basketball head coach

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University of Southern Indiana Department of Athletics announced the hiring of USI alumnus Stan Gouard ’99 as its new Men’s Basketball head coach. He becomes the 10th head coach in the history of the program. “I was very excited that Stan had an interest in coming back to USI, a place he considers home,” said Jon

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D2 DIRT: Gouard to USI

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I can confirm that Southern Indiana will hire UIndy head coach Stan Gouard. He will replace Rodney Watson who retired back in March. Gouard, a former standout at USI, has been the head coach at UIndy for the past 12 seasons 228-117 (.661). He also served as an assistant at Southern Indiana as well as

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Kuhl named DBO at Iona

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Iona College men’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino announced the appointment of Joey Kuhl as Director of Operations. Kuhl comes to New Rochelle after spending the 2019-20 season as a graduate assistant at Texas Tech. “Joey comes with an unbelievable recommendation from a coach I’m very close with, Chris Beard,” said Pitino. “We’re excited to have

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