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Idaho Head Basketball Coach Don Verlin Receives Contract Extension

The Idaho State Board of Education approved a contract extension for University of Idaho men’s basketball head coach Don Verlin. Verlin’s contract is a four-year pact running through June 30, 2021. His previous deal had two years remaining. Under the new terms, Verlin can receive a bonus equal to 7.7 percent of his annual salary for

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Cooper Neimand joins Lander University men’s basketball coaching staff

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Cooper Neimand has joined the Lander men’s basketball program as an assistant coach, head men’s basketball coach Steve Roberts announced Thursday. Neimand joins the Bearcats following four seasons on the coaching staff at Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, N.C.. He replaces Jarred Jackson who left the program this summer to take a graduate assistant

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OFFICIAL: Greg Paulus Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Louisville

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Greg Paulus, who has worked on the basketball staffs at Ohio State and Navy a combined seven years, has been named an assistant basketball coach at the University of Louisville under Interim Coach David Padgett. “Greg is a very valuable addition to our staff,” Padgett said. “He will bring a wealth of knowledge from many

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REPORT: Greg Paulus to be named Interim Assistant Basketball Coach at Louisville

Duke’s Greg Paulus reacts during the first half of a college basketball game against Boston College in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

According to a report by Jeff Greer of the Louisville Courier-Journal, Louisville acting head coach David Padgett will add Greg Paulus to his staff as an interim assistant basketball coach. Paulus had been on the staff at Ohio State since 2011, and was not retained when Chris Holtmann took over as the Buckeyes head coach

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Southern Maine CC Names Richard DiFusco Assistant Basketball Coach

The Southern Maine Community College Athletics Department has announced the hiring of Richard DiFusco as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach. DiFusco coached Maine high school basketball for more than 20 years; 15 years as the Varsity Girls Coach at Cape Elizabeth High School, five as the Varsity Boys Assistant at North Yarmouth Academy, and two returning

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LSU-Alexandria Adds Tyler Sobey to Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff

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The final piece of the LSUA men’s basketball staff has been put into place as the Generals announced the hiring of Tyler Sobey as new assistant coach. Sobey, a native of Gilmer, Texas, come to Alexandria after spending time on the staff at the University of Arkansas serving as a student manager. During his time

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Dr. Dish Skill Builder: Partner Shooting and Handles

In this Skill Builder workout, Coach Mason is joined by me, Nick Bartlett (Marketing Manager at Dr. Dish Basketball), in the Dish Lab to demonstrate a great partner shooting and ball handling workout. Check it out below! For more great basketball drills and videos, visit this page. And as Coach Mason always says: Make sure to

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REPORT: Miami Head Coach Jim Larranaga Receives Subpoena in FBI Probe

According to a report by Nathan Fenno of the Los Angeles Times, Miami coach Jim Larranaga has received a grand jury subpoena for texts, emails and other items in the college hoops bribery and corruption case. Fenno also went on to say that “Larranaga’s attorneys are adamant the coach, who wasn’t among the 10 men

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Former Louisville Head Coach Rick Pitino Files Lawsuit Against Adidas

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Former Louisville coach Rick Pitino is suing Adidas and says the sportswear maker ”outrageously conspired” to funnel money to the family of a Cardinal recruit without his knowledge. Pitino’s lawsuit filed Tuesday comes a day after Louisville’s Athletic Association fired him for cause after acknowledging the program’s involvement in a national federal

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Fairleigh Dickinson Men’s Basketball Adds Sellers to Coaching Staff

Head Coach Greg Herenda and the Fairleigh Dickinson men’s basketball program announced the addition of Patrick Sellers as Assistant Coach on Monday morning. Sellers joins the Knights after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at DePaul on head coach Dave Leitao’s staff. “We are very fortunate to have someone with Coach Sellers’ coaching acumen and experience to join

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Loyola University Chicago Names Jevon Mamon Director of Men’s Basketball Operations

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Jevon Mamon, who possesses six years of head coaching experience at the high school level, has been named director of men’s basketball operations at Loyola University Chicago, seventh-year head coach Porter Moser announced today. “I couldn’t be more excited to welcome Jevon to our staff,” Moser said. “He is a long-time Chicago guy who has

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Western Kentucky Assistant Basketball Coach Ben Hansbrough Resigns

Western Kentucky Assistant Basketball Coach Ben Hansbrough has resigned following his arrest for DUI this past weekend. According to a citation report, police responded to the report of a collision in the El Mazatlan restaurant parking lot on Nashville Road in Bowling Green at 7:22 p.m. Hansbrough was asked if he had been drinking and

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