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Dickinson State Head Basketball Coach Justin Wetzel Resigns

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Dickinson State Head Men’s Basketball Justin Wetzel has accepted a coaching position with an unnamed organization.  The team Wetzel will be working for will be announcing specifics at a later date. “I’m proud of the hard work we were able to accomplish in bringing a long overdue championship back to DSU, and the program is

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Alabama A&M adds Dylan Howard to Coaching Staff

Alabama A&M men’s basketball head coach Donnie Marshhas announced the addition of Dylan Howard to his coaching staff. Coach Howard, who enters his 22nd year as a college basketball coach, finished his fifth season as the associate head men’s basketball coach at Morehead State last season. The team finished second in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 10-6 conference mark.

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UMaine Men’s Basketball Announces Hiring of Bob Simon, Moses Sonko

 UMaine men’s basketball coach Bob Walsh announced today the additions of Bob Simon and Moses Sonko to the Black Bear coaching staff. Simon, the former associate head coach at the University of Alabama, has been named assistant coach, while Moses Sonko fills the role of director of basketball operations and recruiting coordinator. Simon brings over 25 years of collegiate coaching experience to the

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2nd Annual Penn State Abington Coaches Clinic – 9/30-10/1, 2017 – Jenkintown, PA

2nd Annual Penn State Abington Coaches Clinic Date: Saturday, September 30th, 2017 – 12pm – 4pm Sunday, October 1st, 2017- 10am-2pm Location: Penn State Abington – 1638 Cloverly Lane, Jenkintown, PA 19046 Price: $30 per coach Fee Includes Registration, Penn State Notebook, Lunch Speaking Topics: Saturday: Tobin Anderson: Pressure Defense Drew Kelly: Dribble Drive Offense Landry Kosmalski: Practice Enhancement Dr.

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Dan Hays Joins Central Oklahoma Men’s Basketball Staff

The University of Central Oklahoma men’s basketball team has added coaching legend Dan Hays to its staff ahead of the 2017-18 season, head coach Tom Hankins announced Tuesday. Hays will serve in a volunteer assistant role. “We are extremely excited to have Coach Hays join our team,” Hankins said. “He brings a great wealth of experience

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JD Pollock Named Director of Player Development at San Diego State

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San Diego State men’s basketball head coach Brian Dutcher announced the addition of JD Pollock to his staff. Pollock will fill the role of director of player development and rounds out the Aztecs’ coaching staff. Pollock spent the last three seasons at CSU Bakersfield where he was the Roadrunners’ director of operations before being promoted

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Rise to the Challenge

His road may have been unconventional, but Bucknell women’s head coach Aaron Roussell was determined to have some fun, prepare better than anyone else and build the relationships that matter on and off the court. Tell us a little bit about how you started out. Growing up, basketball was on my mind. I played in

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Daily Dirt – 9/19/17

A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Hawaii Pacific has hired Craig Stanger as an assistant coach. He had served as the women’s basketball coach at BYU-Hawaii since 2013, and also spent six seasons as the head men’s coach at Western Oregon. BYU-Hawaii discontinued their athletics program after this past season. Former Toledo head coach

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URI Assistant Basketball Coach Arrested at Arena

Associated Press – Monday, September 18, 2017 SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) – Police say an assistant basketball coach at the University of Rhode Island was arrested at an arena after a disturbance involving members of the team. WPRI-TV reports that a South Kingstown police report says Tyron Boswell faces misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and

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Loyola University New Orleans Adds Trey Lindsey to Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff

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Loyola University New Orleans head men’s basketball coach Stacy Hollowell is pleased to announce the addition of Calvin “Trey” Lindsey III to his coaching staff.Lindsey joins the Wolf Pack after spending the 2016-17 season as a graduate assistant coach at NCAA DII St. Edward’s University in his hometown of Austin, Texas. Lindsey joins the Wolf

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JUCO DIRT: Another Change Made at Minnesota West

In last Friday’s Daily Dirt: JUCO Edition, I reported that Kris Babler had resigned as the head coach at Minnesota West Community and Technical College, and was replaced by assistant coach Dave Walker. I have now learned that Walker did not last long, and he has resigned after only a few days on the job.

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Ball Reversals or Paint Touches? Use Analytics to Learn What Drives Efficiency For Your Team

In a study of twelve high division 1 college basketball programs, we gathered data to understand which had a greater impact on offensive efficiency – paint touches, ball reversals, or a combination of the two. To do so, we tracked the number of paint touches and ball reversals before a shot attempt, foul, or turnover

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