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OFFICIAL: Nickelberry resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Howard

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Howard University director of athletics Kery Davis announced the resignation of head men’s basketball coach Kevin Nickelberry. “I wish to thank Coach Nickelberry for all he has done to advance the Howard University men’s basketball program,” said Davis. “When Coach Nickelberry took over our program nine seasons ago, he inherited a program that was facing

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Goar Named as first-ever Head Basketball Coach at Texas A&M University-Texarkana

Charles Goar has been named as the first-ever head men’s basketball coach at Texas A&M University-Texarkana. Goar had served as the head coach at the University of the Southwest from 2013-18. Texarkana will be joining the NAIA Red River Athletic Conference – the league that USW played in, so Goar is familiar with the competition.

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Daily Dirt – 3/28/19

A few quick hitters to start the day… St. Joe’s is making progress in their search to replace Phil Martelli. So far, there have been nine coaches interviewed – eight in person, and one via Skype (still playing??). Philadelphia 76ers assistant Billy Lange is a hot name here and has already interviewed. I can confirm

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3/27/19: DI Recap; another busy day…

Not quite as wild as yesterday, but still a very active day as far as DI head coaches go. Here’s a quick recap (click on the school for more details): FILLED: Alabama (Nate Oats) San Francisco (Todd Golden) South Dakota State (Eric Henderson) UNLV (T.J. Otzelberger) Washington State (Kyle Smith) RUMORED: Cal Poly (John Smith)

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Cal Poly schedules 4pm presser for Thursday; Expected to name Smith as Head Basketball Coach

Cal Poly is expected to name John Smith as their next head basketball coach at a 4:00pm press conference on Thursday. Smith has been the associate head coach at Cal State Fullerton for the past six seasons. Before that, he went 96-87 (.693) in nine seasons as the head coach at Riverside City College (CA).

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San Francisco Names Todd Golden as Head Men’s Basketball Coach

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Todd Golden, who for the last three years has served as the associate head coach under Kyle Smith at USF, has been named head men’s basketball coach at the University of San Francisco, Director of Athletics Joan McDermott announced this evening. Golden, 33, becomes the 20th head coach of the storied USF program, which has

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OFFICIAL: Kyle Smith Named Head Basketball Coach at Washington State

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Kyle Smith has been named the 19th men’s basketball coach in Washington State history, Director of Athletics Pat Chun announced Wednesday, March 27. Smith was signed to a six-year contract at $1.4 million annually and will be introduced formally at a press conference Monday, April 1. Details of the press conference will be released later

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South Dakota State moves quickly, names Henderson Head Basketball Coach

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Eric Henderson, who served as an assistant coach for the South Dakota State University men’s basketball team the past three seasons, has been promoted to head coach, Director of Athletics Justin Sell announced Wednesday evening. “Eric has been a big part of the success that we have had at South Dakota State,” Sell said. “His

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Alabama Names Nate Oats Men’s Basketball Coach

University of Alabama Director of Athletics Greg Byrne announced on Wednesday that Nate Oats has been named head coach of the Crimson Tide men’s basketball program. Oats, who was named the 2018 and 2019 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Coach of the Year and is one of 11 finalists for the 2019 Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s College

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Jones Agrees to Contract Extension at Radford

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Radford University Director of Athletics Robert Lineburg announced today that Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Jones has agreed to terms and is finalizing a new contract extension that will keep him with the program through June 2025. “Mike Jones has done an exceptional job leading Radford University Men’s Basketball,” said Lineburg. “We are pleased to

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OFFICIAL: T.J. Otzelberger Named Head Basketball Coach at UNLV

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T.J. Otzelberger has been appointed the new head coach of the UNLV’s men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics Desiree Reed-Francois announced today. Otzelberger comes to UNLV after most recently serving as head coach at South Dakota State University, leading the Jackrabbits to two NCAA Tournaments and one NIT appearance in his three years at the

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OFFICIAL: Deer Named Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Point U

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Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported back on 3/13 (DAILY DIRT)… Point University proudly announces that Jake Deer has been hired as its new Head Men’s Basketball Coach, effective immediately.  Deer recently completed his fifth season (2014-19) as Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of Texas at Tyler. Point University

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