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Purdue University and head men’s basketball coach Matt Painter have agreed on a two-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season. In addition, effective July 1, 2019, Painter’s contract will convert to a rolling five-year term via automatic one-year extensions that could extend the agreement beyond 2023-24. “Matt Painter is a proven winner, and he wins with integrity,”
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Jason Newkirk has been named as the Video Coordinator / Graduate Assistant for the Milwaukee men’s basketball program. Newkirk comes to Milwaukee following last season as the assistant coach at Colby Community College in Colby, Kansas. In his only year, the Trojans went 20-12 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NJCAA Region VI Tournament. Prior
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Monroe College Mustangs men’s basketball head coach Jeffrey Brustad has announced the hiring of Luis Guzman as assistant men’s basketball coach. Guzman most recently served as Director of Player Development at NCAA Div. I Rider University under head coach Kevin Baggett. “I am grateful for the wonderful opportunity,” said Guzman. “It’s an honor and a privilege to
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West Texas A&M men’s basketball coach Tom Brown has announced the addition of Tez Dumars to his coaching staff. The former Buff returns to Canyon to join a coaching staff that led WT to a program record 32 wins and appearance in the Final Four last season. “I was privileged enough to coach Tez for one season. I wish
Former University of Memphis star and NBA veteran Cedric Henderson has been named as the head men’s basketball coach at Southwest Tennessee Community College. Henderson is no stranger to the Saluqi basketball program, having served as an assistant coach during the 2012-13 season. A product of East High School in Memphis where he was a
I have now heard from multiple sources that Furman University is set to name William Jewel College (MO) associate head coach Jimmie Williams as an assistant. He would replace Trey Meyer who departed the Paladins staff earlier this fall to become the Director of Recruiting / Player Development at the College of Charleston. Williams, who
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The USA Basketball Men’s National Team coaching staff today was finalized with the announcement that NBA head coaches Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors) and Nate McMillan and Villanova University head coach Jay Wright have been selected as assistant coaches for the 2019-20 USA Basketball Men’s National Team. Kerr, McMillan and Wright join USA and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich to complete
Tom Kiely has been named Director of basketball Operations for the Institute. He comes to VMI from Seton Hall University where he served as a student manager for the men’s basketball team for four years. Among his many responsibilities were to order and execute team meals, create and develop recruiting mail, film practice and games
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Head men’s basketball coach Rob McCoy is retiring after 16 years with Roberts Wesleyan College. McCoy is the longest tenured coach in the athletics department and is the winningest coach in Redhawks’ men’s basketball history. Coach McCoy leaves Roberts with 185 career wins. In the 2017-18 season McCoy led the Redhawks to the East Coast Conference Championships
For the first time ever in Division I men’s college basketball, teams competing at the 2018 Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker will have access to ShotTracker’s live stats and analytics on the benches during game play. The NCAA has granted a waiver that will allow coaches for Missouri State, Nebraska, Texas Tech and
Guilford College Director of Athletics Sue Bower named Reid Jacoby assistant men’s basketball coach. Jacoby, a 2018 graduate of Guilford’s Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)-rival Randolph College, joins lead assistant Ronnie Thomas on head coach Tom Palombo’s staff for the 2018-19 season. Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Jacoby played on 2013 Benedictine College Preparatory
