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Sam Hargraves has been named head men’s basketball coach at Olivet College, according to an announcement by Ryan Shockey, director of athletics. “This is an exciting time for our men’s basketball program,” said Shockey. “By hiring Sam, we have brought in a well-respected and well-known coach in the state of Michigan. We are honored for
ABOUT THE 2019 ELITE BASKETBALL ACADEMY AT HARVARD Players attending the 2019 Elite Basketball Academy at Harvard will have the unique experience of spending one or two days on the Harvard University Campus. Campers will have the opportunity to showcase their abilities in front of the Harvard Basketball coaching staff, in addition to dozens of
Matthew Mitchell has been the head coach for the women’s basketball program at Kentucky since 2007. He’s led his team to at least one NCAA tourney win in eight of those years, with a promising outlook for the 2018-2019 team, currently ranked 17th in the nation headed into the postseason. To reach this point, Coach
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The Ohio men’s basketball has added Lamar Thornton to its staff, first year head coach Jeff Boals announced. “We are excited to add Lamar to our Bobcat basketball family,” Boals said. “As an Ohio native, he has many relationships in the state. His experiences at Hargrave Military Academy, Toledo and Stony Brook will benefit the
A bunch of things to wrap up a busy week… An early name at Buffalo is Tennessee associate head coach Rob Lanier. The former head coach at Siena (2001-05) is a Buffalo native who has also been an assistant at Texas, Florida, and Virginia. Will have more names soon. I can confirm that Clemson graduate
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Steve Kollar has been appointed the 21st head coach in Concordia University Chicago men’s basketball history. Kollar comes to Concordia Chicago following a four year stint as head coach at Blackburn University. “I am incredibly honored and excited to be the next leader of the Concordia Chicago Men’s Basketball program, said Kollar. “I want to
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Head Coach Adam Bohac announced that Ryan Mahoney has been promoted to Associate Head Coach of the Southern Nazarene men’s basketball program on Wednesday afternoon. “Coach Mahoney is most deserving of the promotion to Associate Head Coach,” said Bohac. “He is a tireless worker who serves the players and SNU with tremendous passion.” Mahoney just completed
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John Smith, who most recently helped Cal State Fullerton to three successive postseason appearances as the team’s associate head coach, was named head coach of the Cal Poly men’s basketball program on Thursday afternoon. The announcement was made during a press conference by university President Jeffrey D. Armstrong and Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman inside
A new era of Appalachian State men’s basketball has arrived. Director of Athletics Doug Gillin announced Thursday that Dustin Kerns has agreed to become the 22nd head coach in App State men’s basketball history, pending approvals by the University Board of Trustees and the North Carolina Board of Governors. Kerns, who oversaw a dramatic turnaround
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UMKC has scheduled a press conference for Friday at 11am where they will officially introduce Billy Donlon as their new head men’s basketball coach. Donlon has been an assistant at Northwestern for the past two seasons, and spent a year on the staff at Michigan before that. Donlon came to Michigan after spending a decade
Missouri S&T is seeking to reverse its recent fortunes in men’s basketball and is turning to a former member of the program to do just that, as Bill Walker has been named as the new head coach for the Miners. Walker, who becomes the 15th head coach in the history of the Miner program and
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Matt Langel’s second straight Coach of the Year Award earned the hottest coach in the Patriot League a second straight contract extension. Colgate Athletics announced Thursday a new extension of Langel’s contract through 2027. The Raiders under Langel turned in a magical run to the NCAA tournament, winning the Patriot League championship for the first
