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Stony Brook athletic director Shawn Heilbron has named Geno Ford as the 12th head coach of the Stony Brook men’s basketball program. Ford will have his interim tag removed after serving eight days as the team’s head coach following the departure of Jeff Boals to Ohio University. “My primary focus during this search was to
Crazy day so far. Here’s a quick “speed round” of the Daily Dirt. More to come… The Scott Cross to Troy rumors are heating up. Sounds like this one could be done soon (or may in fact be done). Cross was 225-161 in his 12 seasons at UT Arlington before being released after a
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported on March 21st (DIII DIRT). It has now been made official that CCNY has made a men’s basketball coaching change. The college has released the following statement; “Effective Immediately, Paul Dail has stepped down from his role as head men’s basketball coach, after two seasons leading
Siena Basketball alumnus Carmen Maciariello ’01 has been named the 18th head coach in Siena Men’s Basketball history. The native of nearby Clifton Park, New York recently completed his first season as an assistant coach in his second stint on the Siena Basketball staff. Maciariello will be formally introduced at a press conference Tuesday at
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UC Irvine head coach Russell Turner referred to Oregon freshman Louis King as “Queen” several times during his team’s NCAA Tournament loss in San Jose on Sunday. He has now issued a statement apologizing for his actions. Here is the video of UC Irvine head coach Russ Turner explaining his reasoning for calling Oregon
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Mississippi Valley State head men’s basketball coach Andre Payne’s contract will not be renewed, as announced by Director of Athletics Dianthia Ford-Kee on Monday. “We would like to thank Coach Andre Payne for his service to the University and wish him the best in his future endeavors,” Ford-Kee said. “The search for a new head
Grand Rapids Community College men’s basketball coach Luke Bronkema is leaving the post after three successful seasons to focus on his family and career outside of basketball. Bronkema, who guided the Raiders to three straight 20-win seasons, was recently promoted to associate executive director of the David D. Hunting YMCA in Grand Rapids. “Family comes
According to a report by Newsday, Stony Brook will name Geno Ford as their new head basketball coach. Ford had been as assistant for the Seawolves for the past three seasons, and was promoted to interim head coach earlier this month when Jeff Boals departed for Ohio. Ford has previously served as the head coach
Otterbein University has hired local Columbus native Andy Winters to be its next head coach for men’s basketball, announced Monday afternoon by Dawn Stewart, director of athletics. He takes over after the recent departure of Brian Oilar, who announced his resignation in late February following four years at the helm. Winters, 28, will transition to
Some things to kick off what is expected to be a busy week… I have heard that Korn Ferry has the Vanderbilt search. Not a huge surprise since they just ran the recent AD search. Too early for any legit names here yet. I’ll have some soon though. The Luke Murray to Fairfield rumors are
It was great having our friend and partner, Pat the Roc, in the Dish Lab recently to create unique and innovative workouts around improving shooting and ball handling on our NEW Dr. Dish CT machine! In this workout, Pat focuses on creating separation off the dribble using the zig zag move. Check out the full
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Wyking Jones, who has guided California men’s basketball for the past two seasons, will not return as head coach of the Golden Bears next year, Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton announced Sunday. In two seasons at the helm for the Bears, Jones posted a 16-47 record, which included back-to-back wins at Stanford, a marquee upset
