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Otzelberger extended through 2023 at South Dakota State

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South Dakota State University and men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger have agreed to terms on a contract extension through the 2022-23 season, university officials announced Tuesday. “T.J.’s teams have had tremendous success on the court and his student-athletes have also accomplished great things academically and throughout the Brookings community,” SDSU Director of Athletics Justin Sell

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UNC Announces Contract Extension for Roy Williams

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Three-time national champion and Hall of Fame men’s basketball coach Roy Williams has signed an eight-year contract extension with the University of North Carolina, Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham announced today. UNC has signed or is announcing:• contracts and/or contract extensions with 11 head coaches, including Williams’ extension, which runs through 2027-28;• personal service contracts

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Providence’s Cooley named Head Coach for Pan American Games team

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NEW YORK – A select team of men’s basketball standouts from the BIG EAST Conference will represent the United States at the 2019 Pan American Games, it was announced jointly today by USA Basketball and the BIG EAST.  This represents the first time a team from a single Division l conference will represent the U.S.

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Ollie alleges racial discrimination in suit vs UConn

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former UConn men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie is alleging that his firing was racially motivated. Ollie says in court documents filed Tuesday in federal court that he was treated differently from former coach Jim Calhoun, who wasn’t fired despite incurring recruiting violations. Ollie says that the university has illegally tried to

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Ryan to step down as Head Basketball Coach at Eckerd College following season

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Eckerd College (FL) head basketball coach Tom Ryan will step away from his coaching position at the conclusion of the current basketball season. Eckerd released the following statement earlier today: After 22 years as Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Thomas J. Ryan ’87 will step down following the 2019 season to devote his full attention to

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Week 5: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions

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Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 5 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. The coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2018-19 college basketball season. Nominations for next week’s

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NC State approves new 6-year deal for Kevin Keatts

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The NC State Board of Governors approved Friday a new six-year contract for second-year men’s basketball Kevin Keatts. Keatts new term will run through the 2023-24 season. He originally signed a six-year agreement to become head coach of the Wolfpack in March 2017 and rolled over a year on his original contract by returning NC

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Paul Phillips to retire at Clark University following 2018-19 season

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After 21 years as the Clark University head men’s basketball coach, Paul W. Phillips has announced his retirement following the 2018-2019 season. Phillips retires after 31 seasons spent as a head basketball coach, which included 10 years at Anna Maria College in Paxton, Mass. With the 2018-2019 season still in progress, Phillips currently holds a

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Dr. Dish Skill Builder Workout: Corner Lift Shooting

We’re excited to release another great Skill Builder workout that focuses on shooting from the wing and corner while also building additional skills like ball handling and footwork. With Dr. Dish Skill Builder, players and coaches are able to select from 100+ pre-made workouts like this Corner Lift workout OR build their own workouts through

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HoopDirt.com Daily News – 12/10/18

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Texas A&M head coach head coach Billy Kennedy is obviously not happy that Boston College canceled their game due to rain on Saturday. Kennedy issued the following statement, “We are perplexed by this decision and disappointed for our student-athletes and fans.” Full details on why the Eagles bagged the game HERE. New Mexico head coach

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Week 4: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions

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Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 4 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. The coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2018-19 college basketball season. Nominations for next week’s

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Burt Named Head Basketball Coach at Great Bay CC

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Great Bay Community College (NH) will be re-starting their men’s basketball program for the 2019-20 season, and have hired New Hampshire native Alex Burt as their new head coach. Burt, a former standout at Plymouth State University, served as an assistant coach at Southern Vermont last season. Following his playing career, Burt played and coached

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