Men’s basketball Head Coach Greg Mason has announced the addition of Josh Pittman to his staff for the upcoming season. Pittman takes over as assistant coach, bringing a wealth of coaching experience at various levels. Most recently, he spent a couple of seasons with Division II Trevecca Nazarene in Tennessee. He also had stints at
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Daily Dirt – 9/7/18
It’s been a crazy week with the start of school – finally getting caught up on a bunch of things I’ve heard… Syracuse staffer Eric Devendorf will become the assistant to the head coach to Mike Davis at Detroit. The former Orange standout had spent the past two seasons as the assistant strength and conditioning
Mount Saint Mary College Names Ian Thom Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
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Mount Saint Mary College Head Basketball Coach Ryan Kadlubowski has announced the addition of Ian Thom to his coaching staff for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Thom comes to the Mount with both collegiate and professional playing experience. Thom played his collegiate basketball at Birmingham-Southern where he was a team captain and a two-time All-Southern Athletic
Tennessee’s Barnes Inks Extension through 2023-24
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Tennessee Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer announced Thursday that reigning SEC Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year Rick Barnes has received a contract extension through the 2023-24 season. “Rick has done an exceptional job of reestablishing our men’s basketball program into a championship-level program,” Fulmer said. “He stepped into what was a difficult situation as
Rex Walters joins Nevada Basketball Staff
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The University of Nevada head men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman has added Rex Walter to his staff as Special Assistant to the Head Coach. Walters brings 10 years of collegiate head coaching experience to the staff after eight years at San Francisco and two at Florida Atlantic. He also spent a season as the head
Kennedy Joins Kentucky Men’s Basketball Staff as Recruiting Analyst
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Brady Kennedy, who has been a part of the Kentucky men’s basketball program since 2012, has been hired as the recruiting analyst for the Wildcats. In the newly formed role, Kennedy will assist with the day-to-day recruiting operations of the program, including but not limited to facilitating communication and correspondence efforts for prospective student-athletes, managing
Patrick Henry CC Head Coach Kenny Wade Passes Away Suddenly
According to a release by the NJCAA today, Patrick Henry Community College (VA) head coach Kenny Wade has passed away suddenly. The NJCAA is mourning the loss of Patrick Henry (VA) head men’s basketball coach Kenny Wade who passed away suddenly. Wade, who took over as head coach for the Patriots in 2009, recorded over
James Madison Men’s Basketball Staff Update
Eric Wagenlander and former James Madison forward Ivan Lukic have joined the JMU Men’s Basketball staff as video coordinator and graduate assistant, respectively, for the 2018-19 season, as announced by Head Coach Louis Rowe on Wednesday afternoon. “We’re very excited to have Eric and Ivan join us heading into this season,” Rowe said. “They both
Old Dominion Basketball Coach Jeff Jones Announces Recurrence of Prostate Cancer
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Old Dominion University men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones announced Wednesday that he has had a recurrence of prostate cancer. Jones was initially diagnosed and treated for the disease in 2015. Jones learned of the relapse in the summer of 2017 and began treatment this summer to stall its progression. He said that neither the cancer
Penn Men’s Basketball Staff Update
The University of Pennsylvania’s John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, Steve Donahue, has announced a promotion and an addition to his coaching staff. The changes are a result of assistant coach Ira Bowman’s recent departure to take a similar position at Auburn University. Joe Mihalich. Jr., who spent the last three years in
Antone Gray Named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Brown
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Former Maine assistant coach Antone Gray has been named an assistant men’s basketball coach at Brown in an announcement made by Bears’ head coach Mike Martin. It’s a homecoming for Gray, who grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, playing at St. Raphael Academy and later at Rhode Island College. “We’re thrilled to be able to add
JUCO DIRT: Ivy League staffer headed to Miami Dade
I can confirm that Yale Director of Basketball Operations Chris Vincent will become an assistant at NJCAA DI Miami Dade College. Vincent has been at Yale for the past three seasons and served as the video coordinator at Delaware before that. He was part of the Bulldog staff that upset #5 seed Baylor in the