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HOT: Georgia Southern extends Byington’s contract through 2022

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Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein announced today that men’s basketball coach Mark Byington has agreed to a contract extension through the 2021-22 season. This contract was signed after approval from the Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation and University President Dr. Jaimie Hebert. The contract contains performance bonuses associated with conference finishes, postseason play and

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Chuck Moore Resigns as Head Basketball Coach and AD at Richard Bland College

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Richard Bland College Director of Athletics and Men’s Basketball Head Coach Chuck Moore has announced his resignation, effective June 30, to pursue other professional opportunities.  Moore has been in the positions since 2012, resurrecting the NJCAA Division II athletics program that now includes men’s basketball, men’s soccer, softball, women’s volleyball as well as men’s and

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WEEK 14: 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 14 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 2017-18 college basketball season. Past weekly and yearly

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Dr. Dish Skill Builder: HOW TO CREATE A PROGRAM OF SHOOTERS

No coach would ever complain about having too many shooters on a team. I often hear the exact opposite from coaches.  With the game becoming more and more positionless, it has never been more important for all players to have the ability to shoot. If all players on the court can shoot, it makes everyone

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Sean Flynn hired as head men’s basketball coach at Pratt CC

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Dr. Michael Calvert and Pratt Community College athletics are proud to announce the hiring of Sean Flynn as the new head men’s basketball coach. Flynn has coached the Beavers as the interim head coach since mid-November and looks to build on the foundation he has helped establish for the program. “I’m excited to be removing

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Andy Kennedy Changes Course; Steps Down Immediately at Ole Miss

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After tendering his resignation effective at seasons end back on 2/12, Ole Miss Head Basketball Coach Andy Kennedy has changed course and stepped down effective immediately. Kennedy has issued the following statement: My announcement on Monday, February 12, declaring my impending resignation was intended to: Lift “the cloud” forming over our program due to continued

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Spartanburg Methodist removes interim tag from Nori Johnson; Officially names him Head Basketball Coach

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Spartanburg Methodist College has announced that Eddie D. “Nori” Johnson has been named Head Men’s Basketball coach. Johnson had been serving in an interim role since November, when former Head Coach Jon Cremins left SMC for an assistant coaching position with the USC-Upstate men’s basketball team. “Nori has been with us for two years as

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Bethel College (KS) Announces Men’s Basketball Coaching Change

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Bethel College (KS) announced today that athletic director and men’s basketball head coach, Tony Hoops, will resign from his coaching duties following the completion of this current season, and focus solely on his responsibilities as the head of Thresher Athletics. Hoops has named current assistant coach Jayson Artaz as the next head coach of the men’s basketball team. Both

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DIII DIRT: Penn College Head Basketball Coach Resigns

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I can confirm that DIII Pennsylvania College of Technology head basketball coach Ryan Callahan has resigned. Callahan was named as the head coach at Penn College back in August of 2015. He had previously been an assistant at Penn State-Abington and Alvernia University. The Wildcats are currently 3-21 and will wrap-up their regular season on

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JUCO Dirt: Coaching Veteran Scott Monarch to be named Head Basketball Coach at Grayson College (TX)

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I can confirm that Grayson College (TX) will hire veteran coach Scott Monarch to revive their men’s basketball program. The NJCAA DI program was cut after the 2010-11 season, and is expected to start play again next season. Monarch was most recently an assistant at Navarro College (TX). He had been a member of Buzz

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Kentucky Wesleyan Dirt…

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I can confirm that phone interviews have begun at DII Kentucky Wesleyan College. The school is on the hunt to replace Happy Osborne who resigned back in November. I have heard that there will be ten candidates interviewed over the phone this week by the athletic director. The field will then be narrowed down from

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2018 Performance 4 Strength and Conditioning Clinic at the Final Four

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In 2015, Performance-4 was created with the hope of “Bringing together the nation’s best college basketball strength coaches” to Final Four weekend. In the past two years, there has been a variety of college strength and condition coaches speak at our clinic including representatives from: University of Notre Dame, UNLV, Arizona State, Butler, South Carolina,

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