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DIII DIRT: Worcester State Head Basketball Coach to Resign

I can confirm through multiple sources that Worcester State University (MA) head basketball coach David Lindberg will resign from his coaching position. I have heard that he will remain at the college in another role. Lindberg has spent the past 24 seasons as the head coach at WSU where he compiled a 281-351 record. The

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HoopDirt.com 2017-18 DII Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions

FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY HEAD COACH ANDY BRONKEMA NAMED HOOPDIRT.COM DII COACH OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY JUST PLAY SOLUTIONS For Immediate Release April 12, 2018 Ferris State University (MI) Head Basketball Coach Andy Bronkema has been named as the HoopDirt.com Division II Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2017-18 college basketball season. Bronkema qualified

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Kishwaukee College names Jay Moore as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Kishwaukee College Athletics welcomed Jonathan “Jay” Moore as the new Head Coach for Men’s Basketball.  Moore assumed his new position on April 10.  Jay Moore has been the Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Coach at Kishwaukee College since 2016. Previously he was the Head Coach for Freshmen Boys Basketball and Assistant Coach for Varsity Boys Basketball

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Daily Dirt – 4/12/18

Today’s Daily Dirt… UNLV head coach Marvin Menzies is on the hunt for a new assistant to replace Rob Jeter who departed for Minnesota. The most interesting name at UNLV is David Padgett. The former Louisville interim head coach, who led the Cardinals to a 22-14 record this past season, is a Nevada native. He

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Pitt Basketball Staff Update

Multiple reports, including one from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette have confirmed that new Pitt head coach Jeff Capel will add Tim O’Toole and Jason Capel to his staff. O’Toole has most recently served as the associate head coach at Cal. He also served as an assistant at Stanford, Syracuse and Duke (when Capel played there),

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OFFICIAL: Woods to be introduced today as Head Basketball Coach at Southern

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Southern University Athletics will introduce Sean Woods as the new head men’s basketball coach during a press conference scheduled for Thursday, April 12 at 1 p.m. Woods, who served as the assistant coach at Stetson University in Deland, Florida, last season, won the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament championships as the head coach at

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Coaching Change Made at Southern

Morris Scott is no longer the head basketball coach at Southern. He has been replaced by former Morehead State head coach Sean Woods. Scott spent this past season as the interim head coach, and led the Jaguars to a 15-18 (10-8) record. He had spent the previous six seasons as an assistant at Southern. Woods

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Justin Lunt Named Head Basketball Coach at Pacific University

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Pacific University Director of Athletics Ken Schumann has announced the hiring of Justin Lunt as the new head coach of the Pacific men’s basketball program. “I am very excited to announce the hiring of Justin Lunt as our new head men’s basketball coach at Pacific,” said Schumann. Lunt, who has spent the last 12 years

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Brigham Waginger Retained on Western Carolina Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff

Western Carolina first-year head men’s basketball coach Mark Prosser has filled his inaugural coaching staff, first announcing that he will retain assistant coach Brigham Waginger. A former men’s basketball student-athlete at WCU, Waginger had been on the previous coaching staff since 2011. “I am excited to have Brigham Waginger on our side and not have

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UTEP Basketball Coach Rodney Terry Tabs Smith as Top Assistant

UTEP Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rodney Terry named Lamont Smith to his staff on Wednesday. “I’m excited to hire Lamont as my top assistant here at UTEP,” Terry said.  “From afar I’ve had the pleasure of watching him successfully recruit, develop and coach young men at some of the top programs in men’s college basketball. 

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Gallagher Inks New Contract as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Hartford

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John Gallagher has signed a new contract that will keep him as head coach of the University of Hartford men’s basketball team, Director of Athletics Mary Ellen Gillespie announced on Wednesday. “This was a very good season for Hartford men’s basketball,” said Gillespie. “Nineteen Division I wins is the best in program history and our

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Temple’s Fran Dunphy to Coach 2018-19 Season; Aaron McKie Named as Successor

Temple University head men’s basketball coach Fran Dunphy will remain through the 2018-19 season, and current assistant coach and Temple alumnus Aaron McKie will succeed Dunphy in that role, Temple President Richard M. Englert and Director of Athletics Patrick Kraft announced today. Dunphy has led the Owls since 2006, winning four conference championships and being

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