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Texas Tech Promotes Brian Burg to Assistant Basketball Coach

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Texas Tech men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard has elevated Brian Burg to assistant coach announced Tuesday. Burg, a tireless worker who is described as one of the nation’s top recruiters by his peers, fills the assistant coach position on staff left by Chris Ogden who was named UTA head coach last Friday. He has

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OFFICIAL: Rob Jeter Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Minnesota

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University of Minnesota head men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino has announced the addition of Rob Jeter to the Gophers coaching staff. Jeter will join Minnesota as an assistant coach after a decorated career, most recently in the same role at UNLV. “We are extremely excited to add Rob to our staff,” Pitino said. “He’s got

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Arizona adds Danny Peters to Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff

Head coach Sean Miller and the University of Arizona Men’s Basketball program have announced the hiring of Danny Peters as assistant coach. Peters, a former UA staffer under Miller, returns to the program after four seasons as an assistant coach at Ball State. “We are excited to welcome Danny Peters back as our new assistant

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Todd Lorensen Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach Buena Vista University

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Buena Vista University (BVU) Director of Athletics, Jack Denholm, has announced that Todd Lorensen has been hired as the next head men’s basketball coach at BVU, pending successful completion of a standard background check. Lorensen just recently completed his fourth season as head men’s basketball coach at Southwestern Community College in Creston, Iowa, where he

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Justin Caldwell Named New Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Glenville State

Glenville State College’s Athletic Department is pleased to announce Justin Caldwell as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. He becomes the 19th Head Coach for the Pioneer Program. “I am truly honored to have the opportunity to rejoin the Glenville State College family as the men’s head basketball coach. As a proud alum, Glenville State College

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OFFICIAL: Burcar Added to Northern Arizona Basketball Staff

The Northern Arizona men’s basketball team has named Shane Burcar as assistant coach, NAU head coach Jack Murphy officially announced on Tuesday. “I am excited to bring Shane Burcar to our staff,” Murphy said.  “He has built a great tradition at Mesa High School and has been one of the most respected high school coaches

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

GRACELAND UNIVERSITY HEAD COACH CRAIG DOTY NAMED HOOPDIRT.COM NAIA COACH OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY JUST PLAY SOLUTIONS For Immediate Release April 10, 2018 Graceland University (IA) Head Basketball Coach Craig Doty has been named as the HoopDirt.com NAIA Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2017-18 college basketball season. Doty qualified for the award by

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Jason Eaker Named Head Basketball Coach at Oklahoma Baptist

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Oklahoma Baptist will introduce its new basketball coach, Jason Eaker, Tuesday, in a 3 p.m. press conference in the Mabee Suite of the Noble Complex. Eaker, who spent one season in a Bison uniform before finishing his playing days at Hardin-Simmons University, grew up coming to OBU games. His father, Allen Eaker, is an OBU

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Miami, Larrañaga Agree in Principle to Two-Year Contract Extension

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The University of Miami has agreed in principle to a two-year contract extension with men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga, UM Director of Athletics Blake James announced Tuesday. The extension will stretch Larrañaga’s contract through May 31, 2024. “Coach Larrañaga is an integral part of our athletics department’s success, and he continues to demonstrate year after

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Notre Dame’s Mike Brey Signs Contract Extension Through 2024-25 Season

Mike Brey, the all-time winningest coach in Notre Dame men’s basketball history, has signed a contract extension that will keep him on the Irish sidelines as the Glenn and Stacey Murphy Head Men’s Basketball Coach through the 2024-25 season. “Mike Brey has built one of the most consistently successful programs in the country,” University Vice

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Daily Dirt – 4/10/18

Some things that I’ve heard… I can confirm that Tallahassee CC (FL) assistant Sam Waniewski will join the staff at Louisiana Monroe as an assistant coach. Waniewski, a former DBO at Furman, has also been an assistant at Midland College (TX) and Vincennes University (IN). Southwest Mississippi CC head coach Thomas Gray is rumored to

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Tom Church Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Tiffin

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Tom Church has been named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Tiffin University. Church most recently coached at Indiana University of Kokomo in the 2017-18 season. In his one season with the Cougars, he helped lead them to their first ever postseason appearance and a season-record 17 wins. Church was also the head coach at St.

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