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John Aiken named Associate Head Basketball Coach at McNeese State

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New McNeese basketball head coach Heath Schroyer has announced his first addition to his staff, that being John Aiken who will hold the title as associate head coach. Aiken comes to McNeese after spending the previous two seasons as the top assistant at Nicholls where he helped lead the Colonels to a share of the

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HOT DII DIRT: Pete Herrmann set to resign as Head Basketball Coach at Young Harris College

HoopDirt.com has learned that Young Harris College head basketball coach Pete Herrmann will resign. A 5:00pm press conference has been scheduled to make the announcement. Herrmann, a coaching veteran, was the head coach at Navy (1986-1992), where he coached future NBA Hall of Famer David Robinson. Herrmann also served as an assistant at Kansas State,

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Daily Dirt – 3/20/18

A bunch of quick things that I’ve heard… Middle Tennessee State assistants Win Case and Ronnie Hamilton will be joining Kermit Davis at Ole Miss. No word yet on the third assistant or support staff. Staying with MTSU…They have hired Parker to run their search. I’ve heard that Collegiate Sports Associates has the Fresno State

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PGC/Glazier Basketball Coaches Clinic – April 27-29 -Chicago, IL

The PGC/Glazier clinics are the most comprehensive coaching clinics in the country. We offer over 80 topics with up to 4 rooms per hour.  We cover everything it takes both on and off the court to build transformational and championship programs. Our speakers include PGC Basketball Directors, Rick Torbett from Better Basketball, and coaches from the NBA,

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Hopkins Named Assistant Coach at Navarro College

Navarro College hired Cody Hopkins as its new basketball assistant, according to assistant athletic director and head basketball coach Michael Landers. Landers announced Thursday, March 15, on his Twitter account that he was “very excited” Hopkins had joined the staff. “He is going to be great for our program, players and community. Best commit of

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OFFICIAL: Charlotte Announces Ron Sanchez as 49ers new Head Basketball Coach

UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip Dubois and Director of Athletics Mike Hill announced today that the 49ers have named University of Virginia associate head coach Ron Sanchez as the eleventh head men’s basketball coach in school history. Sanchez will be introduced at a press conference next week. I would like to thank Chancellor Dubois and Director

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James Wilhelmi’s contract not renewed at Winston Salem State

Winston-Salem State University will begin a national search for the next head of its storied men’s basketball program. WSSU Director of Athletics Tonia Walker has notified James Wilhelmi, head coach since June 2014, that the university will not renew his contract, which ends on May 31. “I want to express my appreciation to Coach Wilhelmi

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REPORT: Charlotte to hire Virginia Associate Head Coach Ron Sanchez

Charlotte is expected to hire Virginia associate head coach Ron Sanchez as their new head coach. This was first reported earlier today by Evan Daniels. He will replace interim head coach Houston Fancher who took over in December after Mark Price was fired. Sanchez has been at Virginia for the past nine seasons. He has

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REPORT: Penny Hardaway agrees to deal to become next Head Basketball Coach at Memphis

According to an ESPN report, Penny Hardaway has agreed to a deal to become the next head basketball coach at Memphis. He would replace Tubby Smith who was fired last week after two seasons with the Tigers. Hardaway is a Memphis native who was a standout for the Tigers before being selected with the 3rd

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Jeremy Lewis Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Cumberland University

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Cumberland University Director of Athletics Ron Pavan announced Monday the hiring of CU alum Jeremy Lewis as the men’s basketball coach for the Phoenix, effective immediately. Lewis has spent the last nine years as the head coach for women’s basketball at Cumberland and the last 17 years at CU as a player, graduate assistant, full-time

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