For Immediate Release November 17, 2017 BOSTON, MA – HoopDirt.com and Just Play Solutions have strengthened their partnership by teaming up to present college basketball’s Coach of the Week Award which will culminate in the 2017-18 Coach of the Year Award. This will be the third season that HoopDirt.com will recognize coaches weekly at the
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Dr. Dish Skill Builder: 20 MINUTE SHOOTING AND CONDITIONING WORKOUT
We are excited to bring you another great Dr. Dish Skill Builder workout centered around maximizing your time with skill development at the beginning of the season! At Dr. Dish Basketball, we talk to multiple basketball coaches every day and we know that this is a hectic time of year as you begin practicing. You have to focus
Stephon Odle Named Assistant Basketball Coach at SUNY Old Westbury
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Stephon Odle, a 2017 graduate of SUNY Old Westbury, has been added as the assistant men’s basketball coach as announced by head coach Bernard Tomlin. Odle, a two-time team captain, helped Old Westbury advance to the Skyline Conference Championship semifinal in each of his four seasons (2013-17) on campus. “My parents would always stress how
Kentucky Wesleyan’s Happy Osborne Takes Temporary Medical Leave
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Kentucky Wesleyan College men’s basketball Head Coach Happy Osborne will take a temporary medical leave from the program effective immediately due to health concerns. Assistant Coach Jason Mays has been named the acting Head Coach effective immediately. “We are going to be completely patient and respectful with this process,” commented Director of Athletics Rob Mallory.
Westfield State University Basketball Staff Update
Westfield State University head basketball coach Rich Sutter has added Nate Martins, Robbie Burke, and Wesley Jackson to his staff for the 2017-18 season. Martins, who will serve as the associate head coach, had most recently been the head coach at Rockville High School (CT). He has also worked with the South End Community Center
Connecticut College Basketball Staff Update
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Garvin McAlister and Sam Moser have been named assistant men’s basketball coaches at Connecticut College. They replace Dan Kane who was recently named head men’s basketball coach and Athletic Director at the University of Maine Presque Isle, and Shawn Hallahan who, after four years at Conn, left the college ranks to work in the private
Charles Brown Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Arcadia University
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Arcadia University head men’s basketball coach Justin Scott has announced the addition of Charles Brown to the 2017-18 coaching staff. Brown joins the Knights’ staff after retiring from a highly successful 37-year coaching career at George Washington Carver High School for Engineering & Science (E&S). Brown coached Scott for three seasons from 1999-2002. In 36
Matt O’Hara Joins University of Valley Forge Men’s Basketball Staff
Matt O’Hara has joined the University of Valley Forge men’s basketball staff. He spent the last three seasons as the Graduate Assistant for La Salle University’s Men’s basketball team, focusing on player development and analytics. He is set to graduate with his Master’s in Counseling in December. Previous to that, he was an assistant coach
HOT: Max Good Resigns as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Pratt CC (KS)
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Pratt Community College head men’s basketball coach, Max Good has offered his resignation effective immediately. Good is leaving PCC due to personal reasons. Assistant coach Sean Flynn has been promoted to interim head coach for the remainder of the 2017-18 season. “Sorry to say that I’m resigning from my position as head coach at Pratt
Chuck Person Pleads Not Guilty In Fraud Case
NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor says the government has 16 hours of telephone conversations by fired Auburn associate head basketball coach Chuck Person to use against him at trial. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Boone in New York made the disclosure as Person pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges in a college basketball bribery scandal.
Former Old Dominion coach Jeff Capel Jr. dies of ALS
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Former Old Dominion and Fayetteville State coach Jeff Capel Jr. has died, less than two years after being diagnosed with ALS. Fayetteville State Chancellor James A. Anderson said family members told him of Capel’s death Monday. He was 64. Anderson called Capel one of the school’s “most respected alumni and former
Longtime Brooklyn Men’s Basketball Assistant, Jeff Jean-Baptiste, Promoted to Associate Head Coach
Brooklyn College Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Rich Micallef, recently announced the promotion of longtime assistant and former BC standout guard, Jeff Jean-Baptiste, from Assistant Coach to Associate Head Coach. “You are only as good as the people around you,” Micallef would comment. “I lean on Jeff a great deal. His passion and knowledge of all aspects