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Northern Kentucky University Director of Athletics Ken Bothof announces that an agreement has been reached to provide head men’s basketball coach John Brannen with a new four-year contract that will keep the Alexandria, Kentucky, native at the helm of the program through the 2020-21 season. “John and I began discussions prior to the conclusion of
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Johns Hopkins men’s basketball coach Josh Loeffler announced his coaching staff this week. Joining the Blue Jays for the 2017-18 season are John Andrzejek, Maurice Williams and Kevin Quinlan. Hopkins will open the season on November 15 at home versus Marymount. Andrzejek comes to Johns Hopkins after serving as the director of basketball operations at
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The University of Louisville will receive four years probation and Coach Rick Pitino faces a suspension regarding a sex scandal that engulfed the men’s basketball program. The NCAA ruled a former Louisville director of basketball operations acted unethically when he committed serious violations by arranging striptease dances and sex acts for
Dr. Dish Basketball is proud to bring you another great Skill Builder workout this week. In this complete workout, we will work on three different variations of LeBron James pull-back shooting move. In some games, you’ll see him execute this move multiple times during the course of a game and also in a variety of
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Jimmy Wooten, a standout prep coach for more than 12 years, has been named an assistant coach for the men’s basketball team at Eastern Michigan University, Head Coach Rob Murphy announced today, June 14. “Jimmy has a great ability to identify and recruit high level talent,” said Murphy. “He has shown the ability to connect
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Following up on some “dirt” that I posted back on 5/18 (Sam Houston State Dirt)…. Sam Houston State men’s basketball head coach Jason Hooten has announced the addition of former Dodge City Community College head coach Kyle Campbell to his staff as an assistant coach for the upcoming season. “We are excited about the addition
Following up on what I mentioned in yesterday’s Daily Dirt…Kim Anderson has now officially added Jason Owens and Jon Gilliam to his staff at Pittsburg State. Here is the official press release by the college: Pittsburg State University men’s basketball coach Kim Anderson announced the completion of his coaching staff for the 2017-18 season. Most
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Pitt-Bradford didn’t have to go far to find its new men’s basketball coach. Just two doors down the hall. Sean Brown, who has guided the Pitt-Bradford women’s basketball team to two straight playoff appearances, has accepted the position as the new men’s coach, replacing Britt Moore who stepped down in May after six seasons at
Mercer head basketball coach Bob Hoffman announced Tuesday that Dale Layer has been added to the coaching staff at Mercer, bringing over three decades of coaching experience. Layer brings a wealth of experience at many different levels to Macon including head coaching stints at Queens (N.C.), Colorado State and Liberty, leading those three programs to
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After spending the last nine years at Wiley College, Jameus Hartsfield is heading home. He accepted a job as a teacher and coach at Marlin Junior Academy. “It’s a wonderful opportunity,” Hartsfield said. “I’ve always dreamed of returning home. I didn’t know when or how. I’m glad I get to go and give back to
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Brandon Giles will be named as the new head basketball coach at Polk State College. He will replace Matt Furjanic who resigned earlier this spring after 17 seasons as the head coach at PSC. Giles is a Polk County (FL) native who played at Western Carolina. He was voted the 2006
Georgetown College men’s basketball coach Chris Briggs was faced with a task he has not addressed since day one of assuming the position as the Tigers leader. With the announcing of assistant James Jackson as the new GC women’s basketball coach this past spring, Briggs was in search for a full time assistant. He did
