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Charles Wimphrie to Retire as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Southern Wesleyan University at Conclusion of 2017-18 Season

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Southern Wesleyan University’s men’s basketball coach Charles Wimphrie has announced that the 2017-18 season will be his last season heading up the men’s basketball program.  This will end 30 plus seasons seeing Coach Wimphrie as a head coach of an athletic program at SWU.  Wimphrie headed up the women’s basketball team, before transitioning to the

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Tony Jones Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Oakland

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Tony Jones has been named Oakland University men’s basketball assistant coach, announced by Greg Kampe on Tuesday. Jones, a native of Detroit, has 19 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level. “I’m very excited to join the Oakland University basketball family,” said Jones. “I’d like to thank Greg Kampe and the administration for allowing

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OFFICIAL: Brian Barone Joins SIUE Basketball Staff

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Following-up on some “dirt” that HoopDirt.com posted earlier this morning (SIUE Dirt)… SIUE men’s basketball Head Coach Jon Harris has announced the addition of assistant coach Brian Barone to the men’s basketball staff. “We are excited to have Brian join our staff,” Harris said. “As the son of a former coach, he brings a wealth

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University of San Francisco Dirt…

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I can confirm that University of San Francisco head basketball coach Kyle Smith has added Mike Magpayo to his staff. Magpayo had worked at Campbell since 2014, serving first as the director of player development before being elevated to assistant coach. Before coming to Campbell, Magpayo spent four seasons on Smith’s staff at Columbia –

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Dirt….

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I have heard that SIUE head basketball coach Jon Harris will add Brian Barone to his staff. Barone has had a bunch of stops over his career, including serving as the associate head coach at Wisconsin Green Bay, the director of basketball operations at Indiana, and as an assistant at Illinois State. He and Harris

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Charlotte 49ers Hire Ivo Simovic as Assistant Basketball Coach

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Charlotte 49ers head men’s basketball coach Mark Price has announced the hiring of Ivo Simovic as assistant basketball coach.  Simovic brings a wealth of international basketball experience to the 49ers staff. “We are really excited to add Ivo to our coaching staff,” Price said. “He brings a lot of years of coaching experience in Europe

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Andrew McGlynn Named Director of Basketball Operations at La Salle

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La Salle University head men’s basketball coach Dr. John Giannini has announced the hiring of Andrew McGlynn as the program’s director of basketball operations. McGlynn is no stranger to La Salle, having served as the team’s video coordinator during the 2014-15 season. “Andrew has great knowledge of La Salle, having previously worked here as well as

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Nick Dials Named Head Basketball Coach at Urbana University

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The Urbana University Department of Athletics announced Nick Dials has been named head men’s basketball coach. Dials officially began his new role on Monday, June 5. He becomes the 10th head coach in program history, replacing Rob Summers who departed after three seasons for an assistant job at the Division 1 level. “I’m very pleased

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Rogers State Names Land Assistant Coach

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Rogers State men’s basketball head coach Justin Barkley announced the hiring of Cooper Land as assistant coach for the Hillcats for the upcoming 2017-18 season on Monday. “We are extremely excited to add Cooper to the staff. He will be a valuable piece as we continue to build our program,” said eighth year head coach

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BREAKING: Thad Matta out as Head Basketball Coach at Ohio State

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Gene Smith, Ohio State senior vice president and Wolfe Foundation endowed athletics director, announced Monday Thad Matta will no longer be the head men’s basketball coach. Matta, whose tenure spanned 13 seasons (2005-2017) is the all-time leader in wins (337) and games coached (460) in Ohio State history. His teams won at least 20 games

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Boynton Rounds Out Oklahoma State Coaching Staff With Kontaxis Hiring

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Oklahoma State head basketball coach Mike Boynton has rounded out his staff with the addition of David Kontaxis as an assistant coach. Kontaxis spent the 2016-17 season as an assistant coach at James Madison University, and has a history of success in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) organizations in the Mid-Atlantic region. “David is a

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Strickland Named Director of Basketball Operations at James Madison

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Michael Strickland will join the James Madison men’s basketball staff as Director of Operations for the 2017-18 season, Head Coach Louis Rowe announced. Strickland has most recently served as an assistant coach for the Irish National Team and has been the operations director and senior recruiting analyst for ScoutsFocus Inc. since 2016. In 2014-15, he

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