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Southwestern Christian University added Mark Laird to its men’s basketball coaching staff. Laird, a native of Pittsburgh, will serve as associate head coach under new SCU head man Jon Mack. “I am extremely excited to add Mark to our coaching staff,” Mack said. “He brings a wealth of knowledge and broad experience from the NCAA
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Chris Wright has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at Central Baptist College, Athletic Director Lyle Middleton announced at a press conference earlier this afternoon. Wright will succeed Wes Sullivan, who resigned in April. “Coach Wright brings a lot of experience to CBC, and we are happy to have him here,” said Middleton.
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University of Antelope Valley President Marco Johnson announced the hiring of retired NBA Star Darwin Cook as the Men’s Basketball Head Coach. The Pioneers basketball team made its first CalPac post season tournament appearance in the school’s history last year and is laying the foundation for an even brighter future with the hiring of Cook
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Ted Albert has been named the head men’s basketball coach for the Indiana Tech Warriors, Director of Athletics Debbie Warren announced Tuesday. “After conducting a competitive search that attracted over 140 applications, we are pleased to announce the hiring of Ted Albert,” Warren said. “We are pleased to name a man of character, with a
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Confirming what we reported late yesterday afternoon…it’s now been made official that Presbyterian College and President Bob Staton announced the addition of Dustin Kerns as the new men’s basketball head coach. He will start immediately, becoming the 18th head coach in PC’s men’s basketball history. Kerns will be formally introduced at a reception to be
Ritchie McKay announced the hiring of Marcus Conrad as the Director of Player Development for the Liberty men’s basketball program. “Marcus has served our program extremely well as a graduate assistant so we are very excited that we have the opportunity to elevate him into this vital role,” McKay said. “He has made our program
Dr. Dish Basketball is back at it again with another great Skill Builder workout. In this complete workout, we will focus on scoring off the down hill screen and also incorporate agility drills in between the basketball shooting drills. Skill Builder allows players to transition from each one of these basketball drills without having to
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Bethune-Cookman University Men’s Head Basketball Coach Ryan Ridder today announced his inaugural coaching staff. Dominique Taylor will join as Associate Head Coach while Jeff Clapacs and Woody Taylor will serve as assistant coaches for the 2017-2018 season. “I am excited about the staff we have been able to assemble.” Ridder said. “We were extremely patient
HoopDirt.com can confirm an ESPN report that Wofford Associate Head Coach Dustin Kerns will be named as the new head coach at Presbyterian. A 2:30 press conference has been scheduled for tomorrow to make the official announcement. Kerns has been on Mike Young’s staff for the past six seasons. He also spent six seasons as
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Billy Gillispie has returned as the head basketball coach at Ranger College. Back in December, Gillispie had announced that he was stepping away citing health concerns. He has now apparently gotten his health back in order, and will be back on the bench next season. It sounds like assistant coach Josh
Muhamadou Kaba has been promoted to assistant men’s basketball coach at East Stroudsburg University, after serving as the interim assistant coach and recruiting coordinator during the 2016-17 season. Kaba, a 2015 graduate of ESU and a four-year letterwinner at guard from 2011-15, enters his seventh year as a member of the ESU basketball program in
Baylor men’s basketball has hired John Jakus as an assistant coach, head coach Scott Drew announced Friday. Jakus joins the Baylor staff after spending the past three seasons as director of operations at Gonzaga. He previously worked at Baylor as a graduate assistant during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons. “John is someone we know well
