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Cobian joins Loyola University Chicago Basketball Staff

Loyola University Chicago Head coach Drew Valentine announced the addition of Andrew Cobian to the men’s basketball staff. Cobian will oversee the program’s scouting efforts. Cobian has been on the Long Island Nets staff for the last three years and had a five-year stint with Hofstra’s men’s basketball program prior to the Nets. “As this process unfolded,

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SEMO Basketball Staff Update

Southeast Missouri Head Coach Brad Korn announced the hiring of Assistant Coach DJ Byrd along with two title changes on his men’s basketball staff Monday. Along with Byrd joining the staff, JR Reynolds was elevated to Associate Head Coach and Ryan Strohm was named Assistant Coach/Director of Operations. Byrd was briefly at Barry University last summer before

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Artis named Director of Basketball Operations at Duquesne

Duquesne University head men’s basketball coach Dru Joyce III announced Monday that Darik Artis has joined the staff as director of basketball operations. Artis joins the Dukes after spending the 2023-24 season as an assistant coach at Orangeville Prep Academy in Mono, Ontario. While with the Bears, Artis conducted practices and individual workouts, edited film and built scouting reports

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Gary Payton named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at the College of Alameda

Former NBA All-Star Gary Payton has been named as the head men’s basketball coach at the College of Alameda. “Gary Payton is the right choice for the College Of Alameda for a number of reasons,” athletic director Ramaundo Vaughn said. “Gary has always been a leader and winner. We know that Coach Payton will hold

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Dempsey added to La Salle Basketball Staff as Graduate Assistant

Brody Dempsey has joined the men’s basketball staff at La Salle University as a graduate assistant. Dempsey comes to La Salle after spending four years as a men’s basketball manager at national powerhouse Kentucky. In his role with the Wildcats, Dempsey assisted with critical activities within the program, including practice, workouts, and equipment management. He

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Samford Director of Player Development TJ Perry passes away

Samford men’s basketball director of player development T.J. Perry has passed away. Perry, a long-time high school coach in Alabama had joined the Samford staff back on July 1st. Multiple social media tributes have been posted regarding the tragedy: No further information has been released about his death.

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Pepperdine adds Calbert as Assistant Basketball Coach

Pepperdine men’s basketball head coach Ed Schilling announced the addition of assistant coach and recruiting powerhouse Joshua Calbert. “Josh Calbert is well known on the west coast for his tremendous work ethic,” Schilling said. “Personally, I appreciate Coach Calbert’s commitment to building quality relationships with players, parents and coaches. I believe he will be a tremendous asset to our

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OFFICIAL: Jenkins resigns as Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Waldorf University

Following-up on something that I first mentioned early yesterday (NAIA DIRT)…Nigel Jenkins has officially resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at Waldorf University (IA). He will be replaced on an interim basis by associate head coach Demitrius Martin. Here’s the official statement from Waldorf: Nigel Jenkins has resigned as head coach of the Waldorf

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Copeland announces five new Basketball Staff members at Wagner

Wagner College head men’s basketball coach Donald Copeland has announced the addition of five new staff members. Corey Fisher, Dwan McMillan, and Kyle Smyth join the staff as assistant coaches. Tim Rodriguez joins as the Director of Operations, while Kenneth Jones joins the staff as the Director of Player Development. “We’re very excited to welcome our new coaches to our program,” Copeland commented. “Their

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Ervin promoted to Assistant Coach and Director of Basketball Operations at Charleston Southern

Charleston Southern University Men’s Basketball Graduate Assistant, Michael Ervin has been promoted to Assistant Coach and Director of Basketball Operations. Before originally joining the CSU staff early this summer, Ervin was an assistant coach for the Lenoir-Rhyne men’s basketball program. Prior to Lenoir-Rhyne, Ervin was an assistant coach for the Red Hawks of Catawba Community

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Truett McConnell adds Polsgrove as Men’s Basketball Graduate Assistant

Drew Polsgrove joins the Truett McConnell Men’s Basketball coaching staff after graduating from Bethel University (Mishawaka, Ind.) where he majored in Business Management. He spent four years as a student assistant for the men’s basketball team and played two years of junior varsity basketball. Throughout his time at Bethel, the Pilots made three NAIA National

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