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Jermaine Johnson Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Tennessee Martin

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Jermaine Johnson, who has spent the last three seasons on the sidelines as an assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin, has been elevated to the role of associate head coach. Since joining the Skyhawk program in 2014, Johnson has helped UT Martin post three consecutive 20-win seasons for the first

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Brian Nigro Named Head Basketball Coach at Medgar Evers College

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Brian Nigro, former head men’s basketball coach at Mount Saint Vincent College, has been selected as the new Head Men’s Basketball coach at Medgar Evers College. Nigro has totaled 96 wins as a head coach in his seven seasons. Nigro was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. and felt that coaching in the great city

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Penn State Brandywine Rounds Out Coaching Staff

Penn State Brandywine first-year Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ben Kay added two experienced coaches to his staff on Tuesday, naming Naim Crenshaw and Jesse Rappaport as assistant coaches. Crenshaw brings an impressive coaching and playing resume to the program, spanning over two decades of experience on both the collegiate and professional levels. Crenshaw began his

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Towson Dirt…

HoopDirt.com can confirm that Towson Head Coach Pat Skerry has hired Branden McDonald as an assistant coach. McDonald has spent the past two seasons as an assistant at Manhattan, and worked as a GA at Pitt before that. He also coached with Team Takeover AAU. An official announcement is expected shortly.

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Kent State Basketball Staff Update

Kent State men’s basketball head coach Rob Senderoff has announced the hiring of Brock Erickson as the program’s assistant coach and former Golden Flash Julian Sullinger as the team’s director of basketball operations. Erickson comes to Kent State after four years with MAAC powerhouse Iona. There, Erickson helped develop the Gael program into a postseason

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Hoop Group Elite Team Camp

Hoop Group Elite Team Camp is widely recognized as being the Best Summer Basketball Team Camp in the Country! In 4 of the last 5 years, it was named the highest-rated high school team event of the live recruiting period. Elite Team Camp is a sleep away experience that builds team chemistry through high level

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OFFICIAL: Mike Berkun Named Head Basketball Coach at SUNY Maritime

Thanks to great sources who had HoopDirt.com out in front of this one back on May 25th. Mike Berkun has been officially introduced as Head Coach of the SUNY Maritime Basketball program. Berkun becomes the 15th individual to hold the head coaching position at Maritime dating back to the program’s inception in the 1940s. In

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Daily Dirt – 5/31/17

Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… Mount Saint Mary’s head coach Jamion Christian has added Harley Fuller as their graduate assistant. Fuller, who played at Florida International and then overseas, was most recently a HS coach in New York. Midland College (TX) has made their choice. A veteran head coach has been

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Byron Taylor Promoted to Associate Head Coach at James Madison

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After one season as an assistant coach for the James Madison men’s basketball team, Byron Taylor has been promoted to associate head coach for the 2017-18 season, as announced by Head Coach Louis Rowe. “This is a well-deserved move for Coach Taylor,” Rowe said. “He was a crucial part of our first season here at

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Cal State Monterey Bay Names Isaac Williams Head Basketball Coach

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After two highly successful stints at the helm of the Eastern Oregon program, Isaac Williams moves to the Central Coast to become the seventh head coach in the history of the Cal State Monterey Bay men’s basketball program. Williams takes the reins from Rob Bishop, who went 86–157 over the last nine seasons. Williams posted

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Eastern Michigan Dirt…

HoopDirt.com can confirm that Matt Cline has been hired as an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan. Cline spent last season as the Director of Basketball Operations at East Tennessee State. He had worked the previous two seasons in an administrative role under head coach Rob Murphy at EMU. The South Alabama alum also spent time

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Johnson, Nelson Promoted To Associate Head Coach at Marquette

Marquette University men’s basketball head coach Steve Wojciechowski has announced the promotion of both Stan Johnson and Brett Nelson to associate head coach. “The promotion of both Brett and Stan is a reflection not only what they mean to our program, both on and off the court, but also my confidence in them to have

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