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Dr. Dish Skill Builder: Gordon Hayward Downhill Screen Scoring

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 Basketball Staff Update

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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

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HOT: Presbyterian set to name Wofford’s Kerns as new Head Basketball Coach

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

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JUCO DIRT: Billy Gillispie Returns as Head Basketball Coach at Ranger College

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

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Kaba Named ESU Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach

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

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Jakus Returns to Baylor MBB as Assistant Coach

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

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Troester Joins Oklahoma State Basketball Staff In Operations Role

Oklahoma State basketball coach Mike Boynton has appointed longtime OSU administrator Lance Troester as the program’s assistant athletic director for men’s basketball. Troester arrived in Stillwater in 2006, and has worked closely with the basketball program as OSU’s assistant AD/compliance. No stranger to his new role, Troester previously served as the assistant director of men’s

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Flagler College Hires Assistant Coach

Flagler College men’s basketball coach Chad Warner announced that Blake Selland has joined the basketball staff as an assistant coach. Selland played four seasons for Warner at Shorter University (2011-15). “Blake Selland is the greatest teammate that I ever coached. Hands down,” said Warner. “I am so thankful to be able to work with him

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Wake Forest Announces Jamill Jones as Assistant Coach

The Wake Forest men’s basketball program announced Friday (May 19) that Jamill Jones has joined the staff as an assistant coach. Jones comes to the Demon Deacons after serving as an assistant coach at UCF, VCU and Florida Gulf Coast. “Jamill brings new blood to our staff and some new perspectives,” said head coach Danny

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Howland Elevated to Assistant Basketball Coach at Winthrop

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Pat Kelsey announced that Mike Howland has been promoted to assistant coach after spending the last two seasons as the director of basketball operations. “Mike has done a phenomenal job in his time here at Winthrop and has earned this opportunity,” said Kelsey. “He has a very keen basketball mind and has a very bright

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VMI DIRT…

Virginia Military Institute head coach Dan Earl has lost two assistant coaches this off-season – Jason Slay became an assistant at Youngstown State, and Chris Kreider joined the staff at Rice. I have now heard from good sources that their replacements will be Kevin Carroll and Austin Kenon. Carroll was most recently the head basketball

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Sam Houston State Dirt…

HoopDirt.com has learned that Dodge City CC Head Coach Kyle Campbell will become an assistant coach at Sam Houston State. Campbell has been at DCCC for the last five seasons. This past year, his squad went 20-11 and were led by SHSU signee, and All-American honorable mention F Josh Boutte. Before becoming the head coach

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