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OFFICIAL: Matt Figger to be introduced as Austin Peay’s head men’s basketball coach

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Austin Peay State University athletics will hold an 11 a.m., Thursday, press conference to introduce Matt Figger as the 12th head men’s basketball coach in program history. Figger comes to Austin Peay on the heels of a whirlwind Final Four run as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator under Frank Martin at South Carolina.

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OFFICIAL: Patrick Ewing Named Head Basketball Coach at Georgetown

Georgetown University announced today that Patrick Ewing (C’85) has been named its new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Ewing comes back to Georgetown after serving for 15 years as an assistant head coach in the NBA. He served as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards (2002-03), Houston Rockets (2003-06) and Orlando Magic (2007-12) and most

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BREAKING: Georgetown to hire Patrick Ewing as Head Basketball Coach

According to multiple reports, Patrick Ewing will be named as the next head basketball coach at Georgetown. He will replace John Thompson III who was fired earlier this spring. A former standout at Georgetown, he led the Hoyas to three Final Fours and the 1984 NCAA national championship. The eleven time NBA All-Star and Hall-of-Famer

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Sam Houston State assistant Jimmy Smith becomes head coach at DIII Millsaps College

Jimmy Smith has been named the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Millsaps College it was announced today by Millsaps’ Director of Athletics, Donnie Brooks. Smith comes to the Majors’ program with head coaching experience at both Schreiner University and Texas Lutheran University. “I am very excited to be the Head Men’s Basketball coach at Millsaps

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OFFICIAL: North Carolina assistant C.B. McGrath named head basketball coach at UNC Wilmington

After much speculation, UNC Wilmington has finally made it official and named C.B. McGrath as the Seahawks new head basketball coach. The UNCW Board of Trustees met Monday and approved the longtime North Carolina assistant to the position. McGrath is in his 14th year at North Carolina and his 18th season as a member of

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OFFICIAL: Jaret von Rosenberg named head men’s basketball coach at Texas A&M University-Commerce

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Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one over the weekend (DII DIRT)… Texas A&M University-Commerce has concluded a comprehensive national search with the hiring of Jaret von Rosenberg as head men’s basketball coach. Only the fourth head coach in A&M-Commerce’s Division II era, Rosenberg comes to Commerce from the

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Dr. Dish Skill Builder: NBA Cross-Step Workout

Dr. Dish Basketball is especially excited about this Skill Builder workout! In this workout, we’ll focus on a very popular move, the cross-step, used in the NBA by players like John Wall, Derrick Rose, and Kyrie Irving. This move is extremely deceptive and can be used anywhere on the court. John Wall is one of the

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OFFICIAL: Chattanooga Names Lamont Paris Head Basketball Coach

It didn’t take Chattanooga Mocs Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics David Blackburn and his staff long to find the 20th head coach in the men’s basketball program history. Lamont Paris, most recently associate head coach at Wisconsin, has been offered and accepted the position Sunday. While the national search was conducted in swift fashion,

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HoopDirt.com Division III Coach of the Year presented by The Hoop Group

BABSON COLLEGE HEAD COACH STEPHEN BRENNAN NAMED HOOPDIRT.COM DIVISION III COACH OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY THE HOOP GROUP For Immediate Release April 2, 2017 Babson College (MA) Head Basketball Coach Stephen Brennan has been named as the HoopDirt.com Division III Coach of the Year presented by The Hoop Group for the 2016-17 college basketball

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REPORT: Lamont Paris to be named Head Basketball Coach at Chattanooga

According to a report by Blue Ribbon College Basketball’s Chris Dortch, Chattanooga will hire Lamont Paris as their new Head Basketball Coach. Paris would replace Matt McCall who became the head coach at UMass late last week. Paris had been an assistant at Wisconsin since 2010, and was elevated to associate head coach prior to

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Chad Warner Named Head Basketball Coach at DII Flagler College

Chad Warner, who coached Shorter University to the NAIA Division I “Fab Four” in 2012 and a No. 1 ranking, has been named head men’s basketball coach at Flagler College, Director of Athletics Jud Damon announced. Warner, who led the Hawks to the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division I title in 2013 and

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Kansas Head Basketball Coach Bill Self elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Joining elite company, Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self has been chosen for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A first-ballot inductee, Self began his coaching career as an graduate assistant at Kansas in 1985-86 under Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown. He then returned to his alma mater, Oklahoma State, as

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