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Daily Dirt – 8/14/17

Hanging out on the Coast of Maine for the next few weeks. Will be working hard to get stuff up from here between trips to the pool and the beach. Here are a few things that I’ve heard while avoiding icebergs in the frigid Maine waters… I have heard that Ira Poole will become the

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Artie Culver Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Covenant College

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Covenant men’s basketball head coach Arte Culver has resigned from the position in order to pursue other collegiate coaching opportunities, announced director of athletics Tim Sceggel. A national search for a new head coach has begun. In Culver’s lone season at Covenant, he guided the Scots to a second consecutive winning season with a 14-12 overall

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Tulsa Dirt…

I have heard from a great source that Tulsa will hire Fresno State assistant coach Kenton Paulino. He will replace Kim English who became an assistant at Colorado earlier this week. Paulino has spent the past five seasons on Rodney Terry’s staff where he helped lead the Bulldogs to postseason appearances in three of the

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Cole Returns to GSC as Assistant Coach

The Glenville State men’s basketball program, along with Head Coach Stephen Dye, is pleased to announce the hiring of Lamont Cole as an Assistant Coach. Cole, who played for the Pioneers from 2012 to 2014, helped GSC reach the NCAA DII Tournament for the first time in school history his senior season. During his career

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Tennessee Tech Basketball Staff Update

Tennessee Tech head men’s basketball coach Steve Payne made the final additions to his coaching staff recently, announcing the promotion of Gus Fraley and hiring of Melvin Scott to round out the coaching roster for 2017-18. Fraley, who spent the previous four seasons as Tech’s director of basketball operations, will step up into the role

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Brendan Mullins Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Illinois State

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Brendan Mullins, a suburban Chicago native who most recently worked as an assistant men’s basketball coach at UIC for two seasons, is staying in-state to serve as Illinois State’s new assistant coach, head coach Dan Muller announced Friday. “I have gotten to know Brendan while on the road recruiting over the past few years, and

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Rusty Elmore Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Moberly Area CC

The Moberly Area Community College Men’s Basketball Team has announced the hiring of Rusty Elmore as Assistant Coach.  Elmore is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and received his Masters Degree from Western Kentucky University.  He has compiled an impressive record as an Assistant Coach at the collegiate level starting with Lindsey Wilson College where he served

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Monmouth, King Rice Agree to new Five-Year Contract

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Monmouth University Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Marilyn McNeil announced Friday that MU and Head Men’s Basketball Coach King Rice agreed to a new five-year contract, securing his time on the Hawks’ sidelines through the 2021-22 season. “I’m very excited about the opportunity to lead the Monmouth program for five more years,” said

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Jay Wright finalizes Men’s Basketball Staff at Villanova

Villanova today announced several coaching staff role changes ahead of the 2017-18 campaign. George Halcovage, who came to the Wildcats as a graduate assistant in 2008, moves from the role of Director of Basketball Operations to Assistant Coach. He joins Ashley Howard and Kyle Neptune, both of whom have served in that capacity with the

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DePaul Basketball Staff Update

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao announced today that Tim Anderson has joined the staff as an assistant coach. In addition to Anderson joining the staff, Billy Garrett has moved into the director of basketball operations position with the Blue Demons. “Tim’s experience with all levels of basketball will assist and enhance our program,” said Leitao.

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Dr. Dish Skill Builder: Sideline to Sideline Shooting Workout

Dr. Dish basketball is back at it again with another great Skill Builder workout. In this workout, we will focus on shooting on the move from sideline to sideline and we will also incorporate making free throws while we’re tired. There are many ways coaches can challenge players within this workout. The goal is to

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Patrick Amico Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Snow College

After just one season as the graduate assistant coach for the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team, Patrick Amico has been hired as the head assistant coach at Snow College. “Patrick is one of the most passionate, giving, selfless guys in this business,” said Utah Valley head coach Mark Pope. “He did an unbelievable job

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