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Lakeland University Hires Assistant Coach

Lakeland University has hired former Muskies standout player Kurt Jansen to fill the role of lead assistant men’s basketball coach. Jansen recently completed a one-year stint as lead assistant coach for Williston State College, a junior college in Williston, N.D., where he coached under former Muskie player Rylee Hernandez. Prior to that, Jansen, served as

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Schmit promoted to MSUB men’s basketball associate head coach

Alongside Montana State University Billings men’s basketball head coach Jamie Stevens as the top assistant for the past five seasons, Brad Schmit has been promoted to associate head coach announced on Tuesday. “Brad is extremely deserving of this promotion,” Stevens said. “He has really developed a true passion for MSUB, Billings, and the state of

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Charles Wimphrie to Retire as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Southern Wesleyan University at Conclusion of 2017-18 Season

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Southern Wesleyan University’s men’s basketball coach Charles Wimphrie has announced that the 2017-18 season will be his last season heading up the men’s basketball program.  This will end 30 plus seasons seeing Coach Wimphrie as a head coach of an athletic program at SWU.  Wimphrie headed up the women’s basketball team, before transitioning to the

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Tony Jones Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Oakland

Tony Jones has been named Oakland University men’s basketball assistant coach, announced by Greg Kampe on Tuesday. Jones, a native of Detroit, has 19 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level. “I’m very excited to join the Oakland University basketball family,” said Jones. “I’d like to thank Greg Kampe and the administration for allowing

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OFFICIAL: Brian Barone Joins SIUE Basketball Staff

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Following-up on some “dirt” that HoopDirt.com posted earlier this morning (SIUE Dirt)… SIUE men’s basketball Head Coach Jon Harris has announced the addition of assistant coach Brian Barone to the men’s basketball staff. “We are excited to have Brian join our staff,” Harris said. “As the son of a former coach, he brings a wealth

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University of San Francisco Dirt…

I can confirm that University of San Francisco head basketball coach Kyle Smith has added Mike Magpayo to his staff. Magpayo had worked at Campbell since 2014, serving first as the director of player development before being elevated to assistant coach. Before coming to Campbell, Magpayo spent four seasons on Smith’s staff at Columbia –

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Dirt….

I have heard that SIUE head basketball coach Jon Harris will add Brian Barone to his staff. Barone has had a bunch of stops over his career, including serving as the associate head coach at Wisconsin Green Bay, the director of basketball operations at Indiana, and as an assistant at Illinois State. He and Harris

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Charlotte 49ers Hire Ivo Simovic as Assistant Basketball Coach

Charlotte 49ers head men’s basketball coach Mark Price has announced the hiring of Ivo Simovic as assistant basketball coach.  Simovic brings a wealth of international basketball experience to the 49ers staff. “We are really excited to add Ivo to our coaching staff,” Price said. “He brings a lot of years of coaching experience in Europe

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Andrew McGlynn Named Director of Basketball Operations at La Salle

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La Salle University head men’s basketball coach Dr. John Giannini has announced the hiring of Andrew McGlynn as the program’s director of basketball operations. McGlynn is no stranger to La Salle, having served as the team’s video coordinator during the 2014-15 season. “Andrew has great knowledge of La Salle, having previously worked here as well as

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Nick Dials Named Head Basketball Coach at Urbana University

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The Urbana University Department of Athletics announced Nick Dials has been named head men’s basketball coach. Dials officially began his new role on Monday, June 5. He becomes the 10th head coach in program history, replacing Rob Summers who departed after three seasons for an assistant job at the Division 1 level. “I’m very pleased

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Rogers State Names Land Assistant Coach

Rogers State men’s basketball head coach Justin Barkley announced the hiring of Cooper Land as assistant coach for the Hillcats for the upcoming 2017-18 season on Monday. “We are extremely excited to add Cooper to the staff. He will be a valuable piece as we continue to build our program,” said eighth year head coach

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