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Bethany College has named Dan O’Dowd ’86 as the new men’s head basketball coach. O’Dowd has 24 year NCAA Division I coaching experience, including successful stops at Arizona State University and Ole Miss. “Words cannot describe how excited I am to be returning to my alma mater as Bethany College’s next head basketball coach. I
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Washington State has rolled over basketball coach Ernie Kent’s contract through the 2021-22 season. No other terms of the contract were released. Kent led the Cougars to a 13-18 record last season and is 36-57 in three years at the school. ”Ernie and I met following the season and had great dialogue
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Michael Rejniak is stepping down as head Men’s Basketball Coach at SUNY-New Paltz to pursue other coaching opportunities. The move is effective immediately and an official statement from the school is expected shortly. More on this when it becomes official.
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Virginia Tech head men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams has announced the promotion of Josh Chambers to Director of Recruiting Operations. Chambers just completed his first season as a full-time employee of the Hokies, but is no stranger to the program. He was hired last summer as the program’s graphic designer, but took on more and
New Head Men’s Basketball Coach Paul Mills wasted no time filling his coaching staff at Oral Roberts University, adding Talvin Hester and Sam Patterson to fill his two vacant positions. Rodney Perry (associate head coach) and Steve Upshaw (director of basketball operations) were retained by Mills. “I am very fortunate to have Talvin Hester and
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Thanks to great sources for getting HoopDirt.com out on front of this one back on 4/21 (Daily Dirt). It’s now been made official, Ben Kay has been named head men’s basketball coach at Penn State Brandywine announced Director of Athletics Sarah Kurpel. Kay joins the Brandywine athletic staff after two successful seasons as an assistant
The University of Minnesota today announced that Head Men’s Basketball Coach Richard Pitino has agreed to a contract extension that adds one year to his existing agreement, placing him under contract with the University through the 2021-22 season. The extension will become official pending approval from the Board of Regents at its May meetings. “Since
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Dominic Lombardi, who spent the 2016-17 season as director of player development at Duquesne, has been named director of basketball operations with Morehead State men’s basketball. “Adding Dom to our staff will be a huge asset for us. He’s a guy that I’ve known for a long time, spending two years with me at the
DePaul head coach Dave Leitao announced that Shane Heirman joined the staff as an assistant coach. Heirman joins the Blue Demons after leading national prep power La Lumiere School for the last three seasons. “Shane Heirman has coached at a very high level of success against the top high school and prep programs in the
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Southwestern Christian University announced Jon Mack as its next head men’s basketball coach Wednesday. Mack comes to SCU after serving as head coach at the University of Valley Forge (Pa.) for 17 seasons, and athletic director for the past 13 years. “I had tasked our search committee with finding a candidate who is enthusiastic about
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Northern Illinois University men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery announced the addition of Lamar Chapman to the Huskie men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Chapman joins NIU from Stony Brook University, where he has been an assistant coach for the past nine seasons. “I am very pleased to have Lamar Chapman joining our staff
I have heard from a bunch of sources on this one…sounds like the search at Presbyterian is focusing on five candidates. I have heard that three of them have interviewed on campus, and a fourth one will be in on Thursday. Not sure if/when the fifth candidate would interview. The names in the mix are:
