Lackawanna College and its Athletic Department have announced that it has hired Brian Coyle as their Head Men’s Basketball Coach. No stranger to Lackawanna Basketball, he served as an assistant coach during the 2014-2015 season. On learning of his selection as Lackawanna’s next head basketball coach, Coyle said, “I am looking forward to returning to
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Greg Herenda Inks Five-Year Extension at FDU
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Fairleigh Dickinson University has announced that head men’s basketball coach Greg Herenda has signed a contract extension to remain at the helm of the Northeast Conference Champion Knights through the 2020-21 season. “I am extremely excited, thankful and appreciative of this commitment to me and my family by President Christopher Capuano, Metropolitan Campus Provost Robert
OFFICIAL: Kuntz Named Head Coach at Post University
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Thanks to great sources who had us out in front of this one on Saturday (DII DIRT). It’s now been made official – Post University has named Mark Kuntz its new head men’s basketball coach. Kuntz joins the Eagles after spending the previous four years as the assistant coach at the University of New Hampshire.
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Sam Houston State Staff Update
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Jimmy Smith and Chuck Taylor have joined the Sam Houston men’s basketball staff as assistants, Bearkat head coach Jason Hooten announced. Both bring experience as head coaches for winning programs. Most recently, Smith led Texas Lutheran University to back-to-back conference titles and NCAA Division III national tournament appearances. Taylor served as an assistant at North
DII DIRT: UNH Assistant to be Named Head Coach at Post University
HoopDirt.com has learned that University of New Hampshire assistant coach Marc Kuntz will be named as the head coach at DII Post University. He will replace Al Sokaitis who was relieved of his duties last month. Kuntz had been on Bill Herrion’s staff at UNH staff for the past four seasons. He came to New
Mike Wacker Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Texas Lutheran
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Mike Wacker, the head coach who brought record excellence to the Converse Judson High School boys basketball program, is returning to his roots as the new head men’s basketball coach at Texas Lutheran University, TLU President Dr. Stuart Dorsey announced Thursday. “We’re delighted that Mike Wacker is coming home to Texas Lutheran,” Dorsey said. “He spent
Free Playbook: NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended a 52 year championship drought and brought a title to back to the city of Cleveland. After a knock-down, drag out series that pitted the best team in NBA regular season history vs. the best player on the planet, the Cavaliers are your 2016 NBA Champions. Our 2016
Ben Thompson Named Head Basketball Coach at SUNY Canton
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Ben Thompson, who helped guide NCAA Division II Lincoln Memorial University to the National Championship game last season, has been named the next head coach of the SUNY Canton men’s basketball program, Athletic Director Randy B. Sieminski has announced. Thompson assisted the Railsplitters during their 34-3 season that culminated in the team’s No. 1 national
Chris Skinkis Joins Portland State Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
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Portland State Basketball Coach Tyler Geving has named Chris Skinkis as a new assistant coach on the Viking staff. Skinkis has spent 10 seasons in collegiate coaching at the Division I, Division II and junior college levels. Skinkis comes to PSU after two seasons as an assistant coach at North Carolina Central. He also has
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Al Seibert Named Director of Operations at Iowa
University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery announced today that Al Seibert is now the director of basketball operations. Seibert, who has spent the past five seasons as the team’s video coordinator, fills the operations void left by Billy Taylor. Taylor left to become the head coach at Belmont Abbey College in North