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Cobb promoted to Associate Head Coach at Montana

Montana men’s basketball Head Coach Travis DeCuire has tabbed assistant Chris Cobb as the program’s new associate head coach. Cobb joined the staff at Montana shortly after DeCuire was formally introduced as the Grizzlies’ new head coach in May of 2014. In the two years since, he has become one of the program’s go-to coaches

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FHU names Jim Sanderson Head Coach

 The Freed-Hardeman University Athletic Department announced Monday that Jim Sanderson will be the new head coach for the Lion basketball program, beginning with the 2016-17 season. Sanderson will take over the head coaching position following the resignation of Jason Shelton, who resigned his duties at Freed-Hardeman earlier this month after 11 years at the helm to take a

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DII DIRT: Brian Reese out as head coach at GCU

Brian Reese is no longer the head coach at Georgian Court University (NJ). The former University of North Carolina standout was named as the head coach at GCU back in April of 2015, and went 5-21 in his only season at the helm. He had previously spent four seasons as an assistant to former Tar

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PREP DIRT: Former Pitt assistant headed to South Kent

Former Pitt assistant coach Bill Barton will become the next head coach at New England prep school powerhouse South Kent School. He will replace Kelvin Jefferson who became an assistant at Old Dominion last week. Barton had been on Jamie Dixon’s staff for the past five seasons, and has also worked at Marshall and Duquesne.

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OFFICIAL: Canisius’ Jim Baron Announces Retirement

Jim Baron, the Canisius men’s basketball coach for the past four seasons, announced his retirement on Friday. Associate head coach Pat Clarke will assume the title of interim head coach, effective immediately. Canisius will begin an expedited search in an effort to have the position filled as soon as possible. “I have given this decision

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Faulkner, Medley Join UPIKE Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff

University of Pikeville head men’s basketball coach Kelly Wells announced the addition of graduate assistants Evan Faulkner and Noah Medley to the Bears’ coaching staff on Friday. The pair is set to begin their time with UPIKE next season after the departure of Ross Fanning and Bradlee Yoder who graduated on May 14. Faulkner comes

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Mark McGonigal added to Richmond staff

Richmond men’s basketball and head coach Chris Mooney have announced the hiring of former player Mark McGonigal to the position of Director of Program Development. “We are very excited about Mark coming back to our program and joining the staff,” Chris Mooney said. “He will have a variety of responsibilities under the overarching objective of

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BREAKING: Canisius Head Basketball Coach Jim Baron to Retire

According to a report by ESPN, Canisius head basketball coach Jim Baron has retired. Baron has been at Canisius for the past four seasons where he has gone 73-61. He has also been the head coach at URI (2001-12), St. Bonaventure (1992-2001), and St. Francis, PA (1987-92). During his 29 seasons as a DI head coach,

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JUST ANNOUNCED: Jay Wright, Sean Miller and many others to speak at USA Basketball Coach Academies!

USA Basketball will host six Coach Academies in 2016 across the country. As part of its Youth Development mission, Coach Academies provide valuable education and insight on teaching the game of basketball to young players. USA Basketball Coach Academies are presented in a multi-day format and teach the USA Basketball Player Development Curriculum to impart

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Daily Dirt – 5/20/16

A bunch of things that I’ve heard… I can confirm that Princeton assistant Donovan Williams has departed to become an assistant at Cornell. Last season was his first at Princeton where he worked along side new Cornell head coach Brian Earl. Williams has spent five seasons as an assistant at Lafayette. I can also confirm that

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Braswell Promoted to Assistant Coach at UTEP

UTEP Coach Tim Floyd announced on Thursday that Bobby Braswell has been promoted to assistant coach with the Miners. Braswell has served as the Miners’ Director of Basketball Operations for the last three years. Braswell succeeds Ken Deweese, who served in the assistant coach role for the previous five years before accepting a position at

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