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Childress Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Wake Forest

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during an NCAA men’s basketball game between Young Harris College and Wake Forest University, Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Photo/Bob Leverone for Wake Forest University)

The Wake Forest men’s basketball program announced Wednesday (June 22) that Randolph Childress has been promoted from assistant coach to associate head coach. Childress is entering his sixth year on the Demon Deacon staff. After serving as an assistant to the athletic director in 2011-12, he joined the basketball staff as the director of player

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Coaching U Live: Orlando and Las Vegas Clinics Coming-up Fast!

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Coaching U LIVE is open to all coaches at all levels of men’s and women’s basketball from high school to the NBA.  Ask anyone who has attended and you will hear the same — that Coaching U LIVE is the most information offered in one place, and simply one of the best coaching experiences around!

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OFFICIAL: Adam Hood Named Assistant Coach at UTSA

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Back on 5/25, HoopDirt.com reported that Adam Hood was in the mix for an assistant spot at UTSA (Daily Dirt – 5/25/16). It’s now been made official as UTSA head basketball coach Steve Henson announced that Hood has been hired as an assistant coach, effective immediately. “Adam is a terrific addition to our staff,” Henson

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Bridgewater College Names Patrick Ackerman Assistant Basketball Coach

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Bridgewater College head men’s basketball coach Shawn Postiglione has announced the addition of Patrick Ackerman to his staff for the 2016-17 season. Ackerman is a May, 2016 graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communications with a focus on broadcast journalism and a minor in leadership. Ackerman played

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Kalamazoo College Names Jay Smith Head Basketball Coach

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Jay Smith has verbally accepted the position of head men’s basketball coach at Kalamazoo College. Smith brings 31 years of collegiate coaching experience to Kalamazoo, including 10 years as a head coach at Grand Valley State University and Central Michigan University. “I am elated to accept the position of head men’s basketball coach at Kalamazoo

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Conway Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Albright College

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Chris Conway has been named an assistant coach on the Albright men’s basketball coaching staff Lions head coach Rick Ferry announced on Tuesday. Conway was a four-year letterwinner at York (Pa.) and a two-time team captain. Conway played in a career-best 25 games during his junior season and in 24 games last year for the Spartans. He averaged

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Towson Dirt…

HoopDirt.com can confirm that Towson head coach Pat Skerry will hire University of Southern California Director of Basketball Operations Pat O’Connell as an assistant coach. He will replace Bruce Shingler who departed earlier this spring for a spot on Frank Martin’s staff at South Carolina. O’Connell is a Baltimore native who had previously spent three seasons

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Ludwig Joins Minot State Staff

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Minot State University men’s basketball has hired Bob Ludwig as an assistant coach, Beavers head coach Matt Murken announced. Ludwig spent the past nine seasons at the NAIA level, including last year as the top assistant for Peru State College under head coach Eric Behrens. In 2015-16, he helped the Bobcats to the co-regular season

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Why Coaches Stumble And How You Can Help Them Succeed

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Athletic Director U. is a new, weekly series from D1.ticker designed to land in your inbox every Sunday evening. Articles will delve into pertinent topics from around the industry, providing unique perspective into many critical issues facing collegiate administrators today. This week’s launch is a long look at how a common leadership trap can impact an Athletic Director’s

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Robert Morris Dirt…

HoopDirt.com can confirm that Robert Morris will hire Lehigh’s Kyle Griffin as an assistant coach.  He will replace Joe Gallo who became the head coach at his alma mater Merrimack College earlier in the spring. Griffin had been on Brett Reed’s staff for the past three seasons. Before that, he worked in various roles for

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McNeese State Dirt…

Back on 6/3, I mentioned that that I had heard there will be a change on the staff at McNeese State (Daily Dirt – 6/3/16). I have now heard from multiple sources that assistant coach Steve Welch will resign effective June 30th.  Welch came out of retirement prior to the 2009-10 season to join McNeese

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Marc Rozanski Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Rogers State

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Rogers State men’s basketball head coach Justin Barkley announced the hiring of Marc Rozanski as an assistant coach heading into the 2016-17 season. “We are delighted to add Marc to our staff,” Barkley said. “He will bring valuable experience to our program and staff adding a wealth of knowledge he has learned not only as

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