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HOT: Ed Cooley Receives Contract Extension at Providence

Providence College President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. and Athletics Director Bob Driscoll announced today (March 30) that men’s basketball Head Coach Ed Cooley has signed a long-term contract extension. Cooley was hired at Providence College on March 22, 2011. In addition to the announcement of the contract extension, Cooley also announced that he and his wife,

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HOT: Steve Wojciechowski Receives Extension at Marquette

Marquette University head men’s basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski’s contract has been extended through the conclusion of the 2021-22 campaign, Vice President & Director of Athletics Bill Scholl announced Tuesday afternoon. “We are thrilled with the direction the program is heading under Steve’s leadership,” Scholl said. “This extension not only illustrates our commitment to what Steve

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Providence Staff Update

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Providence College announced that Mike Tranghese will serve as a Senior Advisor for Basketball and Ivan Thomas will be an Associate Director of Player Development and Video Operations for men’s basketball. Tranghese, who will assist Athletics Director Bob Driscoll with a variety of items involving the College’s basketball programs,

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St. John’s Names Administrative Staffers

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish The St. John’s men’s basketball program has announced the hiring of Dan Matic as director of basketball operations and Dru Anthrop who was named the team’s graduate assistant. Matic returns to his native New York after two years as an assistant coach at South Alabama. Anthrop spent the past

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Seton Hall Dirt…

The New York Post is the first to report that Seton Hall assistant Tiny Morton has resigned after one season with the Pirates.  Morton joined Kevin Willard’s staff after a successful run as the head coach at Brooklyn’s Lincoln HS. It sounds like he will return to his job as a middle school math teacher,

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Baba Diallo Named DBO at DePaul

DePaul basketball coach Dave Leitao announced today that Baba Diallo has been added to the staff as assistant director of basketball operations. Diallo spent the last two seasons as a graduate assistant at Tulsa. “Baba will be a valuable asset for our program in this support role,” said Leitao. “After working with him last year

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Patrick Sellers Joins DePaul Staff

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao announced today that Patrick Sellers has joined the program as an assistant coach. Sellers joins associate head coach Rick Carter and assistant coach Billy Garrett on Blue Demon sidelines. “Coach Sellers is a great addition to our coaching staff here at DePaul,” said Leitao. “His experience not only at Creighton

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