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Clemson Dirt…

Brad Brownell has two vacant spots on his staff at Clemson after contract of assistant coach Steve Smith was not renewed, and director of recruiting Lucas McKay became an assistant at UMKC. It sounds like he has found the replacement for both of those guys. I have heard from multiple sources that Quinnipiac assistant Anthony

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Daily Dirt 4/15/19

A few quick things… I have heard that Clemson Director of Recruiting Lucas McKay will join Billy Donlon’s staff at UMKC. McKay had been at Clemson for the past nine seasons. More UMKC staff additions shortly. I have heard that the leader at DII Colorado State Pueblo is Sheridan College (WY) head coach Matt Hammer,

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Daily Dirt – 3/29/19

A bunch of things to wrap up a busy week… An early name at Buffalo is Tennessee associate head coach Rob Lanier. The former head coach at Siena (2001-05) is a Buffalo native who has also been an assistant at Texas, Florida, and Virginia. Will have more names soon. I can confirm that Clemson graduate

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Clemson Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Clemson University men’s basketball and head coach Brad Brownell have announced the additions of Marty Simmons and Matt Bucklin to the coaching staff on Wednesday. Simmons, the former head men’s basketball coach at the University of Evansville, will join Brownell’s staff. Simmons compiled a record of 184-175 across 11 seasons at his alma mater of

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Daily Dirt – 7/17/18

A few things that I’ve heard… It sounds like former Evansville head coach Marty Simmons will be joining the basketball staff at Clemson. Simmons’ son Blake tweeted the following: “Orange and Purple just got a little more exciting. Congrats Dad for joining the Clemson staff!”  Simmons had spent the past 11-seasons at Evansville (184-175) before

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HoopDirt Daily News – 12/21/17

HoopDirt.com’s Daily News from the college basketball coaching world… Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl gave an update on the ongoing FBI investigation into the men’s basketball program today. “There have been no substantive changes,” Pearl said. “There are obviously certain aspects of the investigation that are very private and we’re keeping them that way, but

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Clemson Dirt…

HoopDirt.com can confirm that Clemson head coach Brad Brownell will add URI assistant coach Antonio Reynolds Dean to his staff. The Atlanta native had worked with Dan Hurley for the past two seasons, and has also been an assistant at the College of Charleston and Northeastern. I’ve also heard that this will not be the

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Brownell makes staff change at Clemson

Clemson head coach Brad Brownell has shaken-up his staff by releasing long-time assistant coach Mike Winiecki. “It’s one of the more difficult decisions that I’ve ever made,” Brownell said. “He’s an outstanding coach, he’s been a great friend of mine for 15-plus years, we’ve been together since we were assistants at UNC-Wilmington and he came

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