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Spruance Named Assistant at Lewis University

Lewis University head men’s basketball coach Scott Trost has promoted John Spruance to assistant coach after spending the previous two seasons as a volunteer. Spruance replaces associate head coach Adam DeMong who has accepted a job in the private sector. “It was a natural progression to elevate John (Spruance) and I thought it was important

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Armstrong State Adds Assistant

Armstrong State University head men’s basketball coach Evans Davis has announced the elevation of Zach Corliss to assistant coach for the upcoming 2015-16 season. Corliss served as a graduate assistant coach for the Pirates each of the last two seasons while pursuing his master’s degree in adult education from Armstrong State University. The Fletcher, N.C.,

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Cameron University Adds Assistants

The Cameron men’s basketball program will add experience to its staff with the addition of Andrew Brown as assistant coach and Jared Lyons as graduate assistant on Thursday. “We are very excited to have Coach Brown and his family joining the Aggie Family,” said head coach Nate Gamet. “Coach Brown brings with him a wealth

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Daily Dirt – 7/2/15

Some things that I’ve heard as we cruise in the the 4th of July Weekend…. “Hot” name for the opening at Winona State is Wisconsin Green Bay assistant Randall Herbst.  The Winona State alum joined Linc Darner’s staff this past spring.  He also worked with Darner at Florida Southern, and has been a head coach

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OFFICIAL: Brown Joins Winston-Salem State Staff

Back on June 12th, HoopDirt.com reported that Andrew Brown had been hired as an assistant at Winston-Salem State University (Daily Dirt – 6/12/15).  It has now been made official – here is the release: Andrew Brown joins the Winston-Salem State Rams coaching staff after spending three seasons as the head coach at St Andrew’s University

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DII DIRT: Southern Connecticut

Multiple sources have told HoopDirt.com that former UConn standout, and current Quinnipiac assistant Scott Burrell is the leader at DII Southern Connecticut, and could be introduced as early as Wednesday or Thursday of this week barring any last minute roadblocks. Burrell has been on Tom Moore’s staff at Quinnipiac for the past eight seasons.  He joined the

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Daily Dirt – 6/30/15

DK was on the run yesterday – a bunch of “dirt” to get caught up on today… A great source has told me that Army assistant Sean Rutigliano will be named as an assistant at Lipscomb.  Rutigliano just completed his fourth season at Army, and was an assistant at Ouachita Baptist (AR) before joining the Black Knights

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Jimmy Reilly Elevated to Associate Head Coach at Philadelphia

After eight seasons as an assistant coach, Jimmy Reilly has been elevated to the role of associate men’s basketball head coach by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame head men’s basketball coach Herb Magee Thursday. Since joining Magee’s staff in 2007, Reilly—who doubles as the University’s coordinator of conference events—has been involved in numerous facets

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Official: Mike Leaf Resigns at Winona State

Thanks to great sources for getting HoopDirt.com out in front of this one earlier today (DII DIRT: Leaf Resigns at Winona State).  Winona State has now made the official announcement which confirms our report.  Here’s is the statement from WSU: Mike Leaf today announced his resignation as Head Men’s Basketball Coach, effective June 30, according

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DII DIRT: Leaf Resigns at Winona State

According to multiple sources, Mike Leaf has resigned as the head coach at Winona State this morning.  In 17 seasons at WSU, Leaf compiled a 382-152 record which includes winning the 2006 and 2008 NCAA Division II National Championships, and setting an NCAA Division II record with 57 consecutive wins over a span that reached

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Daily Dirt – 6/26/15

A few quick hitters to end the week… I have heard that Northern Illinois has hired Sean Sims as a graduate assistant.  He was most recently the head manager at Ohio. Another GA hired…I have heard that Midland University (NE) has hired Brady Cameron as a graduate assistant.  He spent last season as an assistant

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Odom Announces Staff at Lenoir-Rhyne

Lenoir-Rhyne University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ryan Odom has announced his staff for the 2015-16 season. Nate Dixon has been named Associate Head Coach, Bryce Crawford takes over as Assistant Coach and Blake Simmons has been chosen as the team’s Graduate Assistant. “I’m extremely excited about our staff at Lenoir-Rhyne,” said Odom. “It’s a great

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