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Rhode Island College Staff Update

HoopDirt.com mentioned these moves back on 8/22 (Daily Dirt) – they have now been made official… Rhode Island College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Michael Byrnes has announced the hiring of Matt Mahar and Cory Macchioni as assistant coaches for the 2016-17 campaign. Mahar comes to RIC with over two decades of experience at the collegiate

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UMass-Boston Names Zander Tasch Assistant Coach

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Zander Tasch has been named as an assistant men’s basketball coach at UMass Boston.  Tasch becomes the first assistant under newly appointed head coach Jason Harris.  This will be the second time that Tasch has worked with coach Harris, as the two were members of the Long Island University’s historic

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Keene State Names Ryan Cain Interim Head Coach

Keene State College Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and Interim Athletic Director Kemal Atkins has announced the hiring of Ryan Cain as the interim men’s basketball coach. “Becoming a full-time head collegiate coach has been a goal of mine and having the opportunity to fulfill that dream at an institution with a

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OFFICIAL: Harris Named Head Coach at UMass-Boston

Thanks to some great sources for getting HoopDirt.com out in front of this one.  We first reported back on May 31st that Jay Harris had been hired as the head coach at UMass-Boston.  It was made official today… Vice Chancellor for Athletics and Recreation, Special Projects and Programs Charlie Titus has named Jason Harris as

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DIII DIRT: Colbert Out at Keene State

I have now heard from multiple sources that Rob Colbert is out as the head coach at DIII Keene State (NH).  Apparently there has been an on going investigation of a former men’s basketball staffer who was employed under Colbert.  I have also heard that Colbert is fighting his dismissal, and will file an appeal

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DIII DIRT: UMass-Boston set to Name New Head Coach

I have heard that UMass-Boston has found their replacement for long-time head coach Charlie Titus.  According to great sources, the choice will be current LIU Brooklyn assistant coach Jay Harris.  He has spent the past seven seasons on the Blackbirds staff, serving two as the DBO, and the last seven as an assistant.  Harris is

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