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North Carolina Central Dirt…

I can confirm that LeVelle Moton will add Nigel Thomas as an assistant coach on his staff at North Carolina Central. Thomas had spent the past five seasons as an assistant coach at DIII North Carolina Wesleyan. Prior to that, he was the head coach at Langston University (OK), his alma mater, for three seasons.

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UMES Basketball Staff Update

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore head men’s basketball coach Jason Crafton has added two new assistants to his coaching staff, Dominic Parker and Calvin Baker. “I am excited to bring two young, hungry and passionate coaches to our staff as we embark on the journey of building Maryland Eastern Shore basketball,” Crafton said. “Each guy brings strong qualities and assets that

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NC Central Dirt…

I can confirm that North Carolina Central will add Thomas Carr and Brian Graves to their men’s basketball staff as assistant coaches. They will replace Eric Wilson (assistant coach College of Charleston), and Luke D’Alessio (head coach Fayetteville State). Carr had spent the past two seasons on Kevin Keatts staff at NC State as the

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OFFICIAL: Howard Announces Blakeney as Head Basketball Coach

Howard University Director of Athletics Kery Davis has announced the hiring of Kenneth Blakeney as Howard University’s 10th head men’s basketball in program history. “I am delighted to welcome Kenny Blakeney as our new men’s basketball coach,” said Howard Director of Athletics Kery Davis. “Kenny comes from a rich basketball pedigree having played for and coached under many of the best coaches

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G-League Assistant Jason Crafton to UMES

It appears that Jason Crafton will be named as the head basketball coach at UMES. He has just updated his Twitter: Crafton spent this past season as an assistant with the Delaware Blue Coats (76ers G-League affiliate). Before that, he spent six seasons as the head coach at DII Nyack College (47-108). He also spent

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Morgan State Head Men’s Basketball Coach Todd Bozeman’s Contract Not Renewed

Morgan’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Edward Scott announced today his decision to not renew Todd Bozeman‘s contract as head coach of the Morgan State University men’s basketball program. Bozeman served as the Bears’ head coach since joining the University in 2006. “Today’s decision was especially tough because Coach Bozeman has been the face of our

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Howard reinstates Nickelberry after suspension

Howard University head men’s basketball coach Kevin Nickelberry has been reinstated following a two game suspension. Nickelberry was suspended after a post game brawl following the Bison’s February 2nd game vs Norfolk State. During the altercation, the Howard coach was seen being restrained from going after at NSU player. After missing the past two games,

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HoopDirt.com Daily News – 2/4/19

I tweeted about this one yesterday, but if you haven’t watched Dr. George Barber’s Greenville University team play, you should. In a weekend where NC State scored 24 points in a loss to Virginia Tech, Barber’s squad exploded for 200! Earlier in the week, GU beat MacMurray 167-145, and then topped that on Saturday with

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