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OFFICIAL: Mercer will not renew contract of Men’s Basketball Coach Greg Gary

Following up on reports from earlier today. Greg Gary has officially been released as the head men’s basketball coach at Mercer. Here’s the statement from the school: Athletics department officials at Mercer University announced Monday morning that the contract of men’s basketball head coach Greg Gary will not be renewed for the 2024-25 season. “I am thankful for

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Gilliland joins Mercer Basketball Staff

Head Coach Greg Gary announced the hiring of graduate manager Ben Gilliland, who joins the staff after a stint with the Minnesota Golden Gophers.  Gilliland, a native of Beloit, Wisc. comes to Mercer following two seasons as a student manger with the Golden Gophers’ men’s basketball program. At Minnesota, Gilliland was responsible for creating video

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Brenneman elevated to DBO at Mercer

Head men’s basketball coach Greg Gary announced the promotion of Luke Brenneman to Director of Basketball Operations on Wednesday morning.  “I am thankful to Coach Gary and the Mercer athletic department for this opportunity,” said Brenneman. “It is an honor to be chosen for this role. After working with coach Gary as a manager at

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Daily Dirt – 7/1/20

Two quick things from the D1 level to kick off July… I have heard that assistant Tobe Carberry and DBO Rey Crossman have both departed the basketball staff at Yale. Carberry had been on James Jones staff since 2017, and had also worked at LIU Brooklyn, Central Connecticut, and the University of New Haven. Crossman

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Daily Dirt – 7/31/19

Catching up on a bunch of things… Former Holy Cross assistant Freddie Owens will land on the staff at Patriot League foe Loyola (MD). This was first reported by Evan Daniels. He will replace A.J. Guyton who recently went back to his hometown of Peoria, IL to become the Director of Athletics for the Peoria

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Mercer Basketball Staff Update

Mercer men’s basketball head coach Greg Gary announced the hiring of three assistant coaches and a director of basketball operations on Wednesday. The hires complete Gary’s first-year coaching staff in his new role as the Bears’ head coach. Gary rounded out his coaching staff with the hiring of former Lamar associate head coach Bobby Kummer,

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Bob Hoffman Fired at Mercer

Mercer Director of Athletics Jim Cole announced Monday that men’s basketball head coach Bob Hoffman has been relieved of his duties, effective immediately. Cole and Hoffman met Monday morning to discuss the status of the program. At this time Cole informed Hoffman that a change in leadership would take place. “Coach Hoffman has made an

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Mercer Names Philip Pearson Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

Philip Pearson, who brings more than 20 years of coaching experience working with multiple Division I programs, has been named assistant men’s basketball coach at Mercer University. Bob Hoffman, the Bears’ Head Coach, made the announcement Tuesday. Pearson has two decades plus of professional experience working at Georgia, Alabama, Murray State and Arkansas-Little Rock. The

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