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Austin Peay Dirt…

With the departure of Bubba Wells from the Austin Peay staff earlier this week, rumors are swirling about his possible replacement.  The “hot” name right now is Martin Methodist head coach Scott Combs.  This past season, his team went 30-5 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA DI National Tournament.  McCombs is a former

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Columbia College (MO) Adds Assistant

Columbia College (MO) head men’s basketball coach and athletic director Bob Burchard officially announced the hiring of Tomas Brock as the next assistant men’s basketball coach. Tomas is no stranger to the Cougars and Columbia as he replaces former associate head coach and older brother Matt Brock. “I am excited that Tomas will be joining

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Menlo College Names Aiona Head Coach

Menlo College and Director of Athletics Keith Spataro are pleased to announce the hiring of Kaniela Aiona as its next Head Men’s Basketball Coach. A native of Waimea, Hawai’i, Aiona joins the Oaks after a pair of seasons as an assistant coach at NCAA Div. II Saint Leo University (Saint Leo, Fla.) “Kaniela exhibits the

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Dave Bliss Dirt…

It appears that Dave Bliss is set to return to coaching. The former head coach at Baylor, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and SMU will reportedly take over at NAIA Southwestern Christian (OK). The 71 year-old Bliss, who has won over 500 games in his career, has been out of college basketball since 2003. He was given

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Brock named head coach at Missouri Baptist

Missouri Baptist University filled a big hole on Tuesday as the Department of Athletics announced the hiring of Matt Brock to become the 13th Head Coach in program history. Brock will be no stranger to Missouri Baptist Basketball or the American Midwest Conference, having spent his last three seasons as an Assistant, and later, Associate

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