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Wofford Basketball Staff Update

Wofford College men’s basketball head coach Dwight Perry has made two additions to the coaching and support staff for the upcoming season. Former Terrier Drew Gibson returns to Wofford as an assistant coach after spending the past four seasons at Navy, while Nate Williams will be the director of player development. Drew Gibson joined the Navy coaching staff during

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Richey inks contract extension at Furman

 Furman University Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Jason Donnelly announced today that head men’s basketball coach Bob Richey has received a contract extension. Terms of the extension were not disclosed. “Bob Richey and Furman basketball have achieved unprecedented success that has helped transform our athletics department and our university,” Donnelly said. “We are excited that Bob and his family are remaining

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BREAKING: ETSU to Part Ways with Head Men’s Basketball Coach Desmond Oliver

East Tennessee State University announced today that head men’s basketball coach Desmond Oliver will not return next season. “I met with Coach Oliver today, and we discussed the program is not meeting the expectations of the Athletics Department.” Dr. Richard Sander, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics for ETSU, said. “We feel that parting ways is the best thing for

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Wofford’s McAuley resigns

Wofford head men’s basketball coach Jay McAuley had resigned. McAuley took a “leave of absence” back on 12/5, and had not been with the team since then. Wofford released the following brief statement:  Jay McAuley has stepped down as head coach of the Wofford men’s basketball program. McAuley was an assistant coach for the Terriers from

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Kaplan named Director of Basketball Operations at Wofford

David Kaplan has been named as the Director of Men’s Basketball Operations at Wofford. Kaplan has had previous stints at Davidson-Davie Community College, Catholic University, Centenary College (LA) and at two high schools. Kaplan joined head coach Matt Ridge’s staff in 2020 as an assistant coach at Davidson-Davie. The Storm finished the 2020-2021 season with

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Citadel Basketball Staff Update

The Citadel Head Basketball Coach Ed Conroy has announced the completion of his inaugural staff with four hires: Assistant Coaches Chris Hill and Patrick Reilingh, Director of Basketball Operations Austin Kidd, and Graduate Manager Hunt Conroy. “I am very excited about the additions to our Citadel basketball staff. We have an accomplished staff of great teachers, great

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Hugley named as new Assistant Basketball Coach at ETSU

Joe Hugley is back home!  On Monday, ETSU men’s basketball head coach Desmond Oliver announced the hiring of Hugley as the Buccaneers’ new assistant coach.  “I’m really excited to add Joe to my staff,” said Oliver. “Joe is going to bring a high level of teaching, player development and mentoring from a former player’s perspective. He’s going to

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Hart added to Wofford Men’s Basketball Staff

Wofford College men’s basketball head coach Jay McAuley announced today the addition of Kente’ Hart as an assistant to the head coach. Hart joins the Terrier staff after serving as an assistant at Florida Southwestern State College since 2018. “Kente’ is a very successful and experienced college basketball coach,” said McAuley. “We are excited to add another high-character individual to

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UNC Greensboro Basketball Staff Update

The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men’s basketball team and head coach Mike Jones announced staffing changes this summer.   Jirsa RetiresRon Jirsa, a 40-year veteran of college coaching, announced his retirement this spring from UNCG. Coach Jirsa had just finished his first season as an assistant coach with the Spartans following six years at Radford University. During his

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Chattanooga Basketball Staff Update

While it might not be a secret following a heavy recruiting presence over the past few weeks, Chattanooga men’s basketball head coach Dan Earl and the program have formally finalized and announced the coaching staff ahead of the upcoming 2022-23 season. Some familiar faces for Earl will be alongside the first-year UTC head coach this season, in

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OFFICIAL: Davis named Associate Head Coach at VMI

Following-up on something that I mentioned first back on April 18th (DAILY DIRT: South Carolina Edition). Dave Davis has officially been named as the associate head coach at VMI. Here’s the announcement: VMI head basketball coach Andrew Wilson announced Monday afternoon the hiring of Dave Davis to serve as the Associate Head Basketball Coach of his program.

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