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UAB’s Kennedy receives contract extension

UAB head coach Andy Kennedy has received a contract extension through 2028-29, according to a tweet posted by the school’s men’s basketball Twitter: AL.com reports that the deal is worth $1 million per year and will increase by $100,000 each season for the length of the terms. Kennedy has gone 78-25 in three seasons at

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UAB alum Rob Williams joins Blazers Basketball Staff

 UAB men’s basketball head coach Andy Kennedy announced the hiring of former UAB player Rob Williams as the Blazers’ new assistant coach on Tuesday. Williams spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Denver. “Excited to have Rob back with Blazer Basketball!” Head Coach Andy Kennedy said, “Rob is a former Blazer basketball player

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Kennedy inks new deal at UAB

After a record-setting 2021-22 season, the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved a contract extension for UAB men’s basketball head coach Andy Kennedy. “Andy has raised the level of interest in UAB Basketball around our community,” said Director of Athletics Mark Ingram. “He has done everything he said that he would, including winning a conference

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UAB Basketball Staff Update

UAB men’s basketball head coach Andy Kennedy announced the promotions of Noah Dartmann and Josh Lane for the 2022-23 men’s basketball coaching staff. Dartmann, who enters his third year with the program in 2022-23 after spending the first two seasons as a graduate assistant and then video coordinator, will now serve as UAB’s director of basketball administration. Lane, a two-time UAB graduate who

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Kennedy signs new 6-yr deal at UAB

It was a monumental day on Friday for the UAB men’s basketball program as the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved a contract extension for head coach Andy Kennedy along with the final stage of the new men’s and women’s basketball practice facility. “I’d like to thank our Board of Trustees for their continued

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DAILY DIRT – 8/13/20

Catching-up on a few things… I have heard that Niagara head coach Greg Paulus is finalizing his staff – it sounds like he may have two spots to fill. The names that I’ve heard here are former UAB assistant Kevin Devitt, and a current staffer in the A-10. Should be official shortly. Kevon Davis is

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DAILY DIRT: Sunday Night Edition – 6/7/20

A Sunday Night edition of the DD… I have heard that recently hired Samford assistant Jake Headrick is no longer on Bucky McMillan’s staff. Headrick was hired back in April after spending two seasons as an assistant at Missouri State. He had previously been an assistant Samford (2012-18), and the head coach at Chipola College

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UAB Basketball Staff Update

UAB head men’s basketball coach Andy Kennedy has announced the additions of Philip Pearson, Ryan Cross and Sidney Ball to his staff. Pearson and Cross will be assistant coaches while Ball will serve as Director of Basketball Operations. Pearson, who brings over 20 years of coaching experience working with multiple Division I programs, comes to UAB

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Daily Dirt – 3/20/20

Losing track of days already here at the HD World HQ. Here is what I believe to be Friday’s Daily Dirt… I keep hearing that Louisiana Monroe associate head coach Ryan Cross is in the mix to join Andy Kennedy at UAB. I’ve also heard Clemson director of recruiting Philip Pearson’s name mentioned here as

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OFFICIAL: Kennedy named Head Basketball Coach at UAB

Andy Kennedy has been named the seventh head coach of the University of Alabama at Birmingham men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics Mark Ingram announced Friday. Pending approval by the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees, Kennedy will return to his alma mater where he is the second leading scorer in program history. A

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Daily Dirt – 3/16/20

I’ve heard that Parker is running the search at UIC. Some very (very) early names here: former Illinois special assistant Jamall Walker, Kansas assistant Jerrance Howard, Nebraska assistant Armon Gates, and Western Michigan head coach Steve Hawkins. More on this one as it shakes out. Andy Kennedy has been licking his chops for a while

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