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VMI Staff Update…

Following up on some “dirt” that HoopDirt.com first published on May 19th… Two new assistant coaches have joined the VMI basketball coaching staff for the 2017-18 season, head coach Dan Earl announced. Joining the staff are Kevin Carroll and former VMI alumnus and standout shooting guard Austin Kenon. Carroll and Kenon fill the vacancies created

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VMI DIRT…

Virginia Military Institute head coach Dan Earl has lost two assistant coaches this off-season – Jason Slay became an assistant at Youngstown State, and Chris Kreider joined the staff at Rice. I have now heard from good sources that their replacements will be Kevin Carroll and Austin Kenon. Carroll was most recently the head basketball

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OFFICIAL: Earl Names Staff at VMI

We’ve been talking about this one for a while here at HoopDirt.com.  Back on June 1st, we mentioned that Steve Lepore, Chris Kreider, and Jason Slay would be hired by Dan Earl as assistant coaches at VMI.  It has now been made official.  All three have been named as assistant coaches for the Keydets. Lepore

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UPDATE: VMI Dirt…

Just a quick update on the VMI Dirt that I posted last week… Chris Kreider and Steve Lepore will in fact be named to Dan Earl’s staff.  The third assistant will not however be Ben Thompson –  I can confirm that it will be former East Tennessee State assistant Jason Slay.  Before joining the ETSU

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VMI Dirt: Assistants to be Named…

I have heard that new VMI head coach Dan Earl is prepared to officially introduce his staff this week. I have heard that he will retain current assistant Ben Thompson, and add Chris Kreider and Steve Lepore. Thompson joined Duggar Baucom’s staff at VMI last season.  He was previously an assistant UNC Pembroke, and also

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Daily Dirt – 5/5/15

Busy last few days – here is today’s Daily Dirt… I have heard from a great source that former Citadel Assistant Andre Morgan has landed on Happy Osborne’s staff at Kentucky Wesleyan.  Morgan spent one season on Chuck Driesell’s staff at The Citadel – before that he was an administrative guy at UAB. Speaking of The

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Daily Dirt – 5/1/15

Here are a few things that I’ve heard… The “hot” name at Florida Southern right now is Southern Connecticut head coach Mike Donnelly.  In his five seasons at SCSU, he is 97-49 (28-8 2014-15).  He also spent seven seasons as the head coach at Post University.  Florida Southern, who won the DII National Championship this

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