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Western Kentucky adds Ben Hansbrough to Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Former Big EastPlayer of the Year and professional basketball player Ben Hansbrough has been added to the Western Kentucky staff as Coordinator of Player Development. In the role, Hansbrough will assist with academics, mentoring and film study, among other tasks. “I am excited to join a winning tradition like the

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Western Kentucky Dirt…

I have heard from a great source that William Monts has been hired as the Director of Basketball Operations at Western Kentucky.  Monts has spent the past two seasons as the head coach at Warren Wilson College (NC).  Before becoming the head coach at WWC, Monts was an assistant at Georgia Southwestern State, and before that spent

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Western Kentucky Adds Chris Shumate to Staff

Native Kentuckian Chris Shumate returns to the Bluegrass State as an assistant men’s basketball coach at WKU, Hilltopper head coach Ray Harper announced Monday. The Louisville, Ky., native spent last season at Tennessee and the season before at Conference USA rival Southern Miss. He brings eight years of Division I experience to the position at

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