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ACC DIRT: Yale’s Elkin headed to Stanford

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Yale Director of Men’s Basketball Operations Matt Elkin is on the move and will join Kyle Smith’s new staff at new ACC member Stanford. It sounds like he will assume the title of Assistant Recruiting Coordinator. Elkin joined the Yale staff back in 2020 after a two-year

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Yale’s Jones earns 200th Ivy League victory

Yale Head Men’s Basketball Coach James Jones earned the 200th Ivy League victory of his career with a 76-58 victory over Cornell on Senior Night. Jones, who becomes just the second coach to record 200 Ivy League regular season wins, joins Princeton’s Pete Carril, who led the Tigers to 310 league victories. The Bulldogs veteran

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D3 DIRT: NYU Search Update

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from a bunch of people on this one. It sounds like the final group at for the open head coach position at D3 NYU is: Donny Guerinoni – Assistant Coach Harvard David Klatsky – Assistant Coach Colgate Justin Simon – Assistant Coach Yale According to people close to this

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Daily Dirt – 3/15/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) On the move today. Here are a few quick hitters… Some search firm updates: Fogler has Missouri, DHR has Tulsa, and Parker has George Washington. Early at George Washington, but some names to keep an eye on are Miami associate head coach Chris Caputo and Yale head coach James Jones. Obviously

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Daily Dirt – 5/27/21

Daily Dirt compiled by: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few quick hitters from the D1 level… I have heard that Boston University Director of Basketball Operations Al Paul will be hired as an assistant at Yale. Paul has been at BU for the past three seasons, where he began as the video coordinator before being elevated

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Daily News & Notes – 2/1/21

Today’s News & Notes from around the college basketball coaching world… Mixed messages from Kansas State AD Gene Taylor this weekend on the future of head coach Bruce Weber. Taylor told The Mercury on Saturday that “our intention” is for Weber to return next season. However, when speaking with Wichita Eagle on Sunday, Taylor said.

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OFFICIAL: Elkin joins Yale Basketball Staff

Following up on something that HoopDirt.com mentioned back on 8/23 (DAILY DIRT). Yale has made the hiring of Matt Elkin as their new DBO official. Here’s the official release: Matt Elkin has joined the Yale men’s basketball staff as Director of Operations. Elkin comes to New Haven after serving as an assistant coach at the

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DAILY DIRT: Sunday Edition – 8/23/20

Finally back from a long trip up north to Maine. Catching up on a bunch of things that I’ve heard… I have heard that the leader for the vacant Director of Basketball Operations spot at Yale is Windward School (CA) assistant Matt Elkin. Before heading out west, Elkin served as an assistant at prep powerhouse

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Daily Dirt – 7/1/20

Two quick things from the D1 level to kick off July… I have heard that assistant Tobe Carberry and DBO Rey Crossman have both departed the basketball staff at Yale. Carberry had been on James Jones staff since 2017, and had also worked at LIU Brooklyn, Central Connecticut, and the University of New Haven. Crossman

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