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Scranton Head Coach DiPillo named Assistant at Pitt

University of Pittsburgh women’s basketball head coach Lance White announced the addition of Nick DiPillo as assistant coach on Tuesday afternoon. DiPillo brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Panthers after serving as a coach at the professional and collegiate levels for the past 19 seasons. “Nick brings a wealth of experience at the college and professional level,” stated

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Gaston added to Harvard WBB Staff

 Carrie Moore, The Kathy-Delaney-Smith Head Coach for Harvard Women’s Basketball, has hired Ariel Gaston to finalize her 2022-23 coaching staff. Gaston will join the Crimson as an assistant coach after serving in the same role at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Moore is thrilled to have Gaston alongside her on the bench and is excited

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Pohlen Named Director of Player Development at Stanford

Jeanette Pohlen, a 2011 graduate from Stanford and former Pac-10 Player of the Year, has rejoined the Cardinal as the Director of Player Development, announced Friday by Setsuko Ishiyama Director of Women’s Basketball Tara VanDerveer.  A newly designed position for the program, Pohlen will assist in various areas focused on helping student-athletes succeed both on and

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Santimano named Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Army

Army West Point Women’s Basketball head coach Missy Traversi announced the addition of Sacha Santimano to her coaching staff on Thursday morning. Santimano will join the program as an assistant coach. “Sacha has proven her ability to be successful at a variety of levels,” said coach Traversi. “She has served over seven years in the United States Air Force. She

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Hirt named WBB Head Coach at Dennison

Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Nan Carney-DeBord has announced the hiring of Maureen Hirt as the next Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Denison University. Hirt replaces Sara Lee who stepped down in April after a 33-year tenure leading the Big Red. Hirt is the eighth coach in Denison’s history of the women’s basketball program. She comes to Denison after

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SWOSU adds Davis as WBB assistant coach

SWOSU Women’s Basketball head coach Jeff Zinn has announced the addition of Heather Davis who will join his staff as an assistant. Davis comes from the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) where she has been the assistant coach for the past eight years under former Bronchos head coach Guy Hardaker, who retired following the 2021-22 season. She has over

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Ayrault added to Wayne State Women’s Basketball Staff

Wayne State University women’s basketball head coach Carrie Lohr, who will enter her 12th season this fall, has announced the addition of former WSU basketball standout Andy Ayrault to the Warrior women’s basketball coaching staff. “I was fortunate to meet Andy and his wife Kim 10 years ago at a WSU Basketball Alumni event,” commented Lohr. 

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Turgeon named Assistant WBB Coach at Iowa Western

Iowa Western Head women’s basketball coach Jillian Flores Bennett announced the hiring today of Tommy Turgeon as the new assistant coach for the Reivers.  Turgeon comes to Iowa Western from Our Lady of the Lake University where he spent the last two seasons. He helped guide the Saints to a 2022 Red River Athletic Conference

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Alderson Broaddus tabs Franklin as new Women’s Basketball Head Coach

 Ta-Rel Franklin has been named the next Head Women’s Basketball Coach for Alderson Broaddus University, as announced by Director of Athletics Carrie Bodkins on Monday. Franklin becomes the seventh Head Coach in program history, succeeding Coach Summer Quesenberry.  “It’s my pleasure to announce Ta-Rel Franklin as our next Head Women’s Basketball Coach,” Bodkins said. “As our former Assistant Men’s Basketball

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