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Erin Skaradek Named Head Coach at Morrisville State

Morrisville State Athletic Director Greg Carroll announced today that Erin Skaradek  has been named head coach for women’s basketball and will officially begin her duties on July 1. For the past seven seasons Skaradek has been on the bench of the Oswego State women’s basketball team as assistant coach where she has helped guide the

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Stephen F. Austin Dirt…

It sounds like the search to replace Brandon Schneider at Stephen F. Austin is about to wrap-up.  A great source has told me that West Texas A&M head coach Mark Kellogg is the leader, and could be named as the head coach in the next few days.  Schneider has had a great two-year run at West Texas A&M

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Staley Adds Fred Chmiel to South Carolina Staff

University of South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley announced today the hiring of Fred Chmiel as an assistant coach. The two worked together for two seasons at Temple before Chmiel went on to five successful seasons at Penn State and Minnesota.  Chmiel replaces Darius Taylor who chose to leave the Gamecocks’ staff in

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Alfred University names new women’s basketball coach

Paul Vecchio, athletics director at Alfred University, has announced the appointment of Monique McLean as the Saxons’ new head coach of women’s basketball. McLean comes to AU from Bethany (WV) College, where she has served as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team the last two seasons. She replaces former head coach Jay Murphy.

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FEATURE ARTICLE: Implementing Culture by Maurice Joseph (Assistant Coach GWU)

Implementing Culture by Maurice Joseph (Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach George Washington University) The term “culture” gets thrown around frequently in the world of sports, referring to the daily habits and norms of operation that organizations and programs generate, apply and sustain over the course of time. We often hear people talk about “rebuilding a program’s culture”

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North Florida Dirt…

I have heard from a great source that Wofford associate head coach Jessica Ridgill has resigned and will join the staff of new head coach Darrick Gibbs at North Florida.  Ridgill, who is a Wofford alum, has been  an assistant there since 2011.  She was the head coach at Erskine before returning to Wofford.  It sounds

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Delaware State Dirt…

Multiple sources have now told me that the new head coach at Delaware State will be Hampton assistant coach Barbara Burgess.  She is a Delaware State alum who has been at Hampton for the past six seasons. Before joining the Hampton Staff, she was an assistant at Norfolk State, and also spent time as a

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Sydney Colson Joins Staff at Rice

Rice University head women’s basketball coach Tina Langley finalized her staff with the announcement of Sydney Colson as assistant coach. “Sydney Colson is an incredible addition to our staff,” Langley said. “Sydney grew up in Houston, led Texas A&M to a National Championship, and then played in the WNBA and overseas. Given her extensive experience

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