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Brooks receives contract extension at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Whit Babcock announced Tuesday that head women’s basketball coach Kenny Brooks has agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep him in Blacksburg through 2025-26 season. Since his arrival in 2016 Brooks’ Tech teams have enjoyed four consecutive 20-win seasons, with the first three resulting in trips to the

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Carter added to St. Francis U (PA) WBB Coaching Staff

St. Francis University (PA) Head women’s basketball coach Keila Whittington announced on Tuesday the addition of Doug Carter to the staff as an assistant coach. “I am pleased to have Doug join our staff, especially as we get closer to the start of the season,” said Whittington. “I wanted to find someone who had experience in

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Pivot Analysis: Going beyond the box score

Tracking individual stats and box scores has been a standard method of basketball analysis across most organized levels of play. However, that doesn’t always provide the whole picture. As basketball analytical methods and technology have developed, so has the use of more advanced statistical metrics. The tracking of lineup performance and on court player impact

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DEI Alliance announces “Next Up” Participants

The Rising Coaches Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alliance has announced the finalist for the “Next Up” Head Coaches Training Initiative. The organizations that make up the Rising Coaches DEI Alliance each nominated coaches for the opportunity to participate in a workshop with sports search consultant Katy Young Staudt. Katy Young Staudt was recently named a

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Dr. Dish Skill Builder Workout: Zone Flash

Coach Mason explains a great team shooting drill utilizing the Dr. Dish CT shooting machine to simulate a zone offense with a middle of the lane flash. This drill is great for teams to simulate offensive action against a 2-3 or 3-2 zone defense. Players get the opportunity to practice their mid-range shots, receiving a

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Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball Staff Update

Eastern Michigan University head women’s basketball coach Fred Castro announced the hiring of Malikah Willis as the team’s newest assistant coach and recruiting coordinator today, Nov. 18.  In addition to the new hire, Katie Hempen has also been elevated to an assistant coaching position, after spending two seasons with the program in the graduate assistant

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Bennett named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Cal Maritime

Cal State University Maritime Academy’s Department of Physical Education and Athletics has named Denise Bennett as its new Women’s Head Basketball Coach. Bennett brings 15 years of experience as a basketball coach as well as expertise in training, development, leadership, and administration to her new role.  “I want to thank the Director of Athletics and

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