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Carroll names former Purdue player as new men’s hoops coach

May 21, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

HELENA, Mont. Carroll College athletic director Bruce Parker announced Tuesday that former Purdue basketball player and DePaul instructor Carson Cunningham has been named the men’s basketball coach for the Fighting Saints. Continue Reading

UND lands big man transfer

May 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS The University of North Dakota’s depth in the post position was put to the test last season when 6-foot-8 junior Brandon Brekke battled injuries and 6-foot-7 junior Alonzo Traylor was ruled academically ineligible.
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Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls to host NBA preseason game

May 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. A $19 million basketball facility opening in Sioux Falls in the fall will host an NBA preseason game and a major college men’s basketball game. Continue Reading

Kolpack: With Oakland gone, what is next?

May 10, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Well, at least we don’t have to explain that Oakland University is in Michigan, not California, anymore. That’s about the lone positive coming out of the Grizzlies’ predictable move to the Horizon League this week.
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Kemp departs as Bison’s assistant for Toledo

May 8, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO One of the longer-running coaching staffs in NCAA Division I men’s basketball has come to an end. North Dakota State assistant Jason Kemp resigned on Tuesday to accept a similar position at the University of Toledo.
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Mott-Regent’s Zentner signs with DSU

April 26, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Mott-Regent senior Taylor Zentner put on a spectacle during the Region 7 boys basketball tournament.
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Kolpack: Phillips has built himself into attractive candidate

April 5, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO He’s been at North Dakota State for nine years. In the world of college basketball, that’s a pretty good run. Saul Phillips has treated Fargo well and Fargo has treated him well.
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AP source: Tim Pernetti out as Rutgers AD

April 5, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. Tim Pernetti is out as Rutgers athletic director, two days after the basketball coach was fired following a video that went public of Mike Rice shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using anti-gay slurs. Continue Reading

Rutgers, Pernetti fire Rice after video release

April 3, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

PISCATAWAY, N.J. Rutgers has fired basketball coach Mike Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs during practice. Continue Reading

Texas Tech introduces Smith as new coach

April 2, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

LUBBOCK, Texas Tubby Smith’s time at Texas Tech has begun. And he says he will fit in just fine in West Texas, where cowboy hats and cowboy boots are more prominent than other, many other places he’s coached.
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