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Sioux hire coach, promote another
UND hired an assistant coach and promoted another today.
Former NBA guard Dean Oliver was added to the Sioux staff while Tom Dryburgh, a former Sioux player and graduate manager, will become the program's director of operations -- a newly created position.
Oliver was hired to fill an assistant coaching vacancy when Nate Philippe accepted a coaching position at Maine.
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Oliver recently retired from professional basketball after a nine-year career that included stints in the NBA, the NBDL and a variety of leagues overseas. The Mason City, Iowa, native spent last season playing for JL Bourg in France.
Oliver played at Iowa when Jones served as an assistant coach for the Hawkeyes.
"Dean is a great addition to our coaching staff," Jones said. "His tremendous basketball background speaks for itself, but along with his impressive resume is his unbelievable character and values, which go hand-and-hand with our university and basketball program."
After playing at Iowa, Oliver spent his first two professional seasons (2001-03) with the Golden State Warriors in the NBA.
"This is an unbelievable opportunity for me," Oliver said. "I have known Coach Jones for a number of years, even before he was coaching, so this is a great chance for me to learn from him. It also gives me a chance to give back to basketball because it has been so good to me. I cannot wait to get started."
Dryburgh enters his fifth season on the basketball staff and first in the newly created position. His responsibilities now include team travel, organization of summer basketball camps along with his existing roles of video preparation and advanced scouting.
Dryburgh played for the Sioux during the 2006-07 season as a junior, but a back injury prevented him from playing his senior season. He earned a bachelor's degree in general studies from UND in 2008.
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Sioux finish eighth
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- UND's Alex Robb shot a one-over-par 73 during Tuesday's final round of the University of Kansas Invitational.
Robb, a junior, finished with a three-round 222 (77-72-73), good enough to secure a 15th-place tie among the field of 69.
UND finished eighth with a 906 (310-293-303).
Missouri-Kansas City overtook first-day leader Louisiana-Lafeyette to win the team championship by two strokes.
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Sioux players honored
UND's Ronni Munkeby and Felicia Ulrich received Great West Conference player of the week honors after leading the Sioux to last week's title at the Stephen F. Austin Invitational.
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Munkeby is the league's defensive player of the week after finishing the weekend with 17 blocks, including a career-best nine blocks during the 3-1 win over SFA.
Ulrich is the GWC offensive player of the week. Against Rice, she recorded 14 kills, 25 attacks, a team-best .520 hitting percentage, six digs, and 14.5 points as the Sioux swept the Owls.
