<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0eiIDv_0vlMplQZ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0eiIDv_0vlMplQZ00" width="800" height="450" ><h2>Story Links</h2>MONTICELLO, Ark. - Arkansas-Monticellos Head Men's Basketball Coach Chad Tapp announced hiring University of North Texas alum Aidan Dawson as the newest member of the Weevils coaching staff.Dawson will join the Weevils this Fall after spending two years as the Scouting, Video, and Analytics Assistant Coordinator for the University of North Texas Men's Basketball team. While working with the Mean Greens, Dawson helped the team to the 2023 National Invitation Tournament, where UNT defeated UAB 68-61. "We were sad to see Rodney leave. He did a great job here and we are happy for him being able to get closer to family in his new job," said Head Coach Chad Tapp. "We are extremely excited for Aidan to join us. He has come highly recommended and from a winning program in the University of North Texas. He brings a lot of different skills and we are fortunate to have him here."During the Spring and Summer of 2024, Coach Dawson worked for NXTPRO SPORTS as a Pro16 League Scout, where he wrote scouting-based articles on the top players for each team and provided media coverage to top teams in the Southwest region of the Puma Circuit.Prior to moving to Monticello, Dawson worked with JUCO Advocate, a company that helps student-athletes get exposure to junior colleges. In 2023, he interned for two months with TBT Tournament Scouting. Throughout the internship, he built scouting reports for ex-NBA players and G-League players and was a member of the TBT Team "Bleed Green.""I am thankful to Coach Tapp and my Boll Weevil family for the welcoming," said Coach Dawson. "Now let's go win some ball games."He is a Plano, Texas native, and the son of Lara and Chris Dawson, brother to Anna, boyfriend of Alexia Cobb, and dog dad to Shiatzi. He graduated in 2024 from the University of North Texas, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Converged Media and Broadcasting.Coach Dawson also obtained his Eagle Scout in 2018, the highest ranking one can earn in the Boy Scouts of America. </div></body>

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MONTICELLO, Ark. - Arkansas-Monticellos Head Men's Basketball Coach Chad Tapp announced hiring University of North Texas alum Aidan Dawson as the newest member of the Weevils coaching staff. Dawson will join the Weevils this Fall after spending two years as the Scouting, Video, and Analytics Assistant Coordinator for the University...