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Crarey receives contract extension, pay bump at FAMU

Earlier this week, Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees approved a two-year, $330,000 extension for the Rattlers’ head coach Patrick Crarey. Crarey initially signed a one-year, $150,000 contract with incentives after the FAMU Board of Trustees questioned his experience, as this was his first NCAA Division I head coaching role. With the new deal, his salary

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Daily Dirt – 2/9/25

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Not quite DIRT season yet, but the chatter is starting to pick up. Here are a few quick things as we gear up for the madness of March… The search at Stephen F. Austin is moving along. I can confirm that Cardinal Grange is running the search, and has already started

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D3 DIRT: Boone out at Greensboro

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Veteran head coach Jim Boone is no longer the coach at D3 Greensboro College. There has not been an official announcement by the college, but Boone has been 404’d on the website. Boone took over at GC last April after a four year stint at Arkansas Ft. Smith. In his 39-seasons

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Florida State’s Hamilton will resign at end of current season

Florida State University men’s basketball head coach Leonard Hamilton announced Monday that he is resigning as head coach effective at the end of the current season. FSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Alford announced that the University will immediately begin a national search for Hamilton’s successor. Hamilton is the winningest head coach in FSU history and the fifth-winningest

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Thatcher named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Southwest Virginia CC

Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) Director of Athletics Dr. Gary Warford has officially named James “JJ” Thatcher as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. After an extensive national search Dr. Warford announced Thursday. Coach Thatcher expressed his gratitude, stating, “I am extremely excited for the opportunity to lead the Southwest Virginia Community College Men’s Basketball

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INTERIM TAG REMOVED: DuPree named Head Basketball Coach at NAIA Lourdes University

Lourdes University Athletics Director Jo Ann Gordon has announced that Jake DuPree, who has served as interim head coach since late August, has officially been named head coach of the Gray Wolves’ men’s basketball program. “Jake’s journey at Lourdes, from player to coach, has prepared him for this moment,” said Gordon. “As interim head coach, he checked every

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Steele inks contract extension at Miami (OH)

On Thursday, January 30, Miami’s Director of Athletics David Sayler announced that Travis Steele has agreed to a contract extension that runs through the 2031-32 basketball season. “I want to thank President Crawford and David Sayler for extending my contract here at Miami. I am blessed to be able to work at such a great place,” said Steele. “We are going to

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