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D3 DIRT: Linfield U opens amidst turmoil

Shanan Rosenberg is no longer the head men’s D3 Linfield University, following weeks of turmoil. Rosenberg was suspended following an incident at a game on February 18th, where he allegedly got into a verbal altercation with a parent behind Linfield’s bench. The Oregonian is reporting that “In a letter sent to the university’s board of

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Western Kentucky’s Stansbury resigns

 Rick Stansbury will not be returning as WKU’s head men’s basketball coach.  “After giving this much thought, I have made the decision that I need to step away as head coach at Western Kentucky,” said Stansbury. “This past season has been a challenging one, and I need some time to step away from things and focus

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DAILY DIRT: Saturday Edition – 3/11/23

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) It’s obviously been crazy over the past few days. Just going through my notes to catch-up on a bunch of things… A couple of names making the rounds at Manhattan include Kentucky associate to the head coach Bruiser Flint and Rutgers associate head coach Karl Hobbs. Flint has also been the

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Whitesell out as Head Basketball Coach at Buffalo

University at Buffalo Vice President and Director of Athletics Mark Alnutt announced today that Jim Whitesell will not be returning as head men’s basketball coach. “At this time, we felt it was necessary to make a change in leadership of our men’s basketball program,” Alnutt said. “We want to thank Jim for his eight years at UB,

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REPORT: Adams, Texas Tech reach $4.1m settlement

According to a report from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas Tech has “agreed to pay former Red Raiders basketball coach Mark Adams $3.9 million, less taxes and withholdings, plus a $200,000 retention bonus in a legal settlement the two sides reached this week leading up to Adams’ resignation.” Adams resigned earlier this week following his suspension

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Brett Nelson out as Men’s Basketball Coach at Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross announced today that Brett Nelson, its head men’s basketball coach, will not return for the 2023-2024 season. The College plans to conduct a national search for his successor according to Kit Hughes, associate vice president for intercollegiate athletics. The Crusaders compiled a record of 27-84 overall (21-49 Patriot League record)

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OFFICIAL: Pastner will not return to Georgia Tech

Following up on earlier reports…Here’s the letter that Georgia Tech AD J Batt released confirming that head basketball coach Josh Pastner will not return: Georgia Tech Family, After seven seasons as our Men’s Basketball Head Coach, I have informed Josh Pastner that we are making a change in the leadership of our storied program. Josh

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