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Cincinnati places Brannen on Paid Administrative Leave

Cincinnati men’s basketball coach John Brannen has been placed on paid administrative leave by the university. Cincinnati released the following statement earlier today: Last week, Cincinnati announced that in conjunction with “independent fact finders, they will commence a review of allegations related to its men’s basketball program. The University has always put the welfare of

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REPORT: Porter Moser to Oklahoma

According to a Tweet by Chicago’s City/Suburban Hoops Report’s Joe Henrickson, Loyola Chicago’s Porter Moser will become the next head coach at Oklahoma. His sources have confirmed that the deal is being finalized. Moser has spent the past ten seasons at Loyola, leading the Ramblers to the Final Four back in 2018. This past season,

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Prosser named Head Basketball Coach at Winthrop

Mark Prosser has been hired as the 7th head coach in Winthrop men’s basketball history, announced Friday by the Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Ken Halpin. Prosser has spent the last three seasons as the head coach of the Western Carolina men’s basketball program and is no stranger to Winthrop. In April of 2012, Prosser

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Kansas Signs Bill Self to Lifetime Contract

The University of Kansas announced today that hall of fame men’s basketball head coach Bill Self has signed a lifetime contract with the Jayhawks. His current contract, which was set to expire next March, is being replaced with a new five-year rolling agreement that automatically adds one year at the conclusion of each season for

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OFFICIAL: Chris Beard named Head Coach at Texas

A Texas Longhorn who led the Texas Tech program to the 2019 NCAA Championship Game and the 2018 Elite Eight, Chris Beard has been named the 25th head basketball coach at The University of Texas, Vice President/Director of Athletics Chris Del Conte announced Thursday. A 25-year veteran of collegiate coaching, Beard, 48, will be introduced

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New D1 member St. Thomas adds two experienced assistants

St. Thomas coach Johnny Tauer has announced the addition of two full-time assistant coaches to strengthen the program’s transition into Division I men’s basketball. Tauer welcomes the first full-time assistants in program history: a former Division I head coach in Mike Maker; and a 10-year Division I assistant coach in Gameli Ahelegbe (pronounced ga-ma-LEE ah-hel-LEG-buh). “We are ecstatic that Mike, Gameli, and their

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MEAC DIRT: Delaware State makes a change

Following up on my TWEET from earlier today… I have heard from multiple sources that Delaware State has made a change, and that Eric Skeeters is no longer the Hornets head men’s basketball coach. Skeeters went 15-67 (.183) during his three seasons at DSU. It sounds like assistant coach Keith Goodie has been named as

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Mills inks new contract at Oral Roberts

Head Coach Paul Mills will remain in Tulsa leading the Oral Roberts men’s basketball program as he agreed to a new contract announced Thursday. “I am very excited that Coach Mills has made a long term commitment to ORU,” said University President Dr. William Wilson. “His work ethic, integrity, passion, Christian witness and exceptional coaching ability

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Hartman added to UNLV Basketball Staff

Former Oklahoma men’s basketball assistant coach Carlin Hartman has been hired as an assistant coach for the UNLV men’s basketball program, head coach Kevin Kruger announced Thursday. Hartman comes to Las Vegas after spending the last five seasons with the Sooners under Lon Kruger. The program made NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his last

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