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Samarrippas tabbed as new Head Basketball Coach at D2 Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial University and the school’s Board of Trustees have selected Jeremiah Samarrippas as the men’s basketball program’s 18th head coach, announced the LMU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Monday afternoon. The longest tenured assistant on former head coach Josh Schertz’ staff, Samarrippas takes over the perennial power Railsplitters, who’s basketball rich tradition spans over 100

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REPORT: Chris Beard headed to Texas

According to multiple reports, including one from Horns 247, the University of Texas is set to hire Texas Tech’s Chris Beard as their new head basketball coach. Beard is a UT alum who worked for Tom Penders and the Longhorns as a student back in the 1990’s. In his five years at Texas Tech, Beard

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Brooks named Head Basketball Coach at Lamar

Former Houston head coach and 2019 Cardinal Hall of Honor inductee, Alvin Brooks, has been named Lamar University head basketball coach announced Director of Athletics Marco Born Thursday morning. The announcement makes Brooks the 12th head coach in program history, and comes just days after Brooks helped guide Houston to the 2021 NCAA Final Four. “Today

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Daily Dirt – 3/31/21

Last day of March – it’s been crazy! A few quick hitters as we gear up for April… The most interesting name at Austin Peay is Duke associate head coach Nate James. Also hearing Nicholls State head coach Austin Claunch mentioned here. Seems like this one is moving quickly. Former Tulane and The Citadel head

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BREAKING: Shay out at ETSU

Jason Shay is out after just one season as the head basketball coach at East Tennessee State. “After much consultation and deliberation, I have decided it is in the best interest of myself, my family and the ETSU men’s basketball program to no longer continue as the head basketball coach,” Shay said in a statement.

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