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D2 UMary (ND) Opens

After six years as head men’s basketball coach at the University of Mary, Joe Kittell will be stepping down from his role as head coach to pursue a new administrative opportunity at the University of Mary. Kittell will be assuming the role of director of undergraduate admissions, an opportunity that will allow him to serve the

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Daily Dirt – 3/9/21

Getting busy this week. A few things that I’ve heard…. Interesting press release from Binghamton yesterday where they announced Levell Sanders as their new head coach. There was no mention of “interim” in his title, even though after Tommy Dempsey was not retained last week, the University announced that Sanders would serve as the interim

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Week 15: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions

By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 15 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2020-21 college basketball

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Mississippi College Head Coach Mike Jones retires

Coach Mike Jones announced his retirement as athletic director and head men’s basketball coach at Mississippi College, ending a storied, 33-year career with MC. “I am so blessed to have been a part of MC for all this time,” Jones said. “Retiring has been a tough decision and an emotional thing, but I’ve prayed hours and

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Lansing out at Indiana State after 11 seasons

Indiana State University and head men’s basketball coach Greg Lansing will part ways after 11 seasons, Director of Athletics Sherard Clinkscales announced today.   Clinkscales and Lansing will appear together at a news conference at 2 p.m. today at Dede I in the Hulman Memorial Student Union on campus. The news conference will be socially distanced and masks are

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Jacksonville parts ways with Jasick

Jacksonville University Senior Vice President and Athletic Director Alex Ricker-Gilbert announced today that a change in leadership will occur at the top of the men’s basketball program, officially parting ways with Head Coach Tony Jasick, effective immediately. Jasick’s tenure comes to a close having posted a 95-122 record across seven seasons including a 42-60 mark

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Updated Eastern Michigan Report

Earlier today, multiple sources, including Jon Rothstein and Jeff Goodman reported that Rob Murphy was out as the head coach at Eastern Michigan. Rothstein has since deleted his tweet, and Goodman has now tweeted the following: Eastern Michigan AD Scott Wetherbee told @Stadium that he intends to meet with coach Rob Murphy in the coming

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REPORT: Rob Murphy out at Eastern Michigan

PLEASE SEE THE UPDATE REPORT ON THIS STORY HERE. EMU AD not confirming that Murphy is out. According to multiple reports, including one from Jon Rothstein, Eastern Michigan has parted ways with head coach Rob Murphy. Murphy had been the head coach at EMU for the past ten seasons where he went 166-155 (.517). His

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Young captures 2020-21 ACC Coach of the Year Award

No. 22/19 Virginia Tech men’s basketball had three ACC honorees on Monday, with Mike Young winning ACC Coach of the Year, Keve Aluma being named second-team All-ACC and Tyrece Radford being tabbed ACC honorable mention, as announced by the league office. The 2020-21 All-ACC Team and awards were determined by a 75-person selection panel consisting

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