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Kruger named Head Coach at UNLV

Former Runnin’ Rebel student-athlete and assistant coach Kevin Kruger has been appointed the new head coach of the UNLV’s men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics Desiree Reed-Francois announced Sunday.Kruger will be formally introduced via a virtual press conference on Monday at 10 a.m. “As we methodically went through the interview process speaking to many strong

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Lamar fires Head Basketball Coach Tic Price

Tic Price will not return as Lamar University head men’s basketball coach announced Director of Athletics Marco Born Sunday afternoon. The move comes following a season that saw the Cardinals go 10-18 (.357) overall and finish sixth in the conference tournament. Price has served as the Cardinals’ head coach for the past seven seasons. “I want

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NAIA DIRT: Dunlop out at Harris-Stowe

I can confirm that Brion Dunlop is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at Harris-Stowe State University (MO). Dunlop had been the head coach at the school since 2016, and has been replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Derek Thompson. During his tenure at HSSU, Dunlop went 81-56 (.691) and his teams

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UC Santa Cruz Head Men’s Basketball Coach takes leave

The University of California Santa Cruz released the following statement regarding head men’s basketball coach Ron DuBois: Effective March 19, 2021, ninth-year UC Santa Cruz Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ron DuBois is out on a leave of absence. Assistant Coach Sam Walters will be interim coach during this time period. What’s interesting is that DuBois

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REPORT: Bergeron out as assistant at UMass

According to a report from the Boston Globe, UMass assistant basketball coach Tony Bergeron’s contract has been bought out. Bergeron had been on Matt McCall’s staff for the past two seasons. Before that, he had a successful run as a prep school head coach, with his last stop being at Woodstock Academy (CT). This past

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Marquette fires WoJo

Marquette University Vice President and Director of Athletics Bill Scholl today announced a change in leadership of the Marquette men’s basketball program. Steve Wojciechowski has been relieved of his duties as head coach after seven seasons. “After a thorough evaluation of our program over the last week, which included multiple conversations with Steve, I concluded that

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Hofstra opens as Mihalich steps away from coaching

Hofstra University Vice President and Director of Athletics Rick Cole Jr. announced today that Head Men’s Basketball Coach Joe Mihalich will transition to a new role within the department and serve as a special advisor to the director of athletics.  “Coach Mihalich has been an incredible leader, educator, and steward of our men’s basketball program

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Daily Dirt – 3/19/21

Yesterday was nuts. Curious to see what today will bring. Here are some things that I’ve heard… It sounds like Matt Scherbenske is no longer the associate head coach at the University of Central Arkansas. He had been on the Bears staff for the past six seasons. No official word on his departure from UCA,

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Chris Mack jettisons two assistants at Louisville

Earlier today, in the Daily Dirt, I mentioned that Luke Murray was out as an assistant at Louisville. Multiple reports, including one from Cardinal Authority are confirming that move, as well as the release of fellow assistant coach Dino Gaudio. Murray had been at Louisville for the past three seasons. He had also spent time

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REPORT: South Florida investigating issues in Men’s Basketball program

According to Draft King’s [and USF’s The Daily Stampede founder] Collin Sherwin, South Florida is investigating associate head coach Tom Herrion and head Coach Brian Gregory. Sherwin Tweeted the following: South Florida released the following statement earlier today: Also, according to multiple reports, six USF men’s basketball players have entered the NCAA Transfer Portal over

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Fordham Search Update

The search at Fordham has been narrowed down to a final group, and the decision could be made by as early as tomorrow. I’ve talked to a bunch of people around it, and here is what I’ve heard: Tony Barbee (associate to the head coach Kentucky): Word on the street is that he is in

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