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Creighton’s McDermott apologizes for “plantation” comments

Creighton head coach Greg McDermott has issued an apology for statements that he made during a post game locker room speech last weekend. Creighton assistant coach Terrence Rencher, and the university have also released statements about the situation: Statement from assistant coach Terrence Rencher: Statement from Creighton:

Few named WCC Coach of the Year

Gonzaga’s Mark Few was selected as the West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year, league officials announced Today. Few extended his own conference record, capturing his 14th Coach of the Year honor. He receives the honor for the fourth time in the last five seasons, after leading Gonzaga to its first-ever unbeaten regular

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JUCO DIRT: Glen Oaks CC (MI) opens

NJCAA D2 Glen Oaks Community College head men’s basketball coach David Victor has resigned, and accepted the SID position at NAIA Cleary University (MI). Victor had been the head coach at GOCC since 2017, and was a high school coach in Florida before that. The Vikings went 0-7 in a COVID shortened 2020-21 season. We’ll

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Denver parts ways with Head Coach Rodney Billups

Vice Chancellor for Athletics, Recreation and Ritchie Center Operations Karlton Creech has announced that there will be a change in leadership for the University of Denver men’s basketball program after Rodney Billups‘ fifth season came to an end on Saturday. “We are thankful for Rodney’s service and dedication to the program and its student-athletes,” Creech said. “We wish him

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OFFICIAL: Hamilton inks 5-yr extension at FSU

Following-up on a report from earlier this morning. Florida State has now made Leonard Hamilton’s contract extension official. Here is the press release from FSU: Florida State University Vice President and Director of Athletics David Coburn announced today that Florida State has extended the contract with head basketball coach Leonard Hamilton through the 2024-25 season.

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Week 14: 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 14 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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WATCH LIVE: Isaac Brown Press Conference

Wichita State announced on Friday that they have removed the interim tag from men’s basketball head coach Isaac Brown’s title. Today, they will “officially” introduce Brown at a 2pm EST / 1pm CST press conference. You can watch live HERE.

Will Brown out at Albany

According to multiple reports, and now confirmed by HoopDirt.com, Will Brown is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at Albany. He met with university officials earlier this morning and was informed of the decision. Brown went 315-295 (.516) in his 20 seasons at Albany, which included 5 America East tournament championships and 5 NCAA

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