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BREAKING: Neubauer out at Fordham

Jeff Neubauer, men’s basketball head coach is leaving Fordham, effective immediately, said Ed Kull, Fordham University’s interim director of athletics. Associate head coach Michael DePaoli will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season and a national search for a permanent replacement will begin immediately. “Fordham Athletics appreciates Coach Neubauer and his

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Week 9: 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 9 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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DAILY DIRT: Small College Edition – 1/25/21

I can confirm that two small college men’s basketball jobs have recently opened… Jackson College (MI) – NJCAA D2 Head Coach Josh Kutchinski resigned following the cancellation of Jackson’s season, and has become an assistant at D2 Lake Superior State (MI). Kutchinski had been an assistant at Mesa CC (AZ) before taking over at JC

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Daily News & Notes – 1/25/21

Today’s Daily News & Notes from the college basketball coaching world… Some Twitter DM’s from Jerry Stackhouse to a Vanderbilt fan were released on Barstool Sports over the weekend. Crazy stuff where Stack tells a Vandy supporter that “his life must be miserable”, and calls him a “fake ass fan.” You can read the entire

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FDU Florham Men’s Basketball Staff Update

A few additions to the men’s basketball staff at D3 Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham: Boye Akinsiku Akinsiku spent last season as an Assistant Coach at City College of New York. His primary responsibility was in recruiting, leading the Beavers recruiting in the tri-state area as well as their national junior college recruiting efforts. On the

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Tallahassee CC Men’s Basketball staff update

Some recent moves on the men’s basketball staff at NJCAA D1 Tallahassee Community College (FL)… Noah Croak was elevated from assistant coach to associate head coach. Croak was hired at Tallahassee prior to last season after working as an assistant at Dodge City CC (KS), and Kentucky Wesleyan. He got the bump after former TCC

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OFFICIAL: Scott headed to Keuka, Maxwell named interim head coach at SUNY Cobleskill

SUNY Cobleskill Athletic Director Marie Curran-Headley announced today that head men’s basketball coach Jake Scott has resigned to accept the head men’s basketball coaching position at Keuka College in Keuka Park, N.Y. Fighting Tiger Assistant Coach Justin Maxwell will take over as the team’s Interim Head Coach for this season prior to the college conducting

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Daily News & Notes – 1/20/21

Today’s daily news & notes from around the college basketball coaching world… The Big Ten Conference issued an institutional fine of $10,000 and a public reprimand of Penn State University men’s basketball interim head coach Jim Ferry for violating its Sportsmanship Policy. The violation is a result Coach Ferry’s postgame actions following the Penn State

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Week 8: 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 8 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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