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DI JUCO DIRT: Richard Bland College (Va) opens

I can confirm that Preston Beverly is no longer the head basketball coach at NJCAA DI Richard Bland College (VA). Beverly was also the full-time assistant director of athletics at the college. Due to budget cuts, the full-time position was eliminated, so Beverly will be moving on from his basketball duties as well. Beverly replaced

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Elon fires Head Basketball Coach Matt Matheny

Elon University Director of Athletics Dave Blank announced today that head men’s basketball coach Matt Matheny will not be retained. A national search for a new head men’s basketball coach will begin immediately. “I want to thank Matt for his leadership over the past 10 years,” Blank said. “He has been an excellent ambassador for Elon athletics and Phoenix

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DI JUCO DIRT: Butler CC opens

I can confirm that Bryan Miller is no longer the head basketball coach at NJCAA DI Butler Community College (KS). Miller had been the head coach of the Grizzlies for the past four seasons, and had spent three seasons before that as an assistant in the program. He compiled a 68-54 record during his tenure,

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REPORT: TCU fires assistant coach Corey Barker

Horned Frogs assistant placed on leave earlier this month surrounding involvement in Pay-for-Play scandal According to a report from Mac Engle of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, TCU has fired assistant basketball coach Corey Barker. Barker was placed on leave earlier this month after he was accused of accepting a $6,000 payment from an Adidas middleman

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Daily Dirt – 3/18/19

It’s going to be another busy Monday. Here a few very quick things to kick off the week… UMKC has been moving quickly with their search. I have heard that Nevada special assistant (and former San Francisco and Florida Atlantic head coach) Rex Walters is in the mix here as well as a big-time D2

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Boals Named Head Basketball Coach at Ohio

Former team captain Jeff Boals has been named the 19thhead coach in the history of the Ohio men’s basketball program, as announced by Director of Athletics Jim Schaus today. “I am incredibly grateful and honored to return home to my alma mater as the head men’s basketball at Ohio University,” said Boals. “My family and I are thrilled to see

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OFFICIAL: UMKC fires Kareem Richardson

Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported on Thursday (DI DIRT). It’s now been made official that Kareem Richardson has been fired as the head basketball coach at UMKC. The school released the following statement this afternoon: The University of Missouri-Kansas City has decided to part ways with men’s basketball head coach Kareem

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