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OFFICIAL: Cal Poly parts ways with Smith

Following up on a story from earlier today…Cal Poly has made the news of Head Basketball Coach John Smith’s dismissal official with the following statement: Smith has gone 30-114 (.208) in his five seasons at Cal Poly, including a 4-25 (0-17 Big West) record this season.

Raggs named Assistant Basketball Coach at Howard

Howard University men’s basketball has added former sports journalist Tramel Raggs as an assistant coach. Raggs brings a range of skills to the coaching staff and will take on coaching and recruiting responsibilities while helping the program develop a storytelling strategy that will continue to build out the Dream Factory brand across our multiple communication platforms,

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D3 DIRT: Buffalo State opens

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Buffalo State has made a change in leadership in their men’s basketball program, and Fajri Ansari is no longer the head coach. Ansari, the long-time head coach of the Bengals, went 201-250 (.446) in his nineteen years at Buffalo State. The Bengals have struggled lately however, going

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OFFICIAL: Jeff Jones Retires

Following-up on reports from earlier today, Old Dominion coach Jeff Jones has made his retirement official. Here’s the statement that ODU released this afternoon: After eight NCAA Tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight, a dozen 20-win seasons, and an NIT Championship, Old Dominion University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jeff Jones announced his retirement on Monday. Jones finishes

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