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Texas Rio Grande Valley Search Update

In last night’s Daily Dirt II, I mentioned that UTRGV was down to 6 finalists as to replace Dan Hipsher as the head basketball coach.  I have heard that interviews will start this weekend.  Great sources have told me the final group includes: Raphael Chillious: Assistant Coach University of Washington Lew Hill – Assistant Coach University of

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Daily Dirt – 3/22/16

Yesterday was wild…I expect much of the same throughout the week.  Here are some things that I’ve heard so far today… I have heard that Milwaukee has Parker Executive Search to help find the replacement for Rob Jeter. In case you missed it, here is great footage of Wisconsin State Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) taking

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RUTGERS: Details on Pikiell’s Contract which has been Approved by Board of Governors

This morning, the Rutgers Board of Governors voted unanimously to support the hiring of Steve Pikiell as the university’s new head basketball coach.  According to NJ.com, some of the details are as follows: Pikiell received a five-year contract starting at $1.4 million and increasing by $100,000 each year. The contract, which includes performance incentives contingent on academic

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Daily Dirt II: 3/21/16

Crazy day today! Trying to keep up with everything…here’s the second “Daily Dirt” of the day… Stanford: Heard from a great source that Tommy Amaker is involved here.  The current Harvard coach has also been the head coach at Michigan and Seton Hall.  Interesting to see if Stanford would hire another former Duke guard after they

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