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HOT: Extension for SC State’s Garvin

I mentioned the up-in-the-air status of head coach Murray Garvin (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/a5a2d79c/south-carolina-dirt/…). Seems like that has now been cleared up… South Carolina State University has announced that head men’s basketball coach Murray Garvin has been offered a four-year contract extension. The agreement will run through June 30, 2018. "I have the utmost confidence in Coach Garvin’s

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Mary Washington coach bumped into admin role

The University of Mary Washington has announced the promotion of Rod Wood from head men’s basketball coach to the administrative position of Director of Athletic Facilities at the University, effective at the end of the year. “We are pleased that Coach Rod Wood is making the transition to administration and that he will continue to

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UNC-Wilmington rumor…

According to someone close to the situation, the front runner at UNC-Wilmington right now is Louisville associate head coach Kevin Keatts. It sounds like an announcement could come as early as today. Keatts has been at Louisville since 2011. Before that, he was the head coach at Hargrave Academy where he went 263-17 and won

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St. Aug Releases Tony Sheals

Saint Augustine’s University announced Thursday, March 27, 2014, that Tony Sheals has been relieved of his duties as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. A national search for his replacement will begin immediately. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

OFFICIAL: Keatts to UNC-Wilmington

University of Louisville Associate Head Coach Kevin Keatts will become the 10th men’s basketball coach in UNCW history when the Cardinals conclude their season, UNCW Director of Athletics Jimmy Bass announced early Thursday. Keatts, who is completing his third season with Coach Rick Pitino and the Cardinals, is an ideal fit for the Seahawks and

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Daily Dirt – 3/27/14

Busy day at the HD World Headquarters – a few things that I’ve heard… • Multiple sources are reporting that NC State associate head coach Bobby Lutz is emerging as a front runner at Appalachian State. The long-time UNC Charlotte head coach has been on the staff at NC State for the past three seasons.

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Daily Dirt – 3/26/14

A few things I picked up today – more to come later… • I have heard that Marquette assistant Jerry Wainwright will not be joining Buzz Williams at Virginia Tech. Wainwright spent the past two seasons on Williams staff and had previously served as a DI head coach at DePaul, Richmond, UNC-Wilmington. Sounds like he

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South Carolina Dirt…

A few things from the Palmetto State… • I mentioned last night that I had heard Houston associate head coach Alvin Brooks name surrounding the vacancy at West Texas A&M (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/7e02844d/texas-dirt/…). Another name that is now making the rounds is South Carolina-Aiken head coach Vince Alexander. His team is currently 32-3 and playing in the

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HOT: Masiello placed on leave at Manhattan

As a result of a background check commissioned by the University of South Florida, Manhattan College has learned there is a question of the validity of head men’s basketball coach Steve Masiello’s undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky. Masiello is currently in the process of reviewing his degree status with the University of Kentucky.

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Southeastern Louisiana rumor…

According to good sources, the "hot" name at Southeastern Louisiana right now is Jones County JC head coach Jay Ladner. This past Saturday, Ladner led his squad to the NJCAA DI National Championship. JCJC defeated top-seeded and previously No. 1 ranked Indian Hills in the championship game. Ladner is in his second season at JCJC

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BREAKING: South Florida / Masiello talks breakdown

The Tampa Tribune and other sources are saying that South Florida has rescinded their offer to Manhattan head coach Steve Masiello. Apparently the search firm of Eastman & Beaudine came across something while doing their background check. Masiello had agreed to the deal, leaving only financial details to be worked out, according to the Tribune.

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Montana State rumors…

The search is heating up at Montana State. A bunch of former DI head coaches are in the mix. Here are some of the names that I’ve heard surrounding the search there… • Larry Davis – Associate head coach Cincinnati. According to a great source, may in fact be on MSU’s campus today. Has been

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