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Wardenburg resigns at Indian Hills

Indian Hills CC today head basketball coach John Wardenburg has resigned. In a statement released by the school, Athletic Director Mike Hagen said: “I want to thank Coach Wardenburg for his service the past four years. We are grateful for his dedication and commitment to Indian Hills athletics and we wish him and his family

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OFFICIAL: McClain to UIC

UIC Athletic Director Jim Schmidt announced today (March 23) that Steve McClain has been hired as the 11th head men’s basketball coach in program history, subject to approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. McClain owns 33 years of collegiate coaching experience, including nine as a Division-I head coach, and most recently served

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Small College Dirt…

Some small college rumors… • Yesterday I mentioned that interviews had started at DIII Goucher College (MD) and that it sounds like former Holy Cross assistant Kevin Robinson is involved. I have now also heard that Williston Northampton prep school head coach Mike Shelton is also involved. Before coming to Williston last year, he was

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HOT: Burgess resigns at Bridgewater (VA)

Bridgewater College athletics director Curt Kendall announced today that Don Burgess, head coach of the college’s men’s basketball program for the past seven years, has resigned. "Bridgewater College is an outstanding institution which is committed to excellence in the classroom and in its athletics programs," said Burgess. "I would like to thank the Bridgewater College

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HOT NEVADA RUMOR…

Multiple sources have told me that LSU associate head coach Eric Musselman is emerging as the leader at Nevada. He has been rumored to be involved at his alma mater San Diego, but seems to now be the target at Nevada. In addition to Musselman’s NBA experience (head coach of the Warriors and Kings), he

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BREAKING: Kennesaw State fires Lallathin

Kennesaw State Director of Athletics Vaughn Williams announced a change in leadership of the men’s basketball program. "I want to personally thank Jimmy Lallathin for his hard work as head coach," Williams said. "Jimmy took over the program in mid-season and guided it through a difficult period of transition. Also, I would like to thank

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BREAKING: Nutt fired at SEMO

Southeast Missouri State University Director of Athletics Mark Alnutt announced Monday that Dickey Nutt has been relieved of his duties as the Redhawks head men’s basketball coach, effective immediately. "This is a difficult decision for our university and for our program," Alnutt said. "While we appreciate the rebuilding efforts of our basketball program by Coach

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UVa’s Bennett Named USBWA National Coach of the Year

Sixth-year Virginia head coach Tony Bennett was named 2014-15 U.S. Basketball Writers Association Henry Iba National Coach of the Year, announced Monday (March 23) by USBWA. The award is based on regular-season performance. Bennett guided Virginia to a 30-4 overall record and a 16-2 ACC finish that produced the program’s second consecutive outright regular-season conference

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Kellogg CC names Reed head coach

Kellogg Community College has hired Battle Creek Central alumnus and retired professional basketball player Ben Reed as the new head men’s basketball coach to lead the Bruins in the 2015-16 season. Reed, an assistant men’s basketball coach at KCC for the past three years, was appointed head coach following the resignation of former coach Melvin

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BREAKING: Geno Ford fired at Bradley

New Bradley AD Chris Reynolds has been on the job for less than a week, and has already made a major move. Reynolds sent an email this morning announcing the firing of head basetball coach Geno Ford. The email read in part, "We appreciate the contributions of Coach Ford during his four years of leading

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Sunday Dirt – 3/22/15

Very busy weekend….just wanted to pass along some quick updates. I expect tomorrow to be NUTS!! • UIC: We have confirmed that Indiana associate head coach Steve McClain will be named as the next head coach at Illinois-Chicago. I have heard that the school will make an official announcement tomorrow, and that the presser will

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