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Piedmont College Coach Steps Down

Piedmont College coach Lee Glenn as accepted a new administrative role in the athletic department as the Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications and will step away from his duties on the hard court. In his nine years as the head men’s basketball coach Glenn tallied a 99-135 career record which places him second on

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OFFICIAL: Cooper named head coach at Miami (OH)

John Cooper, head coach at Tennessee State University for the past three seasons, has been named to direct Miami University’s men’s basketball team, Director of Athletics Brad Bates announced Friday (Apr. 6). Cooper will be introduced to Miami fans and media at Miami University’s Voice of America Learning Center in West Chester on Monday, April

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OFFICIAL: Ballard to VCU

I mentioned a few days ago that Tulsa assistant Jeremy Ballard was headed to VCU to replace Jamion Christian on Shaka Smart’s staff. It’s now official. Here’s the official statement from VCU: http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

HOT RUMOR: Cooper headed to Miami (OH)

According to multiple sources, Tennessee State head coach John Cooper will be the choice to replace Charlie Coles at Miami (OH). Cooper’s squad won 20 games this past season and played in the CollegeInsider.com tournament. It is believed that Cooper will ink a five-year pact that will pay him in the neighborhood of $250,000 per

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HOT RUMOR: LSU’s Johnson to TCU

According to the Dallas Star-Telegram, LSU head coach Trent Johnson will be the next head coach at TCU. The announcement is expected on Monday. Johnson went 67-63 in his four seasons at LSU. He has also been the head coach at Stanford (80-48 4 seasons) and Nevada (79-74 5 seasons). More on this as it

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UAB Staff Update

Newly-appointed UAB men’s basketball head coach Jerod Haase has announced the hiring of three new assistant coaches. Haase announced the additions of Robert Ehsan, Richie Riley and Jeff Wulbrun. Ehsan, comes to Birmingham after spending the 2011-12 campaign as an assistant coach under Seth Greenburg at Virginia Tech. Riley, spent the 2011-12 season as an

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BREAKING: Isiah Thomas Fired From FIU

FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia announced today that Isiah Thomas has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the FIU men’s basketball program. The Pistons legend compiled a record 26-65 over three seasons. A national search for the Panthers’ next head basketball coach will begin immediately.

Eastern Illinois Hires Spoonhour

Eastern Illinois has named Jay Spoonhour as its new head coach. Spoonhour is the 14th head coach in the program’s history and replaces Mike Miller, whose contract was not renewed after a 12-17 season. Spoonhour has more than ten years of experience as an assistant coach at the NCAA Division I level including stops at

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Urban Knights promote Barnes

Director of Athletics Dr. Jamie Williams has officially announced Julius Barnes as the new head coach for the Academy of Art University men’s basketball program. Barnes had previously served as an assistant coach for the Urban Knights during their 2011-12 season. Prior to his time with Academy of Art University, Barnes worked as a coach

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Daily Dirt II – 4/5/12

A few late night quick hitters….. • I’ve heard that Akron is trying to work on an extension for head coach Keith Dambrot. After some speculation late last week about Duquesne reaching out to him, it sounds like the administration is going to make sure he stays happy at Akron. Dambrot has compiled a 184-87

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OFFICIAL: Seltzer to Samford

Blogged about this last night – just wanted to pass along the official release now that Indiana assistant Benny Seltzer has been announced as the new head coach at Samford. http://www.samfordsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040412… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

OFFICIAL: Flanigan to Mississippi State

New Mississippi State basketball coach Rick Ray has officially added former Nebraska assistant Wes Flanigan. Flanigan spent the last two seasons under Doc Sadler at Nebraska. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.