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BREAKING: Weber fired at Illinois

According to multiple sources, Bruce Weber has been fired as the head coach at Illinois. It sounds like AD Mike Thomas will have some type of statement around 11:00am. Stay tuned for more on this one….

Sadler Out at Nebraska

Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne announced that he intends to make a change in the leadership of the Husker men’s basketball program. Osborne announced that Doc Sadler would not be retained for the 2012-13 campaign after six seasons as the Huskers’ head coach. Sadler compiled a 101-89 record in his six seasons at the helm,

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Update: the "other" USC

University of South Carolina head coach Darrin Horn is expected to meet with AD Eric Hyman sometime in the next week or so for their yearly end of season meeting. There is much speculation over Horn’s future at USC. The major sticking point here may be money. Horn would be owed $2.4 million ($800,000 over

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Daily Dirt – 3/8/12

Pretty quiet day so far – here are a few things that I’ve heard…. Strange situation at Mt. St. Mary’s right now. Early word was that interim head coach Matt Henry would not be considered for the job. I’ve now heard from two different people that not only is he in the running, he may

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Taladega’s Brown resigns

Talladega College head coach William Brown has resigned. In three seasons at TC, Brown comiled at 42-52 record (including an 11-19 record this season). An search for his replacement will begin shortly. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Daily Dirt II – 3/8/12

A few things going on tonight…. According to multiple sources, Illinois head coach Bruce Weber will meet with AD Mike Thomas either tonight or tomorrow morning. Unfortunately, I have a feeling most people know what’s coming here….. Crazy situation down at Texas State today. I got a bunch of calls and emails this afternoon telling

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BREAKING: Reid "retires" at Southern Utah

After almost forty years of coaching basketball, Coach Roger Reid has announced his retirement as head men’s basketball coach at Southern Utah University. He retires with an overall Division I record of 205-173, including a 54-97 record at SUU. Interestingly enough, the decision comes as Reid’s contract expires and one year after there were discussions

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OFFICIAL: Evans hired at Idaho State

Idaho State Director of Athletics Jeff Tingey has named Bill Evans the new men’s basketball coach. Evans, who is the 22nd coach in program history, is the winningest coach in Southern Utah history with 209 victories. Evans is a seasoned veteran of 33 years in the coaching ranks. Prior to joining coach Wayne Tinkle at

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USC AD backs O’Neill

According to an article in the LA Times, USC AD Pat Haden has given head coach Kevin O’Neill a vote of confidence and looks forward to having him return to the sidelines next season. There had been much speculation about O’Neill’s future after the Trojans suffered through a 6-26 season. USC did lose 5 players

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Daily Dirt – 3/7/12

Very happy that the maket has rebounded a bit today – yesterday’s “dip” was miserable! Two quick items for now….more to come later….. Ittawamba CC head coach Marty Cooper retired last month (http://hoopdirt.com/news/c4e75a40/cooper-resigns-at-icc/…) and the search for his replacement has heated up. I’ve heard that the two leaders for the job are current East Mississippi

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Ripon’s Gillespie to retire

The 2012-13 school year will be the first time in 34 years that Bob Gillespie won’t be roaming the sidelines as a head coach at Ripon College. The Red Hawks’ long-time men’s basketball and baseball head coach has announced his retirement, effective at the conclusion of the 2012 baseball season. Entering his final season as

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Richard extended at ULM

ULM men’s basketball head coach Keith Richard has accepted a two-year contract extension. The agreement will run through 2017 and is pending approval by the ULM Athletic Foundation Board of Trustees and the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.