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DIII DIRT: Leonelli Out at Green Mountain College (VT)

I can confirm that Anthony Leonelli is out as the head coach at DIII Green Mountain College (VT).  He has been replaced by assistant coach Chris Pagentine on an interim basis.  According to a great source, Leonelli was dismissed for “unsatisfactory performance and insubordination.”  At the time of his dismissal, Leonelli’s squad was 10 and

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HOT: Dave Rice Fired at UNLV

According to an ESPN report, Dave Rice has been fired as the head coach at UNLV.  In his 4+ seasons as the head coach at his alma mater, Rice had compiled a 96-54 record, including a 9-7 (0-3 Mountain West) start to this season.  His win totals have gone down in each of his seasons

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JC DIRT: Bilal Batley Resigns at Paris JC

Bilal Batley has resigned as the head coach at Paris Junior College (TX).  He was hired this past summer after serving as an assistant at Incarnate Word (TX).   No official word on why he resigned. Current Texas A&M-Commerce assistant coach Robert Taylor will be hired as Batley’s replacement.  Taylor, a former PJC assistant, has

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OFFICIAL: Pasiak out at Onondaga CC

One month after being suspended over allegations of misconduct, Dave Pasiak is officially out as the head basketball coach at Onondaga CC.  There has been no official statement by OCC, but Pasiak’s name has been removed from the athletics website.  Pasiak did release the following statement: Onondaga Lazers basketball has been my life for over

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Wisconsin Dirt…

HoopDirt.com can confirm that former Illinois-Chicago head coach Howard Moore will join Wisconsin Interim Head Coach Greg Gard’s staff as an assistant coach.  Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News was the first to report this earlier today.  Before becoming the head coach at UIC back in 2010, Moore had spent five seasons with Gard as

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JUCO DIRT: Onondaga CC Coach Placed on Leave

Multiple sources have reported that Onondaga CC (NY) head coach David Pasiak has been placed on leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation.  Assistant coach Johnny Davis will assume interim duties until the situation is resolved. Pasiak is in his 15th season as the head coach at OCC – he has won 260 games during

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CATCHING-UP: DBO Hirings…

Sifting through the junk drawer today and looks like we missed a couple of Director of Basketball Operations hirings that happened prior to the start of the 2015-16 basketball season.  Southern Illinois-Edwardsville hired Nick Giard, while Wagner College has added Richard Grant. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Nick Giard comes to SIUE as the DBO after spending the two years as

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DIII DIRT: Rebimbas Out at William Paterson

Jose Rebimbas is no longer the basketball coach at DIII William Paterson University (NJ) according to a statement that he made on his Facebook page last night.  Following his teams 80-66 loss to Brooklyn College – the first loss of the season for the 3-1 Pioneers, Rebimbas published the following: “It is with great sadness

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