Mayhem at the HD World Headquarters…will have more later tonight, a couple quick hitters for now… • I have heard from a great source that Texas head coach Rick Barnes and AD Steve Patterson will meet sometime this week to discuss Barnes’ future at the UT. One big-time source has told me that the meeting

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Herb Sendek has been fired as the head coach at Arizona State after a meeting this morning with AD Ray Anderson. Sendek went 159-137 in his 9-years at ASU, making two NCAA appearances. This is still fresh…more on this when the official statement is released.

I can now confirm that there has been a shake-up on the staff at Fairfield. Head coach Sydney Johnson has dismissed associate head coach Tony Newsom and assistant coach Martin Bahar. Both Newsom and Bahar served as assistants to Johnson at Princeton, and followed him to Fairfield in 2011. Newsome has also been the associate

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Two very quick things to start what I believe will be a busy day… • CBSSports.com is reporting that the deal between Ben Howland and Mississippi State is imminent, and could be done today. We’ll definitely continue to follow this one. • Obviously early at Bradley, but a name getting a ton of play right

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Multiple outlets are reporting that UIC has selected Indiana associate head coach Steve McClain as its next basketball coach. McClain has been an assistant at Indiana under Tom Crean for five seasons and was 157-115 in nine seasons as head coach at Wyoming, which he led to one NCAA tournament and three NIT appearances. He

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