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Nickelberry to Howard

Former Hampton head coach Kevin Nickelberry will be named as the next head coach at Howard. Nickelberry joined Oliver Purnell’s staff at DePaul a few weeks ago after spending the past year as the coach for Libyan National Team. He has spent time as an assistant at Clemson, Charlotte, and Holy Cross. He is a

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Minot State finalists

Minot State has narrowed its search down to thee finalists. They are: Jayden Olson – Assistant Coach Augustana (SD) Peter Stewart – Head Coach Peninsula (WA) Jon Bishop – Head Coach University of Saint Mary (KS) An announcement is expected as early as this afternoon.

Creighton rumors

With the departure of head coach Dana Altman to Oregon, the search has begun at Creighton. Some early names that I’ve heard are: Kevin McKenna – Head coach Indiana State. Played at Creighton (1977-81). Was an assistant to Altman on two separate occasions at CU. Scott Sutton -Head coach Oral Roberts. An Omaha native. Is

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Holy Family To Name Coach

We are hearing that Holy Family will name Georgia Tech assistant John O’Connor as their next head coach. An official announcement will be made sometime this week. O’Connor has been at GT since 2004.

Altman to Oregon

Sources have told us that Creighton head coach Dana Altman is the new head coach at Oregon. An official announcement will be made sometime this week. We will keep you posted when this happens.

Breaking News ULM Hires Coach

University of Louisiana at Monroe will name LSU assistant Keith Richard its next head coach. A press conference is scheduled for 2pm. http://www.ulmwarhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90653&… Richard, has been an assistant for the past two seasons at LSU. Prior to that, he was head coach at Louisiana Tech from 1999-2007, compiling a 150-117 record.

Cornell Names Coach

Virginia Tech assistant Bill Courtney has been hired as Cornell’s new head coach. A press conference to announce the hiring has been scheduled for 3 p.m.

Citadel Names

We are hearing that the Citadel is narrowing it’s searched down and a announcement will come down sometime this week or early next week. Here are a couple of names that are out there. John Krikorian- Head coach of DIII Merchant Marine for the past 4 seasons, was 24-5 this past year Duggar Baucom- VMI

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Five-Star Coaches Clinics

Some rain in the tropics this morning, so I have some time to blog…. I wanted to pass along the info for the Five-Star Basketball Coaches Clinics that are coming up. They are great opportunities for coaches at all levels to get new ideas. They also provide a great networking opportunity – there will be

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Southern Connecticut Update

We are hearing that Post head coach Mike Donnelly will be named head coach at Southern Connecticut. We will keep you updated when it becomes official.

Dartmouth Hires Coach

Former Dartmouth head coach and current Golden State scout Paul Cormier will be named the next head coach of the Big Green. We heard that Albany head coach Will Brown withdrew his name from consideration the other day. A press conference will be held to introduce Cormier Monday afternoon.

Mount St. Mary’s Rumors

We haven’t heard that much on the Mt. St. Mary search but here are some names that have been mentioned Brion Dunlap- current assistant at Mt. St. Mary, has a ton of support Robert Burke- American Assistant, local guy has been an assistant at Georgetown Cliff Warren- Jacksonville head coach, took a team from 1

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