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Hinson’s epic rant

Southern Illinois head coach Barry Hinson went off after his teams loss to Murray State. Definitely worth watching – GO GET ‘EM COACH HINSON!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBqZY72wZ90&sns=em… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

King wins #100 at Hostos

In just over 5 seasons as a Head Coach, Dr. Jody King reached a coaching milestone on Sunday as he won his 100th college basketball game as a Head Coach as the Caimans beat Dutchess 87-44. Coach King entered the season just 11 wins short of the elusive 100 and got number 100 this afternoon

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Hixon Wins 700th

David Hixon notched his 700th career victory as head coach of the Amherst men’s basketball team Thursday night when the No. 7 Jeffs defeated Babson at Staake Gymnasium, 90-77. Avenging last year’s loss to the Beavers, the Jeffs improved to 7-1 on the season, while dropping Babson to 7-2 overall. With the win, Hixon is

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Caldwell’s Corino wins 400th game

Caldwell College head coach Mark Corino won his 400th career game last week with an 89-77 win over Georgian Court University. Corino now holds a 400-332 in 26 seasons with the Cougars. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

#400 for Bowdoin’s Gilbride

Bowdoin College’s 67-56 win over the University of Southern Maine Tuesday night marked head coach Tim Gilbride’s 400th career victory. In 29 seasons with the Polar Bears. Gilbride is just the second active NESCAC coach to have 400 victories to his name and is the 37th active D-III coach to reach the plateau. He owns

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UMBC’s Thomas receives extension

Maryland Baltimore County Head Men’s Basketball Coach Aki Thomas has signed a two-year contract extension through the 2015-16 academic year, Director of Athletics Tim Hall announced today. Thomas enters his second year as head coach of the program, earning the title on the eve of the 2013 America East Tournament. He served as acting head

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Three Years Added to Altman’s Contract at Oregon

The University of Oregon has added three years to the contract of men’s basketball coach Dana Altman, Director of Athletics Rob Mullens announced Wednesday. The extension will ensure that the 2013 Pac-12 and Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year will be at helm of the Ducks through the 2019-20 season. “Dana has been masterful

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Titus Earns Win Number 300

UMass Boston men’s basketball (3-1) overcame a 13-point first-half deficit to help head coach Charlie Titus earn win number 300 at the varsity level Friday afternoon, with a 84-68 win over the St. Joseph College in Vermont (3-3) at the Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium as part of the 29th Annual Harbor Invitational. With the victory

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Staff changes at Maryland

Head coach Mark Turgeon and the Maryland men’s basketball program has announced multiple personnel moves to the staff Wednesday to include the promotion of Dustin Clark to assistant coach, while adding Juan Dixon as special assistant to the head coach. Additionally, the program has announced the resignation of assistant coach Dalonte Hill. "Dustin is very

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300th win for Bridgewater State’s Farroba

Bridgewater State University Head Coach Joe Farroba logged his 300th career coaching victory as the visiting Bears downed the Engineers of MIT, 61-49, in non-conference men’s basketball action on Thursday night. Farroba has produced a career mark of 300-258 (.538) in 22 seasons as a collegiate head coach, all of them spent at Bridgewater State.

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SUNY Old Westbury adds assistant

The SUNY College at Old Westbury men’s basketball head coach Bernard Tomlin announced the addition of assistant coach Frank Chester to his 2013-14 staff. Chester recently participated in the Gus Alfieri Coaching Course at the All American Basketball Camp in the summer 2013. Chester was also an assistant coach of three-time division champions Commack High

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Brown Wins 500th Career Game

Wittenberg University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bill Brown became just the 14th active NCAA Division III coach to win 500 career games after his Tigers upended visiting Capital University by a final score of 79-55. Brown, a 1973 graduate of Wittenberg, now has a career record of 500-231 in 26 seasons, including 20 at Wittenberg,

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