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HOT: Jamison out at Bethel (KS)

Bethel College head men’s basketball coach Alonzo Jamison will not return for the 2014-15 season. Kent Allshouse, Bethel athletic director, made the announcement. "To have someone with such historic ties to Kansas basketball coaching in our athletic department is a pretty rare event at our level," Allshouse said. "While I am grateful for the three

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300th win for Klein at Chaffey College

Jeff Klein, head coach at Chaffey College since the 2001-02 season recorded his 300th win in Chaffey College’s 126-75 win over Barstow College in the regular season finale last Saturday. Chaffey finished the season 25-5 and is seeded #4 entering the playoffs after losing in the State Championship game last season. Klein’s record is 300-110

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Downey Gets 200th Win

West Alabama men’s basketball defeated West Georgia 67-45 in Gulf South Conference action Friday to give head coach Mark Downey his 200th career victory at Pruitt Hall. UWA improved to 13-8 overall and 10-5 in the GSC, ranked second, while Downey moved to 200-100 as a head coach. The Wolves fell to 15-9 and 7-8.

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Stillman’s Grant earns 250th win

Marking his 250th career win, Coach Michael Grant walked off the court a happy man. With a smile on his face, he walked off the court underneath the scoreboard that read Stillman 105, Miles College 82, at Birthright Alumni Hall on Monday night. "I think it’s a milestone that a lot of coaches try to

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Marks Wins #200

University of St. Francis defeated Indiana University South Bend 77-72 in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference men’s basketball play Wednesday night. The win was the 200th career victory for USF head coach Ryan Marks. Now in his first season with the Saints, Marks raised his 13-year overall record to 200-185. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest

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HOT: Show announces retirement at BBC

At the end of the season, Coach Mike Show will put away the clipboard and retire from coaching men’s basketball at Baptist Bible College. The 1992 BBC graduate has been at the helm of the program for the past 20 years, making him the coach whom held the position the longest for men’s basketball, in

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#300 for Shaw at Rose-Hulman

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology head coach Jim Shaw became the second men’s basketball coach in program history to win 300 career games as the Fightin’ Engineers rallied to defeat Bluffton University 61-55 on Saturday afternoon. Shaw improved to 300-219 overall in his 20 years at Rose-Hulman. John Mutchner, a 25-year head coach from 1963-88, holds

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HOT: Gipson set to retire at NSU

Larry Gipson announced on Sunday that he will retire as head coach of the Northeastern State men’s basketball program, effective at the conclusion of the 2013-14 season. Gipson will step down after leading NSU for the past 17 seasons. He currently has a career record of 276-198 at Northeastern State. His all-time collegiate coaching record

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Pearl Petition

Pretty funny one here…. Over 1,600 people have signed an online petition to "promote the rehiring of Bruce Pearl as head coach of the University of Tennessee basketball team." Here’s the link if you want to take a peek: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/188/247/026/… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Britt Sets Record at Bethel

The Bethel Wildcats got hot in the second half Saturday afternoon at Belhaven and beat the Blazers 79-75. The win was the 242nd win for Coach Jeff Britt at the school making him the all-time winner surpassing former Bethel Coach Mike Nienaber. It was also his 350th career victory. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest

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Alaska Anchorage suspends coach for one game

Alaska Anchorage men’s basketball head coach Rusty Osborne will miss Saturday’s Great Northwest Athletic Conference game against Montana State Billings with a one-game suspension. UAA athletic director Keith Hackett issued the suspension following Osborne’s actions in Thursday’s home game against Seattle Pacific. Osborne was issued two technical fouls in the last 2 minutes, 12 seconds

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CBU’s Nienaber wins #500

The Christian Brothers University Bucs gave head coach Mike Nienaber his 500th career victory Thursday night as they defeated Alabama-Huntsville 70-58. After inheriting a program that had won just five games in the previous two years, Mike Nienaber has established the Bucs as one of the premier programs in the GSC West and the South

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