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Daily Dirt II – 3/8/12

A few things going on tonight…. According to multiple sources, Illinois head coach Bruce Weber will meet with AD Mike Thomas either tonight or tomorrow morning. Unfortunately, I have a feeling most people know what’s coming here….. Crazy situation down at Texas State today. I got a bunch of calls and emails this afternoon telling

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BREAKING: Reid "retires" at Southern Utah

After almost forty years of coaching basketball, Coach Roger Reid has announced his retirement as head men’s basketball coach at Southern Utah University. He retires with an overall Division I record of 205-173, including a 54-97 record at SUU. Interestingly enough, the decision comes as Reid’s contract expires and one year after there were discussions

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OFFICIAL: Evans hired at Idaho State

Idaho State Director of Athletics Jeff Tingey has named Bill Evans the new men’s basketball coach. Evans, who is the 22nd coach in program history, is the winningest coach in Southern Utah history with 209 victories. Evans is a seasoned veteran of 33 years in the coaching ranks. Prior to joining coach Wayne Tinkle at

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USC AD backs O’Neill

According to an article in the LA Times, USC AD Pat Haden has given head coach Kevin O’Neill a vote of confidence and looks forward to having him return to the sidelines next season. There had been much speculation about O’Neill’s future after the Trojans suffered through a 6-26 season. USC did lose 5 players

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Daily Dirt – 3/7/12

Very happy that the maket has rebounded a bit today – yesterday’s “dip” was miserable! Two quick items for now….more to come later….. Ittawamba CC head coach Marty Cooper retired last month (http://hoopdirt.com/news/c4e75a40/cooper-resigns-at-icc/…) and the search for his replacement has heated up. I’ve heard that the two leaders for the job are current East Mississippi

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Ripon’s Gillespie to retire

The 2012-13 school year will be the first time in 34 years that Bob Gillespie won’t be roaming the sidelines as a head coach at Ripon College. The Red Hawks’ long-time men’s basketball and baseball head coach has announced his retirement, effective at the conclusion of the 2012 baseball season. Entering his final season as

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Richard extended at ULM

ULM men’s basketball head coach Keith Richard has accepted a two-year contract extension. The agreement will run through 2017 and is pending approval by the ULM Athletic Foundation Board of Trustees and the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Bozeman relieved of coaching duties

Southern Arkansas coach Eric Bozeman has been relieved of his head coaching duties at the university. Bozeman just completed his seventh season with the Muleriders. SAU went 13-16 this past year and his teams had a overall mark of 73-116 during his seven years. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and

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Semeniuk steps down at UBC Okanagan

UBC’s Okanagan coach Darren Semeniuk has stepped down. Semeniuk, citing family reasons, decided to hand over the reins after completing his seventh year at the helm. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Northern Arizona update

The search at Northern Arizona is progressing slowly…. As I’ve mentioned before, NAU is also hunting for an AD and has enlisted Parker Executive Search to aid in both searches. There has been some progress made – the MBB search committee has been identified. The committee members are: *Mason Gerety – vice president for Advancement

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Mayville State (ND) fires coach

Mayville State University athletic director Mike Moore has announced the head men’s basketball coach Justin Johnson will not return for the 2012-2013 men’s basketball season. Johnson has been head coach of the Comets for five seasons, and has compiled a record of 54-88 during that time. The search for a new head men’s basketball coach

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Former ULM coach elected to HOF

Former Louisiana-Monroe men’s basketball coach Mike Vining has been elected to the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Vining becomes the third ULM coach to be honored by the LABC, joining Lenny Fant (1984) and Benny Hollis (1988). Vining is the winningest coach in school history with 401 career victories in 24 seasons at ULM (1981-2005).

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