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Martelli Sets School Record

Saint Joseph’s head coach Phil Martelli became the Hawks’ all-time leader in career victories with 310, breaking the mark of 309 previously held by Bill Ferguson. In 17 seasons, Martelli has compiled a record of 310-212. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

SDSU’s Nagy wins #300

Five South Dakota State players scored in double figures to pave the way for the Jackrabbits to dominate IPFW 94-58 in front of 2,335 fans at Frost Arena that also witnessed head coach Scott Nagy win his 300th career game. Nagy’s 300th win came in his 494th game as head coach at SDSU, and gives

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Blaney to fill in for Calhoun

UConn Associate Head Coach George Blaney will assume the duties of head coach as Jim Calhoun serves a three game suspension beginning tonight. Blaney will coach the Huskies vs. at South Florida tonight, at home vs. St. John’s on 12/31, and at Seton Hall on 1/3. Blaney has 459 wins as a head coach with

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Pitino gives "end date"

Louisville head coach Rick Pitino yesterday that he plans to retire after his contract runs out after the 2016-17 season. Here is a link from the Louisville Courier-Journal with more: http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20111227/SPORTS02/312…|topnews|text|Sports Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Huggins gets 700th win

West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins got win #700 last night with a 70-68 overtime victory over Missouri State. Coincidentally, Huggins got his 600th victory on this same date four years ago against Canisius. Huggins is now 700-255 in his 29+ seasons. His other stops include Kansas State, Cincinnati, Akron, and Walsh. Stay with HoopDirt

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Northwest Tech names coach

Northwest Tech (KS) has selected Jase Herl as the first-ever men’s basketball coach at the college. Herl graduated from Goodland High School in 2006. He went onto Dodge City Community College, earning an Associate Degree in General Studies. He transferred to Mesa State College in Colorado, where he was a two year starter on the

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MSU Extends Margenthaler

Minnesota State head coach Matt Margenthaler has accepted a new four-year contract from the university. Margenthaler, who is in his 11th season with the Mavericks, has guided MSU to seven consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, culminating in the school’s first-ever berth into the NCAA Elite Eight last season. During his time at MSU his teams have

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Woodward Signs Contract Extension

University of Maine head coach Ted Woodward has signed an extension through the 2015 season. Woodward is currently in his eighth season at the helm of the Black Bears. He has led the team to consecutive top three finishes in the America East. In his 8 plus seasons he has an overall record of 97-125.

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2012 DI Coaching Changes

Here’s a list of the DI coaching changes that have been made so far. I will update the list daily. Total changes as of 9/18/12: 46 School (Previous Coach) New Coach • Air Force – (Jeff Reynolds) – Dave Pilipovich • Binghamton – (Mark Macon) – Tommy Dempsey • Brown – (Jesse Agel) Mike Martin

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2012 DI Coaching Changes

Usually I don’t start this list until March, but with three DI schools making changes already, I figured now may be a good time to get this going. I will keep the list updated as the season progresses – I have a feeling there will be a bunch more names added to this list before

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Dempsey Gets 100th

Rider’s overtime victory over UMBC Saturday night was victory number 100 for head coach Tommy Dempsey as the Rider head coach. The 100 wins in 176 games is the fastest any head coach has ever gotten to 100 victories at Rider. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

#400 for HBU’s Cottrell

Houston Baptist head coach Ron Cottrell won his 400th game last week. He has been at HBU since 1991 and has been at the helm for the transition from DII to DI. Cottrell extended his lead as HBU’s winningest basketball coach to 272 more than any of his predecessors. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest

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