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Breaking News: Manhattan Fires Coach

Barry Rohrssen has been fired after 5 seasons at Manhattan. In five seasons at Manhattan, Rohrssen went 58-95 overall and 33-64 in the MAAC. This past season Manhattan was 6-25. We first reported that this would happen on 3/2: http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/850beb39/rohrssen-out-at-manhat…

NIU Coach Will Not Return

Ricardo Patton will not return as coach of the Northern Illinois basketball team, the school announced Wednesday.The Huskies finished 9-21 this season, and he had a overall record of 35-83 in four seasons. Northern Illinois has retained the services of Collegiate Sports Associates to coordinate its men’s basketball head coaching search.

BREAKING: Davis done at Providence

The Providence Journal is reporting that Keno Davis is out as the head coach at Providence. The official announcement is expected to come this weekend. Here’s a link to the story: http://newsblog.projo.com/2011/03/pc-expected-to-part-with-b… More to come on this one…….

The future of Derek Kellogg

There has been a ton of talk about the Future of Derek Kellogg at UMass. He appears safe for now after AD John McCutcheon said today that Kellogg will return for the 2011-12 season. He has two-years remaining on the 5-year deal that he inked in 2008. Kellogg is 39-53 during his tenure at his

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Coach’s Corner

This off-season I will keep a running list of all of the DI coaching changes in our "Coach’s Corner" section. Currently there are 11 jobs open – and I would expect to add a bunch more to the list over the next few weeks. I will update the list daily. You can find "Coach’s Corner"

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2011 DI Coaching Changes

Here’s a list of the DI coaching changes that have been made so far this off-season. I will update the list daily. Total changes to date: 58 Alcorn State: (Larry Smith) Luther Riley Alabama A&M (Vann Pettaway) Willie Hayes Arkansas: (John Pelphrey) Mike Anderson Bethune-Cookman: (Clifford Reed) Boston U: (Pat Chambers) Joe Jones Bradley: (Jim

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Marist Update

Marist head coach Chuck Martin will be returning next season. There has been much speculation about his fate – his Red Foxes finished 6-27 this season and in 3 full years at the helm, Martin is 17-79. AD Tim Murray gave him a vote of confidence yesterday and said that he will return. Martin has

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Florida Gulf Coast rumors

I’ve only heard two "legit" names so far for Florida Gulf Coast. There is a 3rd "super secret" candidate, but I’ll hold off on that one until I can confirm it. The two I’ve heard so far are: Jim Les – Former head coach at Bradley. FGCU AD Ken Kavanagh was the AD at Bradley

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Eastern Washington rumors

Here are a few names that I’ve heard who may try to get involved with the Eastern Washington job: Jeff Hironaka – Assistant Coach Washington State. Former head coach at Seattle Pacific. Knows the area well – a must for the next EWU head coach. Ryan Looney – Head Coach Seattle Pacific. Was also the

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BREAKING: Kennedy resigns at Towson

Pat Kennedy has resigned as the head coach at Towson University. This does not come as much of a surprise – this was something that most had predicted would happen. Kennedy finished the season at 4-26 and had a record of 71-144 in 7 seasons at Towson. In 31 seasons as a head coach, he

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BREAKING: Knight fired at Texas Tech

Texas Tech head coach Pat Knight has been fired according to my sources, and it has just been confirmed by KCBD NewsChannel 11 in Texas. My guy has told me that Knight was informed of the decision today. He will remain on the bench through the Big 12 Tournament which begins on Wednesday for the

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Bradley Update

Just wanted to confirm what we reported this weekend – Bradley head coach Jim Les has indeed been fired. Here’s a link to the official release: http://www.bradleybraves.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=340… The only new info here is that Bradley will be utilizing the services of Parker Executive Search for their "confidential" national search.