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HoopDirt.com Daily News – 1/5/18

HoopDirt.com’s Daily News from the college basketball coaching world… NAIA Dakota State (S.D.) University Head Trojan Men’s Basketball Coach Gary Garner will return to sidelines this weekend.  He has been out since October 29th while recovering from surgery for pancreatic cancer. DSU Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach Michael Larsen took over the head coaching roles during

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Eastern Mennonite Head Coach Kirby Dean To Step Down After Season

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Eastern Mennonite University has announced that head men’s basketball coach Kirby Dean will resign at the end of the current season. He has accepted a position as the director of parks and recreation for Rockingham County. In his 15th season at his alma mater, Dean is the all-time winningest coach in program history and has

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HoopDirt.com Daily News – 1/3/18

HoopDirt.com’s Daily News from the college basketball coaching world… Pitt head coach Kevin Stallings was not happy with Louisville fans last night. Towards the end of the Panthers blow out loss last night, Stallings can be heard saying to someone in the crowd “at least we didn’t pay our guys $100,000.” He then responded to

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WEEK 7: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions

Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 7 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. The coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2017-18 college basketball season. Past weekly and yearly

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Dr. Dish Skill Builder: 8 WAYS TO BE A GREAT TEAMMATE

This article is the 1st of a series from Pat Freeman of our partners at Midwest 3 on 3. We are very fortunate to work with Pat as he has tremendous experience within basketball training and coaching. You can check out different basketball drills from Pat in the Dish Lab here! I have been fortunate to train

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BREAKING: UC Riverside Dismisses Head Basketball Coach Dennis Cutts

UCR’s Head Coach Dennis Cutts react during a Big West game against Cal Poly at UC Riverside SRC Arena on Friday February 13, 2016.

UC Riverside has replaced head men’s basketball coach Dennis Cutts. Associate Head Coach Justin Bell has been appointed interim head coach. “There is a need to elevate our men’s basketball program to a more consistent level, to more effectively compete with mid-major Division I programs,” said Tamica Smith Jones, UCR director of intercollegiate athletics. “We

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HoopDirt.com Daily News – 12/29/17

HoopDirt.com’s Daily News from the college basketball coaching world… Back on 11/28, HoopDirt.com reported that Cal assistant coach Theo Robinson was on leave from the program (full story HERE). According to a recent report by the Daily Californian, Robertson remains on leave, with some close to the team saying he will not return. There has

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HOT: Douma Announces Resignation as Head Basketball Coach at Dordt College following 2017-18 Season

Dordt College has announced Ross Douma will resign his head men’s basketball coaching position at the conclusion of the 2017-18 season to focus his energy on his responsibilities as the school’s athletic director. Douma was named Dordt College athletic director this past June. “I have thoroughly enjoyed serving as our head men’s basketball coach since

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WEEK 6: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions

Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 6 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. The coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2017-18 college basketball season. Past weekly and yearly

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East Carolina Announces Search Process For New Men’s Head Basketball Coach

East Carolina University Director of Athletics Jeff Compher announced Friday the process which will be used in the hiring of the next men’s head basketball coach of the Pirates has formally been initiated. ECU has entered into an agreement with Collegiate Sports Associates to assist in its national search to identify and provide information about

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HoopDirt Daily News – 12/21/17

HoopDirt.com’s Daily News from the college basketball coaching world… Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl gave an update on the ongoing FBI investigation into the men’s basketball program today. “There have been no substantive changes,” Pearl said. “There are obviously certain aspects of the investigation that are very private and we’re keeping them that way, but

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