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Elon fires Head Basketball Coach Matt Matheny

Elon University Director of Athletics Dave Blank announced today that head men’s basketball coach Matt Matheny will not be retained. A national search for a new head men’s basketball coach will begin immediately. “I want to thank Matt for his leadership over the past 10 years,” Blank said. “He has been an excellent ambassador for Elon athletics and Phoenix

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DI JUCO DIRT: Butler CC opens

I can confirm that Bryan Miller is no longer the head basketball coach at NJCAA DI Butler Community College (KS). Miller had been the head coach of the Grizzlies for the past four seasons, and had spent three seasons before that as an assistant in the program. He compiled a 68-54 record during his tenure,

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REPORT: TCU fires assistant coach Corey Barker

Horned Frogs assistant placed on leave earlier this month surrounding involvement in Pay-for-Play scandal According to a report from Mac Engle of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, TCU has fired assistant basketball coach Corey Barker. Barker was placed on leave earlier this month after he was accused of accepting a $6,000 payment from an Adidas middleman

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Daily Dirt – 3/18/19

It’s going to be another busy Monday. Here a few very quick things to kick off the week… UMKC has been moving quickly with their search. I have heard that Nevada special assistant (and former San Francisco and Florida Atlantic head coach) Rex Walters is in the mix here as well as a big-time D2

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Selection Sunday is HERE…Join our March Madness Challenge Pool!

It’s that time of the year again…MARCH MADNESS! Come test your skills vs some of the best college basketball minds in the country by joining the 2019 HoopDirt.com March Madness Challenge presented by MyPlay. To join, head over to ESPN.com, and search for the HoopDirt.com group. Good luck!  

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Fish not retained as Head Basketball Coach at Montana State

After a five-year run as the head coach of Montana State University men’s basketball, Brian Fish will be leaving the program, MSU Director of Athletics Leon Costello announced Sunday. Fish’s contract expires on June 30. As head coach, Fish’s record was 65-92. His 2018-19 squad finished 15-17, 11-9 in the Big Sky and tied for fourth place. “After a

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DII DIRT: Lander University set to hire new Head Coach

I have now heard from multiple sources that DII Lander University will hire Drew Richards as their new Head Basketball Coach. Richards has been the Associate Head Coach at UNC Pembroke for the past five seasons. His squad got knocked out of the NCAA DII Tournament last night, and finished the season with a 21-10

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Boals Named Head Basketball Coach at Ohio

Former team captain Jeff Boals has been named the 19thhead coach in the history of the Ohio men’s basketball program, as announced by Director of Athletics Jim Schaus today. “I am incredibly grateful and honored to return home to my alma mater as the head men’s basketball at Ohio University,” said Boals. “My family and I are thrilled to see

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OFFICIAL: UMKC fires Kareem Richardson

Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported on Thursday (DI DIRT). It’s now been made official that Kareem Richardson has been fired as the head basketball coach at UMKC. The school released the following statement this afternoon: The University of Missouri-Kansas City has decided to part ways with men’s basketball head coach Kareem

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NAIA DIRT: Coaching Change made at Keiser U. (FL)

I can confirm through multiple sources that Bob Starkman is out as the head men’s basketball coach at NAIA Keiser University (FL). Starkman took over at Keiser last July after then head coach Dante Calabria resigned to join Larry Brown in Italy. He had spent 21 seasons at nearby Broward College before being hired at

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Former Auburn Assistant Chuck Person set to Plead Guilty in Pay-for-Play Scandal

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Auburn assistant basketball coach Chuck Person is scheduled to plead guilty on Tuesday to a conspiracy charge in a scandal that involved bribes paid to families of NBA-bound young athletes to steer them to top schools and favored money managers and agents. The change-of-plea hearing was revealed in a filing

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Swartzendruber resigns as Head Basketball Coach at McPherson College

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McPherson College Athletics Director, Andrew Ehling, has announced that Men’s Basketball Coach Tim Swartzendruber has resigned to become the next athletic director at Pratt Community College. Swartzendruber has been at the helm of the Bulldog men’s basketball program for the past 11 seasons, and has been a head basketball coach for the past 37 Years. He started his

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