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DI DIRT: Johnson out at Fairfield

I can confirm that Sydeny Johnson is out as the head basketball coach at Fairfield. Johnson went 116-147 in his eight seasons with the Stags, including 9-22 (6-12 MAAC) this past season. The former head coach at Princeton now has a career mark of 182-200. An official announcement is expected later this morning.

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Bob Hoffman Fired at Mercer

Mercer Director of Athletics Jim Cole announced Monday that men’s basketball head coach Bob Hoffman has been relieved of his duties, effective immediately. Cole and Hoffman met Monday morning to discuss the status of the program. At this time Cole informed Hoffman that a change in leadership would take place. “Coach Hoffman has made an

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DIII DIRT: St. Joseph’s College – Long Island Opens

Kevin Spann is no longer the head basketball coach at DIII St. Joseph’s College – Long Island. Spann had been the head coach at the school since the 2014-15 season. He ends his tenure with a 47-81 record including a 5-20 (4-16 Skyline) mark this past season. In his first season in charge, Spann led

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TCU Assistant Coach placed on Administrative leave

TCU’s Barker becomes second assistant suspended in bribery case. In what has been a very busy few days in the college basketball pay-for-play bribery scandal, another assistant coach has been placed on administrative leave. TCU Director of Athletics Jeremiah Donati has released the following statement regarding Horned Frogs assistant Corey Barker: “While TCU conducts an

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Report directly links Gottfried to impermissible payments

More fall out from the college basketball pay-for play scandal today, as a new report from ESPN has been released in which Cal State Northridge head coach Mark Gottfried has been directly linked to payments to players. According to the report, Gottfried, the former head coach at NC State, gave assistant coach Orlando Early envelopes

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Southern Illinois Head Basketball Coach Barry Hinson Resigns

 Shortly after Southern Illinois lost its men’s basketball game to Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Friday, 16-year league veteran coach Barry Hinson announced during a press conference that he would “step away” as head coach of SIU’s program. Coach Hinson’s postgame statement: “I’ve been coaching 38 years and I’ve been blessed

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Creighton’s Murphy placed on Administrative Leave

Creighton assistant men’s basketball Preston Murphy has been placed on administrative leave by the university. The suspension follows a report from earlier today where Yahoo Sports identifies Murphy and Corey Barker of TCU as coaches who accepted $6,000 payments from middleman Christian Dawkins in the college basketball pay-for-play scandal. Creighton Athletic Director Bruce Rasmussen released the

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LSU Suspends Will Wade

Feb 23, 2019; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Will Wade gestures in the first half of their game against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Maravich Assembly Center. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports

LSU has just released the following statement:

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The KTS Coaches Clinic – May 3rd and 4th, 2019 – Raleigh, NC

Presented By Key To Success In Collaboration With Dr. Dish Date: May 3 – 4 Location: Raleigh, NC Cost:  Early Bird (March 11- March 22) $25.00 Per Coach  Registration (March 23 – May 4)$50.00 Per Coach  Registration Details: Pay Online From Your Desktop At www.keybasketball.com Call To Make Secure Credit Card Payment  (send email to [email protected] to arrange payment) Schedule: May 3,

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REPORT: Creighton, TCU Assistant Coaches took bribes in Pay-for-Play scandal

An assistant coach from Creighton and an assistant coach from TCU have been implicated in the on going college basketball pay-for-play scandal. A report from Yahoo Sports identifies Preston Murphy of Creighton and Corey Barker of TCU as coaches who accepted $6,000 payments from middleman Christian Dawkins. According to the report, “prosecutors allege that Dawkins

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D.P. Harris named Head Basketball Coach at St. Thomas (FL)

Don Paul “D.P.” Harris has been named as the Men’s Basketball Coach, Assistant Athletic Director, and Director of Development, announces Director of Athletics, Laura Courtley-Todd. “Adding a coach with the type of experience that Coach Harris has is a tremendous testament toward the vision that our President David A. Armstrong has,” said Courtley-Todd. “We are all

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STETSON SEARCH UPDATE: Hatters focus in on four candidates

I have heard from a bunch of people on this one today. It sounds like the group of coaches that Stetson is focused in on right now are: Donnie Jones – Assistant Coach, Dayton Ryan Ridder – Head Coach, Bethune-Cookman Rex Walters – Special Assistant to the Head Coach, Nevada Sean Woods – Head Coach,

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