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DIII DIRT: Whittle Out as Head Basketball Coach at Macalester College (MN)

I can confirm that a change has been made at DIII Macalester College (MN), and that Tim Whittle is no longer the head basketball coach at the school. Whittle had been at the helm of the Scots since 2009. He was an assistant coach Washington University in St. Louis before that where he was part of

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DII DIRT: Coaching Change Made at Seton Hill University

HoopDirt.com has learned that Tony Morocco is no longer the head basketball coach at DII Seton Hill University. Morocco was hired as the first-ever basketball coach at Seton Hill back in 2002. In his fifteen seasons as the head coach of the Griffins, Morocco compiled a 197-203 record. He has also worked at Saint Francis

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Cumberland University Head Basketball Coach Lonnie Thompson Retires

Cumberland University men’s basketball coach Lonnie Thompson announced his retirement on Monday, effective immediately. Assistant coach Lindal Yarbrough will serve as the team’s Interim Head Coach for this week’s Mid-South Conference Championships in Pikeville, Ky. Thompson spent 16 seasons at Cumberland, compiling a 248-237 record, including the 2004 TranSouth Conference regular season championships and three

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HOT: Pasqua Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Tusculum College

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Nick Pasqua has tenured his resignation as men’s basketball coach at Tusculum College announced Doug Jones, vice president of student success and athletics.  Pasqua steps down after one season at the Greeneville, Tennessee school to pursue other professional opportunities. Tusculum just wrapped up its men’s basketball season as the Pioneers finished 10th in the South

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Dan McHale Will Not Be Retained as EKU Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball head coach Dan McHale will not be retained, Director of Athletics Stephen Lochmueller announced on behalf of the university today. “After reviewing our men’s basketball program, I determined a change in leadership is needed at this time,” Lochmueller said.  “We want to thank Dan McHale for his service to Eastern

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WEEK 15: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions

Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 15 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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BREAKING REPORT: Sean Miller will not coach tonight at Oregon

According to the Arizona Daily Star’s Greg Hansen, Arizona head coach Sean Miller will not be on the sidelines for today’s match-up at Oregon. Hansen reports that the players have been informed of the decision. Bombshell news of Miller’s potential involvement in the college basketball pay for play FBI investigation broke last night. Earlier this

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REPORT: Arizona’s Sean Miller Implicated in FBI Investigation

Arizona head coach Sean Miller was reportedly caught on an FBI wiretap discussing payments for current Wildcat Deandre Ayton. According to ESPN, in more than 3,000 hours of tape obtained during the investigation, Miller is heard discussing a $100,000 payment to Ayton with Christian Dawkins who was working as a runner for ASM agent Andy

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REPORT: FBI investigation identifies more than 20 programs who may have violated NCAA rules

According to an explosive report released today by Yahoo!, more than twenty college basketball programs have been identified through the recent FBI investigation as potentially violating NCAA rules. The documents that were obtained by Yahoo! show the work of ASM Sports, and their chief Andy Miller. Yahoo! reports that the documents show cash advances and

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OFFICIAL: Keith Walker Relieved of Duties as Head Basketball Coach at Delaware State

Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com reported first this morning… Delaware State University has announced that head men’s basketball coach Keith Walker was relieved of his duties today after being informed his contract will not be renewed for next season. The Hornet men have a 3-25 overall record and 1-12 mark in the Mid-Eastern

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BREAKING DI DIRT: Delaware State Releases Head Basketball Coach Keith Walker

HoopDirt.com can confirm that Keith Walker has been released as the head basketball coach at Delaware State. Assistant coach Keith Johnson will serve as the interim for the remainder of the season. Walker had been the head coach at DSU for the past four seasons, and served as an assistant at the university for 13

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