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Daily Dirt – 3/21/17

Busy 24 hours. Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… Monmouth head coach King Rice on fire right now at Duquesne. Sounds like this one is really close to getting done – stay tuned… Hottest name right now at UMass is Florida Gulf Coast head coach Joe Dooley. He has killed it at

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Jack Meriwether Named Head Basketball Coach at West Virginia Wesleyan

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West Virginia Wesleyan Interim President Boyd Creasman and Director of Athletics Randy Tenney are pleased to announce that Jack Meriwether has been named the head men’s basketball coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Coach Meriwether served as the interim head coach for the past two months, leading the team to an 8-7 record during his

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OFFICIAL: LSU names Will Wade Head Basketball Coach

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LSU has just released the following statement in response to the multiple internet reports tonight: Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva has announced former Virginia Commonwealth University head basketball coach Will Wade will lead the LSU basketball program as its new head coach. More information to follow Tuesday.  

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BREAKING: Will Wade to LSU

According to an ESPN report, VCU’s Will Wade has agreed to a six-year deal to become the head coach at LSU. Wade, who will replace Johnny Jones, led the Rams to a 26-9 record this past season. He wraps-up his two-year stint at VCU with a 51-20 record. Wade also spent two seasons as the

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Mike Morrell promoted to Assistant Coach at Texas

University of Texas Head Basketball Coach Shaka Smart has promoted Director of Basketball Operations Mike Morrell to Assistant Coach. He will replace David Cason whose contract was not renewed last week. Morrell was an assistant on Smart’s staff at VCU, and served as an assistant coach during the 2015-16 season at UT. He was moved

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WATCH LIVE: Cuonzo Martin introductory press conference at Missouri

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Missouri will officially introduce new head basketball Cuonzo Martin at a press conference today at 5pm ET/4pm CT. To watch live follow the link HERE.  

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OFFICIAL: LIU Brooklyn does not renew contract of Head Basketball Coach Jack Perri

Following up on a report from earlier today… LIU Brooklyn has officially announced that they will not renew the contract of head basketball coach Jack Perri. After going  20-12 this past season, AD Brad Cohen released the following statement:

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Brad Brownell will return to Clemson for 2017-18 season

After much speculation on the future of Clemson head coach Brad Brownell, AD Dan Radakovich has released the following statement: “As part of a comprehensive season-ending review and evaluation, I met for several hours with Brad Brownell to review the recently completed season and to look ahead to 2017-2018. Both of us believe strongly that

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WATCH LIVE: Brad Underwood introductory press conference at Illinois

The press conference to introduce Brad Underwood as the new head basketball coach at Illinois will begin at 1pm ET/12pm CT. The link to live coverage of the event can be found HERE.

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OFFICIAL: Coppin State does not renew contract of Head Basketball Coach Michael Grant

Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one first last night. Coppin State has issued a press release this morning confirming that they will not renew the contract of head basketball coach Michael Grant: Coppin State University athletic director Derek Carter has announced that the contract of head men’s basketball

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BREAKING: Jack Perri fired as Head Basketball Coach at LIU Brooklyn

HoopDirt.com can confirm an ESPN report that LIU Brooklyn has released head basketball coach Jack Perri. This move comes on the heels of a 20-win season for LIU, and the third straight season where Perri’s Blackbirds have improved their record. The former assistant to Jim Ferry at LIU, Perri finishes his five-year stint at the

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BREAKING: Coppin State Dismisses Head Basketball Coach Michael Grant

Following up on my tweet from earlier tonight… Multiple sources have confirmed with HoopDirt.com that Michael Grant has been dismissed as the Head Basketball Coach at Coppin State University. In his three years on the Eagles bench, Grant put together a 25-69 mark including an 8-24 record this season. Before coming to CSU back in

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