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Following up on a report from earlier today… UC Santa Barbara will not retain head men’s basketball coach Bob Williams beyond his current contract, Director of Athletics John McCutcheon announced in a statement on Thursday. “I informed Coach Williams today that the University will not be extending his contract beyond the current term. As I
University of Massachusetts Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford announced on Thursday that men’s basketball head coach Derek Kellogg has been relieved of his duties. “Decisions like this are always difficult but after a thorough review of our men’s basketball program, I believe that a leadership change is needed to realize a higher level of competitive
According to a report by CBSSports.com’s Gary Parrish, UC Santa Barbara head coach Bob Williams will not return next season. Williams has been the Gauchos head coach since 1998 and has gone 313-260 during his tenure. He is the winningest coach in school history and is the longest tenured Division I head coach west of
Nebraska AD Shawn Eichorst tweeted his support for head basketball coach Tim Miles immediately following the Huskers season ending 76-67 OT loss to Penn State last night. Nebraska finished the season 12-19 (6-12) Big Ten. Miles, who became the head coach back in 2012, now holds a 75-86 record at the school. In 22 seasons
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Shenandoah University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Doug Zipp announced Wednesday that the decision has been made to make a change in the leadership of the men’s basketball program and he will not issue a new contract to head men’s basketball coach Rob Pryor. Pryor recently completed his sixth season at the helm of the SU
Some things that I’ve heard today… Last week, I published a list of early Austin Peay names. I’ve now heard that VCU assistant coach Wes Long, former Tennessee associate head coach Tony Jones, and Northwest Florida head coach Steve DeMeo can be added to the list. Multiple sources tell me that Long is the one
University of Georgia AD Greg McGarity released the following statement. It is in response to a Yahoo! Sports report about the future of head basketball coach Mark Fox: “We are NOT in the process of exploring our options to replace Mark Fox. We look forward to Mark leading our program next year and all our
Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith released the following statement today regarding the future of Buckeyes Head Basketball Coach Thad Matta: “Recently, Thad and I had a great discussion regarding the future of our Men’s Basketball Program,” Smith said. “Thad’s record at Ohio State is an outstanding 337-122; a winning percentage of .734. He is
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According to a report by Andrew Lopez from The Times-Picayune, LSU will part ways with head basketball coach Johnny Jones following the SEC tournament. LSU is currently 10-20 (2-16 SEC), and will face Mississippi State tomorrow night in the opening round of the SEC Tournament. In his five seasons at LSU, Jones put together a
Alabama A&M Men’s Basketball Head Coach Willie Hayes has announced his resignation, effective immediately. Hayes, who played at Alabama A&M, was head coach for six years and also served as an assistant coach. “We thank Coach Hayes for his service and commitment to Alabama A&M University,” Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks said. “We wish him
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After a 37 year coaching career, the University of Northwestern Ohio Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Chris Adams, is stepping down to fully focus on his role as the Athletic Director at UNOH. Adams states, “I am ‘retiring’ from coaching so I can give all my attention to the Athletic Director position due to the sheer
