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REPORT: Adams, Texas Tech reach $4.1m settlement

According to a report from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas Tech has “agreed to pay former Red Raiders basketball coach Mark Adams $3.9 million, less taxes and withholdings, plus a $200,000 retention bonus in a legal settlement the two sides reached this week leading up to Adams’ resignation.” Adams resigned earlier this week following his suspension

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Adams resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Texas Tech

Texas Tech released the following statement on the resignation of head men’s basketball coach Mark Adams: Mark Adams has stepped down as head coach of the Texas Tech men’s basketball program. This follows the University’s suspension of Adams and its inquiry related to his interactions with his players and staff. Following this inquiry, Texas Tech Director

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Harrison out as Associate Head Coach at West Virginia

The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has parted ways with men’s basketball associate head coach Larry Harrison. Harrison has spent the last 16 seasons on the Mountaineer basketball staff, including the last 13 as associate head coach. He was in his 24th season overall on Huggins’ coaching staff after spending eight seasons with him at

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Kansas suspends Bill Self for 4 games; Imposes sanctions to Men’s Basketball program

The University of Kansas informed the NCAA’s IRP (Independent Resolution Panel) last week that it was self-imposing several sanctions in response to its ongoing basketball case, which originated in 2017. The sanctions include: “Throughout this process, we have had ongoing conversations with all the involved parties,” said Chancellor Douglas A. Girod. “We believe the actions

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OFFICIAL: Dooley returns to Kansas

Former Kansas assistant coach Joe Dooley has returned to the KU men’s basketball program as director of student-athlete development, Jayhawks head coach Bill Self announced Thursday. “Joe was here for 10 seasons and then went to Florida Gulf Coast and East Carolina. When he became available for employment, I thought it was a no-brainer to

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Simons named DBO at Baylor

Luke Simons has been named as the Director of Basketball Operations at Baylor, after spending last season in the same role at Boston College. Prior to a two-year stint as the director of basketball operations at College of Charleston from 2019-21, the Shelbyville, Ind., native served as the director of scouting for Scott Drew’s brother, Bryce,

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Perry named Assistant Basketball Coach at Kansas State

Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang completed his full-time coaching staff on Wednesday afternoon (July 27) with the selection of veteran coach Rodney Perry as the program’s third and final assistant coach. Perry’s first official day will be Monday, August 1. Perry, a finalist for the 2022 Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Boys Coach of the Year, arrives at

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SC STATE DIRT: Bulldogs to name Big 12 Assistant as new Head Basketball Coach

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) In yesterday’s DAILY DIRT, I mentioned West Virginia assistant Erik Martin’s involvement at South Carolina State. That’s now a done deal – Martin will become the Bulldogs new head coach. Martin has TWEETED the following: Additionally, Martin told BlueGoldNews.com, “It’s difficult to move, because we have been here in Morgantown a

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