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HOT: Bert Hammel Resigns at DII Merrimack College

The Merrimack Athletic Department announced that head men’s basketball coach Bert Hammel will step down and not return for the 2016-17 season. A search for his successor will begin immediately. Hammel concluded his 36th season in 2015-16 as head coach of Merrimack with 526 career wins, 13th among Division II active coaches and 40th all-time in Division II.  Over

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DII DIRT: Lee University Set to Name New Head Coach

HoopDirt.com can confirm that Lee University will hire Bubba Smith as their new head basketball coach with the announcement coming tomorrow.  We listed Smith as one of the finalists for the job in our “dirt” earlier this week (Lee University Finalists). Smith has spent the past eight seasons as the head coach at Sewanee where he

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DII DIRT: California (PA) Search Update…

I’ve heard from a bunch of really good sources on the search for a new head coach at DII California University (PA).  It sounds like Skype interviews are complete and 3-5 interviews will take place on campus.  I have heard that the Skype round included a Mountain West assistant, and a current small college head

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HOT: DII SFU Head Coach Virgil Hill Resigns

Simon Fraser University Senior Director of Athletics and Recreation Theresa Hanson announced today that Virgil Hill has resigned as head coach of the Clan men’s basketball program. “Virgil and I met to review and evaluate the basketball season and at that time he informed me that he has decided to resign his position as men’s

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BREAKING: Fayetteville State and Head Basketball Coach Alphonza Kee Mutually Agree to Part Ways

The Fayetteville State University Department of Athletics and Alphonza Kee have mutually agreed to end Kee’s tenure as head men’s basketball coach. “I want to thank Fayetteville State University for providing the opportunity to serve as head men’s basketball coach and an instructor over the past seven years,” stated Kee. “With the leadership in place, I am

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