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Iowa Western Head Basketball Coach Van Riessen resigns

Iowa Western Men’s Basketball Head Coach Chad Van Riessen has announced his retirement from basketball this afternoon. “It has been an honor and privilege to live out a professional dream as the head coach at Iowa Western,” said Van Riessen.  “I am extremely thankful for the opportunity to lead the Iowa Western Men’s Basketball program

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Daily Dirt – 3/26/20

A speed round of today’s Daily Dirt… I have heard from multiple sources that the search at IUPUI has been temporarily suspended. More as I hear it, but it sounds like Byron Rimm is still in place as the interim. Search had moved on to second round interviews. Obviously everyone out there reporting Minnesota assistant

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JUCO DIRT: Iowa Western CC Update

It’s been a very strange month for Iowa Western Community College Athletics and their men’s basketball team… At the end of February, head men’s basketball coach Michael Johnette resigned after four years on the job (90-36). IWCC then began a very aggressive search which led to this final group: Former Iona assistant Tra Arnold,Troy assistant

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Daily Dirt – 3/20/20

Losing track of days already here at the HD World HQ. Here is what I believe to be Friday’s Daily Dirt… I keep hearing that Louisiana Monroe associate head coach Ryan Cross is in the mix to join Andy Kennedy at UAB. I’ve also heard Clemson director of recruiting Philip Pearson’s name mentioned here as

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JUCO DIRT: Johnette resigns at Iowa Western

I have heard from great sources that Iowa Western Community College head men’s basketball coach Michael Johnette has resigned. Johnette just completed his fourth season as the Reivers head coach – he spent ten years before that as an assistant at the school. Johnette’s squad finished this year with a 16-15 (4-4) record, and he

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