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Washington State extends Smith through 2026-27

Washington State University Director of Athletics Pat Chun announced that men’s head basketball coach Kyle Smith had agreed to a contract extension. Smith’s extension will keep him on the Palouse through the 2026-27 season. Smith was named the head coach of the Cougs in 2019 and originally signed a six-year contract that ran through the 2024-25

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Daily Dirt – 5/26/21

Daily Dirt compiled by: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Some mid-week dirt…. I can confirm that Nima Omidvar will joining the Fordham basketball staff. Omidvar most recently served as an assistant at George Washington, and has also worked at South Alabama, Maryland, NC State, and Bowie State. An official announcement is expected shortly. UC Riverside assistant Wayne

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Utah’s Krystkowiak becomes 3rd coach this season to be reprimanded by Pac-12

Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak has been reprimanded by the Pac-12 Conference for public comments made about men’s basketball officiating, Commissioner Larry Scott announced. Krystkowiak made comments to the media that called into question the officiating during Utah’s game at Arizona State on Saturday, Jan. 18. “The Pac-12 membership has established rules that prohibit our

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Daily Dirt – 3/18/19

It’s going to be another busy Monday. Here a few very quick things to kick off the week… UMKC has been moving quickly with their search. I have heard that Nevada special assistant (and former San Francisco and Florida Atlantic head coach) Rex Walters is in the mix here as well as a big-time D2

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OFFICIAL: Washington State fires Ernie Kent

Washington State University Director of Athletics Pat Chun announced Thursday that Men’s Head Basketball Coach Ernie Kent will not return as head coach of the Cougars next season. “I met with Ernie earlier today and let him know I would be making a change in the leadership of our basketball program,” said Chun. “We appreciate

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REPORT: Ernie Kent out at Washington State

Washington State is parting ways with head basketball coach Ernie Kent. This was first reported by Jon Rothstein. Kent had been at Washington since 2014, and had never been able to get it going there. He went 58-98 in his five seasons in Pullman, including an 11-21 (4-14 PAC-12) mark this year. He had never

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McRoy Named Recruiting Coordinator at Washington State

Elwyn McRoy, who last week accepted the Associate Head Coach position at Grambling State, has now joined the Washington State men’s basketball program as the recruiting coordinator. “Elwyn is a seasoned, dedicated, passionate student of the game of basketball,” Kent said. “In this role, he will allow us to be very effective and efficient as

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Former Cougar standout Bennie Seltzer returns to Washington State as an Assistant Coach

A former Cougar standout on the basketball court and 20-year coaching veteran, Bennie Seltzer returns to Pullman to join Ernie Kent’s staff as an assistant men’s basketball coach, Kent announced Friday. “I’m very excited to announce Bennie Seltzer as our newest assistant coach at Washington State University,” Kent said. “Bennie was an outstanding player at

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