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Boone out as Head Basketball Coach at Central Arkansas

University of Central Arkansas director of athletics Dr. Brad Teague announced a change in the head coaching position for the men’s basketball program on Saturday, relieving Coach Anthony Boone of his duties after the conclusion of the season. UCA finished 9-23 overall and 5-11 in ASUN Conference play, missing out on the conference tournament after Friday’s loss

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OFFICIAL: Jakus named Head Basketball Coach at Florida Atlantic

Following up on earlier reports…Florida Atlantic has made the hiring of Baylor Associate Head Coach John Jakus official. Here’s the statement that FAU released: Florida Atlantic University announced Wednesday that John Jakus has been named the school’s head men’s basketball coach. The associate head coach at Baylor, Jakus comes to Boca Raton after spending the

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REPORT: SMU expected to hire USC’s Andy Enfield as new Head Coach

According to a Field of 68 report, USC’s Andy Enfield is expected to sign a deal to become the next head coach at SMU. Enfield has spent the past 11-seasons at USC where he went 220-147 (.599). He also served as the head coach at Florida Gulf Coast from 2011-13, where he went 41-28 (.594).

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REPORT: Florida Atlantic to hire Baylor’s Jakus

According to multiple reports, including one from Jon Rothstein, Florida Atlantic will hire Baylor associate head coach John Jakus to replace Dusty May (Michigan) as their new head basketball coach. Jakus has been at Baylor for the past seven seasons, and was on staff at Gonzaga for three seasons before that. More on this one

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Coastal Carolina Men’s Basketball Staff Update

New Coastal Carolina head basketball coach Justin Gray has added Jayson Gee as the associate head coach / chief of staff, Ryne Lightfoot as an assistant coach / defensive coordinator, and Zach Freesman as an assistant coach / offensive coordinator. All three were with him at Western Carolina. Bio’s are below: Jayson Gee CCU is

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Chadron State does not renew the contract of Men’s Basketball Head Coach Shane Paben

Chadron State College Interim Athletic Director Ted Tewahade announced Tuesday that men’s basketball head coach Shane Paben will not have his contract renewed. “Coach Paben has brought success to the men’s basketball program at Chadron State College,” Tewahade said. “We thank him for time and dedication to Chadron State College.” Chadron State finished the 2023-24 season with

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OFFICIAL: Smart named Head Basketball Coach at Pacific

Following-up on reports from earlier today. Texas Tech assistant Dave Smart has officially been named as the head basketball coach at Pacific. Here’s the release from the school: Widely regarded as the most successful Canadian college basketball coach of all time, Dave Smart was named Head Coach of the Pacific men’s basketball program Wednesday by

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REPORT: Long Beach State finalizing deal with SDSU’s Acker

According to a Jon Rothstein report, Long Beach State is finalizing a deal with San Diego State assistant Chris Acker to become their new head basketball coach. Acker has been at SDSU for the past five seasons, and has also been an assistant at Boise State and Hawai’i. He also spent time as the head

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REPORT: Pacific to hire Texas Tech’s Smart

The Field of 68’s Goodman is reporting that Pacific has hired Texas Tech assistant Dave Smart. Before joining the TTU staff, Smart spent 18 seasons as the head coach at Carleton University, where he amassed 656 wins. More on this one once it’s official.

OFFICIAL: Cuonzo Martin returns to Missouri State as Head Basketball Coach

After an extensive national search, Missouri State University has selected Cuonzo Martin as its next men’s basketball head coach. The man who orchestrated Missouri State’s only Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship run during his first tenure in Springfield will be formally re-introduced to Bears fans during a news conference on Monday. The news conference will start

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Jeremy Shulman named Head Basketball Coach at UT Martin

University of Tennessee at Martin athletic director Kurt McGuffin has found a proven winner to lead the Skyhawk men’s basketball program, hiring Jeremy Shulman as the 13th head coach in program history.           A formal press conference and public reception to officially introduce Shulman will take place next week with dates and times to be announced at a

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Gardner-Webb set to elevate Luther to Head Coach

Gardner-Webb associate head coach Jeremy Luther is the choice to replace Tim Craft as the Bulldogs next head basketball coach. GWU president Dr. William Downs tweeted the following video of the team being told that Luther was the choice: Luther has been at Gardner-Webb for the past eleven seasons. He has also worked as the

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DAILY DIRT – 3/27/24

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Some names that I’ve heard who have interviewed at Pacific are: Dayton associate head coach Ricardo Greer, former Stanford head coach Jerrod Haase, and USC associate head coach Chris Capko. Interesting fact…Pacific AD Adam Tschuor was the senior associate athletic director at Dayton before being hired

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