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Vande Hoef resigns as Head Coach at Lakeland College

Lindsey Vande Hoef has resigned as Lakeland College head women’s basketball coach, Lakeland Interim Director of Athletics April Arvan announced today. Vande Hoef has been named the head women’s basketball coach at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She is returning to the school where she was an assistant coach at from 2008-12

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Xavier Dirt…

I have heard from a great source that Xavier head coach Brian Neal will hire St. Bonaventure associate head coach Kate Achter as an assistant.  She will replace Bryce McKey who was hired as an assistant at Maryland back in April.  Achter has been at St. Bonaventure since 2010.  She worked as a graduated assistant at

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Bemidji State Finalists

There are five finalists  five finalists in Bemidji State’s search for a new head women’s basketball coach. The candidates include: Chelsea DeVille, John Motherwell, Shannon Nelson, Mandy Pearson and Brent Pollari. The finalists will be on campus May 26-29.. DeVille has been a part of the University of Sioux Falls women’s basketball coaching staff since 2009 and

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Vanderhoff Named Head Coach at Lancaster Bible

The Lancaster Bible College Athletic Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Katelyn Vanderhoff as women’s basketball head coach. Vanderhoff is the 25th head coach in program history and takes over a team that went 24-6 last season and won its third straight North Eastern Athletic Conference South Division title. In a twist from

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Hilbert Announces Melissa Graham Women’s Basketball Head Coach

The Athletics Department at Hilbert College is pleased to introduce Melissa Graham as the new women’s basketball coach May 22, 2015.   Graham, a highly decorated student-athlete and a proven professional, will begin her duties immediately as she prepares for her inaugural season as a collegiate head coach. Graham enjoyed a distinguished and impressive basketball career

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Howard Names Ty Grace Head Coach

Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick and Interim Director of Athletics Shelley Davis have announced the hiring of former University of New Haven head coach Tiesha “Ty” Grace as the newest head coach of the Lady Bison Women’s Basketball program. Grace comes to The Hilltop with impressive credentials, boasting nearly 20 years of coaching experience

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OFFICIAL: Guth Named Head Coach at Yale

Thanks to a great source for getting WHoopDirt.com out in front of this one last week.  It has now been made official – Allison Guth, the former Yale assistant coach who went on to help Northwestern earn its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 18 years, is the new Joel E. Smilow Class of 1954 head

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Kelly Dunne Named Head Coach at Nazareth

Kelly Dunne, an assistant coach at Brockport and a former standout player at Nazareth, has been named head women’s basketball coach at Nazareth College. Dunne, a 2010 Nazareth College graduate, replaces Devin Gotham, who coached the Golden Flyers for eight seasons. A native of East Northport, N.Y., Dunne coached for three seasons at Brockport, where

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Hoyt-Capra Promoted to Assistant Coach at Kansas State

Kansas State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie announced today the promotion of Jacie Hoyt-Capra to assistant coach on his 2015-16 coaching staff. Hoyt-Capra served on Mittie’s inaugural staff last season as the team’s coordinator of recruiting operations. Hoyt-Capra joins Mittie’s on-court coaching staff that features associate head coach Brian Ostermann, who has 24 seasons

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