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BREAKING: Kent State and Danielle O’Banion Part Ways

WHoopDirt.com can confirm that Danielle O’Banion is no longer the head women’s basketball coach at Kent State University.  She informed her team of the change in a meeting earlier today, and the official announcement is expected shortly. O’Banion was hired as the head coach at Kent State back in 2012 after spending four seasons on

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REPORT: Perry not Renewed at Kennesaw State

WHoopDirt.com can now confirm an earlier report from AJC.com that Kennesaw State head coach Nitra Perry will not have her contract renewed.  Perry just wrapped up her fourth year at the school – the Owls went 11-19 this season to give her an overall record of 41-70.  Last year, Perry was the subject of a two-week investigation into her program

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BREAKING: Evansville Head Coach Oties Epps to Resign

Multiple sources have now told WHoopDirt.com that Evansville head coach Oties Epps will resign effective immediately and assistant coach Matt Ruffing will coach the team for the remainder of the season.  Evansville is currently 2-25 this season (1-15) giving Epps a record of 44-106 since he became the head coach in 2011. More on this story

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NAIA DIRT: Ware Out as Head Coach at Michigan-Dearborn

WHoopDirt.com has learned that Dymetrius Ware is no longer the head coach at Michigan-Dearborn.  He has apparently been released by the university following a strange season.  After getting off to an 0-17 start, Ware was no longer seen on the sidelines, and the team was coached by one of the men’s assistant coaches for the

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JUCO Dirt: Connors State’s Laverentz Resigns

According to multiple sources, Connors State women’s basketball coach Rusty Laverentz has resigned.  Assistant coach Jamie Fisher has been named as the interim head coach, and is already in the process of bring on an assistant coach to join him.  Laverentz was hired at CSC back in June of 2014 after spending time as an assistant

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JUCO Dirt: Stambersky Resigns at KCKCC

WHoopDirt.com can confirm that Valerie Stambersky has resigned as the head coach at Kansas City Kansas Community College.  She had been the head coach at KCKCC for the past fifteen seasons, and also served as the assistant director of athletics. This past season, she led the Blue Devils to a 28-4 record.  It sounds like she will

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Illinois Dirt…

WHoopDirt.com can confirm that Illinois will hire Jody Martinez as an assistant  coach.  Martinez has spent this past season as the head coach at Southeastern University (FL) where he led his squad to a 25-7 record. He also spent sixteen seasons as the head coach at Bethel College (IN) – he went 384-180 during his tenure.  Martinez

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