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BREAKING: Mitchell out at UCSB

Carlene Mitchell will not return as head coach of the UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball program, Director of Athletics John McCutcheon announced Wednesday. A search for her successor will begin immediately. Mitchell produced a record of 43-82 overall and 24-42 in Big West Conference play during her four seasons in charge of the program. The

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BREAKING: Alcorn State does not renew Edwards

Alcorn State head coach Tonya Edwards will not have her contract renewed when it expires at the end of the month. Edwards had been at ASU since 2008 and compiled a 60-147 record over that time. She won national championships as a player at Tennessee in 1987 and ’89 and scored 1,309 points in her

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Wolff safe at Virginia Tech

Dennis Wolff will remain as the head coach at Virginia Tech according to athletic director Whit Babcock. Wolff, who has two years remaining on his contract, was 12-20 (1-15 ACC) this past season. In an email sent to the Roanoke Times, Babcock said, "“Next season will be a very important one for the development and

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Middleton out at Western Carolina

Western Carolina Athletics and Director of Athletics Randy Eaton announced that head women’s basketball coach Karen Middleton will not return as the program’s head coach. "I want to thank Karen for all of the hard work she and her staff did representing Western Carolina over the last six years," said Eaton. "She consistently recruited quality

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BREAKING: Margenthaler resigns at SEMO

Southeast Missouri State University Director of Athletics Mark Alnutt announced Monday that Ty Margenthaler has resigned as head coach of the Redhawks women’s basketball team, effective March 31. Assistant coach Heather Ezell will serve as the acting head coach until a replacement is named. "Coach Margenthaler and I met and decided that it was in

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HOT RUMOR: Tappmeyer fired at North Florida

According to Mike Robinson at Swish Appeal, North Florida has fired head coach Mary Tappmeyer. She has been the head coach at UNF since 1992, and has been a part of the transition from NAIA, to NCAA DII, to NCAA DI. Her team finished 11-19 this past season, and she wraps-up her tenure 312-363 record

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BREAKING: LIU fires Striegler

LIU Brooklyn Interim Director of Athletics Brad Cohen has announced that head women’s basketball coach Gail Striegler will not return for the 2015-16 season. "We would like to thank Gail and her staff for their time at LIU Brooklyn," said Cohen. "We are appreciative of their service to LIU, the student-athletes and to the program."

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BREAKING: Louis out at Delaware State

Delaware State University announced today that the contract of Lady Hornets Head Basketball Coach Tamika L. Louis will not be renewed for the 2015-2016 season. Louis B. “Skip” Perkins, Jr., interim associate vice president /athletics director, said a national search for the next women’s head basketball coach will begin immediately. “While we appreciate the three

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Florida International Dirt…

The search is underway at Florida International to replace Cindy Russo who retired after 36 years at the school. There are a bunch of candidates involved here, but the three names that I’ve heard the most consistently are: • Desma Thomas Bateast (South Florida – Assistant Coach). Spent seven seasons as an assistant at FIU.

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HOT: Williams retires at Rice

Rice University head women’s basketball coach Greg Williams announced on Tuesday his decision to retire from coaching after 10 seasons of guiding the women’s program at his alma mater. "I want to sincerely thank all the past and current players for their hard work and the dedication they displayed both on the court and in

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