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BREAKING: Craft resigns at Montana Tech

Montana Tech head coach DeAnn Craft and assistant coach Kesha Watson both resigned hours before their game on Saturday. It appears that the pair resigned as a protest for the firing of Athletic Director Charles Bradley who "parted ways" with the school earlier in the day on Saturday. Before being hired in August of 2013,

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HOT: Gibbons returns to Holy Cross

Holy Cross women’s basketball coach Bill Gibbons will be returning to his position as head coach, effective today. Gibbons had voluntarily stepped aside in October of last year, after a former student filed a lawsuit claiming verbal and physical abuse while she was a member of the team. After a thorough review, the College has

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HOT: Portland’s Sollars to retire at end of season

University of Portland women’s basketball head coach Jim Sollars, who is in his 28th year at the helm of the Pilots, will retire following the 2013-14. Sollars has compiled nearly 400 wins with the Pilots and he has won 560 games overall as a collegiate head coach. "It’s been a wonderful experience and relationship between

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Todd Buchanan Resigns as Houston Head Coach

The University of Houston Department of Athletics announced Saturday Houston Women’s Basketball Head Coach, Todd Buchanan, has resigned due to personal reasons. Associate Head Coach Wade Scott, who is in his eighth season at UH and third as Associate Head Coach, will take over as the program’s Interim Head Coach for the remainder of the

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Tips On Dealing With The “Uncoachable”

Tips On Dealing With The “Uncoachable” By: Brad Forestieri, Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball Coach Mercy College So far in my young coaching career, I’ve come across what some would call the “uncoachable” player. You know, the one who rolls their eyes when you say something to them or mumbles something under their breath.The one that

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Competitive Greatness

Competitive Greatness By: Tim McDonald – Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Cabrini College This is a topic that should be of interest to all coaches and athletes. Are you born with the attributes that it takes to be competitive and to have competitive greatness or are these skills and attributes that are learned during the course

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Five ‘Musts’ Assistants Need From Their Head Coaches

Five ‘Musts’ Assistants Need From Their Head Coaches By Bert DeSalvo College and professional coaches are part of a crazy profession. Where else do 18-22 year old adolescents make or break the careers of the people they are associated with due to their athletic performance and everyday decision-making abilities? As a result, college coaches are

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BREAKING: WHoopDirt Announces Guest Blogger Series

We are happy to announce the creation of our “GUEST BLOGGER SERIES”! Our mission here at HoopDirt and WHoopDirt has always been to help coaches. In the off-season, we are able to provide rumors, news, job info to our readers – that typically quiets down once the season starts though. As coaches, we are always

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Georgetown University Names Interim Head Coach

Georgetown University Director of Athletics Lee Reed named Jim Lewis as the interim head coach of the women’s basketball program on Thursday. Lewis becomes just the eighth women’s basketball head coach in the history of the program. "I’m very happy to have Jim Lewis leading our women’s basketball program this season," Reed said. "He has

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Gibbons on leave at Holy Cross

Holy Cross women’s basketball head coach Bill Gibbons announced to his team that he has voluntarily offered to step back from his coaching duties while the College reviews claims in the lawsuit filed by a former student and member of the basketball team. His assistant coaches will now assume all coaching duties. The College said

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