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OFFICIAL: Kellogg to West Texas A&M

West Texas A&M Athletic Director Michael McBroom announced Thursday that Mark Kellogg, one of the most successful women’s basketball coaches in Division II, has been named the new Lady Buff head women’s basketball coach. Kellogg is scheduled to be introduced at a press conference on Monday, April 29 at 4 p.m. in The Legends Club

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HOT RUMOR: Extension for La-Force at Northeastern

According to a great source, Northeastern head coach Daynia La-Force has signed a 3-year contract extension. Her squad went 17-13 this past season increasing their win total by nine from previous year. La-Force, who just completed her 7th season at NU, was named the 2012-13 Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year.

OFFICAL: La-Force inks 3-year extension at NU

After an historic 2012-13 campaign and 2013 Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year honors, Daynia La-Force, head coach of women’s basketball at Northeastern, has agreed to a three-year contract extension running through the 2015-16 season. "I am truly honored to remain a part of the Husky family," La-Force said. "The confidence and support I

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OFFICIAL: McGuire to Radford

Radford University officials introduced Mike McGuire on Wednesday, April 24 as the Highlanders’ seventh NCAA head women’s basketball coach in program history. “We are extremely excited to have Mike McGuire join the Radford University family,” Director of Athletics Robert Lineburg said. “Mike has very strong relationships with high school coaches and AAU coaches in the

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HOT: Weisenberg promoted to head coach at Pepperdine

After a comprehensive nationwide search Pepperdine has promoted Ryan Weisenberg to serve as the head coach for the women’s basketball program, as announced today by Director of Athletics Dr. Steve Potts. Weisenberg joined the Waves’ staff as an assistant for the 2012-13 season after more than 15 years of coaching in the prep, collegiate and

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HOT RUMOR: Radford to hire Richmond’s McGuire

Multiple sources have told me that Richmond assistant coach Mike McGuire will be introduced as the head coach at Radford on Wednesday. McGuire is a Virginia native who has spent the past six seasons on the Richmond staff. The Roanoke College (VA) grad was a HS coach in Virginia from 2002-2008. More on this tomorrow

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BREAKING: Hudson out at Alabama

University of Alabama Director of Athletics Bill Battle announced on Monday that Crimson Tide women’s basketball head coach Wendell Hudson has been reassigned to an administrative position within the Department of Athletics and will not return as head coach of the women’s basketball team for the 2013-14 season. “Today’s decision is a mutual one between

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HOT: UAB hires Norton

Randy Norton, a 30-year coaching veteran and most recently the associate head coach at the University of Missouri, has been named the head women’s basketball coach at UAB, Director of Athletics Brian Mackin announced Monday. Norton has coached at multiple levels throughout his career, including 10 seasons in NCAA Division I. With stops at Missouri

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HOT: Koclanes named head coach at Dartmouth

Dartmouth College Athletics Director Harry Sheehy announced today that Belle Koclanes (koh-CLAH-ness) has been hired as the Big Green’s head coach of women’s basketball. A 10-year veteran of collegiate coaching, Koclanes comes to Dartmouth following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at American University of the Patriot League in Washington, D.C. “I am thrilled

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HOT: Neighbors named HC at Washington

It didn’t take long for the Huskies to find the person to continue their momentum in women’s basketball. And they didn’t have to go far. He was already here. Washington has hired top assistant Mike Neighbors as its new women’s basketball coach, three days after Kevin McGuff suddenly took a lucrative offer to lead Ohio

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