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HOT RUMOR: llinois State set to name new coach

I have heard that Illinois State will name their new coach on Monday. According to multiple sources, the choice will be St. Louis associate head coach Barb Smith. She was the head coach at San Diego State from 1997-2002 and has also been an assistant at Minnesota and Cal. We’ll bring you the official announcement

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Pitt rumor

Multiple sources have told me that Suzie McConnell-Serio is the choice at Pitt and the announcement could be made as early as today. McConnell-Serio has been at nearby Duquesne for the past six seasons. She is a Pittsburgh native who played and coached in the WNBA. We’ll keep you updated on this as we hear

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HOT: Coastal Carolina names Williams head coach

Jaida Williams was named the sixth head women’s basketball coach in Coastal Carolina University history on April 11, 2013. Williams comes to Conway after serving on head coach Jennifer Hoover’s staff at Wake Forest. She spent the 2012-13 season as the Demon Deacons’ assistant coach and recruiting coordinator where she built a top-20 recruiting class.

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BREAKING: Swoopes named head coach at Loyola (IL)

eryl Swoopes, who is regarded as one of the greatest female athletes of all time, has been named head women’s basketball coach at Loyola University Chicago, it was announced today by Assistant Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. M. Grace Calhoun. A four-time WNBA champion, NCAA champion, and three-time Olympic gold medalist, the Brownfield,

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OFFICIAL: McConnell-Serio hired at Pitt

Suzie McConnell-Serio, one of the most decorated players in the history of women’s basketball and owner of more than 300 career coaching victories, has been named the head women’s basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh. “From the WPIAL to the Olympics to the WNBA, Suzie McConnell-Serio is a true legend of the game,” Pitt

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USC rumor

Multiple sources are reporting that Texas Southern head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke will be the choice at USC. It appears that she has beaten out Princeton head coach Courtney Banghart for the job. The official announcement is expected any day. More on this as it becomes official.

BREAKING: Jacksonville hires McPhee-McCuin

The Jacksonville University Department of Athletics will hold a 3:00 p.m. news conference Friday, April 12 in the main lobby of Swisher Gymnasium to announce the hiring of Yolett McPhee-McCuin as the Dolphins’ head women’s basketball coach. A nine-year coaching veteran, McPhee-McCuin comes to JU following a three year stint at Clemson where she was

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HOT: Stern staying at UMBC

UMBC women’s basketball head coach Phil Stern will remain with the Retrievers’ program, Dr. Charles Brown, director of athletics, announced. Stern briefly accepted a position as associate head coach at Seton Hall under new head coach Anthony Bozzella, but has since decided to stay at UMBC. “I regret the way this decision transpired. While the

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BREAKING: Cooper-Dyke hired at USC

Basketball Hall of Famer Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, who as a player helped lead USC to a pair of NCAA championships before winning an Olympic gold medal and four WNBA titles and then as a head coach resurrected three collegiate programs, was named head coach of the USC women’s basketball program, Trojan athletic director Pat Haden announced

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