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HOT: Finnie named interim HC @ HBU

Donna Finnie has been named interim head women’s basketball coach at Houston Baptist University, Director of Athletics Steve Moniaci announced Thursday. “Donna has been an integral part of not only the women’s basketball program, but the athletic department as a whole over the past three years,” Moniaci said. “I am quite confident in her ability

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HOT RUMOR: Gleason resigns at HBU

I have heard that Houston Baptist head coach Mary Gleason has resigned. She had just completed her third season at the DI school – she went 12-76 during that time. She is a former Ivy League assistant at Dartmouth and Princeton. More on this as it becomes official.

HOT: Missouri State set to name new coach

Missouri State has scheduled a 2:00pm press conference for this afternoon to announce the new women’s basketball coach. The search was narrowed to four candidates last week. According to multiple sources, the front runner is believed to be former NC State head coach Kellie Harper. She was dismissed last month after four seasons with the

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OFFICIAL: Harper the choice at Missouri State

One of the nation’s most-respected young coaches has been selected to lead the Missouri State University Lady Bears basketball team. Kellie Harper, the former head coach at North Carolina State and Western Carolina, was announced as the seventh Lady Bears head coach at a news conference Wednesday (April 10) at JQH Arena. Harper’s five-year agreement

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Daily Dirt – 4/10/13

A few quick hitters for today… • I can confirm that Mike Basler has resigned as the head coach at the University of St. Mary (KS). He had been at the helm for the past nine seasons. The official announcement is expected in the next day or two. • I have heard that Messabi Range

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HOT: Extension for Toledo’s Cullop

The University of Toledo and Head Coach Tricia Cullop have agreed to a contract extension through the 2021-22 campaign, UT Vice President and Athletic Director Mike O’Brien announced. Cullop, who owns a 125-44 record in five seasons at UT, guided her team to a 29-4 record this past season. The Rockets advanced to the ‘Sweet

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BREAKING: Smith named head coach at Clemson

Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich announced on Monday that Audra Smith has been chosen to lead the Women’s Basketball program. Smith, a 1992 Virginia graduate, has spent the last nine seasons at the helm of the UAB program. She led the Blazers to 57 wins over the last three seasons, the most in any three-year

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2013 DI coaching changes

Here’s an up-to-date list of the 2013 DI college basketball coaching changes on the women’s side: School (old coach) new coach Alabama-Birmingham: (Audra Smith) Randy Norton Cal State Fullerton: (Marcia Foster) Daron Park Chattanooga: (Wes Moore) Clemson: (Itoro Coleman) Audra Smith Coastal Carolina: (Alan LeForce) Jaida Williams Columbia: (Paul Nixon) Stephanie Glance Dartmouth College: (Chris

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BREAKING: Youngstown State hires Barnes

John Barnes, who has won nearly 73 percent of the games he’s coached in during his 17 years at the collegiate level, has been selected to continue building the Youngstown State University women’s basketball program into a perennial contender in the Horizon League as its head coach. Barnes, who will be introduced to the Youngstown

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BREAKING: Moore hired at NC State

NC State Director of Athletics Deborah A. Yow announced today that Wes Moore has been hired as NC State’s new head women’s basketball coach. An introductory press conference will be held Monday, at a time and place to be determined. Moore spent the past 15 seasons as the head coach at the University of Tennessee

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