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BREAKING: Bibbs hired at Grambling

Patricia “Pat” Bibbs has been hired as the head WBB coach at Grambling State University. Bibbs, was most recently the head women’s basketball coach for North Carolina A&T State University and previously coached at Hampton University. She became the 51st NCAA Division I Head Coach to join the 500 Victory Club, first head coach to

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Michigan Hires Barnes Arico

St. John’s women’s basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico has been hired as Kevin Borseth’s successor at Michigan. Barnes Arico spent the last 10 years with the Red Storm, guided them to the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history this past season.

HOT RUMOR: FAU offers Maryland assistant

According to multiple sources, Florida Atlantic has offered their vacant WBB gig to current Maryland associate head coach Tina Langley. Langley has spent the past four seasons at MD, and has also worked at Georgia, Clemson, and Toledo. The ball is now in Langley’s court – FAU interim AD Melissa Dawson is just waiting for

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Daily Dirt – 4/18/12

Sounds like Kent State is close to hiring a new coach. According to multiple sources, Memphis associate head coach Danielle O’Banion appears to be at the top of the list. O’Banion has been at Memphis for the past four seasons. She has also been an assistant at Washington State and Harvard. Look for an announcement

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BREAKING: Denver hires Cremeans

Former Auburn University Associate Head Coach Kerry Cremeans has been named Head Coach of the University of Denver women’s basketball team. Cremeans succeeds newly-hired Boston College Head Coach Erik Johnson and becomes the ninth head coach in DU women’s basketball history since the program’s inception in 1974. Cremeans spent eight seasons at Auburn, including the

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BREAKING: Summitt done at Tennessee

he University of Tennessee announced today that head women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt, the all-time wins leader among NCAA basketball coaches, has been named head coach emeritus following 38 seasons (1974-2012) and 1,098 victories at Tennessee. Summitt will report to Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Dave Hart and will serve in a variety of

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Bowling Green Hires Coach

Bowling Green State University has named Jennifer Roos its new head coach. Roos assumes the head-coaching job after 11 years as an assistant coach on the BG staff, the last eight as the associate head coach.

Drake Hires Coach

Former University of Iowa standout and Des Moines native, Jennie Lillis Baranczyk has been named head coach at Drake University. Baranczyk, comes to Drake after a two-year stint as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Colorado. Prior to Colorado, Baranczyk was an assistant coach for four seasons at Marquette after two seasons

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Roussell Named Head Coach at Bucknell

Aaron Roussell has been named head coach at Bucknell. For the past eight years Roussell was the head coach at the University of Chicago, where he compiled a 161-50 (.763) record, including a 52-5 mark with a 43-game regular-season winning streak over the last two seasons.

Breaking: Tennessee State Hires Coach

Tennessee State has scheduled a 2:30 news conference to name its next head coach. We are hearing that former Middle Tennessee State and Eastern Kentucky coach Larry Inman will be the choice here. We will keep you updated when it becomes official.