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INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Finley named Head WBB Coach at Florida

After guiding Florida women’s basketball to their most successful season since 2016, Kelly Rae Finley will be the 11th head coach in program history, Athletics Director Scott Stricklin announced Monday. Media availability with Kelly Rae Finley will take place post-game at the SEC Tournament and the next in-person availability will be the week of March 7th. Finley spent the 2021-22 season acting as

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Smith fired as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at South Carolina State

South Carolina State University announced Thursday the decision to end the contract of women’s head basketball coach Audra Smith, effective immediately.  Associate Head Coach Ervin Monier has been named interim head women’s basketball coach.  “We would like to thank Coach Smith for her dedication to our student-athletes and for the hard work she has committed to the women’s

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Week 15: WHoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Capital Elite Agency

By AJ Nelson, WHoopDirt.com staff writer Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 15 WHoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Capital Elite Agency. These coaches are now eligible to receive the WHoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Capital Elite Agency which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2021-22 college basketball

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Mississippi State assistant WBB coach resigns

According to a report form the Clarion Ledger, Mississippi State assistant women’s basketball coach Malikah Willis has resigned. Willis had not been on the MSU bench since the late December MTE that the Bulldogs hosted. According to the Clarion Ledger, “a rift developed between interim coach Doug Novak and Willis after a loss to Troy to open that tournament, according to three

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