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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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Drill of The Week

In this drill from FIBA Certified Trainer and basketball coach Mathieu Delarche, work on your complete skillset of ball-handling, footwork, and jump shooting. footwork series Start at the free throw line, stay low, and begin ballhandling Wait until the dish passes out the next ball and step to the left or right elbow for a

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Nebraska suspends Associate Head Women’s Basketball Coach

The University of Nebraska has suspended associate head women’s basketball coach Chuck Love for an unspecified personnel matter. A statement from the university’s Athletic Department says Love has been “suspended with pay effective immediately” and that it is a “personnel matter.” The statement ends with “there will be no additional comment at this time.” Love is

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