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Midland University Hires Coach

Midland University has named Shawn Gilbert as the next women’s basketball coach. Gilbert comes to the Warriors basketball program after spending the last four seasons at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as an Administrative Assistant under Head Coach Connie Yori. Gilbert will look to bring his extensive coaching and administrative background into a tough Great Plains

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Abrahamson-Henderson Inks Contract Extension Through 2017-18

University at Albany Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Lee McElroy announced today that women’s basketball head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson has signed a contract extension to remain the head coach through the 2017-18 season. Abrahamson-Henderson begins her fourth season as the head coach of the Great Danes in the 2013-14 academic year. She ranks

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Howard Payne University Adds Assistant

Today Howard Payne University head women’s basketball coach Meia Daniels announced the hiring of Mercedes Corona as assistant basketball coach. Mercedes Corona, a fall 2012 graduate of Schreiner University, will serve as the new assistant coach for the Howard Payne University women’s basketball program Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and

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Riley Hired as Director of Basketball Operations

Villanova University head women’s basketball coach Harry Perretta today announced the hiring of former Wildcat guard Mimi Riley as the program’s Director of Basketball Operations. Riley replaces Briana Weiss who left to pursue other career opportunities. Riley played at Villanova from 1997-2002 and tallied 862 points, 416 assists, 356 rebounds and 81 steals. The 416

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Albany Pharmacy coach resigns

Dan McGraw, Head Women’s Basketball Coach at ACPHS, has stepped down from his position after two years to devote more time to his full-time employment as a sales representative. In the 2012-13 season, McGraw led the Panthers to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Basketball National Championship, the first national title in the history

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West Alabama adds assistant

Shannon Turner has been named as women’s assistant basketball coach at the University of West Alabama, according to an announcement today by head coach Craig Roden. Turner comes to West Alabama from Livingstone College in Salisbury, N.C., where she has served as an assistant coach since 2009. Prior to that, she both coached and played

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Ohio Christian names head coach

Matt Futch has been named the new head women’s basketball coach at Ohio Christian University. Futch, a University of Akron graduate, was selected from a talented pool of candidates following an extensive search by the University. Futch comes to OCU after serving for two years on the staff of the men’s basketball program at the

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IU East names Selhorst head coach

Tiffani Selhorst, most recently an assistant coach at Saint Francis University (Pa.), has been appointed head coach of Indiana University East’s new NAIA women’s basketball program, the school announced July 19. "It already feels like I’m at home, and I’m excited to get started," Selhorst said. "This was the best job that was out there

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Harrold named head coach at Grinnell

Dana Harrold has been named head women’s basketball coach at Grinnell College, according to Director of Athletics and Recreation Greg Wallace. Harrold becomes the 10th Pioneer women’s basketball coach in program history after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Dubuque since 2006. A native of Jesup, Iowa, Harrold gained her bachelor’s degree

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UIC hires assistant

UIC head women’s basketball coach Regina Miller announced the addition of Tiffany Sardin as the Flames’ new assistant coach, pending Board of Trustees approval. A native of Chicago, Sardin was a three-year captain for the University of Virginia and spent the previous season on the Mt. Olive College coaching staff. “I am delighted to have

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