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Alan Hancock College Names head coach

Coach Cary Nerelli is the new head coach of the Allan Hancock College women’s basketball team, pending board of trustees’ approval. An experienced basketball coach, Nerelli has spent the last 26 years as the head coach of the women’s varsity team at Morro Bay High School. "I am going to be completely dedicated to building

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Edmonds Community College Hires Coach

Edmonds Community College announced the hiring of Katy Wilson as women’s basketball head coach on Thursday. Wilson comes to EdCC with a background as a standout collegiate athlete and with years of coaching experience at the high school and college levels. Wilson’s most recently worked as an assistant coach for the men’s basketball team at

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NC State Hires Assistant

NC State women’s basketball head coach Wes Moore announced Thursday the hiring of Gene Hill as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Wolfpack Women. Hill spent the last five years at Georgia Tech as an assistant coach and director of operations. Hill, who will work with the Wolfpack guards, was a key contributor to

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Missouri State staff update

Missouri State women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper filled her two remaining assistant coaching vacancies Thursday (April 18), with former MSU great Jackie Stiles and Jennifer Sullivan set to join her husband Jon Harper on the sideline this fall. Thursday’s hires leave only a Director of Basketball Operations position open on the Lady Bear staff, which

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Finnie Named HBU Head Coach

Donna Finnie was named the fifth head women’s basketball coach in Houston Baptist University history, after serving nearly a week on an interim basis, Director of Athletics Steve Moniaci announced Wednesday. Finnie, an Edinburgh, Scotland native, has served as the Huskies’ top assistant and recruiting coordinator for the past three years. She came to HBU

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West Named Associate Head Coach

New NC State head coach Wes Moore announced on Wednesday that Nikki West has been named Associate Head Coach for the Wolfpack Women’s basketball program. West served on Moore’s coaching staff at Chattanooga for the last nine seasons, including six years as an assistant coach before being elevated to associate head coach her final three

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HOT: Staley extended at S. Carolina

The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees has approved contracts for two head coaches in the Athletics Department, it was announced today. The Board of Trustees approved extensions to the contracts of women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley and women’s soccer coach Shelley Smith. Staley will receive a three-year extension on her contract, taking her

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Jabir Gets Contract Extension

University of Dayton Vice President and Director of Athletics Tim Wabler has announced that the University has extended head women’s basketball coach Jim Jabir’s contract and it will run through the 2019-20 season. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. Since taking over as Dayton’s head coach in 2003, the two-time Atlantic 10 Coach

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OFFICIAL: Smith Named Head Coach @ ISU

Smith has been hired as the seventh head women’s basketball coach in Illinois State history. Smith, who has 26 years of Division I collegiate coaching experience, was introduced to the media and fans by Illinois State Director of Athletics Gary Friedman at a press conference in the Kaufman Football Building, Monday afternoon. Stay with HoopDirt

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Buchanan Resigns at Eastern Illinois

Eastern Illinois director of athletics Barbara Burke has announced that Lee Buchanan has resigned his position as the Panther women’s basketball head coach. Buchanan served six years on the Panthers staff with five as an assistant under former head coach Brady Sallee and the last year as the head coach guiding EIU to a 20-12

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