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Northern Illinois Hires Assistant

The Northern Illinois women’s basketball program added longtime assistant coach Kevin McManaman to its coaching staff. McManaman comes to NIU after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach and co-recruiting coordinator with the Milwaukee Panthers of the Horizon League. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Northwestern adds assistant

Sam Dixon, Ph.D. has been named assistant coach for Northwestern’s women’s program, head coach Joe McKeown announced. Dixon, who brings a wealth of collegiate women’s basketball experience, comes to Evanston most recently from Akron, where he spent the past two seasons. In addition to his extensive college coaching resume, Dixon has mentored at the international

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St. Francis (IL) names head coach

Her mother, Chris, and her late father, Pat, both left their marks in the athletic arena at then-College of St. Francis. Both were St. Francis hall of fame selections – Class of 1991 and 1993, respectively – with Chris’ No. 22 basketball jersey being retired in 1983 and the basketball court named after Pat by

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GW Hires Director of Operations

George Washington head women’s basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis announced today that Erica Williamson will join the Colonials’ staff as director of basketball operations. Williamson spent last season in the same role at Loyola University (Md.). Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

St. Francis (PA) hires assistant

Saint Francis University head women’s basketball coach Joe Haigh has announced that Tiffani Selhorst will rejoin the Red Flash family as an assistant on his first coaching staff. Selhorst returns to SFU after having previously served under former head coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl from 2008-2011. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news

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Collier elevated to head coach at Lincoln

Nicole Collier, an assistant with the Lincoln women’s basketball team over the past three seasons, has been elevated to the position of head coach. Over the past three seasons, Collier has helped Lincoln transition from playing in the Heartland Conference to playing in the MIAA. After posting a 2-24 overall record, including a 1-21 league

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Love joins McNeese staff

Former professional player and Southern Miss standout, Pauline Love has been named McNeese State’s women’s basketball assistant coach as announced by head coach Brooks Donald Williams. Love’s duties include on and off campus recruiting, social media director in recruiting and marketing of Cowgirl Basketball, assist in camps and clinics, scouting, skill development, on court coaching

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Cal Hires Assistant

California Golden Bear women’s basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb announced the addition of Katy Steding to her coaching staff. Steding, a 1990 NCAA National Champion at Stanford and an Olympic gold medalist with Team USA in 1996 in Atlanta, comes to Cal from right across the bay, having spent the last two seasons serving as

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Georgetown Staff Update

Georgetown University Head Women’s Basketball Coach Keith Brown announced two additions to his staff on Wednesday afternoon. Tim Valentine and Krystal Reeves-Evans will join Kenya Kirklandas assistants with the Hoyas. The two hires round out Brown’s staff after he was promoted to head coach earlier this month. Tim Valentine comes to Georgetown from Elon University

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Memphis Hires Assistant

Erin Grant, a four-year letterwinner at Texas Tech from 2002-06, will join the University of Memphis women’s basketball coaching staff. Grant spent last season as an assistant coach at New Mexico, where she helped the Lobos make a run to the Mountain West Conference (MWC) Tournament championship game. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college

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