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Yelton named HC at West Florida

The University of West Florida Department of Intercollegiate Athletics welcomed its new women’s basketball head coach Stephanie Lawrence Yelton in a press conference on Wednesday morning. Yelton brings 16 years of women’s basketball coaching experience at the NCAA Division I and II levels. The Morrow, Ga. native has five years of experience as a Division

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Hernandez named assistant at Providence

Susan Robinson Fruchtl, who was recently appointed head women’s basketball coach at Providence College, announced today (May 1, 2012), that Dario Hernandez will join her staff as an assistant coach. Hernandez will team with Dan Durkin and Kristeena Alexander, who were named assistant coaches for the Friars on April 18. Hernanadez comes to Providence College

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Texas hires assistant

Texas Women’s Basketball head coach Karen Aston completed her staff Tuesday with the hiring of George Washington as assistant coach. Washington’s appointment is effective beginning May 2. Prior to joining the Texas staff, Washington served as an assistant coach at Westbury Christian High School in Houston while also teaching computer science, health and physical education

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Drake hires two

New Drake women’s basketball coach Jennie Baranczyk announced two members of her coaching staff Thursday, as David Lane will be an assistant coach and Kelsey Bolte will be the coordinator of basketball operations. Lane has been the head coach at Chipola College (Fla.) for the past nine seasons. An Iowa City native, Lane led the

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Marquette Staff Update

Head coach Terri Mitchell has announced the promotion of Christina Quaye to assistant coach on the Marquette University women’s basketball staff. Quaye served as a graduate assistant on staff during the 2011-12 season where she assisted with video coordination, community service initiatives and student-athlete development. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news

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Lanier Joins Kent State Staff

The Kent State women’s basketball program has added nine-year NCAA Division I veteran assistant Geoff Lanier to its coaching staff. Lanier spent the last four seasons as recruiting coordinator at Boston College after spending four years as an assistant coach in the Mid-American Conference with stints at Akron and Ohio. Stay with HoopDirt for the

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Central Michigan Hires Assistant

Central Michigan women’s basketball head coach Sue Guevara has announced the hiring of Raina Harmon as an assistant coach. Harmon returns home to CMU after spending the 2011-12 season as director of basketball operations for Michigan. Harmon was a four-year letterwinner at CMU (2001-04). Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and

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McDowell Named Assistant Coach

University of Cincinnati women’s basketball head coach Jamelle Elliott announced the addition of Tasha McDowell to her staff today. McDowell comes to UC after serving as head coach at Western Michigan for four seasons. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Michigan Tech Hires Assistant

Michigan Tech head women’s basketball coach Kim Cameron announced that former Husky Maria Kasza has been hired as the team’s new assistant coach. Kasza has spent the previous two seasons coaching high school girls basketball in Michigan. She spent the 2010-11 season as the varsity assistant coach at Kalkaska High School where she helped the

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Harbin Added to Oakland Staff

Lester Harbin, Jr. has been hired as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Oakland, head coach Beckie Francis announced on Monday. Harbin joins OU after heading the women’s basketball program at Salem International University in Salem, W.Va. He also has prior coaching experience at the State University of New York at Fredonia, where he was

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