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OFFICIAL: Verdi hired at EMU

Tory Verdi an assistant women’s basketball coach at the University of Kansas for the past two years, has been named the new head women’s basketball coach at Eastern Michigan University. We had this as a rumor earlier in the week -just wanted to post the official announcement: http://www.emueagles.com/news/2012/4/26/WBB_0426120248.aspx… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college

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Michigan State adds assistant

Michigan State women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant announced today the hiring of Mark Simons as an assistant coach. Simons has been involved in collegiate basketball coaching for over 35 years, most recently, being as assistant coach at Auburn University for the last four seasons. Surrounding his two stays at Auburn, Simons spent two years

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Brodhead Announces Coaching Staff

Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns womens basketball program has filled their coaching staff for the 2012-13 season after the hiring of three assistant coaches, Sallie Guillory, Jennifer Sullivan and Deacon Jones, announced first year head coach Garry Brodhead on Thursday. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Midland University Hires Coach

Midland University has announced Matthew Fritsche as just the second women’s basketball head coach in the program’s history. Fritsche, a native of Maywood, Neb., comes to Midland after spending the last decade building Bellevue West High School’s girls’ basketball team into a strong state-wide presence. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news

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North Dakota State Assistants Resign

North Dakota State University head women’s basketball coach Carolyn DeHoff announced today the resignation of assistant coaches Jaime Berry and Ali Prichard. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.

Guevara signs new five-year contract

Central Michigan University has announced that it has inked women’s basketball coach Sue Guevara to a new five-year deal. The new contract replaces Guevara’s current contract and will run through the 2016-17 season. Guevara has led CMU to four consecutive appearances in the MAC quarterfinals and two straight trips to the MAC semifinals. Stay with

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Fisher receives extension at USD

The University of San Diego has announced that head women’s basketball coach Cindy Fisher has received a multi-year contract extension. Fisher, the 2012 WCC Coach of the Year, helped guide the Toreros to their best season in program history, as the team set several records including most wins in program history (26), surpassing the 21-win

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Shirey promoted at Arkansas

Former Razorback and director of operations Amber Shirey has been promoted to assistant coach for the University of Arkansas women’s basketball team, head coach Tom Collen announced today. Shirey replaces Greg Collins who took an assistant coaching position at Western Kentucky. Shirey began her career at Arkansas as a player for the Razorbacks (1989-92) becoming

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Kirkland added at Illinois

Illinois women’s basketball coach Matt Bollant has announced the addition of Tianna Kirkland to his staff as an assistant coach. Kirkland comes to Illinois after serving five seasons as an assistant at the University of Michigan. Kirkland has had two other stops to her coaching career, spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Butler

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Pensacola State names head coach

Pensacola State College has hired Leah Drury as the new head women’s basketball coach, effective Monday April 30. Drury returns to the Pensacola State women’s basketball program bringing an abundance of knowledge and experience from the University of Alabama. An Alabama alum, Drury spent two years as an assistant coach for the Crimson Tide. Before

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