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#10:  Central Missouri MBB HC Karleskint resigns after a 135-119 record over nine seasons. (link)

#9: Western Colorado MBB HC Schafer has resigned after nine seasons. (link)

#8: Extra Points purveyor Brown, in a look at potential mid-major DI realignment, notes that the OVC (DI), which initially was interested in Midwest expansion through Grand Valley State and UIndy, may now be looking southward at West Georgia, which Brown’s sources say has mutual interest. Brown also notes that the ASUN (DI) could make a run at UWG, while GSC rivals West Florida and Valdosta State “are not considered major reclassification candidates in the short term.” (link)

#7: Dallas Baptist inks a multi-year extension with Under Armour and Game One. (link)

#6: The CCAA has begun its commissioner search with an assist from Mammoth Sports Consulting VP Patberg. Timeline includes semi-finalists selected March 20, finalists selected April 3 and the successor to Commissioner Cox announced April 21. Cal Poly Humboldt President Jackson will chair the screening committee. (link)

#5: A district judge orders Florida Tech to reinstate Men’s Rowing as a varsity sport, in part reversing the school’s June 2022 decision to transition Men’s and Women’s Rowing to club status. The ruling requires the institute to "on or before March 12, 2023, provide the men's rowing team with full funding, staffing, and other benefits commensurate with its status as a varsity-level intercollegiate team." (link)

#4: The PacWest has selected Spelman Johnson to assist with its commissioner search. Azusa Pacific President Morris is chairing the conference’s leadership committee. The league hopes to have retiring Commissioner Hogue’s successor in place by the time he retires in June. (link)

#3: Indiana (PA), Northwest Missouri State, Bentley, UIndy, Nova Southeastern, Fort Lewis, UNC Pembroke and Point Loma lead their respective regions in the latest MBB rankings. (link)

#2: With Selection Sunday this weekend, Glenville State, Nebraska-Kearney, Assumption, Ashland, Texas Woman’s, Tampa, Catawba and Cal State Dominguez Hills sit atop their respective regions. (link)

#1: Mary names Cal Poly Humboldt AD Jones to the same position with the Marauders. Mary President Monsignor Shea: "Ten months can seem like an eternity, especially in the world of athletics. When we started this process, we knew we couldn't settle on just any candidate. We needed to be diligent, methodical, prayerful, and deliberate in our search. Above all, we needed to exercise one of the most important of virtues — patience — not as a sign of weakness but as a signal of strength. Well, the wait is over, and an exemplary servant leader is on his way. We believe Cooper is the right person at the right time to lead us through our Greatness through Virtue Strategic Plan and capital campaign, which is truly a new era for Marauders athletics. His devotion to our Christian, Catholic, and Benedictine mission, his attention to detail, and his leadership experience at the collegiate level is impressive and visionary." (link)

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