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New Mexico hires Amy Eagan away from Lindenwood to take over women’s basketball program

By The Associated Press

ALBURQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Amy Eagan, who won 48 games over the past two seasons at Lindenwood, has been hired as women’s basketball coach at New Mexico, athletic director Ryan Berryman announced Tuesday.

Eagan takes over for Mike Bradbury, who was fired last week after 10 seasons with the Lobos.

Eagan spent the last three seasons leading Lindenwood through its transition from Division II to Division I. Her first Lindenwood team was 7-21. The Lions improved to 23-11 last season, and they were 25-8 and tied for first in the Ohio Valley Conference this season. They reached the last two conference tournament championship games.

New Mexico was 22-10 and tied for fourth in the Mountain West this season. The Lobos never finished with a losing record under Bradbury and finished lower than fourth in the conference just three times.

But the program went one-and-out in seven of 10 Mountain West tournaments, including the last three, and hasn’t played in the NCAA Tournament since 2008.

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Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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