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A New Era is Born

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StLDieHard
04:35 PM ET 03.27

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The long-awaited split between Missouri State and Barry Hinson finally came. The inevitable finally became reality on March 9.And on March 26, the Cuonzo Martin era began.The 36-year-old has never been a head coach, but he's not short on experience. He played at Purdue from 1991-95 and was on the Purdue bench since 2000 as an Assistant and Associate Coach.Martin, chosen from 46 applicants, will receive a contract expected to be in line with that of Hinson-$300,000 total compensation with a base salary of $140,000.Hinson's dismissal came two days after Missouri State lost to Illinois…

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MSU fires Hinson after 9 seasons

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StLDieHard
09:40 PM ET 03.16

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Sorry for the delay on getting this out there.. I made it on Word and meant to post it that day but couldnt get to it and then forgot. You know how it is.Barry Hinson, who failed to take Missouri State to the NCAA tournament in nine seasons, was fired last week. Hinson had anticipated the move, which came two days after a 63-58 loss to Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament. In a release, the school said it had "reached an understanding that the program needs to go in a different direction."Hinson was 169-117 and produced four NIT berths. His contract…

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Illinois State- 63 Missouri State- 58

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StLDieHard
11:17 PM ET 03.07

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Boo Richardson scored 14 points and Osiris Eldridge added 13 points to lead Illinois State past Missouri State 63-58 in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Friday. Second-seeded Illinois State (23-8) faces either Southern Illinois or Northern Iowa in a semifinal contest Saturday.Seventh-seeded Missouri State, which won five of its last seven games, ends the season 17-16.The Redbirds outscored Missouri State 16-7 over the final 6:26. Emmanuel Holloway chipped in with 11 points. Brandon Sampay came off the bench to add 10 points and seven rebounds for Illinois…

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