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ByBlake DuDonis|
CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 30: Missouri State Lady Bears head coach Kellie Harper looks on in game action during the Women's NCAA Division I Championship - Third Round game between the Missouri State Lady Bears and the Stanford Cardinal on March 30, 2019 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 30: Missouri State Lady Bears head coach Kellie Harper looks on in game action during the Women's NCAA Division I Championship - Third Round game between the Missouri State Lady Bears and the Stanford Cardinal on March 30, 2019 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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RICHMOND, VA – MARCH 02: Head coach Michael Shafer of the Richmond Spiders looks on during the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic-10 Women’s Basketball Tournament against the Dayton Flyers at Richmond Coliseum on March 2, 2018 in Richmond, Virginia. The Flyers won 67-58. Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
RICHMOND, VA – MARCH 02: Head coach Michael Shafer of the Richmond Spiders looks on during the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic-10 Women’s Basketball Tournament against the Dayton Flyers at Richmond Coliseum on March 2, 2018 in Richmond, Virginia. The Flyers won 67-58. Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Richmond- A10

Departed coach/record:  Michael Shafer, 14 seasons (223-214 overall, 103-107 in the A10)

Reason for departure:  Once a thriving, steady program, Richmond has posted a losing season each of the past four seasons, going just 9-21 this season. The nine wins are the fewest by the program since the 1985-86 season and Shafer was fired.

New coach/previous position: Aaron Rousell, head coach Bucknell: Likely the front-runner for this job from the beginning, Rousell comes to Richmond with a stellar resume. After building the University of Chicago into a D3 power, Rousell took over a floundering Bucknell program and led them to the NCAA tournament twice.

Richmond athletic director John Hardt hired Rousell at Bucknell, so the connection was a simple one.

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