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SMU Fires Hoops Coach After Nine Seasons
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February 27, 2004
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JOHN McFARLAND, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
02-27-2004
Dateline: DALLAS
Former SMU head basketball coach Mike Dement reacts during the game against Tulsa in Dallas, Jan. 6, 2004. SMU fired Dement on Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, after nine seasons without an appearance in the NCAA tournament, a source at the school said. The firing comes with three regular-season games remaining for the Mustangs, who have lost 12 of their last 16 games. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
SMU fired coach Mike Dement on Friday after nine seasons without an appearance in the NCAA tournament.
Dement was replaced on an interim basis by seven-year assistant Robert Lineberg. The search for a permanent new coach was under way, ...