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Report: Evansville dismisses Todd Lickliter, rest of staff

Evansville Head Coach Todd Lickliter calls out to the referees as the University of Evansville Purple Aces play the Valparaiso University Beacons during the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO., Thursday, March 3, 2022. The No. 10 Evansville Purple Aces fell to the No. 7 Valparaiso Beacons,  81-59.

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Evansville parted ways with coach Todd Lickliter and his entire staff, Stadium reported Thursday.

The move comes two weeks after Kenneth “Ziggy” Siegfried became Evansville’s new athletic director.

Lickliter, 67, was 15-53 in less than three seasons at the school, including a 6-24 mark last season.

Overall, Lickliter has an 184-172 record in 12 Division I seasons, including a six-season stint at Butler and three at Iowa. Lickliter led Butler to two NCAA Tournament appearances.

Lickliter went 0-13 after taking over the Purple Aces midway through the 2019-20 season. He went 9-16 the following campaign.

Evansville hasn’t reached the NCAA Tournament since 1999 when it lost to Kansas in the first round.

–Field Level Media

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