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Report: Missouri State closing in on hiring Dana Ford as next men's basketball coach

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After weeks of speculation, Missouri State might have found its next head coach.

ESPN college basketball insider Jeff Goodman tweeted Tuesday night that sources told ESPN that MSU is closing in on hiring Tennessee State head coach Dana Ford to the same position.

The report comes 17 days after Missouri State's announcement of the firing of Paul Lusk.

MSU announced Lusk's firing on March 3.

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