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- ↑ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ↑ Jody Adams
- ↑ Suellentrop, Paul (January 22, 2017). "Jody Adams-Birch out at Wichita State, replaced by Linda Hargrove for rest of season". kansas.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
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