Mississippi State women's basketball assistant Corry Irvin departing for Chicago State | Source

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State women's basketball assistant coach Corry Irvin is expected to leave the program to become Chicago State's next head coach, a source with knowledge of the move told the Clarion Ledger.

The source requested anonymity as the move hasn't been officially announced by either program.

Irvin's departure comes after fellow MSU assistant Murriel Page parted ways last week, per source.

Irvin has been at Mississippi State since 2022 when she was hired as part of coach Sam Purcell's first staff. She spent two seasons with the Bulldogs, helping lead the team to a second-round appearance in the 2023 NCAA Tournament and a WBIT quarterfinals appearance this year.

Irvin is a native of Illinois who is familiar with the Chicago area. She came to MSU after assistant coaching stints at Illinois and DePaul while also holding head coaching experience at Saint Xavier University.

She also spent 18 seasons at Whitney Young High School, where she was named the National Federation of State High School Associations coach of the year three times and the Chicago Public Schools female coach of the year five times.

As was reported by the Clarion Ledger last week, Fred Castro has emerged as a top candidate to replace Page. Gabe Lazo, who has been an assistant for Purcell since 2022, is expected to return for a third season.

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Stefan Krajisnik is the Mississippi State beat writer for the Clarion Ledger. Contact him at skrajisnik@gannett.com or follow him on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, @skrajisnik3.

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