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/PRNewswire/ -- Today, Eastern Michigan University announced the renaming of its Convocation Center to the George Gervin GameAbove Center in partnership with...
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, Eastern Michigan University announced the renaming of its Convocation Center to the George Gervin GameAbove Center in partnership with...
2021/04/13 04:48 YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Eastern Michigan has hired Stan Heath as its new men's basketball coach. The 56-year-old Heath, an EMU alum, returns to the Mid-American Conference. He was previously the coach at Kent State, leading that program to the Elite Eight in 2002. He also guided Arkansas to the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2007 and did the same at South Florida in 2012. EMU announced the hiring Monday. “I’m thrilled to return to my alma mater as the head men’s basketball coach,” Heath said. “Eastern Michigan is a spec...
The Motor City Cruise, the Detroit Pistons' incoming G League affiliate, has hired a local former college coach with deep local ties to lead its front office. Rob Murphy has left his job as Eastern Michigan men's basketball coach to become the new president and general manager of the Cruise, the team announced on Wednesday. Murphy was with the Eagles for 10 seasons and started his coaching career at Detroit high schools. “It’s an honor for me to join the Pistons organization and lead the newest professional sports franchise in Detroit, the Motor City Cruise,” Murphy said in a stat...
Listen to the full story. Parks served as EMU’s track and field and cross country coach for 34 years, serving from 1967-2001. EMU’s Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee says Coach Parks was a legend. “ Bob went to school here. He won 31 MAC titles. He was the MAC coach of the year 22 times. He is the most decorated coach we’ve ever had,” Wetherbee noted. Wetherbee adds Coach Parks touched thousands of lives at EMU and in the Ypsilanti community and will be greatly missed. Non-commercial, fact based reporting is made possible by your financial support. ...