Arizona State has hired Randy Bennett as its next men's basketball head coach, the school announced Monday. Bennett, who spent 24 seasons building Saint Mary's into a consistent national program, is receiving a five-year contract, sources told ESPN. Bennett, 63, is an Arizona native who guided Saint Mary's to 12 NCAA Tournament appearances since taking over a program that went 2-27 the season before his arrival. He won at least 20 games in 18 of the last 19 seasons, claimed four straight WCC ...
Arizona State has hired Saint Mary's Randy Bennett as its next head coach, the school announced Monday. Bennett is receiving a five-year contract, sources told ESPN. Saint Mary's promoted associate head coach Mickey McConnell as Bennett's replacement, the school announced. McConnell played for Bennett from 2007 to 2011 and has been on the Gaels' coaching staff since 2019.
Arizona State is expected to lure Randy Bennett away from Saint Mary's to become its next men's basketball coach, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity on Monday because Bennett is meeting with his team at Saint Mary's before an official announcement will be made. Bennett spent 25 years as Saint Mary's head coach, repeatedly turning down offers to coach at larger programs.
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