Eastern Kentucky has hired Minnesota assistant coach Dan McHale as its new head coach, a source confirmed to SNY.tv.
A strong recruiter with ties to the East Coast’s fertile talent base, McHale will be introduced at a press conference Thursday or Friday.
McHale replaces Jeff Neubauer, who left to take the Fordham job.
A native of Chatham, N.J., McHale was a student manager for four years at Kentucky under Tubby Smith (1997-2001), graduating with honors with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. McHale spent four seasons at Louisville, two as a video coordinator and two as a staff assistant under Pitino.
After that McHale spent six years under coach Kevin Willard, three at Seton Hall following three at Iona. He has been at Minnesota under Richard Pitino since 2013.
The news was first reported by ESPN.com and Scout.com.
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