Friday, May 08, 2009
Head coach resigns
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University of Southern Indiana has announced today the resignation of Rick Herdes as the men’s basketball head coach. The resignation is effective immediately. Herdes completed his eighth season as the head coach in March after directing the team to a 27-7 overall record, the GLVC West Division championship, and an appearance the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional. He finishes his career at USI ranked second all-time in wins with a 200-59 record (.772) and led the Eagles to 25-or-more wins in six of the eight seasons. Herdes also was an assistant under former USI Head Coach Bruce Pearl for nine seasons and helped lead the Eagles to a 231-46 mark (.834). The NCAA and the Great Lakes Valley Conference have been informed of an internal review of the men’s basketball program after irregularities were discovered. “Integrity and compliance are two of the cornerstones of all of our programs,” said USI Director of Athletics Jon Mark Hall. “We will do what is right and will address mistakes that have been made, no matter what the outcome is. I feel that the issues are contained within the men’s basketball program alone." “This men’s basketball program has a great tradition,” continued Hall. “We will begin a search immediately for someone to lead this program.” Ray Simmons Sports Information 812/465-1622 or rsimmons@usi.edu |
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