Basketball Associate Coach Leaving Team
One day after it was announced that Penn State will embark on a week long tour of Europe, the team suffered a crucial blow in the form of Associate Head Coach Eugene Burroughs leaving the program to return to Marist University, where he was an assistant coach from 2000-2004.
It had been speculated that Burroughs would leave the program, and the writing has apparently been on the wall for some time.
@standoutstar No worries. Burroughs left for personal reasons, we’ve been expecting for awhile. Still expect good things in 13-14.
— Brian Siegrist (@PSUSTRETCH) May 21, 2013
Losing Burroughs hurts the Lions in a variety of ways, perhaps none more than the loss of Burroughs as a recruiter. Burroughs oversaw day-to-day operations within the program, and was the team’s top recruiter. He will be an assistant under Jeff Bower, a former Penn State assistant from 1983-86 and a former GM/Interim Head Coach for the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets.
Your ad blocker is on.
Please choose an option below.
Purchase a Subscription!
About the Author
Lars Zeepvat Intends To Plead Not Guilty In Alleged Penn State Fraternity Drug Trafficking Ring
Zeepvat faces four felony counts and two misdemeanors.
Penn State Wrestler Jayden James Takes Silver At U20 World Championships In Bratislava
James, an incoming freshman, went 4-1 on his journey in Slovakia.
[Photo Story] Rob Dow Era Begins For Penn State Men’s Soccer With A 3-2 Comeback Victory
Our photographers captured Rob Dow’s first win as head coach of the Nittany Lions
Mute Cities Is Not Your Average State College Band
The men of Mute Cities don’t want to be the usual, run-of-the-mill bar band. They have aspirations beyond State College, not wanting to be stuck in the trap of being a band that never gets out of Happy Valley.