Billy Lange left his position as head coach at Saint Joseph’s for a job with the New York Knicks and was changed by former Cornell, Boston School and Penn head coach Steve Donahue, the college introduced on Wednesday.
Lange changed Phil Martelli, who led the Hawks for twenty-four seasons, earlier than the 2019-20 marketing campaign. He had a report of 81-104, however his profitable share elevated every season, from .188 (6-26) within the first season to .629 (22-13) in 2024-25.
“Billy and I shared a imaginative and prescient for learn how to run a program within the new world of school sports activities,” Saint Joseph’s athletic director Jill Bodensteiner stated in an announcement. “He constructed that infrastructure from the bottom up — folks, tradition, amenities, student-athlete growth and expertise. We’ve got all the items we should be profitable as Steve Donahue leads us into our subsequent chapter of Hawks basketball.”
Lange will work on participant growth within the Knicks’ entrance workplace.
Lange, who began his teaching profession in the highschool ranks in 1995, beforehand was the pinnacle coach on the Service provider Marine Academy (1999-2001) and Navy (2004-11). He additionally has served as an assistant coach at Villanova and La Salle and with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Donahue, 63, went 131-130 over the past 9 seasons at Penn with one NCAA Match look, in 2018. He was named Ivy League Coach of the 12 months that season. Previous to that, he went 54-76 in 4 seasons at Boston School and was 146-138 at Cornell from the 2000-01 to 2009-10 seasons. The Large Pink made the NCAA Match in every of his ultimate three seasons with the college.
“With Steve Donahue shifting into the pinnacle coach position, I confidently go alongside a basis and a construction that was constructed brick by brick, with out compromise, and occupied by united rivals whose hearts are full of a daring imaginative and prescient,” Lange stated in an announcement.
The Hawks, of the Atlantic-10 Convention, haven’t performed within the NCAA Match since 2015-16. They open the season Nov. 3 towards Lafayette.
–Area Degree Media
