The University of Minnesota Gophers’ next men’s basketball coach will likely not be Black, as the self-appointed search committee has only suggested white candidates, despite the fact that there are 16 current Black head coaches and 20 Black assistant coaches on the Advancement of Blacks in Sports watchlist.
Mark Coyle
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Minneapolis holds historic Big Ten men’s basketball tournament
Minneapolis is the epicenter for Big Ten basketball this week, with 107 Black players, 30 Black coaches, and 8 local former prep stars.
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U of M athletic director talks the talk of ‘community engagement’
Time will tell if he also walks the walk Mark Coyle later this month will celebrate his first-year anniversary as Minnesota athletics director. He was hired last May. The MSR historically, through sports columns and in its commentary section, has published writers who have called out the University of Minnesota about its culture, especially in […]