Eastern Kentucky University's new men's basketball coach has a wide range of Kentucky-related experience.
Dan McHale will be formally introduced tomorrow Thursday morning on the Richmond campus.
Dan McHale comes to EKU to head up the men's basketball team from Minnesota where's he's been an assistant to Richard Pitino. The New Jersey native got his first coaching start as a staff assistant to University of Louisville Coach Rick Pitino. He also served as a student manager at UK for four seasons.
McHale is quoted in an EKU news release that he plans to bring a fast-paced style of play to McBrayer Arena. In the same release EKU President Michael Benson said McHale "came to us with the highest recommendations from some of America's best coaches and we have every confidence he will take our basketball program to the next level."
McHale replaces Jeff Neubauer who took over the position of head coach at Fordham University.
