Director of Athletics Derrick Gragg announced today during a press conference, Eastern Michigan University has named Rob Murphy, an assistant coach from Syracuse University, the new head men’s basketball coach.
“We are excited about having Rob Murphy leading our men’s basketball program into the future,” Gragg said of the addition of Murphy in a statement. “Coach Murphy has been on the staff of two outstanding college basketball programs and was also a highly successful high school head coach in Detroit, leading Crockett to the Class B State Championship in 2000-01 and was the associate head coach on the staff of the Detroit Central High School team that won the Class A state title in 1997-98. We feel that his experience with outstanding teams has prepared him for this opportunity.”
Murphy will be paid $210,000 annually with a $15,000 radio stipend as part of a five-year contract and will also receive incentives for victories, post-season opportunities, high level of performance in Mid-American Conference play and actual attendance figures.
