O'Shea leaves Ohio U. hoops for Rhode Island school
SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Bryant University has hired Tim O'Shea as its new men's basketball coach.
O'Shea had been the head coach at Ohio University for the last seven seasons, and guided the Bobcats against former conference rival Marshall 11 times (8-3). The Herd and Ohio have a game scheduled this December.
O'Shea was previously an assistant at Rhode Island and Boston College.
O'Shea will replace Max Good. He was 132-86 in seven seasons at Bryant and led the Bulldogs to five straight appearances in the NCAA Division II tournament.
Good resigned earlier this month to become an assistant at Loyola Marymount University.
Bryant begins the process this fall of making a transition to Division I. It will belong to the Northeast Conference at the end of the four-year transition period.
SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Bryant University has hired Tim O'Shea as its new men's basketball coach.
O'Shea had been the head coach at Ohio University for the last seven seasons, and guided the Bobcats against former conference rival Marshall 11 times (8-3). The Herd and Ohio have a game scheduled this December.
O'Shea was previously an assistant at Rhode Island and Boston College.
O'Shea will replace Max Good. He was 132-86 in seven seasons at Bryant and led the Bulldogs to five straight appearances in the NCAA Division II tournament.
Good resigned earlier this month to become an assistant at Loyola Marymount University.
Bryant begins the process this fall of making a transition to Division I. It will belong to the Northeast Conference at the end of the four-year transition period.
