The St. John's Red Storm had a tough time during the coaching search for their men's basketball team, with multiple names pulling themselves out of the hunt, forcing the program to move on. They did move on and finally found their man on Friday, hiring Mike Anderson as their next head coach. Anderson was fired earlier this year by the Arkansas Razorbacks, whom he spent eight seasons with. The 59-year-old has spent head coaching stints with UAB and Missouri. Although, he is best known for his time with the Razorbacks, where he made five NCAA Tournament appearances over the eight years. He finished with a 169-102 record before getting fired in March.
Terms of Anderson's contract with the Red Storm were not disclosed, but he will be replacing Chris Mullin, who resigned from the team on April 9th. Mullin spent four seasons with the Red Storm, and led them to their first NCAA Tournament appearance with him this past season. Anderson reportedly has not talked to their former head coach about the state of the program, but he does plan on doing so soon.
Mullin's decision to resign was due to personal reasons, as he unfortunately lost his older brother, Roddy, to cancer last month at the age of 58. Despite that, the program has taken some heat for not only losing Mullin, but also being unable to hold candidates during the interview process. It was an odd time for him to step away with their NCAA Tournament appearance, which ended with a First Four loss to the Arizona State Sun Devils. The Red Storm are still without an NCAA Tournament victory since 2000, which Anderson will look to change with the growing program.
Terms of Anderson's contract with the Red Storm were not disclosed, but he will be replacing Chris Mullin, who resigned from the team on April 9th. Mullin spent four seasons with the Red Storm, and led them to their first NCAA Tournament appearance with him this past season. Anderson reportedly has not talked to their former head coach about the state of the program, but he does plan on doing so soon.
Mullin's decision to resign was due to personal reasons, as he unfortunately lost his older brother, Roddy, to cancer last month at the age of 58. Despite that, the program has taken some heat for not only losing Mullin, but also being unable to hold candidates during the interview process. It was an odd time for him to step away with their NCAA Tournament appearance, which ended with a First Four loss to the Arizona State Sun Devils. The Red Storm are still without an NCAA Tournament victory since 2000, which Anderson will look to change with the growing program.
