Sources: Heirman to coach Incarnate Word hoops
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is completing an offer to hire Central Michigan assistant Shane Heirman as its next males’s basketball coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.A main announcement might come as early as this week.Heirman has actually been the associate head coach under
Tony Barbee at Central Michigan, his alma mater, for the past 2 seasons after 4 seasons as an assistant at DePaul.Editor’s Picks
The Blue Demons showed signs of development throughout Heirman’s time there, completing above.500 for the very first time in more than a years and winning 35 games in 2 seasons. He developed himself as a talented recruiter, assisting DePaul generate among the best classes in the Big East in 2019, consisting of 2 ESPN 100 prospects.Before getting in college coaching, Heirman assisted establish La Lumiere School(Indiana)into among the powerhouses of high school basketball. He directed it to back-to-back national championship at High School Nationals, winning the title in 2017. He coached more than 20 Division I players and three McDonald’s All-Americans. In his time at La Lumiere and DePaul, Heirman coached 8 future NBA players, including Jaren Jackson Jr., Jordan Poole and Max Strus.Heirman replaces Carson Cunningham, who was at the helm at Incarnate Word for 5 seasons.
The Cardinals ended up being a Department I men’s basketball program in 2013 and have yet to appear in the NCAA competition considering that making the jump.