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Cornell’s Coach Reportedly Coming to BC

It has been reported by Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com that Steve Donahue, Cornell’s basketball coach, will be coming to Chestnut Hill to fill the vacancy left by Al Skinner’s departure.

Donahue reportedly met with Gene DeFilippo, BC’s athletic director, and vice president of human resources Leo Sullivan last Wednesday.

Donahue is 47 years old and was with Cornell for 10 seasons, in which he achieved a 146-138 record. He led Cornell to the Sweet 16 in this year’s NCAA tournament, which Duke won last night with a 61-59 victory over Butler.

An announcement regarding this coaching matter may be made as early as today.

BostonHerald.com also broke the news, according to a BC source, that Donahue will be the new BC basketball coach. They reported that Donahue met with Father Leahy this morning on campus for a final interview. They reported that a press conference announcing the new coach is planned for Wednesday (4/7) afternoon.

Stay tuned!

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