Men's College Basketball News
Bonnies to name Schmidt head coach
Apr 9, 2007, 19:00 GMT
Buffalo, NY - St. Bonaventure is expected to name Robert Morris' Mark Schmidt its new men's basketball coach.
The Buffalo News is reporting that the 44-year old Schmidt will get a seven- year deal worth in excess of $2 million and a press conference to announce his hiring has been scheduled for 12:30 p.m. (et) Tuesday.
Schmidt compiled an 82-90 record in six years at Robert Morris, but finished 17-11 last season.
Prior to taking over the Robert Morris program, Schmidt served seven seasons at Xavier as an assistant coach under Skip Prosser.
Schmidt will replace Anthony Solomon at St. Bonaventure. Solomon's Bonnies finished last season with an overall record of 7-22 and a 4-12 mark in the Atlantic 10.
Solomon, who was hired in May 2003, compiled a 24-88 record during his tenure at St. Bonaventure.
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