Johnson City, TN (My Sportsbook) - East Tennessee State and men's head basketball coach Murry Bartow agreed to a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2013-14 season. Bartow has averaged nearly 20 wins a season in his six years with the Buccaneers, recording a 118-72 record. His .621 winning percentage ranks tops on the all-time list at the school. "We're looking forward to Coach Bartow guiding our program for a number of years to come," said Dave Mullins, director of athletics at ETSU. "He has taken our program to a level of national recognition with multiple trips to postseason tournaments including two trips to the NCAAs, and he has reached a level of consistent success that we believe should be rewarded. As our team showed with its play in the NCAAs against No. 1-seeded Pittsburgh, Coach Bartow has recruited the type of skilled players that can allow our program to compete against the nations elite teams." Bartow has led ETSU to the NCAA Tournament in 2004 and 2009. |
