My Town: University of Tennessee names Northview alum new coach
NORTHVIEW, Mich.—The University of Tennessee is tapping a Northview High School alum to lead its basketball team.
Tuesday afternoon, the university will introduce Donnie Tyndall as its new basketball head coach.
Tyndall is a Grand Rapids native and Morehead State alumnus. UTSports.com reports Tyndall’s eight-year coaching career includes an unprecedented 56-17 , championship-winning two-year run at Southern Miss. Tyndall has worked with teams at Morehead State, Southern Miss, LSU, Idaho, Middle Tennessee and St. Catharine College near Springfield, KY.
A West Michigan native is already leading Tennessee’s football program; coach Butch Jones is from Saugatuck.