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On his first day on the job, new assistant coach Dan Leibovitz was at work at 7 a.m., conditioning with the men’s basketball team on the track. After 14 hours in his new position, he said "Today was good."
The same day that Hartford announced former Penn assistant John Gallagher would replace Dan Leibovitz as head coach, Penn announced it had hired Leibovitz to fill Gallagher's assistant position.
ESPN’s Andy Katz reported last night that Leibovitz had resigned from his position at Hartford, opting out of a contract that lasted until 2014. Leibovitz is expecting to return to Penn.
For months, the Penn community has assumed that former men’s basketball coach Glen Miller was fired for inadequate performance. He had insufficient drive, critics complained, and had trouble breeding positive relations. If only.
According to Red and Blue Crew leader Justin Chang, Jerome Allen’s role as a public figure on campus will allow students to feel more invested in the team’s success and motivate them to come to games.
On Wednesday, Athletic Director Steve Bilsky will formally name Jerome Allen as the John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Penn Men’s Basketball at a press conference at the Palestra.
As the announcement that Jerome Allen would be the next head coach was settling at Penn, Class of 2014 recruits across the country reacted to the news they had been awaiting for over three months.
While Athletic Director Steve Bilsky has conducted a thorough search for Penn’s next men’s basketball coach, one incoming recruit says a choice other than Jerome Allen could have serious ramifications.