URI Names Cox as Next Men’s Basketball Coach
Thursday, April 05, 2018
The University of Rhode Island has named David Cox as its next men's basketball coach.
"This is a dream come true. Navigating the landscape of coaching at the collegiate level has been a long, hard journey. I was blessed to have made it here four years ago, and to have had the opportunity to work with people like President Dooley and Thorr Bjorn, while building this program to where it is now. I am extremely excited, blessed and humbled to be able to lead this program to new heights," said Cox in a press release.
Cox, who served as the associate head coach under Dan Hurley, takes over the head coaching position after Hurley left for UConn, as GoLocalProv first reported.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe announcement comes two days after GoLocalProv reported that President David Dooley shot it down the hiring of Rick Pitino.
About Cox
Cox has been with URI since 2014 and was promoted to the associate head coaching position in 2016 by Hurley.
He is a proven recruiter at Georgetown, Pitt, and Rutgers and is responsible for recruits such as Jeff Dowtin, Fatts Russell and incoming freshman Jermaine Harris at URI.
Prior to his time at URI, Cox was the associate head coach at Rutgers, helping the program recruit the 15th best class in 2011.
He served as the interim head coach for a three-game period in 2002, going 3-0 in that time.
Prior to Rutgers, Cox was an assistant coach at Georgetown, after spending time as the Director of Basketball Operations at the University of Pittsburgh.
URI in 2017-18
The Rams are coming off a season in which they won the A-10 regular season championship for the first time in program history.
They got to the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the second round of the tournament for the second straight year, before losing to Duke.
"Nothing will change that mindset moving forward. We have won Atlantic 10 championships and NCAA tournament games in the last two years. That is now the bar. Moving forward, our goal is to repeat as A-10 champions, get back to the NCAA tournament and make an even deeper run. Year after year, we are going to recruit at the highest level possible and continue to attract top-100 players, high-major players and players with high character who fit our culture," said Cox.
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