"A Kansas native who played and coached at Kansas, Turgeon was most recently the head coach at Maryland. During his decade in College Park, he led the Terrapins to five NCAA tournament appearances, including a Sweet 16 run in 2016. They also won a share of the Big Ten regular-season title in 2020, prior to the NCAA tournament being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic."
"Kansas City is hiring former Maryland coach Mark Turgeon as the program's next head coach, sources told ESPN. An official announcement is expected Sunday afternoon. Turgeon will replace Marvin Menzies, who will not return to the Roos after this season but will finish out the remainder of this campaign. Kansas City, which moved to Division I in 1987, has never reached the NCAA tournament."
Mark Turgeon is set to become Kansas City's head coach, replacing Marvin Menzies, who will finish the remainder of the season but will not return. An official announcement is expected Sunday afternoon. Turgeon is a Kansas native who played and coached at Kansas and most recently served as Maryland's head coach. During a decade at Maryland he led the Terrapins to five NCAA tournament appearances, including a Sweet 16 run in 2016 and a share of the Big Ten regular-season title in 2020. Turgeon stepped down early in the 2020-21 season shortly after signing a three-year contract extension. He previously coached at Texas A&M and Wichita State, with multiple NCAA tournament appearances.
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