Kansas State fired basketball coach Jerome Tang on Sunday night, four days after many Wildcats fans showed up with bags over their heads for a home blowout.
Athletic director Gene Taylor announced the move in a statement.
“This was a decision that was made in the best interest of our university and men’s basketball program,” Taylor said. “Recent public comments and conduct, in addition to the program’s overall direction, have not aligned with K-State’s standards for supporting student-athletes and representing the university. We wish Coach Tang and his family all the best moving forward.”
The school said an interim head coach will be announced soon, and that a national search for a replacement has started.
On Wednesday night at home in a 91-62 loss to Cincinnati, many fans wore bags over their heads in disgust.
“This was embarrassing,” Tang said after that game. “These dudes do not deserve to wear this uniform. There will be very few of them in it next year. I’m embarrassed for the university, I’m embarrassed for our fans, our student section. It is just ridiculous. We’ve got practice at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning, and we will get this thing right. I have no answer and no words.”
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Kansas State (10-15, 1-11 Big 12) cayó 78-64 el sábado en el No. 3 Houston, la sexta derrota consecutiva de los Wildcats. En ese juego, los Wildcats jugaron sin sus nombres en la parte de atrás de sus camisetas.
En cuatro temporadas en la escuela, Duong, de 59 años, tiene un récord general de 71-57 y una marca general de 29-39. Lideró a Kansas State al Elite Eight en 2023, su primer año en el programa. Después de esa temporada, se le concedió una extensión de contrato por 7 años. El acuerdo tiene un salario base de 3,6 millones de dólares, con aumentos de 100.000 dólares por temporada y una tarifa de rescisión de 18,7 millones de dólares.
El próximo partido de los Wildcats es el martes por la noche en casa. Baylordonde Tang fue entrenador asistente durante 19 temporadas con Scott Drew, incluido el campeonato nacional de los Bears en 2021.
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