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Report: ESPN broadcaster Kendrick Perkins set to join Jackson State men’s basketball as new GM

By The Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former NBA player and 2007-08 league champion Kendrick Perkins has agreed to become the general manager for Jackson State’s men’s basketball team.

ESPN.com first reported the deal on Friday. Perkins has been working as an analyst for the network, which also reported Perkins intends to continue in his current television role and will have ties to the university’s broadcast and journalism program.

School officials have not yet made an announcement. Perkins will be working with new Jackson State coach Trey Johnson and athletic director Ashley Robinson. The Tigers went 12-21 last season and have not made the NCAA Tournament since 2007.

Perkins spent 14 seasons in the NBA, playing for the Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, the New Orleans Pelicans and Cleveland Cavaliers. He won his title with the Celtics and joined ESPN in 2019.

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Mike Boynton promoted to interim coach at Michigan as Dusty May leaves for the NBA, AP sources say

By The Associated Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, coming off a national championship in basketball, suddenly had a coaching search no one seemed to see coming. Athletic director Warde Manuel didn't take much time to make a move. Mike Boynton was promoted to interim coach to replace Dusty May, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been announced. May and the Dallas Mavericks are finalizing a contract for him to make the jump to the NBA, another person with knowledge of the deal told the AP. That person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal wasn’t completed.
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