CHARLESTON, S.C., July 2 (UPI) -- Bobby Cremins Sunday was named men's basketball coach at the College of Charleston in South Carolina.
The Charleston (S.C.) Post-Courier reported Cremins' hiring. He succeeds Tom Herrion, who was fired on June 13 despite a 17-11 overall record last season.
"I want to help the Cougars," Cremins told the paper.
"Bobby is going to take the College of Charleston to different tournaments because of his name," said George Felton, a scout for the Indiana Pacers who played with Cremins at South Carolina in the early 1970s.
The Cougars were 9-6 in the Southern Conference, but much more was expected. They lost to Chattanooga, 65-63, in the first round of the conference tournament, and were not invited to either the NCAA or National Invitation tournaments.
Cremins, the former head coach at Georgia Tech and several other schools, has 452 career victories and his teams have qualified for 11 NCAA Tournaments.
He has been an analyst on ACC telecasts.
