Prairie View A&M University athletic director Charles McClelland announced earlier this week that the university will immediately begin a national search to fill the position of head men’s basketball coach.Over the past year, former assistant coach Darrell Hawkins assumed the reins as the team’s interim head coach after the departure of Jerome Francis, Jr. late last spring.
As the interim head coach Hawkins tallied up a record of 2-16, 5-24. Prairie View defeated Alabama State in its final home game of the season Feb. 27.
“We are thankful to Coach Hawkins for taking over our men’s basketball program on an interim basis this year,” said McClelland.
According to McClelland, the university plans to have a coach in place by the first week of April.