STARKVILLE ? Mississippi State hired Clemson assistant Rick Ray to be its next men?s basketball coach.
The university announced Ray?s hiring today and scheduled a press conference for Monday morning.
The 40-year-old has been the top assistant at Clemson for the past two seasons. The Tigers won 22 games and went to the NCAA tournament in 2011. He also spent four years as an assistant at Purdue under Matt Painter, where the Boilermakers made the NCAA tournament every season ? including two Sweet 16 appearances.
Ray also spent seven seasons at Indiana State and two seasons at Northern Illinois.
Ray replaces Rick Stansbury, who announced his retirement in March after 14 seasons leading the program. The details of Ray?s contract were not immediately released. Stansbury was making nearly $1.5 million per year.
Mississippi State athletic director Scott Stricklin said in a statement that Ray fit the model he wanted as a head coach. Ray is the first African-American men?s basketball coach at the school.
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