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March 15, 2000 SportsLine.com wire reports |
DOVER, Del. -- Delaware State coach Tony Sheals
announced his resignation Wednesday, 23 days after being suspended
indefinitely by the school for allegedly attacking one of his
players.
Sheals guided the Hornets to a 5-20 mark before being suspended
following an 87-73 home setback to Hampton. Sheals, who was in
his first season as coach, made physical contact with senior
guard Stefan Malliet in the Hornets' locker room.
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According to media reports, Sheals blamed the loss on Malliet and pushed the player over a chair before jumping on him.
Former Delaware State assistant coach Harry Thayer served as interim head coach for the remainder of the regular season.
The Hornets finished 5-22 overall and 4-12 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. It was their worst season since 1978-79.
Sheals, 40, arrived at Delaware State after two years as an assistant at Towson. He coached at fellow MEAC member Bethune-Cookman, his alma mater, from 1993-97, compiling a 45-65 record.
Sheals was an assistant at Bethune-Cookman for one season before taking over the program and from 1990-92 guided South Florida Community College to a 37-27 mark. He has a career record of 87-112.
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W. Michigan hires McCullum
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Illinois assistant Robert McCullum was hired as Western Michigan's basketball coach Wednesday.
McCullum replaces Bob Donewald, who coached for 11 years before being assigned this month to special assistant to the athletic director. Donewald had a 151-155 record with the Broncos.
McCullum spent four years at Illinois. Before that, he was an assistant at Florida, Kansas State, Southern Illinois, South Alabama and Samford.
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