STATESBORO – Georgia Southern head men's basketball coach Mark Byington announced today that he has hired Jon Cremins as an assistant coach.
Cremins and Byington were on the coaching staff under Jon's uncle, Bobby, at College of Charleston from 2010-12, and Jon coached at USC Upstate last season.
"Jon is a great fit for our staff and for Georgia Southern, and he brings vast familiarity recruiting in the Southeast," said Byington. "Jon has developed rapidly with his experiences coaching both as an assistant coach and a head coach."
Cremins also comes to Statesboro with head coaching experience as he spent two seasons as the head coach at Spartanburg Methodist College and led the Pioneers to a combined 55-11 record and consecutive appearances in the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.