MONROE, La. – Phil Cunningham, who led Troy to an NCAA Tournament appearance as a head coach in 2017, has been named the eighth head men's basketball coach at ULM, Director of Athletics John Hartwell announced on Tuesday (March 18).
Cunningham will be formally introduced at a press conference Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
"We are excited to have Phil Cunningham leading our basketball program," said Hartwell. "The pool of candidates interested in our job was impressive. Phil distanced himself from the talented pool with his plan of excellence, his outstanding reputation as a recruiter and his experience as a Sun Belt Conference champion head coach.