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College roundup: Seton Hill hires Navy assistant Kendrick Saunders

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NAVY MEN’S BASKETBALL: Seton Hill University announced the hiring of Kendrick Saunders as the school’s head men's basketball coach. Saunders takes over for Tony Morocco, who recently announced his retirement.

Saunders comes from the Naval Academy where he spent the past six seasons as an assistant coach. Saunders helped Navy to a 20-12 record in 2017-18. The 20 wins were the most by Navy since the 1999-00 season and were tied for the sixth-most in a single season in program history. Navy led the Patriot League in scoring defense, rebounding margin and offensive rebounds per game in 2017-18, and Navy ranked in the top-40 of the NCAA in scoring defense for the third-straight season.