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Chris Mullin stepped down as the head men’s basketball coach at St. John’s on Tuesday after four years on the job, citing a personal loss.
Mike Cragg, the St. John’s athletic director, announced the decision, saying the team had “progressed well” and noting Mullin’s “deep passion for this program.” Cragg did not give an explanation for the move.
Without elaborating, Mullin said in a separate statement that he had suffered a “recent personal loss.” His older brother, Roddy, a former Siena basketball player, died last month at 58 after battling cancer for years.