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Mike Anderson was hired as the new men’s basketball coach at St. John’s on Friday after being fired at Arkansas last month.
Anderson, 59, takes over for the former St. John’s star Chris Mullin, who resigned on April 9, citing a “recent personal loss.” Mullin’s older brother, Roddy, died recently at 58 after having cancer for years.
Terms of Anderson’s contract were not disclosed. He also coached at Missouri and Alabama-Birmingham before leading the Razorbacks to five postseason appearances and a 169-102 record in eight seasons.
Anderson, a native of Birmingham, Ala.