#JEFF #BOALS #HIRED!
The Thad Matta coaching tree just grew another branch, as yet another Ohio State assistant basketball coach Jeff Boals will reportedly leave the program to become the new head coach at Stony Brook, per ESPN's Jeff Goodman.
Boals, who had been with Ohio State since 2009, will get his first head coaching job, as he tries to continue the momentum that Steve Pikiell had established with the Seawolves, leading them to the NCAA Tournament. Pikiell left to take the head coaching position at Rutgers.
Seen as Ohio State's defensive coordinator, Boals worked his extensive Ohio roots (he's a former Ohio Bobcat, and had also coached at Akron) to help bring local talent to the Buckeyes.