Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College announces Tim Ryan as new men's basketball head coach

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College announces Tim Ryan as new men's basketball head coach

The mississippi gulf coast- community college men's - basketball program is hitting - the re-start button,- for the second year in a row...- having hit a home run hire... - with- its second head coach in as man- years.- on wednesday... the bulldogs- announced tim ryan as the next- in line, at m-g-c-c-c...- following his championship- experience... - with the college of central - florida.- as the winningest coach in- program - history... ryan took home the - n-j-c-double-a national title,- in- 20-13... but was in search of a- - - - new home... when his program wa- dis-banded... after the 2019- - 2020 season.- ryan replaces james harrison...- who won the first 12 games, at- gulf coast... but wasn't- retained after a lack-luster- finish... to- his first and only season, at - perk.

- looking ahead... coach ryan say- it's all about retaining the- pieces... already in place.

- - "i have to try to keep those guys in tact that - are signed for next year.

It's- late in the year.

We have to- recruit a lot of- mississippi kids and what i'm - told is that's going to be hard- to do at this time of the - year.

You've got to try to- recruit these kids.

They don't- know you, they don't trust you,- you don't have that trust facto- yet with them and you're trying- to do this all over the - phone so you really have to - - for me - you have to rely on- relationships.

I have to- find the connector."

- - - four of the nine returning- freshman, from this year's- - - - roster... hail from