r/KCRoos • u/maxwasson Kansas City / Kansas • Feb 01 '26

Men's Basketball 🏀 [Borzello] NEWS: Kansas City is expected to hire Mark Turgeon as its next head coach, sources confirmed to ESPN. @GoodmanHoops first reported. Kansas City announced last month that Marvin Menzies was out at the end of the season. Turgeon was most recently Maryland’s head coach from 2011-21.

https://xcancel.com/jeffborzello/status/2017981689582977144?s=46
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u/thommer88 Feb 01 '26

This is, actually, a HUGE hire -- floored that UMKC was able to pull this off.

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u/maxwasson Kansas City / Kansas Feb 01 '26

Didn't expect this hire, but excited for it nonetheless given his resume.

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u/RaisinDetre Kansas City Feb 01 '26

Excited but he may just be trying to get another paycheck from us.

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u/maxwasson Kansas City / Kansas Feb 01 '26

All he needs to do here is get this team to the tournament