Field Level Media
01 Feb 2026, 22:10 GMT+10
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Former Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon will take over as the coach of Kansas City of the Summit League, multiple outlets reported.
It's a homecoming for Turgeon, who was raised in Topeka, Kan., and was a point guard at Kansas in the mid-1980s. He turns 61 on Thursday.
Turgeon got his first head coaching job at Jacksonville State in 1998, then coached at Wichita State (2000-07), Texas A&M (2007-11) and Maryland (2011-21). He has a career record of 476-275 and took his teams to 10 NCAA Tournaments.
He left Maryland eight games into the 2021-22 season by mutual agreement with the university.
'After several in depth conversations with [athletic director] Damon [Evans], I have decided that the best thing for Maryland Basketball, myself and my family is to step down, effective immediately, as the head coach of Maryland Basketball,' Turgeon said in a statement in December 2021. 'I have always preached that Maryland Basketball is bigger than any one individual. My departure will enable a new voice to guide the team moving forward.'
Kansas City announced on Jan. 12 that head coach Marvin Menzies will finish the season with the Roos but will not return next season.
The Roos are 4-17 (1-7 Summit League) on the season and have just one Division I win on the season. On Sunday, Kansas City visits conference foe St. Thomas, which is 17-6 (6-2).
--Field Level Media
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