University of Maryland NCAA NewsNews on University of Maryland Sports continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Allen's hiring brings fresh hope to dormant UMES- April 11, 2008 "I've had tough jobs wherever I've been" After 14 consecutive losing seasons and a series of failed coaching regimes, UMES finally tapped a proven program-builder as its next men's basketball coach yesterday. In Frankie Allen, the Hawks are getting a former national Coach of the Year, a veteran of seven NCAA tournaments, and a man who revived dormant programs at Tennessee State and Howard University. Just what the school needed 'This was an important decision for me,' said UMES athletic...http://www.topix.net/ncaa/maryland-eastern-shore/2008/04/allens-hiring-brings-fresh-hope-t... |