ORANGEBURG, S.C. — ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina State has hired former Memphis assistant Tony Madlock as men's basketball head coach.
Bulldogs athletic director Stacy L. Danley announced the move Thursday.
Madlock has spent 25 years as a college assistant, the last three at Memphis where he coached under Penny Hardaway, who was also Madlock's college teammate there.
Madlock said he is grateful for the opportunity to turn around South Carolina State, which went 1-17 this past season. He is also a former assistant at Auburn, UTEP, Arkansas State and Ole Miss.
It was in Oxford where he served as the interim head coach during the 2017-18 season when Andy Kennedy resigned during the season. But now, Madlock will have his first official head coaching position and it will take him from his hometown of Memphis to Orangeburg.
Madlock replaces Murray Garvin whose contract was not renewed after the team finished 1-17.