East Tennessee State coach Murry Bartow has been given a two-year contract extension, according to a university release. Bartow’s deal now runs through the 2013-14 season.
Bartow has averaged almost 20 wins a year during his six seasons at the helm of East Tennessee State. He’s got an all-time best .621 winning percentage and has led the Bucs to Atlantic Sun Conference championships in 2004, 2007 and 2009. East Tennessee State also participated in the NCAA Tournament in 2004 and 2009 and in the NIT in 2007.
“We’re looking forward to Coach Bartow guiding our program for a number of years to come,” ETSU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dave Mullins said. “He has taken our program to a level of national recognition with multiple trips to postseason tournaments including two trips to the NCAAs, and he has reached a level of consistent success that we believe should be rewarded. As our team showed with its play in the NCAAs against No. 1-seeded Pittsburgh, Coach Bartow has recruited the type of skilled players that can allow our program to compete against the nation’s elite teams.”
