Jerry Dunn Taking Leave of Absence from Michigan
December 30, 2009 at 12:36 pm Tina Hay Leave a comment
A Penn State colleague called my attention to this news from Ann Arbor: Jerry Dunn, the associate head coach of the Michigan men’s basketball team, is taking an indefinite leave of absence, citing “personal family matters.”
Dunn was the head coach at Penn State from 1996–2003 (and an assistant coach under Bruce Parkhill for 12 years before that).
After leaving Penn State, Dunn spent four years as an assistant under John Beilein at West Virginia, then followed Beilein to Michigan.
Though his record as the head man at Penn State was just 117-121, he had his moments, including two NCAA tournament appearances and that Sweet 16 run in 2001. He’s a very likable guy, and it was nice to see him land a good coaching job in the Big Ten. Everyone is hoping that his current challenges aren’t serious.
Tina Hay, editor
Entry filed under: Nittany Lion basketball. Tags: Big Ten basketball, Jerry Dunn, John Beilein, Michigan basketball.
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