Bay Path Director of Athletics Steve Smith has announced the hiring of Kirk Murad as Women’s Basketballl Head Coach for the 2018-19 season.

“As a professional basketball coach with a successful history of leading high school, college, program and national teams toward excellence, I am excited to be at Bay Path University” says Murad..

A graduate of Clarkson University, Murad was a two-year starter at point guard and received All-conference honors as senior. Murad then went on to coach at Clarkson as an assistant and over the next 17 years as a head coach at the high school level; East Hampton HS, Glastonbury, and E.O. Smith at each stop helping lead the program to improved records or the Connecticut State Tournament.  In 2011 he was recognized as  Connecticut Coach of the Year by the New Haven Register for leading his E.O. Smith team to the CT State Championship game.  Since 2013 he has been involved in working internationally with the Singapore FIBA sanctioned basketball program, working with the FastBreak Basketball Club and coaching the Singapore Women’s National Team where the team qualified for the SEABA Championships earning a Bronze Medal in 2016.

“Bay Path is looking forward to Coach Murad putting his experience and passion into developing a competitive and hardworking program and we are happy to begin the journey with him” states Steve Smith, Director of Athletics.

http://athletics.baypath.edu/sports/wbkb/2018-19/releases/20181018hmzcja

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