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David Jablonski: Springfield native returns to head coaching in West Virginia

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* Save Concord University hired Springfield native Jayson Gee as its head men’s basketball coach on Monday, April 27, and will introduce him at a press conference Wednesday in Athens, W. Va. This is the first head coaching job for the 1984 South High School graduate Gee since he led Longwood University, a Division I program in Farmville, Va.

, from 2013-18. He also served as the head coach of ...

* Save Concord University hired Springfield native Jayson Gee as its head men’s basketball coach on Monday, April 27, and will introduce him at a press conference Wednesday in Athens, W. Va. This is the first head coaching job for the 1984 South High School graduate Gee since he led Longwood University, a Division I program in Farmville, Va.

, from 2013-18. He also served as the head coach of his alma mater, the University of Charleston, from 1996 to 2003. Like Charleston, Concord is an NCAA Division II program and a member of the Mountain East Conference.

Gee replaces Todd May, who stepped down after 10 seasons to take an assistant coaching job at Akron. We are extremely excited to welcome Coach Gee to the Concord family," Concord University Athletic Director Luke Duffy said in a press release. "Gee brings a coaching pedigree that is second to none, and his ability to attract the best players on the court makes him and his family a great fit for the Concord men's basketball program.