Van Breda Kolff Hired
Associated Press
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. —
Bill (Butch) van Breda Kolff agreed Thursday to become head basketball coach at Hofstra, bringing full circle a coaching odyssey that included three NBA jobs and a high school coaching stint in Mississippi.
Van Breda Kolff, 64, was also head coach at Hofstra from 1955 to 1962, compiling a 136-43 record. He replaces the retired Dick Berg.
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