Auburn tabs Norfolk State's Larry Vickers as head coach
March 23 - Auburn named Norfolk State's Larry Vickers as its women's basketball coach on Sunday.
Vickers spent the past nine-plus seasons with the Spartans, leading his alma mater to four consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular season championships (2022-25) and three straight NCAA Tournament appearances (2023-25). He posted a 177-99 record with Norfolk State, including an 83-18 mark over the past three seasons.
Norfolk State's season ended Saturday with an 82-69 loss to No. 4 seed Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
"Throughout the search process, one name continually rose to the top -- Larry Vickers," Auburn athletic director John Cohen said. "Coach Vickers has an incredible technical understanding of women's basketball. He demands excellence from his student-athletes, while fostering an environment for young women to succeed. His understanding of the new landscape of college athletics is impressive. No one has worked harder for an opportunity like this than Coach Vickers."
Vickers will replace Johnnie Harris, who was fired earlier this month as the Tigers' coach.
Harris posted a 58-63 record during her four years with the program, including a 12-18 mark this season. Auburn fell to Florida in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
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