SportsBeat KC: On the intriguing basketball coaching hires at UMKC, Mizzou

Last month, Dionnah Jackson-Durrett was cutting down nets at Municipal Auditorium as the associate head coach at Texas, which had beaten Baylor to capture the Big 12 championship. This week, she was back in Kansas City being introduced as UMKC’s new women’s coach.On today’s SportsBeat KC, you’ll hear from Jackson-Durrett as she lays out her vision and priorities in her new role.Also on today’s show, it’s not often a news conference is called to introduce an assistant coach but that speaks to the significance of the hiring of Charlton “C.Y.” Young at Missouri.Young and new TIgers coach Dennis Gates spent six years together on Florida State’s staff before Gates became Cleveland State’s head coach. In Tallahassee, the assistants under Leonard Hamilton helped put together teams that rank among the best in Seminoles’ history and they hope to bring that kind of success to Columbia.You’ll hear from Young and Gates from the news conference that was held late last week.Story links:Why both trips to Kansas City brought a smile to new KC Roos’ hoops coachhttps://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/umkc/article260312830.htmlFirst hire on Dennis Gates’ Missouri Tigers staff comes with impressive credentialshttps://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/sec/university-of-missouri/article260232735.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices