ETTRICK Virginia State University introduced Lonnie Blow Jr. as the 20th men’s basketball coach in program history Wednesday.
Blow replaces Darryl Jacobs, who was hired by Queens College (N.Y.) on June 27.
Jacobs, a New Jersey native, left VSU to be closer to family.
“I’ve followed the university for many years,” Blow said about his decision to coach the Trojans. “Great things are going on here, a beautiful campus and I’m a Virginian, so I’m back home.”
Blow is from Portsmouth.
“I’m really excited to be here,” said Blow, who has coached for 25 years. “I can’t wait to get to work. Here at Virginia State, I want to build a program; something that I haven’t had to do yet in this coaching business as crazy as this can be sometimes.
“I want to build a successful program that we all can be proud of.”
Blow comes to the Trojans after one season in his second stint at St. Augustine’s University, where he led the Falcons to the 2009 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship and a first-round NCAA Division II tournament win in his first tenure in Raleigh, N.C. Read Full
