I blogged about this earlier today – here’s the official press release from Northeast Mississippi announcing the hiring of Cord Wright….

Northeast Mississippi Community College has turned to a community college product to replace longtime men’s basketball coach David Robbins. Cord Wright, a native of Lafayette, La., has been named the college’s new men’s basketball coach.

Wright will be officially introduced on Monday, April 15 at 2:30 p.m. in the Claude Wright Room of the Haney Union.

Wright replaces Robbins, who accepted the role of Dean of Students and Athletic Director during the spring semester. Wright comes to Northeast from the University of Louisiana-Monroe where he served as an assistant coach on Keith Richards’ staff for three years.

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