Ferris State University has tabbed a West Michigan native to become the school’s 13th men’s basketball head coach as FSU Athletics Director Perk Weisenburger announced today (June 28) the appointment of Andy Bronkema as the Bulldogs’ new head coach.

A native of McBain, Bronkema was a two-time collegiate All-America student-athlete at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids and has spent the past six seasons as an assistant coach at Ferris State, including the last three years as the program’s top assistant. His elevation to head coach comes following an extensive search process that yielded applicants from across the country and covered every level of collegiate basketball. The appointment is effective July 10.

An introductory press conference, which is open to the media and public, is scheduled for this coming Monday (July 1) at 2 p.m. in FSU’s Wheeler Pavilion.

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