Providence College Coach Ed Cooley announced the hiring of Mike Jackson, who will serve as the coordinator of basketball operations, and Kevin Kurbec, who will serve as the associate director of player development/video operations.

Mike Jackson comes to Providence after spending the last six seasons as an assistant coach in the Big Ten. Last season, Jackson worked as an assistant coach at Purdue. Prior to that, he spent five years as an assistant coach at Michigan

Kurbec returns to his alma mater after spending the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Bryant University.

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