UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Minnesota head men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino announced Thursday that veteran mentor Ed Conroy has joined the staff as an assistant coach. Conroy, who has more than 25 years of college coaching experience, most recently spent six seasons as head coach at Tulane. While there, he led the Green Wave to two post-season berths and a 20-win season, their first in 13 years, while directing the program through a transition from Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference. The back-to-back postseason appearances for the Green Wave were the first since 1996-97, a span of 18 years. Conroy, who has made four trips overseas to the Middle East as part of Operation Hardwood, and his wife Ginny have three children: daughter, Hannah, and sons Riley and Hunt. Read More.