COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UTPB hires Tolin as new head coach

Kyle Tolin has been hired as the new men’s head basketball coach at UTPB, the school announced Tuesday.

Tolin was the head coach at the University of Arkansas-Missouri-Monticello the past seven seasons, leading the Boll Weevils to a pair of NCAA tournament appearances.

He replaces Josh Newman, who resigned Monday to accept an assistant coaching position at a Division I school.

Tolin led the Boll Weevils to a 16-5 record last season, winning the Great American Conference championship for the second time.

The program finished 21st in the country in 2020-21.