Plummer Released as Prairie View A&M Men's Basketball Coach

PRAIRIE VIEW, Tex. - Elwood Plummer, Prairie View A&M University's head men's basketball coach, along with his staff, have been relieved of their coaching responsibilities, effective immediately, according to athletic director Charles McClelland.

Elwood Plummer

"Coach Plummer's contract will not be renewed for the 2002-03 season," said McClelland. We're looking to move our basketball program in a different direction and we felt that a change would help facilitate this move. Coach Plummer and his staff have done a good job and we wish them well in their future endeavors."

Plummer, who's ending his second tenure as the school's head men's basketball coach, complied a 153-377 record in 18 seasons. In his first stint at Prairie View from 1973 to 1979, his teams compiled 78 wins and 83 losses.

The highlight of Plummer's tenure was in 1998 when he guided Prairie View to its first Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament title en route to leading the school to it's first-ever NCAA Division I tournament appearance. That year, Prairie View finished the season at 13-17 overall and 6-10 in conference play. Since then, his teams have complied only 29 wins against 84 losses.

A national search to fill the position will begin immediately. Plummer's administrative duties will be handled by McClelland until a new head coach is named.

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