"We're extremely happy to have a product of Bowie State return to serve this great institution and feel confident Damon will be a great fit for the overall program," said Carter

Wilson is no stranger to the Bulldogs program having served as the Special Teams and Running Backs coach (2007) and most recently served as Assistant Head Coach/Running Back Coach at Prairie View A&M University (2008). Prior to that, he coached three seasons as an assistant for Texas Southern University (2004-2007) and roamed the BSU Bulldogs sideline from 1999-2003, serving in several capacities including Special Team Coordinator.

Wilson played tight end for Bowie State (1997-1998), earning All-CIAA First Team honors. The Washington, DC native, received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowie State in 2000 and is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated. In his spare time, Wilson enjoys working with kids, fishing and attending sporting events.

"I'm very excited about the opportunity of being the head coach of Bowie State University," said Wilson. "It's very exciting to come back home and head your program as an alumnus."

MID-MAJOR AWARD TO BOZEMAN: After leading Morgan State to a second consecutive MEAC regular season championship and the program's first-ever NCAA tournament appearance, Todd Bozeman has been named the recipient of the 2009 Hugh Durham Award.

"Coach Bozeman did a phenomenal job," says Joe Dwyer, co-founder of CollegeInsider.com and member of the Durham Award selection committee. "He lost the MEAC player of the year (Jamar Smith), defensive player of the year (Boubacar Coly) and his starting point guard (Jerrel Green) and he was still able to repeat as conference champion. If he accomplished that in the ACC or Big East people would talk about this being one of the best coaching jobs in years."

The award, which is voted on by a 20-member selection panel that includes current and former head coaches and is chaired by Hugh Durham, is presented annually at the Final Four to the top Mid-Major Coach in America.

Bozeman guided Morgan State to a 13-3 conference record and 20-11 overall mark. In his third year at the helm, Bozeman's Bears recorded top non-conference wins over Maryland and DePaul and are currently ranked 23rd in Mid-Major Top 25 poll. Morgan State, who earned back-to-back regular season championship titles, also won this year's MEAC Tournament championship.

"The job Coach Bozeman did this season went largely unnoticed," says Hugh Durham. "There were a lot of coaches that did great jobs this season, but nobody did a better job than Todd." The finalists for the 2009 award were Duggar Baucom (VMI), Randy Bennett (St. Mary's), Bozeman, Ed Conroy (The Citadel), Brad Greenberg (Radford), Ben Jacobson (Northern Iowa), Saul Phillips (North Dakota State), J.P. Piper (Nicholls State), Randy Rahe (Weber State) and Brad Stevens (Butler).

"I am humbled and honored to be recognized as the Hugh Durham Mid-Major Coach of the Year," said Bozeman. "It's been a rewarding and fun season. To culminate the season by receiving such an award is an honor and an acknowledgment to the hard work that my players and coaching staff put in."

In 2005 the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Coach of the Year award was renamed in honor of Hugh Durham who retired at the end of the 2004-05 season. Durham is one of just 12 coaches to have led two different programs to the NCAA Final Four (Florida State, 1972 & Georgia, 1983). He is the only coach to lead both teams to their only Final Four appearance. The previous winners of the award are Keno Davis (Drake '08), Gregg Marshall (Winthrop '07), Pat Flannery, (Bucknell '06) and Bob Thomason (Pacific '05).

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