Kentucky Wesleyan College men’s basketball head coach Happy Osborne has resigned from the program effective immediately due to health concerns. Acting Head Coach Jason Mays has been named the Interim Head Coach. Osborne compiled a record of 102-29 at Kentucky Wesleyan including two Great Midwest Athletic Conference titles and two NCAA tournament appearances. The Lynch, Kentucky. native produced 14 All-Conference selections including the conference Freshman of the Year in his first season. Osborne was named the G-MAC Coach of the Year the 2015-16 season.
Mays is in his first season at Kentucky Wesleyan College after spending two seasons at Valdosta State University of the Gulf South Conference. The Blazers compiled a 26-6 record during Mays’ second season including a GSC regular season title and a runner-up finish in the conference tournament. The team ranked 16th in the NABC Coaches Poll and second in the South Region with two players earning All-Conference honors and one going to be an All-American.
The Panthers open Great Midwest Athletic Conference play this weekend as they host two of the newest institutions to join the conference. University of Findlay comes to Owensboro on Thursday followed by Hillsdale College on Saturday.
The Department of Athletics will evaluate a permanent decision regarding the leadership of the men’s basketball program later in the season.
(Courtesy KWC Athletics)