BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Bowling Green State University announced the search for a new head coach for the men's basketball team late Sunday morning.
The announcement came in conjunction with news that former head coach, Michael Huger, was let go from the position.
In a statement, BGSU's director of athletics, Derek van der Merwe, showed his appreciation for the positive impact Huger had on the program.
"We are extremely appreciative of Coach Michael Huger's contributions and commitment to Men's Basketball at Bowling Green State University over the last eight years. As a former student-athlete of the program, he has brought meaningful and extensive perspective to the head coaching position and has positively impacted the lives of student-athletes. We are deeply grateful for Michael's service to his alma mater." Van der Merwe also wished Huger luck on the next chapter of his career.
Huger, who played at BGSU from 1989-1993, was hired as head coach in 2015.
It was his first job as a head coach.
Huger finishes his coaching career at Bowling Green with a record of 126-125 (64-82 MAC)
Bowling Green's best seasons under Huger came in 2018-19 and 2019-20. The In each of those seasons the Falcons finished with over 20 wins and finished in 2nd place in the MAC East.
In the last two seasons the team lost more games than they won.
The Falcons finished this season at 11-20 (5-13).
They failed to make it to Cleveland for the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament for the second year in a row.
Huger still had two years left of his coaching contract when he was terminated.
At the time of the announcement, BGSU gave no insight into the reason for termination.
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