Sources: Kansas City hires ex-Terps HC Turgeon

Kansas City has hired former Maryland coach Mark Turgeon as the program's next head coach, the school announced Sunday afternoon.

Turgeon will replace Marvin Menzies, who will not return to the Roos after this season but is finishing the remainder of the campaign.

"We are delighted to welcome Coach Turgeon and his wife Ann to the Roo family," Kansas City athletic director Brandon Martin said in a statement. "It's exciting to have them both back home in the Midwest. Coach Turgeon brings a wealth of credibility and success for our fan base, alumni, donors and key stakeholders throughout Kansas City. This will undoubtedly be an exciting and rewarding era for our Roo basketball program."

A Kansas native who played and coached for the Jayhawks, Turgeon was most recently the head coach at Maryland. During his decade in College Park, he led the Terrapins to five NCAA tournament appearances, including a Sweet 16 run in 2016. They also won a share of the Big Ten regular-season title in 2020 before the NCAA tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Turgeon stepped down less than one month into the 2020-21 season shortly after signing a three-year contract extension.

"It is an honor to be returning home and to be trusted to build a winning tradition with Kansas City men's basketball," Turgeon said in a statement. "It was obvious through our initial conversations that I could build a strong partnership with Dr. Martin and Chancellor [Mauli] Agrawal. I've always had a great love for Kansas City, and I believe that this city deserves a team that reflects its championship culture. There is so much untapped potential and with the full strength of the Kansas City community behind us, we will be able to elevate this program to new heights."

Before taking over at Maryland in 2011, Turgeon spent four seasons at Texas A&M and seven at Wichita State. He went to four NCAA tournaments with Texas A&M and led Wichita State to a Sweet 16 appearance in 2006.

Kansas City, which moved to Division I in 1987, has never reached the NCAA tournament.