Speedy Claxton promoted to head coach at alma mater Hofstra

[ASFN Admin]

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) Speedy Claxton is taking over as basketball coach at Hofstra, where he starred as a point guard in the late 1990s and has served as an assistant for the past seven years. Claxton was introduced by the Long Island-based Colonial Athletic Association school on Thursday as the Pride's 13th men's basketball coach. Associate head coach Mike Farrelly was acting head coach this past season and guided the Pride to a 13-10 record.

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