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Tony Barbee named Central Michigan men's basketball head coach

After a three-week search, Central Michigan University has reportedly found their new men's basketball head coach to replace the out-going Keno Davis.

Tony Barbee, currently an assistant at Kentucky under John Calipari, is the expected to take the position, per _Central Michigan Life_'s Christian Booher.

Source confirms to @CMLIFE that Kentucky assistant Tony Barbee is the new head men's basketball coach at Central Michigan.

— Christian Booher (@CBooher_) April 22, 2021

Barbee was previously known to be leaving the Wildcats program after a staff shake-up this offseason, per Kyle Tucker of _The Athletic_, who later confirmed Barbee would be hired at CMU.