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Posted 6/15/09
DMACC Basketball Team Names New Head Coach
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Boone Campus has named BJ McGinn as the new head coach for the Bears basketball team. He served as Associate Head Coach for the 2008-2009 season and as an assistant coach in previous seasons at DMACC.
“I am extremely honored and feel very privileged to be named the head men’s basketball coach at DMACC. DMACC is a wonderful place with a lot of new and exciting things happening,” McGinn said.
“I am very thankful for this opportunity, and I look forward to continuing the level of excellence that has been established by Coach Orv Salmon here at DMACC,” McGinn said.
During his time with the Bears, McGinn has helped guide them to a record of 75-22 over three seasons. The 2006-07 Bears compiled a school best record of 31-5, won the Region 11 championship, advanced to the Elite Eight, and finished the season ranked fifth in the country. The 2007-08 Bears finished with a record of 24-6 and a final national ranking of seventh. The 2008-2009 team finished with a record of 20-11 and advanced to the regional semi-finals. During this period, the Bears have had 11 All-Region performers and 2 All-Americans.
"I am excited for BJ and know he will do an outstanding job. He did a great job as an assistant these past three years and played a huge role in the success of this basketball program,” Salmon said.
McGinn is a native of Cedar Falls, Iowa and earned his bachelor's degree in secondary education from the University of Northern Iowa in 2001. He holds a master's degree in athletic administration from Wayne State College in 2003. He resides in Boone with his wife Alisha and her son Cole.