2025 marks PressBox’s ninth annual Best Of edition celebrating the top people, performances and moments of the year.
Best Hire
It wasn’t immediately clear what was next for Mount St. Mary’s men’s basketball after former head coach Dan Engelstad left to become an assistant coach with Syracuse at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season.
However, the Mount hit a home run in hiring Donny Lind, who had previously been an assistant at the Mount, Radford and UNC Greensboro. The Mountaineers went 23-13 overall in 2024-25 and won the MAAC tournament in March, defeating Iona in the conference title game. The Mount then went on to beat American in the NCAA Tournament’s First Four and take on Duke in the first round.
See Also:
• Duane Simpkins, Donny Lind And Ryan Odom Talk March Madness
• Donny Lind On How Mount St. Mary’s Men’s Basketball Can Build On MAAC Title
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Mount Athletics
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