Longtime Yale men’s basketball assistant Justin Simon departs for Carnegie Mellon

Justin Simon has left his post as Yale men’s basketball associate head coach to become the new head coach at Carnegie Mellon. (Yale Athletics)

The golden era of Yale men’s basketball has taken place over the last decade under the tutelage of longtime head coach James Jones.

Playing no small part in such excellence has been associate head coach Justin Simon, who was named the head coach at Division III Carnegie Mellon University Wednesday.

“I am really fortunate to have been surrounded by so many extraordinary people during my tenure at Yale,” Simon said.

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