Harvey named men's basketball coach at Texas Southern

Photo: Texas Southern University Tigers head basketball coach Tony Harvey.

Tony Harvey was officially named Texas Southern's men's basketball head coach on Friday morning, and the former Missouri assistant promised that, with time, he would be able to restore the Tigers' program to its glory days under the man he replaced, Robert Moreland.

"Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither will this program," said Harvey. "But no one -- and I mean no one -- will outwork me and my staff when it comes to making TSU a quality program."

Harvey signed a five-year contract with the school. Financial terms of the deal were still be finalized.

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