Landrum named men’s basketball coach

Todd Landrum will take over as the new men’s basketball coach Aug. 1. He currently serves as the youth/scholastic coordinator for the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves organization.

Prior to his current stint with the Timberwolves, Landrum was a member of the UW-Platteville coaching staff, first as an assistant coach and then as the team’s head coach. He has also spent 10 years as an assistant coach in the Big Ten, first at Wisconsin and then at Ohio State — where the Buckeyes reached three NCAA tournament appearances and earned an NIT title.