Jeff Borzello, ESPN Workforce Editor
Coastal Carolina schoolmaster Cliff Ellis, the energetic chief in occupation wins, is retiring, resources instructed ESPN.
A information convention is scheduled for Wednesday.
Ellis will likely be changed for the remainder of the season by way of assistant head schoolmaster Benny Moss, resources stated.
Turning 78 years worn on Tuesday, Ellis used to be the oldest schoolmaster in Section I this season. He’ll end his occupation with 833 occupation wins at 4 other Section-I colleges: South Alabama, Clemson, Auburn and Coastal Carolina. He notched some other 78 wins at NAIA college Cumberland.
Ellis guided all 4 Section I colleges to the NCAA match, together with one Candy 16 look with Clemson and two with Auburn. He received 8 regular-season championships, maximum not too long ago in 2014 with Coastal Carolina.
Ellis’ maximum a success group used to be Auburn within the 1998-99 season. He guided the Tigers to the SEC regular-season championship and a 1-seed within the NCAA match, the place they beat Winthrop and Oklahoma Surrounding sooner than falling to Ohio Surrounding within the Candy 16.
He’ll end his occupation ranked within the top-10 all-time in occupation wins.
With Ellis retiring, the pristine energetic occupation wins chief is Kentucky’s John Calipari.
