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Champs Promote Assistant to Head Coach
17 Jun
Summary
- Jimmie Daly named new head coach for 2026-27 season.
- Former coach John Bowler moves to assistant role at Eastern Michigan.
- Daly served as assistant for two successful seasons under Bowler.
Parkland College's men's basketball team is set to have a new head coach for the 2026-27 season. Jimmie Daly has been promoted to lead the program. This transition occurs as the previous head coach, John Bowler, accepted a position as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Eastern Michigan University.
Bowler, who guided the Cobras for four seasons, led them to a national runner-up finish in 2025 and secured the NJCAA DII national title in 2026. He publicly endorsed Daly's promotion, emphasizing Daly's crucial role in building the team's successful culture and deeming the appointment well-deserved.
Daly brings valuable experience to the head coaching role, having served as an assistant coach for the past two highly successful seasons under Bowler. Prior to his tenure at Parkland, Daly was an assistant coach at Rogers State University, an NCAA DII institution in Oklahoma.
