Lafayette named Mike McGarvey its head coach on Wednesday, with the school announcing it was time to “move the program in a new direction” following an outside investigation into erstwhile coach Mike Jordan.

McGarvey was an assistant to Jordan and took over as interim head coach on Feb. 21 when Lafayette put Jordan on paid leave. At the time, the college said it had received a complaint regarding Jordan and “his work as head coach” and would launch an investigation.

The school did not announce the findings of the investigation into Jordan, who was named head coach of the Leopards before the 2022-23 season. His tenure ends with a 9-20 record.

The Leopards were 0-2 under McGarvey to conclude the regular season, but he had them on the cusp of the NCAA Tournament. The Leopards beat Lehigh in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament, then topped American in a double-overtime thriller in the semifinals. A win over Colgate in the tournament final would have given Lafayette the conference’s automatic entry in the NCAA Tournament, but Colgate prevailed 79-61.

“I am thrilled to become Lafayette’s next head coach,” McGarvey said in a school news release. “Lafayette is a truly special place, and we have a terrific group of young men with whom I’m eager to continue our championship level efforts both on and off the basketball court.”

McGarvey previously spent four seasons as the head coach at Lycoming College, a Division III program in Williamsport, Pa. He also worked on the Colgate coaching staff for seven seasons.

–Field Level Media