Written Wednesday May 31st at 10:30 PM
The Blackhawks have their new Boys Basketball Coach.
Bloomfield Hills has hired Phil Kurajian to replace Mike Maryanski according to a very accurate source.
Kurajian will be the Blackhawks third coach in five seasons.
Kurajian coached the Junior Varsity under Maryanski from 2015-2017. He played at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep in the early 2000's.
Bloomfield Hills has not been the same team since 2014 when they went to the Class A State Finals when they had Yante Maten whom is now at Georgia under then coach Dwayne Graves, whom currently coaches at Clawson.
Kurajian takes over a team that finished 10-11 last season. They started the season at 8-2 but finished 2-9 down the stretch losing 54-47 to eventual State Quarter-finalist Troy in the district semifinals.
Thoughts.
This is wasn't a surprising hire but I have major concerns surrounding this coaching hire. Kurajian has no Varsity experience, in which when your in a division in which Bloomfield Hills is in, that's a big concern. He is the seventh coach in 12 years dating back to the Lahser and Andover years before they merged to become Bloomfield Hills.
The Blackhawks will be in a very tough division this upcoming season. The Red will be as tough as ever with teams like the defending State Champs Clarkston, Final Four team West Bloomfield, State Quarter-finalist Troy, 2015-2016 State Finalist North Farmington, Hazel Park, and Southfield Arts and Tech.
It could be a long season in Bloomfield Hills especially with what the Blackhawks have to deal with this upcoming season.
Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.
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