Graceland University in Lamoni will have a new Head Men’s Basketball Coach next season coming off their first ever NAIA DI Men’s Basketball National Championship this past season. Craig Doty has left the program to become the Head Coach at Emporia State University in Emporia, KS.

Doty lead the Yellowjackets to back to back 20+ win seasons including a 29-10 record this past season on their way to the National Title.

Graceland announced on Wednesday that Associate Head Coach Cory Hoff has been promoted to be the next Head Men’s Basketball Coach for the Yellowjackets effective immediately.

Hoff has been on the Graceland staff the past two seasons and prior to that spent four years as the lead assistant at Mesa Community College in Arizona.