Sun Apr 6 12:29:19 2008

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Hilltoppers set to hire McDonald

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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Western Kentucky is expected to introduce Texas assistant Ken McDonald as its new head coach Sunday afternoon, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.

The school has scheduled a 3 p.m. (et) news conference to announce the hiring.

The 38-year-old McDonald spent the past four seasons as an assistant at Texas and was also an assistant under Dennis Felton at Western Kentucky for five years.

McDonald replaces Darrin Horn, who led Western Kentucky to a 29-7 record this season, a Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship and an appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 15 years.

Horn left WKU to take over at South Carolina.