Zach Spiker, a five-year assistant coach for the men’s basketball team, was hired to the head coach position at Army, the school announced on Saturday. Spiker replaces Jeff Crews, who was fired on Sept. 24 following a confrontation with a player, according to ESPN's Andy Katz. Crews signed a three-year contract with a two-year option over the summer, but Army athletic director Kevin Anderson said there was an issue involving Crews that he “couldn't ignore.”

Spiker has been a big part of Cornell’s success on the basketball court in recent years. The team won back-to-back Ivy titles in 2007-08 and 2008-09, the first time in school history and the first time in Ivy League history that a school other than Penn or Princeton has repeated.

According to Katz, head coach Steve Donahue called to recommend his top assistant to the Black Knights. Nat Graham and Woody Kampmann are the remaining assistant coaches on Cornell's roster.