McGrath was replaced by assistant coach Rob Burke, who's only previous collegiate head coaching experience came at Spartanburg Methodist College, where he led the Pioneers to a 112-67 record over six years. Burke graduated from Chowan University in 1998, where his primary claim to fame was playing with G:TB's very own Mark Hughes.
In Burke's first game as head coach, UNCW took Hofstra to the wire, losing by two points on the final play of the game. Then, yesterday, the Seahawks beat perennial conference power Northeastern in overtime for their first CAA win of the season.
And Burke was a pretty great post-game listen:
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