Monday, April 4, 2022
Bloomfield Hills will have a new Boys Basketball Coach next winter.
Updated Monday April 4th at 9:30 PM
There will be a new Boys Basketball Coach next winter at Bloomfield Hills.
Blackhawks coach Phil Kurajian has stepped down from the program. The move was confirmed on Kurajian’s personal Twitter on Monday evening.
“The past five years have been an amazing journey and I’m extremely proud of what our student athletes have been able to accomplish on and off the court and in the classroom. Unfortunately due to advances and time constraints in my professional career, I must step down as the Head Varsity Coach at Bloomfield Hills High School. I want to thank the outstanding young men I was blessed to coach, the Bloomfield Hills administration and community for letting me be a part of the Blackhawk family and a special thank you to our District Athletic Director Mike Cowdrey for his belief and unwavering support” said Kurajian in a statement on Twitter.
Kurajian said to Hometown Life’s Brandon Folsom that the reason he stepped down was because he was taking on a much bigger role with his family’s food packaging business and will be traveling more.
He also became a father in which he has a one year old daughter at home.
Kurajian was 47-62 overall with two league titles (White) in his five years coaching the program. He led Bloomfield Hills to a 16-5 year this season.
The Blackhawks lose a lot of talent from this season’s team but they have Noah Adamcyzk, CJ Jackson, Derrick Lee, Ahmad Taylor, and Brandon Newland coming back for whoever the new coach will be.
Program strength looks very strong for Bloomfield Hills in the future as well.
Kurajian did a lot of good for that program. He took over the Blackhawks and made them into a better program. It will be interesting to see who takes over next season.
Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing story.
Here is the Tweet confirming the move.
https://twitter.com/flipk9/status/1511119378695208974/photo/1
Folsom article.