Whenever you move on to a new job, you want to take the time to say thank you for the opportunity you got at your former location.
On Wednesday, Jim Ferry was introduced as the new head coach at UMBC. During his introductory press conference, Ferry was asked if there was anything he wanted to say to Penn State and its fans. Naturally, he obliged and offered his thanks to the entire Penn State basketball community.
“I’d like to thank everybody for the support throughout the year,” Ferry responded. “I know they missed not being able to come out to the games, but all the text messages and emails I received during the season and even after when I left Penn State, you know you did the right thing when all those people are reaching out.”
Ferry served as the interim head coach of the Nittany Lions for the 2020-21 season, taking over for Pat Chambers, who was removed as head coach shortly before the start of the season amid controversy. It was not an easy spot for Ferry to take over, and the season proved to be a challenging one in a deep Big Ten.
“Penn State is always going to be a special place to me. My two daughters are graduates,” Ferry said. “It’s nice to feel that the respect of what we did and how we did it.”
New @UMBC_MBB Head Coach Jim Ferry with Thank you to @PennStateMBB pic.twitter.com/JURIIeGr1z
— David Malandra Jr (@DaveMReports) April 15, 2021
Ferry went on to say he will return to Penn State as a fan to attend football games with his daughters. In the meantime, maybe Penn State can book UMBC for a future basketball game.
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