Great to see Paul Biancardi back in the coaching ranks.

The Boston native, who worked for ESPN for the past year, has joined Rick Majerus' staff at St. Louis.

``I'm excited and honored to work with Coach Majerus and represent St. Louis University," Biancardi told FOXSports.com. "I believe the program is about to take off in the Atlantic 10 and I am happy to be a part of it."

Biancardi was an assistant at Ohio State for six years before getting the head job at Wright State, where he turned around a program that had three straight losing seasons and finished above .500 all three of his seasons at the helm in league play.

Biancardi's tenure at Wright State ended because of the NCAA sanctions imposed while he was at Ohio State.

Look for Biancardi to use his East coast and contacts in the Midwest to bring talent to St. Louis - and don't be surprised if this puts him back in the mix for a head coaching gig, either.

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