Overview

• Multiple outlets report Billy Lange is leaving Saint Joseph’s to join the Knicks, with expectations he will oversee the organization’s player-development program.
• Saint Joseph’s named Steve Donahue head coach the same day, confirming the succession after Lange’s decision to depart.
• Some reports indicate Lange’s role is a player-development or front-office position rather than a bench assistant, with his formal title not yet announced.
• Lange previously spent six seasons on the 76ers’ staff and went 81–104 at St. Joe’s, producing back-to-back 20-win seasons and NIT appearances in 2024 and 2025.
• The move aligns with New York’s plan to develop recent draftees such as Pacome Dadiet, Tyler Kolek, Ariel Hukporti, Kevin McCullar Jr. and Mohamed Diawara while operating near the second apron.