Vollum named Eagan boys basketball coach

New hire led Kennedy to state in 2008

Matt Vollum, who was head boys basketball coach at Bloomington Kennedy High School from 2002 to 2009, has been appointed to the same position at Eagan.

Vollum coached Kennedy to the 2008 state Class 4A tournament, where the Eagles lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Minnetonka.

He taught physical education in Bloomington Public Schools from 1997 to 2009 and was Kennedy High School?s boys athletic coordinator for six years. He also was an assistant football coach at Kennedy and an assistant in basketball, golf and football at Bloomington Jefferson.

In 2010, he joined the University of Minnesota?s kinesiology department as coordinator of its teacher licensure program. He is working toward a doctorate in sport sociology at Minnesota.

Vollum replaces Mike Sullivan, who led Eagan to a 15-13 record in one season as interim head coach. Sullivan became head coach in November 2011 when Kurt Virgin was placed on paid administrative leave while School District 196 reviewed the finances of sports camps and fundraisers that he ran.

The district accepted Virgin?s retirement from his coaching and teaching positions Jan. 9; the next day, Eagan police announced that the department would investigate his handling of the camp and fundraiser finances. Last week the Dakota County Attorney?s Office charged Virgin with six counts of theft by swindle, accusing him of stealing more than $29,000 from the accounts of several sports camps and teams.

Virgin had been Eagan High School?s boys basketball and boys soccer coach since 1990, when the school started sponsoring varsity sports. His basketball teams reached the state tournament in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2005. Eagan finished second in the 1998 state Class 4A tournament.

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