Sept. 9, 2009

His day done but the work so far from complete, former Notre Dame associate men's basketball coach Sean Kearney turned out the lights of his new office recently and stepped into a late summer's night.

Now the first-year coach at the College of the Holy Cross, Kearney's new place of work, the Hart Center, sits atop a hill overlooking the city of Worcester, Mass. Though it was late August, a slight chill and gentle breeze caressed the evening air.

One of Kearney's first thoughts drifted toward what the view might look like in winter, maybe after a big Patriot League home win.

Kearney then glanced to his left, where the statue of former Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy stands watch over campus.

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