Bryant has hired Jamion Christian to replace Phil Martelli Jr. as its men’s basketball coach. Christian will move to the Rhode Island school after spending the last two seasons as coach of Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Professional Basketball League.

He’s a former head coach for alma mater Mount St. Mary’s, Siena and George Washington, as well as an assistant coach for VCU and William & Mary.

Christian will succeed Phil Martelli Jr.,who left Smithfield to take over the head coaching duties as Virginia Commonwealth University.