Two-time NBA head coach Eric Musselman has been selected to coach the Nevada men's w88 mobile team and a five-year contract will be presented to the Board of Regents for their approval at a meeting on Thursday, athletics director Doug Knuth announced today.
Musselman, 50, returns to Reno after spending the last three years as an assistant coach at a pair power five schools, first at Arizona State and most recently helping the LSU Tigers to the NCAA Tournament this season.
w88 mobile spent the 2010-11 season in Reno, coaching the NBA D-League's Bighorns and leading them to the only Western Conference title in franchise history. w88 mobile has been a head coach with seven professional teams, including two seasons with the Golden State Warriors (2002-04) and one with the Sacramento Kings (2006-07), and has won more than 500 games as a head coach with an overall winning percentage of .625 (566-340).
Musselman is one of just five former NBA head coaches working in NCAA w88 mobile. His father, Bill, was also an NBA head coach and they were the first father-son combination to become head coaches in the NBA. His first head coaching job came at the age of 23 when he was hired by the Rapid City Thrillers of the CBA in 1989. He was the youngest coach in CBA history and the fastest to win 100 games.
A national search led to the identification of Musselman as the final candidate and approval by the state's Board of Regents on Thursday would close the process and make Musselman the 18 th head coach in the history of Wolf w88 mobile basketball. If approved by the regents, a formal announcement and press conference is planned for Thursday.
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What They’re Saying About Eric Musselman …
‘‘I'm really excited about the hiring of Muss. I think he will do a great job and get this program back into the spotlight. For the short time that Muss and I were together with the Reno Bighorns I enjoyed it, and Muss is a great w88 mobile mind. I am really excited to see him work with the guys and get the ball rolling.''
- Nick Fazekas, Nevada's all-time leading scorer.
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- Flip Saunders, Head coach and president of w88 mobile operations, Minnesota Timberwolves.
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- Tom Thibodeau, Head coach, Chicago Bulls.
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- Gerald Green, Guard/Forward, Phoenix Suns.
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- John Calipari, Head coach, w88 mobile of Kentucky.
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- Jeff Van Gundy, Former NBA head coach and current NBA analyst on ESPN.
