ASU officially announces new assistant coaching hires

By Nick Krueger

ASU men’s basketball held a press conference Tuesday night to officially announce the hiring of Larry Greer and Eric Musselman to head coach Herb Sendek’s staff to replace Scott Pera and Lamont Smith who left last week for Penn and the University of Washington.

“Steve (Patterson) and I said we’re going to swing for the fences; I think we met our goal and hit a home run,” said Sendek. “In talking to several people it was clear to me that Larry and Eric were great additions to the Sun Devil family because of unique backgrounds and passion for the game….  As a group (of coaches) we are first excited, second experienced, and third hungry.”

Both new coaches expressed excitement to be a part of the ASU program, “I’m extremely excited to be here” said Musselman, “I did a lot of research and couldn’t find any reason not to do it … I’m here because of Coach Sendek’s reputation as a great x and o coach.” Greer echoed the same sentiments saying, “It was just the perfect storm.”

Asked about what they knew about this year’s team after watching a day of skill, both coaches had nothing but praise, “They have great work ethic, are high intensity guys, and great shooters,” said Musselman.  “There is not a bad shooter in the group” added Greer, “we charted Ruslan (Pateev) shooting threes today, I think he was over 50 percent at one point.”

Dedrique Taylor, the lone returning assistant, will take over as recruiting coordinator a job previously held by Scott Pera.  “I can’t help but grin from ear to ear,” Taylor said. “I can’t express how excited I am to get with these two guys, I’m ready to role up my sleeves and get to work.”

Use Facebook to Comment on this Post

Nick Krueger

Recent Posts

Kennedy Basham impresses on both ends of the floor in Sun Devil debut

(Photo credit: Aishling Cavanaugh/WCSN) TEMPE — As a cluster of fans gathered near the Arizona…

3 hours ago

Skinner’s career night propels ASU to narrow victory in season opener

(Photo credit: Aishling Cavanaugh/WCSN) TEMPE — With Desert Financial Arena buzzing, Arizona State found itself…

14 hours ago

Sun Devils prepare for Big 12 debut in Adair’s third year

(Photo credit: Marina Willams/WCSN) Excitement is brewing for Arizona State women’s basketball as the Sun…

1 day ago

Sun Devils put up complete performance in fall exhibition against GCU

(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) As warmup music echoed throughout GCU ballpark, baseball bats pinged and cleats…

2 days ago

Takeaways: Sun Devils Clinch Bowl Eligibility With Win Over Oklahoma State

With 22 seconds remaining in the first half Arizona State football found itself a single…

3 days ago

No. 13 Sun Devils Extend Win Streak to 10, Earn Season Sweep Over No. 22 Utah

(Photo: Katherine Gore/WCSN) In a match one month ago, No. 13 Arizona State Volleyball won…

3 days ago