LSU Men's Basketball Announces New Asst. Coach

quote:

---

How in the hell did we get an ex-NBA head coach as LSU's assistant basketball coach? Especially won that has had tons of success?

Why isn't he aiming higher?


ETA:

great hire though, just perplexing on his part

---

quote:

---

Musselman served as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors in the NBA from 2002-04 and later the Sacramento Kings in 2006-07. In 2002-03, Musselman was second in NBA Coach of the Year voting (to Gregg Popovich) as he led the Warriors to their two best seasons in 10 years, including a 51-31 home record. The Warriors were the most improved team in the league with 17 more wins.

His coaching style fits well with Coach Jones up-tempo play at LSU as his team at Golden State was the second-leading scoring team in the league in 2003 at 102.4 points per game.

Musselman, like his father, has coached on all levels of professional basketball, including the Rapid City Thrillers (1989-95) and Florida/West Palm Beach Dogs (1996-97) in the CBA; the Florida Sharks (1995-96) of the USBL; and, the Reno Bighorns (2010-11) and the Los Angeles D-Fenders (2011-12) in the NBADL. He earned Coach of the Year honors with the D-Fenders in 2012 as his team has eight NBA call-ups and won the regular season title with a 38-12 record, including wins in 21 of the final 23 games.

Musselman’s winning percentage of 68.8 percent in the CBA is the second-best winning percentage in the history of the league behind only George Karl. His teams won six division titles and reached the postseason in each of his seven seasons. A total of 24 of his players eventually reached the NBA. He was named CBA all-star coach five times. His overall head coaching record is 506-296.

He has also served as an assistant coach in the NBA under Mike Fratello (Memphis), Lon Kruger (Atlanta) Chuck Daly (Orlando) and Doc Rivers (Magic).

In his two years at Arizona State, the Sun Devils won 43 games, advancing to the second round of the NIT in 2013 and to the NCAA Tournament in 2014. The turnaround from 2012 to 2013 for the Sun Devils was 12 wins and a return to postseason play for the first time in three years. He was promoted to Associate Head Coach prior to the 2013-14 season and Musselman was responsible for opponent scouting, on-court player development and recruiting.

Musselman coached NBA 2013 second-round draft pick Carrick Felix, as well as Pac 12 2012-13 Co-Freshman of the Year Jahii Carson and the nation’s leading shot blocker in 2013-14 Jordan Bachynski.

Musselman’s resume’ also includes successful stints as head coach with the Dominican Republic National Team (2010-11); The US and Team China in the Adidas Global Experience (2009, 2010) and the Venezuela National Team (2012-13).

Musselman was born on Nov. 19, 1964 in Ashland, Ohio. He attended high school in Brecksville, a suburb about 15 miles south of Cleveland. Musselman graduated from the University of San Diego where in his senior season of 1986-87 the team compiled a 24-6 record, losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Auburn.

---