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Arizona to hire Justin Gainey as assistant coach, per report

The Arizona Wildcats are set to hire Santa Clara’s Justin Gainey as an assistant coach, according to Jon Rothstein of FanRag Sports.

Gainey would fill UA’s second and final assistant coaching vacancy. Danny Peters was hired earlier in the offseason to replace Lorenzo Romar.

Arizona's Sean Miller will hire Santa Clara's Justin Gainey as an assistant coach, per a source. Joins Mark Phelps and Danny Peters on staff.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 17, 2018

Gainey played for N.C. State from 1996-00, the same years Arizona head coach Sean Miller was an assistant there.