Former Arkansas women's basketball coach Mike Neighbors has accepted an assistant coaching role with the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks, the franchise announced Wednesday.
Neighbors will reunite with Kelsey Plum, who was on Neighbors' Final Four team at Washington in 2016 before he joined the Razorbacks. Plum was traded to the Sparks from the Las Vegas Aces this offseason.
“Becoming a part of the Los Angeles Sparks is my childhood dream realized,” Neighbors said in a release. “During my 31 years as a women’s coach, the growth of the game and the league has been miraculous to experience.