Luke Walton’s coaching career has been anything but lengthy.
The new head coach of the Lakers retired from playing only three years ago, but already ascended as one of the league’s top candidates for next season, thanks primarily to an unprecedented run as Golden State’s interim coach.
However, Walton’s coaching career extends back before he had even hung up his sneakers. While with the Lakers during the 2011 lockout, he took up a job as an assistant under Josh Pastner at the University of Memphis.
Walton remained with the Tigers until the lockout ended in December, as they rose to as high as No.