We wanted Kenny Payne to hire an assistant with head coaching experience. Kenny Payne has hired an assistant with head coaching experience.
It also warrants mentioning that all three of Louisville’s current coaches won an NCAA championship in college, were selected in the NBA draft, and ultimately played in the NBA. This will remain the case if Milt Wagner winds up being Payne’s third assistant.
Here’s the official release on Manning from U of L:
Danny Manning, who has served as a collegiate head or assistant coach for 15 years and is one of the premier players in college basketball history, has joined the University of Louisville men’s basketball staff as associate head coach under the Cardinals’ first-year head coach Kenny Payne.