Stacey Augmon wanted to be UNLV’s next men’s basketball head coach.
How much did he want it? He openly talked about it in the media. Supporters of his took out a full-page ad in the Review-Journal. His former Rebel teammates went to bat for him.
Yes, Augmon, 45, was able to interview for the position, which ultimately went to the well-traveled Chris Beard. But for Augmon, it was a bitter disappointment as he was bypassed for someone with one year’s head coaching experience at the Division I level and had no ties to the university or the community.