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Ex-UW Huskies star Brandon Roy hired as Nathan Hale basketball coach

Former Washington Huskies star Brandon Roy has been hired as the boys basketball coach at Nathan Hale High School, two sources confirmed Friday.

Roy, a former Garfield High School standout, was the 2005-06 Pac-10 Player of the Year at UW. He played in the NBA from 2006-13 (and was a three-time All-Star and the 2006-07 NBA Rookie of the Year) before being forced to retire because of knee injuries. This is Roy’s first coaching job.

Besides a new coach, Nathan Hale also will have two new players: five-star recruit Michael Porter Jr. and his younger brother, Jontay.