MEMPHIS — Kevin O’Neill, an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies, has been named special assistant to general manager Chris Wallace.
Wallace announced the move Tuesday, saying O’Neill is expected to play a big role in the team’s player evaluations for this year’s NBA draft.
O’Neill joined the Grizzlies last year after serving as interim head coach at the University of Arizona. He also has been a head coach at Tennessee, Marquette and Northwestern and has worked in the NBA with New York, Detroit, Toronto and Indiana.
Wallace said in a release: "Kevin O’Neill was instrumental in our draft preparations last year, which resulted in bringing O.J. Mayo and Darrell Arthur to the Grizzlies. Kevin is a very valuable resource for us. He has the rare combination of college coaching experience, as he was recently a head collegiate coach for a NCAA Tournament-caliber team, and he has a perspective of a NBA coach. We are eager to have Kevin’s input in our draft evaluation process again this year.”
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Comments » 8
HtownVol writes:
Dont really care
GreerVol22 writes:
If Pat don't like him, I don't like him...
BigOrangeVol writes:
I'd venture to say that his mouth is exactly why he's being reassigned to the front office rather than staying on the court.
jasonn1970 writes:
Ah the memories - 5,000 in the stands and O'Neill's obscenities echoing throughout the arena. UT basketball sure has come a long way since those days.
surfmaster writes:
My favorite memories were the one's of John Ward wincing with every question/response on the Kevin 'O Neal show.
johnlg00#206211 writes:
Agreed! He probably DOES know the game, but he should have nothing to do with the public or the players. I'm amazed some Sprewell wannabe hasn't strangled him before now!
chuckfromwoodbury writes:
As my Grandfather always told me, "Profanity is just a crutch for in articulate m_____f_____ers."
knoxnewsuser writes:
I feel sorry for the players that had to endure that era
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