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Bonzi Wells is officially the new men’s basketball coach at LeMoyne-Owen. pic.twitter.com/sWWwVupvrN
— Mark Giannotto (@mgiannotto) August 20, 2021
Mark Giannotto: Bonzi Wells said the original plan was for Rasheed Wallace to be the LeMoyne Owen head coach and Wells would serve as assistant. Then Penny Hardaway “stole” Wallace. Rasheed and Bonzi are going to live together in the Memphis area and continue to record their podcast.
LeMoyne-Owen is in the process of finalizing an agreement to name former NBA player Bonzi Wells its next men's basketball coach, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. The source requested anonymity because the hire has not been announced. A formal announcement is expected in the coming days.
Though he's disappointed the lockout has gone on this long, Walton, who plans to return to the NBA as soon as the lockout is over, said he's looking forward to the challenge of trying to help Memphis from the coaching bench, starting with Wednesday's exhibition opener against LeMoyne-Owen at FedExForum. "I've loved it," Walton said Sunday. "It's been better than I even imagined it would be. It's been a lot of fun working with these young men and with the city, and how into Memphis basketball they are. Everyone's been great as far as the fans and everything, and then really Coach P letting me do everything that a coach would do as far as recruiting, coaching in practice and being in charge of the bigs. He hasn't really stopped me from doing anything. He's let me go free rein and do whatever I feel is best, so it's been a great experience so far.
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