Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Norm!
Kansas associate head coach Norm! Roberts will be the new head coach at St. John's.New York Native? Check (Queens).
New York Coaching Experience? Check (Queens College, 1992-1995).
New York Recruiting Background? Check (Charlie Villanueva to Illinois, Dee Brown to Illinois and Russell Robinson to Kansas).
Norm! has been a trusted assistant to Bill Self, first at Oral Roberts, then at Tulsa, Illinois, and this past season at Kansas. The last Self assistant to land a head coaching gig, Billy Gillispie, at UTEP two seasons ago, led the Miners to the NCAA Tournament this season.
Sounds like a very good choice.
