Bethune-Cookman University is expected to hire former NBA guard Reggie Theus as its athletic director and men’s basketball head coach, according to Marc J. Spears of ESPN’s The Undefeated.
The agreement is set to become official this week, Spears notes. Theus will replace Ryan Ridder, who left for the same position to join the University of Tennessee-Martin in March.
According to Jeff Goodman of Stadium (Twitter link), the school failed to notify interim coach Dominique Jones of its decision before the ESPN report surfaced, with Jones being responsible for much of the recruiting duties in recent weeks.
Theus was the ninth pick of the 1978 NBA Draft. He spent 13 years in the league, making stops with Chicago (two All-Star seasons), Kansas City, Sacramento, Atlanta, Orlando and New Jersey during his career.
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