Green Bay works with Gottlieb as new basketball coach

• Jeff Borzello, ESPN

  • Staff WriterMay 14, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider.
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  • Graduate of University of Delaware.Green Bay has employed sports media character Doug Gottlieb as its next males’s basketball coach, it was announced Tuesday.Gottlieb was one of the last candidates for the Green Bay job last spring

  , but the task ultimately went to Sundance Wicks. After assisting the Phoenix to an 18-14 project, Wicks left the program to end up being the head coach at Wyoming.Athletic director Josh Moon moved quickly to tab Gottlieb as Wicks ‘replacement. An initial press conference has been scheduled for Wednesday.”It is an honor beyond procedure to be named the 10th males’s basketball coach in UWGB history,”Gottlieb stated in a declaration.”Every kid has a dream growing up– some wish to be a firefighter, others want to be president. I have actually constantly wanted to be a head basketball coach at the Department I level.” Editor’s Picks

1 Related Gottlieb does not have any college training experience, but he has actually belonged to the personnel for the United States group at the 2009 and 2017 Maccabiah Games. He was an assistant under Bruce Pearl in 2009 and was the head coach in 2017. Gottlieb also interviewed for the Oklahoma State task when the school employed Mike Boynton, and was an expert for the Cowboys’ program this previous season.

“Coach Gottlieb’s energy and enthusiasm for the game, desire to mentor our student-athletes, and belief in the people of this area make him a great fit to continue to carry our momentum forward,” UWGB chancellor Mike Alexander stated in a statement.A media character since 2002 for ESPN, CBS and Fox Sports, Gottlieb was a standout point guard at Oklahoma State during his playing days. He still ranks in the top 15 perpetuity among profession helps leaders.His college career began at Notre Dame, but he left the school following an incident in which he took charge card from three classmates.Gottlieb is a Milwaukee native whose late daddy, Bob, was the head coach at Milwaukee from 1975 to 1980.”As a kid who was born at Columbia Healthcare facility and a father who was, at that a head coach in the UW system, it

is even more fantastic to get this opportunity to come back to Wisconsin and live out my dreams,”Gottlieb said.He will apparently continue hosting his Fox Sports radio show while training Green Bay.