South-Carolina
Gamecocks hoops adds ex-UNLV assistant Buckley
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina coach Lamont Paris has added UNLV assistant Tim Buckley to finish his males’s basketball employees.
Buckley’s one-year contract value $350,000 was permitted by the college’s Board of Trustees on Thursday.
Paris was employed final month after 5 seasons at Chattanooga. He led the Mocs to the Southern Convention Match title and the NCAA Match this previous 12 months.
Paris had earlier introduced two of his Chattanooga assistants in Tanner Bronson and Eddie Shannon to South Carolina.
Paris took over for Frank Martin, who was fired after 10 seasons. Martin has since grow to be the pinnacle coach at UMass.
Buckley has served on the UNLV employees since 2019. He was an assistant coach for Tom Crean, first at Marquette from 2006-08 after which at Indiana from 2007-2018.
Buckley additionally has head teaching expertise, main Ball State for six seasons from 2000-2006.