Assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse is leaving the Memphis Grizzlies to head back to college.
He has been named the head coach of Vanderbilt University.
The Jerry Stackhouse era has officially begun. #AnchorDown pic.twitter.com/mqQm30NeWE
— Vanderbilt Men's Basketball (@VandyMBB) April 5, 2019
Congrats on the gig, Coach Stack. @jerrystackhouse
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) April 5, 2019
Thanks for your hard work & we wish you the best in your future! pic.twitter.com/8Q1tzenIFP
Stackhouse was a college legend at North Carolina — Sports Illustrated Player of the Year, led the Tar Heels to the Final Four — then had an 18-year NBA career where he was a two-time All-Star.
He is a climbing star in coaching ranks. He was first hired by the Raptors as an assistant than really turned heads as the head coach of the 905, the Raptors’ G-League affiliate. Last summer he interviewed to be the head coach of the Raptors, Knicks, Magic, and Pistons, then settled in as an assistant in Memphis.
Now, he’s got a head coaching gig.
What Vanderbilt needs to do is get him to sing the national anthem before some games.
