Post by Administrator on Jun 30, 2002 5:20:05 GMT -5
Tipton
Look for UK Coach Tubby Smith to name a new assistant this week. The leading candidates to replace Mike Sutton on the UK staff appear to be Scott Rigot and Joe Dooley, two college assistants with reputations as ace recruiters.
Each worked with Smith at South Carolina in the late 1980s.
Rigot, now an assistant at Hawaii, cited his friendship with Smith as the key factor in agreeing to talk about the Kentucky opening.
"My wife and daughter adore Hawaii," he said. "As a matter of fact, I don't think I'd leave if not for Tubby. If any other coach was there, I wouldn't even consider it."
Each worked with Smith at South Carolina in the late 1980s.
Rigot, now an assistant at Hawaii, cited his friendship with Smith as the key factor in agreeing to talk about the Kentucky opening.
"My wife and daughter adore Hawaii," he said. "As a matter of fact, I don't think I'd leave if not for Tubby. If any other coach was there, I wouldn't even consider it."