Huger Assistants Named

So, the new assistants at BGSU for Men's basketball have been named.  It won't be a surprise to anyone that all the Jans assistants were let go.  Huger brought in three new assistants, each of which has been rumored in various formats.

The big name is Anthony Stacey.  This was picked up when Huger was announced as Head Coach.  There is probably not a bigger hero to Falcon fans in recent years than Stacey, who was MAC Player of the Year and is the all-time leading scorer in BG history.  He played professionally for 9 seasons in Spain before returning to the US.  He coached in HS for three seasons, started last year as an assistant at UT before leaving early in the year.  The announcement says he will work with the post players.

The second assistant is Louis Rowe, who was an assistant at Florida International University, which is in Miami, where Huger also coached.  Rowe played at Florida and James Madison (for the legendary "Lefty--don't talk to me about suhtistics" Driesell).  He was all-CAA at JMU before playing professional in Europe for 11 seasons.  He has been an assistant at JMU, Rider and FIU.

The third assistant is Mike Sumney.  He comes after being the associate head coach at St. Francis, PA, which BG beat in the CIT last year.  He was the DBO for Miami under Larranaga while Huger was there.  Interestingly, he did not play college ball and worked as a student manager for Herb Sendek at NC State.  In addition to St. Francis, he was a head coach for one season at Bethany College (DIII), North Florida, The Citadel and Queens University.

The key take away from this staff is youth.  Stacey graduated from college in 2000, Rowe in 1995 and Sumney in 1997.  I don't know their age, but that would make Rowe the oldest in his early 40s.  Huger graduated in 1998.  Obviously, he is accountable for the results, but Huger has chosen a very young staff to help him coach the Falcons.

One other interesting note is that Rowe's recruiting prowess is mentioned and the mention includes his experience recruiting in Europe.  Something to keep our eyes on....

Welcome aboard gentlemen.  Let's win a MAC Championship.