Jordan
04-18-2006, 08:52 PM
http://www.sectalk.com/boards/images/avatars/florida2.gifIt looks like Anthony Grant, assistant coach of the Florida men's basketball team, is going to be taking on the head coaching role at Virginia Commonwealth University. This position opened up after former VCU Coach Jeff Capel headed to Oklahoma. He sounds very excited about the job, and expects to implement some things from Florida to give VCU a more "up tempo" style of play. While I'm sure it's hard for Billy Donovan to have such a close friend and great assistant leave, he seems to be happy for Grant about this big opportunity.
Coach Grant appears to expect great things out of the squad he will be coaching at VCU. Noted in an article by Hank Kurz Jr. (AP): "'For me to leave [Florida], it had to be something special,' [Grant] said, adding that along with the successful foundation put in place by Capel, the school has 'everything as a coach that you would look for in terms of being able to win championships.'"
Read the Full Article Here: Yahoo Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news?slug=ap-vacommonwealth-coach&prov=ap&type=lgns)
Coach Grant appears to expect great things out of the squad he will be coaching at VCU. Noted in an article by Hank Kurz Jr. (AP): "'For me to leave [Florida], it had to be something special,' [Grant] said, adding that along with the successful foundation put in place by Capel, the school has 'everything as a coach that you would look for in terms of being able to win championships.'"
Read the Full Article Here: Yahoo Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news?slug=ap-vacommonwealth-coach&prov=ap&type=lgns)