Danny Sprinkle continues to add coaching experience to his inaugural Washington Huskies staff.
Former Hawaii head coach Gib Arnold announced on social media Thursday that he will be the Director of Mental Performance for Washington’s program, rejoining Sprinkle after working with him as a sports psychologist while the new Huskies coach was at Utah State for the 2023-24 season.
Arnold brings an impressive resume as a coach, having been named one of the top 25 recruiters in the country by Rivals while an assistant at USC. He helped the Trojans bring in future NBA talents DeMar DeRozan, Taj Gibson, OJ Mayo, and Nikola Vucevic, among others, while in Los Angeles from 2005-10.
As the head coach at Hawaii, Arnold was the fastest coach to reach 50 wins in program history before being fired during an NCAA investigation into improper benefits from a booster.
Arnold moved to the NBA, where he spent five seasons as a scout with the Boston Celtics before spending a few years seemingly away from the game before joining Sprinkle and new Huskies star Great Osobor at Utah State.
A native of Eugene, Oregon, Arnold’s father, Frank, was the head coach at BYU from 1975-83 and Hawaii from 1985-87. He coached current Jazz CEO of basketball operations Danny Ainge at BYU, who later was the younger Arnold’s executive director of basketball operations in Boston.
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