The coaching carousel continues to shift in the wild offseason with the former Pac-12 Conference teams.
Former Washington Huskies head basketball coach Mike Hopkins has joined the Phoenix Suns coaching staff alongside new coach Mike Budenholzer, as Adrian Wojnarowski reported.
Budenholzer came to the Suns this offseason to become the new head coach. Hopkins left the Huskies at the end of the 2023-2024 season as they shifted and hired Danny Sprinkle amid their move to the Big Ten Conference.
However, it didn’t take long for Hopkins to land a new deal and he now heads for the NBA to coach Kevin Durant and Devin Booker.
ESPN Sources with @Petethamel: Former University of Washington coach Mike Hopkins — a two-time Pac-12 coach of the year — has agreed on a deal to become an assistant for the Phoenix Suns. Hopkins joins Mike Budenholzer’s new staff after three decades in college basketball. pic.twitter.com/GPKdKOXn4B
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 11, 2024
Hopkins compiled a 122-110 record during his days with the Huskies, but it felt best for both sides to change it up amid the flurry of Big Ten Conference additions.
The Suns staff gets a veteran face alongside Budenholzer as they try and make an NBA Finals run after a disappointing year.