With the announcement of Penn State officially hiring [autotag]Mike Rhoades[/autotag] to be the next men’s head basketball coach, the questions about who will be the assistants are the next logical step.
There was some hope and optimism that [autotag]Adam Fisher[/autotag] would be included on the staff. After graduating from Penn State in 2006, he’s racked up an impressive assistant resume under Jay Wright at Villanova, Jim Larranaga at Miami and most recently [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] back at Penn State.
Once a candidate for the head coaching job himself, Fisher had the full backing of the players from this year’s team. The athletic department decided to look elsewhere and eventually hired Rhoades away from VCU.
The optimism that Fisher would still serve on the Penn State staff has ended with Temple reportedly hiring him as their next head coach on Wednesday. Fisher had been a hot name around the country for multiple jobs, so it’s not a surprise that another Pennsylvania school would take a shot on him as their head coach.
Source: Temple will hire Adam Fisher as its next head basketball coach. Fisher was on staff at Penn State under Micah Shrewsberry.
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It’s been an interesting process for Temple who parted ways with Aaron McKie earlier in the year. There were reports earlier on Wednesday that the Owls were hiring Missouri assistant Charlton Young. However, he eventually turned down the job citing uncertainty with the university leadership.
While lacking head coaching experience, Fisher has been a proven recruiter at both Miami and Penn State. He’s been great at getting Pennsylvania players into whatever program he’s coaching, including five-star prospect and current NBA player Lonnie Walker.
Fisher will become the 19th coach in Temple’s history.
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