TEMPE — Arizona State’s Randy Bennett officially made his first staff hirings as the men’s basketball coach.
The 63-year-old native of Mesa, Ariz., has named former player/assistant under him at St. Mary’s in Joe Rahon as a confidant in Tempe, as well as a name that will genuinely intrigue fans of Arizona State in Rick Croy.
The clearest connections that can be made with the hiring of the 13-year leader of Cal Baptist are in the open – Croy served as an assistant to Bennett from 2010-13, and his son, JRob , is set to play at Arizona State beginning in the fall after flipping from the Gaels to the Sun Devils last week.
What fans aren’t realizing is that there is very likely much more to the transaction than meets the eye – Arizona State on SI explains why below.
Croy Is Prototypical Bennett Hire
The 48-year old coach making a jump back into the assistant ranks is exactly the type of coach that Bennett gravitates toward – and that isn’t a negative in any manner…