The players also stayed out of trouble for the most part and were in good-standing with the university and the community. These were definitely upgrades from the Dave Odom era but, in the end, it all came down to wins and losses. Horn had three years left before he was fired by the university today. The search for a new head coach will begin immediately and while AD Eric Hyman mentioned no names, there are plenty of favorites already on the minds of Gamecock fans.
There is currently no timetable for the hiring of the next basketball coach at South Carolina. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Your sports. Horn also recruited and coached Jeremy Evans for two seasons and at Western Kentucky. Evans went on to become the all-time leader in career blocked shots at WKU and was selected as the No.
No Hilltopper head coach had led Western Kentucky to three consecutive years of at least 20 wins in his first four seasons until Horn accomplished the feat. The Hilltoppers went in , winning the Sun Belt Conference East Division for the first time since league record. Prior to beginning his head coaching career, Horn served as an assistant under Tom Crean at Marquette for four seasons Diener earned All-Conference USA honors in each of his four seasons at Marquette, claimed honorable mention All-America recognition by The Associated Press as a senior in and ranks sixth in school history in career scoring 1, points.
He was the No. Novak, the No. Horn worked as an assistant coach under Kyle Macy at Morehead State University for two years He began his coaching career as an assistant at Western Kentucky for two seasons under Matt Kilcullen.
Horn was a four-time letterwinner and three-year starter at guard for Western Kentucky He helped lead the Hilltoppers to four consecutive win seasons, two Sun Belt Conference championships and a pair of Sun Belt Tournament titles.
Horn was one of three players to aid WKU in reaching national postseason play in four consecutive seasons, a first in school history, as the Hilltoppers played in the Postseason NIT and followed with three straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
While playing at Western Kentucky, Horn recorded career totals of 1, points and steals, while connecting on He and his wife, Carla, have one daughter, Caroline born Oct. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy.
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