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Iowa State basketball assistant JR Blount will be San Diego head coach
- On Monday, USD announced it hired Iowa State assistant JR Blount as head coach, replacing Steve Lavin, who was fired last month after a 12-21 season.
- The Toreros haven't reached the NCAA Tournament since 2008 and have recorded only one winning season in seven years, while USD invested in a $35 million basketball performance center and benefits from strong WCC revenue sharing.
- Known for defense-first teams, JR Blount spent five seasons on T.J. Otzelberger's Iowa State staff, helping compile 120 wins and multiple NCAA Tournament appearances in Ames, Iowa.
- Facing roster gaps, Blount will need to leverage West Coast recruiting experience and player-development skills and is expected to remain with the Cyclones through the NCAA Tournament.
- The job drew interest from multiple sitting head coaches and top assistants, and Kimya Massey, Executive Director of Athletics, said 'After a thorough and highly competitive national search, we are proud to welcome JR Blount as the next head coach of USD men's basketball.
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JR Blount expected to leave Cyclones for San Diego head coaching job
Iowa State men’s basketball assistant head coach JR Blount is expected to be the new San Diego head coach, ESPN announced Monday. Blount was one of the three people who were “heavily in the mix” for the head coach position, according to Jeff Goodman on X. Blount was reportedly in the running alongside Cal State Head Coach Andy Newman and Kansas Assistant Head Coach Tony Bland. Blount has worked under Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger for th…
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Sioux City JournalAssistant JR Blount to be San Diego head coach, what it means for Iowa State
What Iowa State loses with assistant JR Blount leaving for a head coaching job.
Milwaukee native named USD men's basketball head coach
Milwaukee native and Dominican High School graduate JR Blount has been named the head coach of the University of San Diego men's basketball program.Blount joins the Toreros after five seasons on T.J. Otzelberger's staff at Iowa State, where the Cyclones compiled a 95-45 record during his tenure, won the 2024 Big 12 Tournament Championship and reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in 2022 and 2024 one of the most successful stretches in program hi…
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