It was announced today that Head Coach Barry Collier has named a new assistant coach to replace Scott Spinelli. He is Carlton "Silk" Owens. Collier said,
"We are excited to have Carlton join our team and we look forward to his contributions in many areas of our program," Collier said. "He has excellent credentials and comes to us with the highest of recommendations. We feel he will have a positive impact with us on the floor and in our recruiting efforts."
Owens spent the past five years in the AAU ranks. He also spent three years as an assistant under Tom Pender of the Texas Longhorns from 1996-1998.
He played his college ball for Rhode Island and was a start in the CBA. He is still the 7th highest scorer in the Atlantic 10 Conference. He left Rhode island as the all-time leading scorer and assist leader.
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