Evans might be on Krugers Staff

[JustOkSooner701]

http://newsok.com/central-oklahoma-...article/3554676?custom_click=headlines_widget

NORMAN — How impressive is the OU basketball hiring of Lon Kruger? One of the guys who wanted the job told Kruger on Friday to take it.

Central Oklahoma coach Terry Evans, who interviewed for the OU job Tuesday, said he ran into Kruger on Friday morning in a Houston hotel, during the basketball coaches convention.

“I told him, ‘Coach Kruger, you need to take this job,'” Evans said. “He started smiling. He acted like he had already taken it.”
Kruger didn't officially take the job until Friday afternoon, but Evans said he and Kruger chatted about OU's current roster and the recruiting landscape the next few years.

But Evans said he told Kruger to take the job and hire Evans onto his staff, a move which sources said OU officials would endorse.

“I would absolutely love it,” Evans said.

Evans played for Kruger during the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival and said he mentioned that fact to OU athletic director Joe Castiglione.

But later Friday, Evans said he had been offered the head coaching job at Lamar University and was contemplating it.

Evans said OU's move was a “great hire. He knows the Midwest. He knows the area.”

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We may have a HCIW situation boys

 

[Tony]

Sweet!

edit: oh wow I totally missed the part about him getting offered the Lamar job. Looks like he's got some nice options!

 

[OopItToWillie]

Evans seems like an awesome guy (of course he is, he's a Sooner!). :OU-logo: We need to find a way to bring him into the fold.

 

[MercedeSooner]

Whether Evans comes onto Kruger's staff or takes the job at Lamar he definitely is setting himself up in a better position to come to OU at a later point.

 

[seniorsooner]

Interesting. Would love to have him on the staff

 

[artvandelay]

Would be ideal imo. Evans is too risky as a head coach right now but he has a lot to offer.

 

[Jason]

 

[trueou]

Terry sounds like an energy dynamo. I hope Kruger thinks hard about bringing him on.

 

[ouneday]

Terry Evans on Kruger via text: "a great hire.. I played for Coach Kruger in the 1990 Olympic Fest. Have a great relationship. He will win"

 

[colston15]

This would be a win-win for Evans and OU.

 

[OopItToWillie]

Didn't know Evans played for Kruger. They seem to have a lot of mutual respect. Could make Evans lean towards taking an assistantship at OU rather than the Lamar job.

 

[OUFtball]

Evans said. “He started smiling. He acted like he had already taken it.”

hmmm.... that was Friday morning

 

[JustOkSooner701]

Evans said. “He started smiling. He acted like he had already taken it.”

hmmm.... that was Friday morning

I'm going to bet the deal was in place Thursday night

 

[coolm]

it's already pretty obvious Colston is on Kruger's "staff"

 

[Jason]

it's already pretty obvious Colston is on Kruger's "staff"

It's nap time.

 

[coolm]

It's nap time.

go do something yuppie-like junior

 

[Tony]

it's already pretty obvious Colston is on Kruger's "staff"

Would you say he would really perform for Kruger on the hardwood?

 

[playmakr]

“I would absolutely love it,” Evans said.

:clap

 

[coolm]

Would you say he would really perform for Kruger on the hardwood?

LOL

I'd say Colston probably got on LK's staff after impressing him with his ballhandling.

 

[SoonerDan74012]

A duo of Lon and Terry will bring a mixture of Billy ball and Kelvin ball back to the LNC.