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You guys who have been around here a while know I don't post much and I've never tried to portray myself as an insider because I'm simply not.
That being said, I heard an interesting new name from ... a guy I know who knows some people who know some people who might be in a position to know some things that are going on. That kind of thing.
This particular source who initiated this, who isn't connected with OU, was hearing that there may be some interest in some NBA assistants with the possible top name being Jim Cleamons.
If that name sounds familiar, it's because it is. Cleamons has been Phil Jackson's right hand man with the Bulls and the Lakers for several years. He had a brief stint as the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks in the mid-90s and was also an assistant for the Hornets during their year in Oklahoma City.
Berry Tramel actually wrote an article about him possibly being a candidate for the OU job on March 18, but I'll have more on that below.
He was born in North Carolina and played his college ball at Ohio State and had a nine-year playing career in the NBA with four different teams (Lakers, Cavaliers, Knicks, and the Washington Bullets).
Again, I have no idea if this is just a rumor or if there's serious interest here, but it seems like the outside-the-box type of splash hire that Castiglione likes to make.
Cleamons is a guy who's coached and learned the game under Phil Jackson for years, has lots of flashy NBA championship rings to show recruits, and would no doubt bring an impressive rolodex of contacts with him. I would imagine his staff would be interesting too.
The drawback is that he turns 62 in September, and would also have to leave the Lakers a month before the playoffs begin. So now the question is: would Cleamons be interested in coaching in college? And, interestingly enough, the answer is yes according to a quote from him in Tramel's article:
One more time, I'm not sure if there's serious interest here yet from OU, but it was a name tossed around from someone that might know some people who would know. Personally, the fact that we're hearing about coaches like Pastner, Rose, Kruger being contacted leads me to believe Castiglione is gunning for a college guy.
Still, Cleamons' name was being tossed around at the Final Four in Houston today regarding the OU job, and I thought it was interesting to mention. So again, take it for what it's worth.
Below is his current bio on NBA.com. And click here to read Tramel's article about him on March 18.
http://www.nba.com/coachfile/jim_cleamons/index.html?nav=page
That being said, I heard an interesting new name from ... a guy I know who knows some people who know some people who might be in a position to know some things that are going on. That kind of thing.
This particular source who initiated this, who isn't connected with OU, was hearing that there may be some interest in some NBA assistants with the possible top name being Jim Cleamons.
If that name sounds familiar, it's because it is. Cleamons has been Phil Jackson's right hand man with the Bulls and the Lakers for several years. He had a brief stint as the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks in the mid-90s and was also an assistant for the Hornets during their year in Oklahoma City.
Berry Tramel actually wrote an article about him possibly being a candidate for the OU job on March 18, but I'll have more on that below.
He was born in North Carolina and played his college ball at Ohio State and had a nine-year playing career in the NBA with four different teams (Lakers, Cavaliers, Knicks, and the Washington Bullets).
Again, I have no idea if this is just a rumor or if there's serious interest here, but it seems like the outside-the-box type of splash hire that Castiglione likes to make.
Cleamons is a guy who's coached and learned the game under Phil Jackson for years, has lots of flashy NBA championship rings to show recruits, and would no doubt bring an impressive rolodex of contacts with him. I would imagine his staff would be interesting too.
The drawback is that he turns 62 in September, and would also have to leave the Lakers a month before the playoffs begin. So now the question is: would Cleamons be interested in coaching in college? And, interestingly enough, the answer is yes according to a quote from him in Tramel's article:
One more time, I'm not sure if there's serious interest here yet from OU, but it was a name tossed around from someone that might know some people who would know. Personally, the fact that we're hearing about coaches like Pastner, Rose, Kruger being contacted leads me to believe Castiglione is gunning for a college guy.
Still, Cleamons' name was being tossed around at the Final Four in Houston today regarding the OU job, and I thought it was interesting to mention. So again, take it for what it's worth.
Below is his current bio on NBA.com. And click here to read Tramel's article about him on March 18.
http://www.nba.com/coachfile/jim_cleamons/index.html?nav=page
