HOUSTON – HCU James Sears Bryant Head Men's Basketball Coach
Ron Cottrell announced on Monday the hiring of Dee Wallace to the men's basketball staff as an assistant coach for the Huskies. Wallace joins HCU after spending last season at Cal State East Bay.
Wallace served at Dominican and Humboldt State after being an an assistant coach at Pearl River Community College in Mississippi during the 2019-20 season. The Wildcats captured the NJCAA Region XVIII title and garnered a No. 1 national ranking leading into the NJCAA National Tournament.
Prior to Pearl River, Wallace was an assistant coach and the junior varsity head coach at Adams State University in Colorado for the 2018-19 season.
Wallace has also spent time on staff at Cal State Bakersfield as the Director of Player Development for Coach Rod Barnes and as a Graduate Assistant at Cal State Monterey Bay.
The Oxford, Mississippi native played his freshman year at the University of Nebraska-Omaha before transferring to Cal State Bakersfield. He was inducted into both the Roadrunner Society Hall of Fame as well as the CSUB Golden Circle Hall of Fame in 2015.
WALLACE ON HCU:
"I am so grateful at having this opportunity to work with such amazing young men and on a staff with so much experience. The chance to learn and grow as a coach is something I am very much looking forward to. It is a true blessing to be at such a special place as HCU, and I am excited about what the future holds. Go Dawgs!"
COTTRELL ON WALLACE:
"We are so excited to welcome Dee Wallace to our staff and basketball family. Even at a young age, Dee has served in various coaching roles on different levels of our game where he has gained valuable experience. He is a great resource and role model for our players, and I believe they will seek him out for guidance on and off the basketball court. Dee has a fantastic personality for this job, and he attacks everything with passion. His contagious energy will be a tremendous asset to our program."
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