Russ Pennell, who guided the Arizona Wildcats to the Sweet 16 as an interim coach in this year's NCAA Tournament, has been hired as head basketball coach at Grand Canyon State:
Pennell, who formerly was an assistant coach under Rob Evans at Arizona State and ran the Premier Basketball Academy in Gilbert for elementary and high school players, will take over a program that went 13-14 in Nichols' only season. The NCAA Division II school has plans to build a 6,000-seat arena and petition to move up to Division I in basketball - a process that would likely involve a four-year transition period.
Pennell is the son of former Lamar High School basketball coach and athletic director Dewey Pennell.
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