USC assistant Arnold named Hawaii coach
March 21, 2010
HONOLULU (AP)—Former Southern California assistant coach Gib Arnold isHawaii’s new men’s basketball coach.
Hawaii athletic director Jim Donovan introduced Arnold at a news conferenceSaturday. Arnold succeeds Bob Nash, who was fired after going 34-56 in threeseasons with the Rainbow Warriors, including 10-20 in 2009-10.
Arnold says he’s “thrilled, excited, humbled and grateful,” for theopportunity.
The 40-year-old Arnold served as an assistant at USC for the past fiveseasons before being fired this month by coach Kevin O’Neill.
Arnold played prep ball in Honolulu and is the son of former Hawaii coachFrank Arnold. The elder Arnold went 11-45 from 1985-87.
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