Arizona Desert Swarm · Jun 24, 2020
Jason Terry once interviewed for UAB head coaching job
Photo by Mike Stobe/BIG3/Getty ImagesNew Arizona Wildcats assistant Jason Terry is entering his first season as a college basketball coach, but it turns out he actually tried entering the industry in 2016.
In March of that year, the Stanford Cardinal hired Jerod Haase away from UAB and Terry, 39 at the time, was willing to walk away from his NBA career to be the Blazers’ new head coach. He interviewed for the position (and well, according to him) but was turned down in favor of Haase’s top assistant Robert Ehsan.
Terry returned to the NBA for two more seasons, both with the Milwaukee Bucks, more determined than ever to coach one day.