Boston Celtics assistant coach Micah Shrewsbury is headed back to the NCAAs, having accepted a position as an assistant coach for Purdue.
Shrewsbury, a significant part of building Boston's vaunted defense over the last few seasons, held the same job at that university before joining Brad Stevens on the Cs, having also served in such a role for Stevens in his time as head coach at Butler.
While Purdue coach Matt Painter could not yet comment on the hire due to NCAA regulations, he had the following to say about what he was looking for in filling the role Shrewsbury will fill (per Nathan Baird of the Lafayette Journal & Courier):
"Just trying to find someone who fits in with us .