Reports: Atlanta Hawks hire Nick Van Exel as assistant coach

Former Cincinnati Bearcats standout guard Nick Van Exel is returning to the NBA's Atlanta Hawks as an assistant coach, according to multiple reports Sunday.

Van Exel, 49, was an assistant for the Hawks from 2010 to 2012. He's also been a Milwaukee Bucks assistant, an assistant and head coach of the G-League's Texas Legends and a Memphis Grizzlies assistant.

He's served most recently as a pro personnel scout for the Dallas Mavericks.

Last week, Van Exel tweeted a photo he took with former Bearcats great Kenyon Martin Sr. and current West Virginia Mountaineers and former UC head coach Bob Huggins:

The Enquirer's Keith Jenkins reported in April that Van Exel interviewed for the Bearcats' head…