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Former UK Player Erik Daniels Lands First Head Coaching Job

Former Kentucky men’s basketball player Erik Daniels has landed his first head coaching job and he’ll be staying close to Lexington.

Daniels is the new head girls’ basketball coach at Woodford County High School:

Daniels will be introduced at a press conference on Monday.

The Cincinnati native played for the Wildcats under Tubby Smith from 2000-2004. In 127 games, Daniels scored 1,053 points and was a first-team All-SEC selection his senior year.

Daniels previously was an assistant coach at Bryan Station and Frederick Douglass.