Bill Armstrong Joins LSU Basketball Coaching Staff

(Note: Quotes from Coach Armstrong will be added later in the afternoon.)

BATON ROUGE – LSU men's basketball head coach Will Wade made it official on Tuesday that Bill Armstrong, who has been a part of the Ole Miss men's basketball staff for the past 11 seasons, will be joining the LSU coaching staff for the 2017-18 season.

He will join Tony Benford and Greg Heiar as the three on-floor assistant coaches on the LSU staff. His hiring is pending the normal background checks and LSU Board of Supervisors approval.

“Bill Armstrong's knowledge of the Southeastern Conference and his excellent record made him stand out from a very strong pool of potential candidates,” said LSU Coach Wade. “Bill is a…