Brad Underwood has made his first staff hire as the Oklahoma State head coach. According to multiple media reports, Underwood has hired South Carolina’s Lamont Evans – a former Kansas State staffer.
Evans served as assistant coach at Kansas State under Frank Martin during the 2011-2012 season, and was entering his fourth season at South Carolina per the athletics website.
Frank Martin speaks very highly of Evans, who earned his Bachelors degree from Kansas State in 2009.
Here’s what Martin said about Evans via gamecockonline.com:
He is very well connected in the world of grassroots basketball and has a great knowledge of the game.