North Texas head basketball coach Tony Benford has completed his coaching staff with the addition of former Nebraska assistant and 12-year coaching veteran David Anwar.

Anwar spent the last six seasons with the Cornhuskers, including five years as an assistant coach and one season as the director of basketball operations in 2010-11. The move reunites Benford and Anwar, who spent the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons together as assistant coaches under Doc Sadler.

Prior to Nebraska, Anwar served two seasons under Sadler at UTEP as the Miners’ director of operations. He was responsible for the program’s budget, scheduling and practice management. Anwar also oversaw the administrative staff and assisted with special projects, camps and on-campus recruiting while helping Sadler and the Miners reach the 2005 NCAA Tournament and 2006 NIT.

Before joining the UTEP program, Anwar served as an assistant coach at Arkansas-Fort Smith for four seasons, including the final three under Sadler. Anwar had on-court and practice responsibilities and also served as the recruiting coordinator. Arkansas-Fort Smith earned a 101-29 record with Anwar on the bench, including a pair of top-seven national finishes in 2001 (fifth) and 2002 (seventh). The team won the Bi-State Conference East league title each of his three seasons under Sadler and produced numerous all-conference players on the court and in the classroom.

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