A few things out of the Big Ten…
- Maryland Director of Basketball Operations Nima Omidvar will depart Mark Turgeon’s staff to become an assistant coach at South Alabama. This move was first reported by InsideMDSports.com. Omidvar had been on the Terps staff since 2014, and was the video coordinator at NC State before that. Current Maryland Video Coordinator Mark Bialkoski will be elevated to replace Omidvar. Bialkoski served in various administrative positions at Charlotte before joining the Maryland staff back in 2015.
- With the departure of Armon Gates to Florida, I have heard that Northwestern Director of Player Development A.J. Guyton has been elevated to assistant coach on an interim basis. The Illinois native, and former standout at Indiana, will handle the assistant coach duties during the current live periods, and should be in the mix for the position on a permanent basis.
- A report this week from the outlines a ridiculous violation that led to a one-game suspension for Ohio State Director of Player Development Scoonie Penn earlier this season. The full report from the NCAA, which can be found HERE, surrounds Penn having a couple of recruits meet Lee Corso and Chris Fowler on the College GameDay set (they also met Kirk Herbstreit and Eddie George, but since they are Ohio State alums, that was ok). Silly stuff…
