Former Dickinson State Head Coach Justin Wetzel Named Assistant Coach for the Milwaukee Herd (NBA G-League)

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Following up on a story from last week (Dickinson State Head Basketball Coach Justin Wetzel Resigns)…

When Justin Wetzel resigned as the head basketball coach at Dickinson State last week, the release said that “the team Wetzel will be working for will be announcing specifics at a later date.” It has now been made official that the Wisconsin Herd, the NBA G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, have named Wetzel as an Assistant Coach for the team’s inaugural 2017-18 season.

“I want to thank Head Coach Jordan Brady, General Manager Dave Dean and Assistant General Manager Tony Bollier for this opportunity. When I met with Coach Brady, and the Bucks and Herd front office staff, I was extremely impressed with the vison they have for the Herd.  It is truly is a class organization top to bottom and I humbled to be a small part of it,” Stated Wetzel

“We are very excited to have Coach Wetzel in our organization.  His experience and professionalism is going to add great value to our staff.  The success he has had in his 3 seasons at DSU played a significant role in our decision to pursue him for the Herd.  We wish DSU continued success moving forward”-said Herd Head coach Jordan Brady

Dickinson State opens of their NSAA title defense on Oct 19th.

http://www.dsubluehawks.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/20170926iv7uio

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