“In high school, he helped lead his team, Albuquerque Academy, to two state championships.
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Coaching was rightfully his ultimate passion and he took over as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of San Diego, while he was in grad school. After a few seasons there, he moved on to the NBA and has never looked back.”