Mike Neighbors -- Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, University of Washington Huskies
(as of basketball season 2011-12) Mike
Neighbors was named as an assistant women's basketball coach at
Xavier University on May 31, 2007. Neighbors came to XU from the
University of Arkansas. He moved to the University of Washington on May
10, 2011.
Neighbors was an assistant coach for the Lady `Backs during the
2006-07 season and was involved in all facets of the program,
including evaluation and recruitment of student-athletes, player
development of perimeter and post players, scouting of opponents
and academic support. Arkansas began the 2005-06 campaign 15-1 and was ranked as
high as No. 20 in the Associated Press Poll.
Prior to his time at Arkansas, Neighbors served as an assistant coach for Kathy
McConnell-Miller at the University of Colorado. While with the
Buffs, Neighbors handled evaluation and recruitment of student
athletes, post player development, and scouting for all but two
of CU's opponents.
Neighbors was also an assistant for McConnell-Miller at the
University of Tulsa from 2002-2005. While at Tulsa, Neighbors
was involved in the evaluation and recruitment of
student-athletes, post and perimeter player development, game
scheduling and summer camp organization. Tulsa was 52-39 during
Neighbors' tenure and made back-to-back appearances in the WNIT.
Neighbors, who graduated from Arkansas in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in secondary
education, broke into collegiate coaching as the director of
operations for the Lady
`Backs from 1999-2002.
Prior to his first stint in Fayetteville, Neighbors was the head
girl's basketball coach at Bentonville High School (1993-98) and
Cabot High School (1998-99). He inherited a team that went 1-24
his first year but went on to an 18-12 record and an appearance
in the State Championship his final season.
Brett Nelson -- Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, Drake University Bulldogs
(as of basketball season 2011-12) Former
All-American guard Brett Nelson was named to the Drake staff on
May 26, 2011. He joined the University of
Arkansas men's basketball staff as an assistant coach
on May 20, 2010. Nelson came to the Razorbacks
after a brief stint at Central Florida.
Nelson has six years on the bench in the college ranks after a
standout playing career with the Florida Gators. The past three
years, Nelson was an assistant coach at Marshall University
before moving to the University of Central Florida in late March
with former Marshall head coach Donnie Jones.
Nelson was the Director of Operations for Colorado State in
2004-05 before joining the Virginia Commonwealth staff in the
same position for the 2006-07 season.
Lucy Nunn
-- Assistant Women's Golf Coach, University of Kentucky Wildcats
(as of golf season 2011-12) Former
A graduate of
Before joining the
After finishing the SEC Championship in ninth place during
Nunn’s sophomore year, the
Nunn was a four-time member of the SEC honor roll and in 2009
was named to the All-SEC Second Team and SEC Community Service
Team. Golfweek added Nunn as an All-American honorable mention
and she also received the Brandon Burlsworth Award for Character
and Integrity from
Following a successful collegiate career at
Danny Nutt -- Assistant Athletic Director for Player Development, Ole Miss Rebels
(as of football season 2011) A former Arkansas
quarterback, Danny Nutt has assisted his oldest brother for
13 years since joining his staff at Murray State for the
1994 season and the Arkansas staff on Dec. 11, 1997. He spent nine seasons
as the Razorbacks' running backs coach before stepping down prior
to the 2007 season with health concerns.
During Nutt's tenure, Arkansas backs posted five 1,000-yard rushing seasons
including 1,647 yards from Doak Walker Award winner and
Heisman Trophy runner-up Darren McFadden and 1,168 yards
from first-team All-SEC selection Felix Jones in 2006. In
2002, Arkansas' running backs carried the ball a remarkable
467 times for over 2,451 yards in a span of 13 games without
suffering a lost fumble.
Houton Nutt -- Head Coach, Ole Miss Rebels
(as of football season 2011) Seven bowl
games, three Southeastern Conference Western Division titles
and an average of more than seven wins per season that's
what Houston Nutt accomplished in 10 years as the head coach
at Arkansas.
He now takes that track record as a proven winner in the
Southeastern Conference to Ole Miss, as the 36th head
football coach in the history of the University of
Mississippi. He was formally introduced to the Rebel nation
on Nov. 28, 2007.
Under Nutt, the Razorbacks went 53-17 at home, which is the second-most
home victories in the SEC since 1998.
The 2006 SEC Coach of the Year recorded 15 victories over
ranked opponents, including the 50-48 overtime win at No. 1
LSU in his final game as Arkansas mentor. He had 18 victories while the Hogs
were ranked.
Nutt, who also earned SEC Coach of the Year honors in 2001
and in 1998 was the Division I-A Coach of the Year by The
Sporting News, guided Arkansas to three final national rankings, including a
final ranking of No. 15 in 2006.
Under Nutt, Arkansas led the SEC in rushing five of the last six
years and ranked among the nation's top 15 five times. Arkansas
also ranked among the NCAA's top 30 in rushing defense three
times, in passing defense twice and in total defense four
times.
Success is nothing new to the Little Rock, Ark., native.
Nutt has compiled a career record of 111-70 (.613) in 15
seasons as a head coach including stops at Murray State,
Boise State and Arkansas.
When Nutt was introduced as the 29th head coach in the
history of University
of Arkansas football on Dec. 10,
1997, it would have been difficult for anyone to envision
the immediate, positive impact that he had on a program, a
university and a state.
Once courted by Frank Broyles as a star quarterback out of
Little Rock's Central High School, Nutt first thrilled Hog
fans when, as a high school senior, he signed with Broyles
over Paul "Bear" Bryant and Alabama.
With Ron Calcagni sidelined by an injury, Nutt started four
games as a true freshman in 1976. He also lettered for Arkansas' basketball
team that year, a squad that finished 26-2 and won the
Southwest Conference championship with a perfect 16-0 league
mark under Coach Eddie Sutton.
Recruited as a drop-back passer, Nutt spent the 1977 season
as a backup in the option-oriented offense instituted by Lou
Holtz, Broyles' successor at the helm of the UA football program.
He decided to transfer to Oklahoma State where he redshirted
and then played two years at quarterback for the Cowboys. He
also spent two seasons with the OSU basketball program. Nutt
earned his degree in physical education in 1981. Following
his graduation, Nutt remained at OSU as a graduate assistant
for head coach Jimmy Johnson.
In 1983 he returned to Arkansas as a graduate assistant under Holtz. His first
full-time position came at Arkansas State in the spring of
1984, but Nutt never worked a game in Jonesboro. Instead,
Nutt returned to Oklahoma State, this time to be a receivers
coach, in August of 1984.
He remained in Stillwater for six seasons, working
extensively with quarterbacks and receivers. He was named
offensive coordinator late in the 1989 season. Heisman
Trophy winner Barry Sanders and All-American Thurman Thomas
both played for the Cowboys during Nutt's tenure.
Nutt made the trek back to Fayetteville in 1990 to serve as
wide receivers coach under Jack Crowe.
Murray State recognized his abilities and hired him as head
coach in 1993. Nutt guided the Racers to steady progress
with 4-7 and 5-6 marks in his first two seasons. In 1995 the
program took off.
The Racers went 11-1 in 1995 and won the Ohio Valley
Conference with a perfect 8-0 mark. They scored a
school-record 421 points and had the most improved record in
NCAA Division I-AA football. Their league championship was
the school's first since 1986. Nutt was named OVC Coach of
the Year and The Sports Network/Eddie Robinson National
Division I-AA Coach of the Year.
In 1996 the Racers posted an 11-2 record, including a
perfect 8-0 mark in winning their second consecutive league
title. MSU won its first I-AA playoff game in school history
while eclipsing the school scoring record set just the
season before. Nutt was again named OVC and Regional Coach
of the Year.
Nutt's accomplishments didn't go unnoticed. Boise State, in
just its second season of Division I-A football, called on
Nutt to take over a fledgling program that was coming off a
dismal 2-10 record.
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