Turgeon, former assistant under Larry Brown and Roy Williams, introduced as Texas A&M coach
Posted Apr 11, 2007
His first head coaching job came at Jacksonville State, where he led the team to a 25-29 record from 1998-2000. Turgeon also served as an assistant coach at Kansas under Larry Brown and Roy Williams, and was an assistant at Oregon and with the Philadelphia 76ers. Turgeon inherits a team that returns several starters, including 6-foot-9 Joseph Jones, top defender Dominique Kirk and three-point shooting ace Josh Carter.
(Houston Chronicle)
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