Hiring Assistant Coaches: Lessons for Coaches, Job Candidates and Athletic Directors

By Donald Chance Mark, Jr.   Earlier this year, a jury in Hennepin County (MN) District Court awarded just under $1.25 million to Jimmy Williams, former Oklahoma State University basketball assistant coach, who successfully claimed Coach Tubby Smith and the University of Minnesota offered him a job and subsequently rescinded the offer. In post-trial motions, the university moved to reverse the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial. The judge denied both motions. However, she re