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Coach Eric Musselman

Eric Musselman will be the new head coach of the Reno Big Horns in the NBA D-League, according to NBA.FanHouse.com. Musselman, a former NBA head coach with the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, will replace ex-NBA player Jay Humpries as mentor of the Warriors/Kings farm team. Musselman is fresh from a coaching stint with the Dominican Republic national team, which saw action in the 2010 Centrobasket Championships. It will be sort of a homecoming for the 45 year-old mentor whose father Bill, coached the Big Horns to the Western Basketball Association (WBA) Championship in 1979.

“This Thursday, the NBA Development League's Reno Bighorns "will make a major announcement at a 10:30 a.m. press gathering," according to the press release they sent Monday to announce their schedule for the upcoming season. 

“According to sources with knowledge of the situation, the press conference will be used to announce Eric Musselman, the former NBA head coach who compiled 108-138 record over three seasons, as the next head coach of the Bighorns.

“The 45-year-old Musselman will become the second coach in league history with NBA head coaching experience following Sam Vincent, who coached the Anaheim Arsenal after a season at the helm of the Charlotte Bobcats.”