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Former assistants deserve a look.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-JAN-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Former assistants deserve a look.(Basketball Oregon Men)(Ex-Oregon assistant coaches Braswell and Graham enjoying strong seasons at Cal State-Northridge, Boise State)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Bob Clark The Register-Guard

In Oregon State's search for a new basketball coach, maybe the Beavers should take a look at two former Oregon assistant coaches who are in the midst of successful seasons.

Bobby Braswell, who worked as an aide to Jerry Green on the UO bench for four seasons ending in 1995-96, has Cal State-Northridge at 14-4 overall and leading the Big West by two games with a 6-0 record. Greg Graham, an assistant for the Ducks in Ernie Kent's first five seasons at their alma mater, has Boise State at 15-5 overall and in contention for first place in the Western Athletic Conference at 6-2

This is the 12th season for Braswell with the Matadors, and he has compiled a 182-161 overall record in what can be a trying situation for a head coach. Promises of improved facilities always seem to get pushed back. Salaries are such that keeping assistants is next to impossible.

In an interview with a Los Angeles Daily News reporter earlier this season, Braswell acknowledged he wondered whether he should stay in his current position.

"I thought about coaching high school again, I thought about the ministry," Braswell said. "There are always periods of doubt when you say to yourself, `I don't...

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