Juco Coach to Complete Utes' Coaching Staff
Looks like coach Jim Boylen has dipped into the junior-college ranks to find his latest assistant coach.
The Utes announced today that Boylen has hired Barret Peery to complete the coaching staff after the departures of former assistants Marty Wilson and Chris Jones. The 37-year-old Peery had been the head coach at the College of Southern Idaho for the past three years, leading the Golden Eagles to a 85-19 record and three straight Scenic West Athletic Conference championships in that span.
The Payson native also was named the league's coach of the year last season, after guiding the Golden Eagles to a 30-2 overall record.
"This is a great hire for us," Boylen said in a statement. "Barret is a quality coach and an outstanding recruiter. He has national recruiting connections, is aggressive and sharp. We want to be a running team and Barret will help us become that. CSI averaged 110 points a game last year."
The recruiting connections might help the most, though.
CSI has long since become a harbor for some of the nation's top juco talent; all nine sophomores from last season's CSI team have accepted scholarships at Division I programs. Now, with Peery in crimson and white, it's not hard to imagine the the Utes becoming a potential destination for some of the players who wind up in Twin Falls, such as Daequon Montreal, the 6-foot-8 forward who will be the top returing scorer for the Golden Eagles next season.
The Utes also now have a definitively Southern Utah feel, with Peery joining recently hired Stan Johnson as former SUU players and coaches on the staff. Peery also started his coaching career as a graduate assistant in Cedar City -- he actually recruited Johnson -- before moving on to jobs at Utah Valley and Portland State.
Even more than that, it's clear that Boylen is willing to gamble somewhat with relatively inexperienced assistants, provided they have shown him they have the energy, passion and desire to work as hard as he demands, as he tries to rebuild the program. Boylen had made it clear that he had no interest in hiring coaches who did not seem committed to his vision, no matter their pedigree.
"It was going to take something special for me to leave CSI and that's how I feel about this job at the University of Utah," Peery said in a statement. "I am excited about the opportunity to work with Coach Boylen. I truly believe in what he has going on and his vision for the program."
The Utes announced today that Boylen has hired Barret Peery to complete the coaching staff after the departures of former assistants Marty Wilson and Chris Jones. The 37-year-old Peery had been the head coach at the College of Southern Idaho for the past three years, leading the Golden Eagles to a 85-19 record and three straight Scenic West Athletic Conference championships in that span.
The Payson native also was named the league's coach of the year last season, after guiding the Golden Eagles to a 30-2 overall record.
"This is a great hire for us," Boylen said in a statement. "Barret is a quality coach and an outstanding recruiter. He has national recruiting connections, is aggressive and sharp. We want to be a running team and Barret will help us become that. CSI averaged 110 points a game last year."
The recruiting connections might help the most, though.
CSI has long since become a harbor for some of the nation's top juco talent; all nine sophomores from last season's CSI team have accepted scholarships at Division I programs. Now, with Peery in crimson and white, it's not hard to imagine the the Utes becoming a potential destination for some of the players who wind up in Twin Falls, such as Daequon Montreal, the 6-foot-8 forward who will be the top returing scorer for the Golden Eagles next season.
The Utes also now have a definitively Southern Utah feel, with Peery joining recently hired Stan Johnson as former SUU players and coaches on the staff. Peery also started his coaching career as a graduate assistant in Cedar City -- he actually recruited Johnson -- before moving on to jobs at Utah Valley and Portland State.
Even more than that, it's clear that Boylen is willing to gamble somewhat with relatively inexperienced assistants, provided they have shown him they have the energy, passion and desire to work as hard as he demands, as he tries to rebuild the program. Boylen had made it clear that he had no interest in hiring coaches who did not seem committed to his vision, no matter their pedigree.
"It was going to take something special for me to leave CSI and that's how I feel about this job at the University of Utah," Peery said in a statement. "I am excited about the opportunity to work with Coach Boylen. I truly believe in what he has going on and his vision for the program."
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