Former Nevada Wolf Pack tight end Cole Turner was drafted in the fifth round to the Washington Commanders in the 2022 NFL Draft Saturday.
Turner, drafted No. 149 overall, was the second Pack.
May 13, 2021 GMT
RENO, Nev. (AP) Former Nevada Wolf Pack basketball star Armon Johnson has been hired as the new boys’ basketball coach at Reno’s McQueen High School.
McQueen Athletic Director Eric Borja confirmed the hiring, the Reno Gazette Journal reported on its web site Thursday.
He’s the second former Nevada player named coach of a Reno high school in the past week after Galena High hired Olek Czyz last week.
After playing for Nevada, Johnson, 32, played two seasons in the NBA.
In his three-year career at Nevada, Johnson averaged 14.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 101 games.
He scored a total of 1,441 points, grabbed 370 rebounds, had 445 assists and 83 steals. He ranks 11th in scoring and fifth in assists on the Wolf Pack’s career lists.