NEWARK, N.J. — Alabama basketball senior Houston Mallette will be forever grateful for the lessons he learned from Crimson Tide assistant coach Ryan Pannone.
After midnight of Alabama's (28-9) Elite Eight loss to Duke, Mallette confirmed to the Tuscaloosa News that Pannone is headed for Arkansas State. When asked who is biggest mentor was, Pannone, who was reported to be finalizing a deal with former Crimson Tide assistant and now-USF coach Bryan Hodgson's ex-team on Saturday, was the first name that came to Mallette's mind.
"Honestly, obviously, he's going to Arkansas State now, which I'm really happy about, like, kind of happy and sad, but Coach Pannone," Mallette said, confirming the coach's exit to take the helm of the Red Wolves program.
