Tavaras Hardy named assistant coach
Former Northwestern star Tavaras Hardy was named assistant coach this week to replace Craig Robinson who left to become head coach at Brown.
The key note in the press release on the nusports.com site was this little nugget.
Hardy has spent the past three years as a head coach for the Illinois Defenders boy's basketball program. Among their many accomplishments, his under-16 team captured the championship of the 2005 Las Vegas Main Event tournament with a perfect 7-0 record.
Hardy will be counted on to not only work with young big men like Kevin Coble, but also to continue the Illinois recruiting pipeline that has just started to take hold with recruits like Jeff Ryan and Mike Capocci.