Wanna be Sean Miller's top assistant? Arizona started officially taking applications to replace Mark Phelps as associate head coach on Wednesday.
UA removed Phelps from the team in February and initially moved to fire him after a reported NCAA rules violation, a series of steps that requires the university give him due process. But UA president Robert Robbins said last month it was his understanding that the school would instead let Phelps' contract expire on June 30.
That means a new associate head coach probably wouldn't start until at least July, in the heart of the summer recruiting season.
Phelps is making $275,000 annually but the application says only that a new hire's pay would depend on experience.
The opening seeks applicants with three years of coaching experience, a bachelor's degree and a commitment to Pac-12, NCAA and UA compliance, among other things.
The duties described are as follows:
âĸÂ Assist with on-floor coaching
âĸ Assist with day-to-day preparation of practice
âĸ Responsible for underclassmen, recruiting lists, and transfer lists
âĸ Organize recruiting strategies and help coordinate and target specific recruits
âĸ Scouting and game preparation against opponents
âĸ Coordinate film editing of front line players and opponents
âĸ Contact with high school and junior college coaches on a consistent basis
âĸ Secure all transcripts and schedules from all recruits
âĸ Respond to correspondence
âĸ Assist with summer camps, individual and group instruction
âĸ Interact with donors
âĸ Speak to civic and community groups
âĸ Weekly phone calls to recruits
âĸ Counsel and encourage student-athletes
âĸ Work with C.A.T.S. academics and assist with any academic needs of student-athletes
âĸ Work closely with compliance and stay abreast of all NCAA rules and regulations
âĸ Monitor recruiting paperwork; official and unofficial visit paperwork, contact and evaluation logs and all other logs that the Arizona compliance office requests
âĸ Assist with all official and unofficial recruiting visits
âĸ Ability to work nights and weekends
âĸ Perform other duties as assigned by the head coach
