Haase, Terry could one day square off on sidelines
When Arizona stunned 34-1 Kansas in the 1997 Sweet 16, leading to the UA’s national championship, KU guard Jerod Haase had an agonizing end to his college career. He scored two points. The game ended with Arizona guard Jason Terry grabbing a loose ball and jumping onto press row, celebrating the year’s top upset.
Last week, Haase was named the head coach at Stanford. On the same day, Terry interviewed for the coaching vacancy at UAB. Terry isn’t likely to get that job because, at the most elementary level, he can’t possibly be familiar with the vast NCAA compliance issues every coach must learn.
But at 38, in the last days of his NBA career, Terry would someday be a terrific head coach. He would probably need to put in two or three years on a college staff first, as Damon Stoudamire did at Arizona and Memphis before becoming head coach at Pacific. After news of Terry’s interview became public, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told reporters that Terry could have a job with the Mavs when his playing days are complete.
