Rebuilding has come slow for Pennell
After being unceremoniously released as Grand Canyon’s head basketball coach, Arizona’s 2009 Sweet 16 interim coach Russ Pennell found immediate work as head coach at his alma mater, Central Arkansas. Pennell warned that it would be a reconstruction period. How tough? The Bears were 1-20 through Friday and averaging just 335 fans per home game after opening the season with 19 consecutive losses.
