Thunder Decide on Coach of Tulsa 66ers

mnWI · Post #1 » by **mnWI** » Sun Sep 7, 2008 9:55 pm

Sam Presti, Bill Branch, and one other staff member conducting a number of interviews for the head coaching job of the Tulsa 66ers. They brought in their final three of Nate Tibbets (young hotshot coach of Sioux Falls Skyforce in D-League), Paul Woolpert (veteran coach of Yakima Kings, CBA), and Joey Meyer, who was the existing coach in Tulsa.

The Thunder decided on Nate Tibbets, but Tibbets turned down the job and decided to stay and coach in his home town of Sioux Falls. Woolpert was the second choice, and will coach the Tulsa 66ers this season. Here's a bio for those interested:
http://www.sunkings.com/sunkings/coaches.html

Radiohead311 · Post #2 » by **Radiohead311** » Mon Sep 8, 2008 12:55 am

Nice. I was never a fan of Joey Meyer.

mnWI · Post #3 » by **mnWI** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:45 am

They have also hired Brandon Barnett away from the D-League front office to be a scout. Brandon is a friend of mine, and will do a great job controlling the player personnel of Tulsa, as well as scouting college and the D-League for the Thunder.