Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Basketball's Steve Snell Accepts Position At Tulane University
5/30/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Marshall Basketball's Steve Snell Accepts Position At Tulane University
5/30/2001
Assistant coach Steve Snell will leave Marshall's basketball program after being in Huntington for five years. |
HUNTINGTON, WV - Marshall University men's basketball head coach Greg White announced today that assistant coach Steve Snell has accepted a similar position at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA.
Snell, a Radford, VA, native, was an assistant coach for the Thundering Herd for five seasons under White. Since coming to Marshall prior to the 1996-97 season, Snell helped the Herd to an 86-54 (.614) record. In that time, Snell played a vital role in bringing in such star players as Tamar Slay, J.R. VanHoose, Travis Young, Joda Burgess and Cornelius Jackson. The Herd's 1998 recruiting class was ranked by ESPN as the best in the Mid-American Conference.
"Marshall has been a great experience for me the last five years," Snell said. "It has been a pleasure to help build a program that has moved from the Southern Conference into the forefront of the MAC. I really appreciate the opportunity Greg White gave me here at Marshall. I believe he is one of the top up-and-coming coaches in the country."
Prior to his move to Marshall, Snell spent three years as an assistant coach at East Tennessee State University. He served the 1992-93 campaign at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. He also spent two years at Wingate College and one season at Radford University. Before that, Snell coached basketball at Radford High School during the 1989-90 campaign.
"I think this is a great opportunity for Steve and I wish him nothing but the best," White said. "Steve will be difficult to replace at Marshall, but at the same time we wish him nothing but the best."
Snell earned a B.S. degree in recreation and leisure studies from Radford University in 1988. He is married to the former Ann Barnitz.
"One of the hardest things about leaving Marshall is leaving the great group of student-athletes here," Snell said.
