Originally Posted by Medford
Shaka went from the director of Basketball ops under Purnell at UD, to an assistant at Akron under Hipsher, on to Clemson under Purnell, over to Florida post Grant being there, to the head coaching gig at VCU when Grant left VCU for Bama. He was never an assistant at VCU, nor was he hired by Grant, though I'd presume the UD/Purnell/Hipsher relationship with Grant helped Shaka with each additional stop in terms of contacts and connections.
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Weren't there some unique circumstances around Shaka's hiring at VCU? I couldn't find anything on the internet, but I did stumble across collegeinsider.com when Grant left VCU. Interestingly, Shaka was listed as the new coach and Archie Miller was listed as a potential candidate.
