Ex-NM aide Alan Huss joining staff at alma mater Creighton

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Former Creighton basketball player Alan Huss is returning to the Bluejays as an assistant coach.

Coach Greg McDermott on Thursday announced the hiring of Huss, who spent the last three seasons as an assistant at New Mexico. Huss replaces Steve Lutz, who left last week to join the staff at Purdue.

Before Huss was at New Mexico, he was head coach for four seasons at La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana. He was 102-19 at the prep school. He also was a successful head coach at Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana.

Huss played at Creighton from 1997-2001 under Dana Altman. He averaged 3.2 points and 1.9 points in 94 career games, including 39 starts.

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