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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Lakers assistant coach Dan D'Antoni is returning to his alma mater after more than 40 years.\u00A0(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marshall hired Los Angeles Lakers assistant Dan D\u2019Antoni as its new\u00A0head men\u2019s basketball coach, the school announced Thursday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The school will introduce him at\u00A0press conference on\u00A0Friday. D'Antoni replaces Tom Herrion, who coached Marshall for the past four seasons. His contract was bought out last month with two years remaining on it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;D\u2019Antoni, the older brother of Lakers head coach Mike D\u2019Antoni, has been\u00A0as an NBA assistant coach for the past nine seasons with the Phoenix Suns, the New York Knicks\u00A0and most recently\u00A0the Lakers for the past two seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;D\u2019Antoni, 66, also served as the head coach of the Knicks\u2019 and Lakers\u2019 NBA Summer League teams. He graduated from Marshall in 1970 and\u00A0led the team in scoring\u00A0during the 1968-69 season.\n&lt;strong&gt;HAMILTON: Kentucky\u2019s Harrison twins, Michigan\u2019s McGary among top undecided college\u00A0players&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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