Curran Walsh on Staff at Utah State

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Utah State men's basketball (24-8) scored on each of its final eight possessions to hold off No. 7 New Mexico (19-14) for a 75-70 victory in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Men's Basketball Championships on Thursday night inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev.

Utah State was led by senior guards Sam Merrill with 29 points and Diogo Brito with 15. The Aggies are a perfect 29-0 over the last two seasons.

Curran Walsh, native of Effingham, is in his first year on the Utah State staff in 2019-20, joining the Aggies in June of 2019 after a two-year stint at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, Calif.

During his two years with the Lions, Walsh served as a graduate assistant, helping LMU from 11 victories during the 2017-18 season to 22 a season ago, marking the most wins since the 1989-90 season. Walsh covered a variety of tasks at Loyola Marymount, assisting with film work, scouting, scheduling and logistics.

Walsh already has a great deal of player development experience, helping in the player development process of many NBA players, including Jimmy Butler, Dwyane Wade, Rajon Rondo, Jaylen Brown, Tony Snell and Joakim Noah, while working with Chris Johnson hoops.

During the 2016-17 season, Walsh was an assistant coach for the varsity boy's basketball team at St. Anthony High School, culminating in a school-record 30 wins and the city's first ever IHSA State Basketball Championship.

Walsh graduated with a B.S. in business administration from Lindenwood University-Belleville in 2016. Walsh played men's basketball for the Lynx all four years and earned academic all-conference honors in 2015 and 2016. Walsh also recently completed a master's degree in educational studies from Loyola Marymount.

(Story from Utah State's website)