Columbia, Mo. ? Former Duke player and Missouri coach Quin Snyder has been hired as head coach of the Austin Toros of the NBA Developmental League.
The minor-league team was expected to announce Snyder’s hiring this afternoon, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
The hire marks the end of a 16-month hiatus for Snyder, who resigned from Missouri in February 2006 under pressure from athletic director Mike Alden.
Snyder, 40, replaces Dennis Johnson, a former NBA star who coached the Toros until he died from a heart attack Feb. 22 after a team practice.
