Michigan assistant coach Luke Yaklich made the Athletic's Brian Hamilton's Coaches to Watch list.
"Luke Yaklich, Michigan assistant coach.Can a guy be an up-and-comer if he started coaching girls basketball at LaSalle-Peru High School in Illinois in the late 1990s?" Hamilton said. "Well, yes, and maybe precisely because he spent 14 years at the high school level. It’s been a quick rise in the college ranks for Yaklich, who spent four years at Illinois State before joining Michigan and driving the leaps-and-bounds defensive improvements that brought the Wolverines to the national title game. Another good run might amplify the buzz and, at only 42 with an ideal temperament, Yaklich still could offer a school a long-term solution."
"Luke Yaklich, Michigan assistant coach.Can a guy be an up-and-comer if he started coaching girls basketball at LaSalle-Peru High School in Illinois in the late 1990s?" Hamilton said. "Well, yes, and maybe precisely because he spent 14 years at the high school level. It’s been a quick rise in the college ranks for Yaklich, who spent four years at Illinois State before joining Michigan and driving the leaps-and-bounds defensive improvements that brought the Wolverines to the national title game. Another good run might amplify the buzz and, at only 42 with an ideal temperament, Yaklich still could offer a school a long-term solution."
