First-year Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang made one other addition to his teaching employees on Friday (April 1) with the number of veteran assistant coach Ulric Maligi (pronounced YUR-ick MAL-uh-ghee) as this system’s affiliate head coach.
“We are excited to welcome Ulric, his wife Courtney and son JJ to the K-State Family,” mentioned Tang. Once I started the method of constructing my employees, Ulric was on the prime of my record. He isn’t solely the most effective recruiters that I’ve been round, however he is likely one of the prime basketball minds within the nation, having discovered from among the finest within the enterprise. Along with his skills as a coach, he’s additionally an impressive husband and father and might be an ideal slot in serving to me and the remainder of the employees elevate this program.”
Maligi is the third introduced member of Tang’s inaugural teaching employees at Okay-State following Jareem Dowling, who was named an assistant coach on Tuesday (March 29) and Marco Borne, who was named Chief of Employees on Wednesday (March 30). Different additions might be introduced as they turn into official.
An assistant coach with 15 years of expertise and deep ties to the state of Texas, Maligi arrives at Okay-State after spending the final three seasons on employees with head coach Chris Beard at each Texas Tech (2019-21) and Texas (2021-22). Along with his time with the Purple Raiders and Longhorns, he has additionally been an assistant at UT-Arlington (2006-07), Stephen F. Austin (2007-10), Houston (2010-12), SMU (2012-15) and Texas A&M (2016-19).
All instructed, Maligi has been part of teaching staffs which have gained 300 video games – averaging 20 wins per season in his teaching profession – and superior to the postseason on eight events, together with 5 NCAA Tournaments (2009, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022). He has additionally helped groups register eight 20-win seasons, together with no less than one at 5 of his seven stops, and accumulate 5 convention titles. Along with his teaching expertise, he additionally spent a yr (2015-16) because the Nationwide Scouting Director for John Lucas Enterprises primarily based in Houston.
“My family and I are honored and extremely excited to partner with Coach Tang and the K-State family,” mentioned Maligi. “The past three seasons, I grew as a basketball coach and tactician under the tutelage of Coach Chris Beard at Texas and Texas Tech. During our time together, we accomplished many special things. I look forward to being a part of impacting the young men’s lives we are blessed to coach here at Kansas State on and off the court. Under the leadership of Coach Jerome Tang, I’m confident K-State basketball will consistently be one of the top teams in the country. His impact on my life for the last 20 years made my decision easy to join him in Manhattan. He’s an elite coach, communicator, culture creator and leader of men well beyond the basketball court.”
Maligi has been lauded for his accomplishments on the courtroom, as he was acknowledged by each ESPN and The Athletic on their “40 under 40” lists for the highest people in school basketball. He was listed 14th on The Athletic’s “40 under 40” record by Seth Davis which acknowledged the rising stars below the age of 40 in November 2021, whereas a gaggle of ESPN writers chosen him thirteenth on their record of prime coaches below the age of 40 in Could 2020.
Identified for his talents to recruit high-level gamers, Maligi has coached and/or recruited 18 NBA gamers in his teaching profession, together with Robert Williams III (Boston Celtics/Texas A&M), Danuel Home, Jr. (Utah Jazz/Texas A&M), Shake Milton (Philadelphia 76ers/SMU) and Jahmi’us Ramsey (Sacramento Kings/Texas Tech). In all, he has additionally helped signal 20 prospects ranked among the many prime 100 recruits within the nation.
Maligi was instrumental in serving to Texas Tech signal a recruiting class in 2020 that was ranked No. 7 nationally by Rivals and No. 9 by 247Sports and included Jordan Model All-American Micah Peavy and prime Division I transfers Mac McClung (Georgetown) and Marcus Santos-Silva (VCU). He was additionally a part of a employees that delivered High 20 recruiting courses at each SMU (No. 14 in 2014) and Houston (No. 20 in 2012). Most just lately, he helped signal a consensus prime 10 class at Texas in 2022 that was ranked No. 7 nationally by Rivals and No. 10 by 247Sports and included pledges from two 5-stars and a 4-star recruit.
Maligi was aside of 58 wins and two NCAA Match appearances in three seasons as an assistant coach for Beard at each Texas Tech (2019-21) and Texas (2021-22).
