Report: Ex-Louisville assistant Paulus to join George Washington staff

Justin Sayers | Courier Journal

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Former Louisville assistant coach Greg Paulus is headed to Washington D.C. to join the staff at George Washington.

ESPN's Jeff Goodman reported Tuesday that Paulus was hired by George Washington head coach Maurice Joseph.

George Washington head coach Maurice Joseph has hired Greg Paulus as an assistant, source told ESPN. Was at Louisville last season. — Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) June 12, 2018

Paulus, who played point guard at Duke and quarterback as a graduate transfer at Syracuse, joined Louisville as an assistant last year under interim head coach David Padgett.

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He was previously on Thad Matta's staff as an assistant at Ohio State before Matta was fired. He also served as an assistant at Navy.

Paulus and fellow interim assistant Trent Johnson signed contracts worth a combined $500,000 before the season that paid them both through June 30.

Neither Paulus nor Johnson were retained as an assistant by new head coach Chris Mack.

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