Matt L. Stephens

matthewstephens@coloradoan.com

The CSU men's basketball team has added assistant coach Jase Herl to Larry Eustachy's staff, the Rams' coach has confirmed.

Herl comes to Colorado State University from South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, where he spent one season under Steve Green. At SPC, he helped lead the Texans to a 21-9 record in 2015-16 and coached forward Che Bob, who signed with the Rams on Monday.

Prior to his one season at SPC, Herl was the head coach at Northwest Technical College in Goodland, Kansas, winning 56 games in three seasons and going 32-5 at home. There he developed CSU senior guard Gian Clavell into a JUCO All-American.

“I don’t know if there’s a 28-year-old out there that is ahead of the game like him,” Eustachy said. “… Jace brings an awful lot of wealth to the table at a very young age.”

Herl played college basketball at Colorado Mesa University and was named second team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference as a senior in 2010.

In addition, Eustachy announced Tuesday that director of player development Willie Glover has been promoted to an assistant coach on a temporary basis. The move could become permanent, Eustachy said, if Glover turns out to be the best candidate for a job that has generated a lot of interest. Steve Barnes has been promoted to associate head coach.

Earlier this month, former associate head coach Leonard Perry left CSU for the same job at Pacific, and Ross Hodge was hired as the associate head coach at Arkansas State.

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