The popular forward will replace JD Pollock as director of player development, but his role also will include being a 'big brother' given his close ties to the players
Basketball players who become coaches talk about a sometimes awkward transition from the court to the bench.“I was kind of a natural coach already as captain and being injured so much and on the sideline,” said Arop, the 6-foot-6 forward who ended his playing career at San Diego State last season. “I’ve already been in the role where I taught. The guys listen to me. It’s not weird. Being able to explain and teach them, it’s nothing new.
Known around campus as “AG,” he never averaged more than 4.5 points or 16.1 minutes in a five-year career that was regularly interrupted by hip and shoulder surgeries, and then a nasty case of head-spinning vertigo that wiped out the back half of his junior season. “Man, life is a roller coaster,” Arop said. “You never know when tragedy can strike. Unfortunately, it was after an extreme high. There was a lot, back to back to back. But those are the cards I was dealt. How I respond, I think, is more important, just being grounded and taking things for what they are.”
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