Another notable candidate has emerged for the Rainbow Warrior basketball head coaching vacancy.Joe "Jellybean" Bryant told KHON2 today that he plans on submitting his application tomorrow.
Bryant is a former professional hoopster who played in the NBA as well as overseas.
He’s also the father of current NBA superstar Kobe Bryant.
"Jellybean's" coaching career took him all over....from an assistant at his alma mater, Lasalle University to head coach of the WNBA’s L.A. sparks.
He even coached in Japan, where one of his players with the Shiga Lakestars, was former rainbow Bobby Nash...the son of Bob Nash, who was let go as U.H. head coach earlier this week.
Joe Bryant is a frequent visitor of the islands.
He’s even assisted with the Lokahi program, which has long been affiliated with KHON2.
U.H. athletics director Jim Donovan said previously that he hopes to name a new U.H. head coach, within a few weeks.
