Auburn coach Jeff Lebo has added former South Carolina assistant Ken Potosnak to his own staff, according to a university press release. The 41-year-old Potosnak worked under Dave Odom at South Carolina from 2005-08 and helped the Gamecocks recruit some of their best talent, including All-SEC first teamer Devan Downey. Some of his other impressive recruiting work includes now-Auburn star Quan Powell and international players Guilherme Da Luz (Brazil), Karim Souchu (France) and Malay Ndoye (Senegal). All of the aforementioned were recruited while Potosnak worked at Furman from 1997-2005.
South Carolina and Auburn both finished 2008-09 with a 10-6 conference record. Neither team made the NCAA Tournament. Lebo is glad to have turned a work foe into a partner.
“I have known Ken for a long time, and we are excited to have him join the Auburn Basketball family.” Lebo said. “Ken’s 20 years of Div. I coaching along with his three years of SEC coaching experience will add tremendously to our staff.”
