Big East Men's Basketball

Big East Roundup: Butler Hires Nored, Creighton Hires Huss

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March 29, 2026

All three of the Big East head coach vacancies for this offseason are now filled, with Butler hiring program legend Ronald Nored and Creighton agreeing to terms with longtime assistant Alan Huss.

Nored, 36, helped the Bulldogs to back-to-back NCAA Championship appearances in 2010 and 2011, averaging close to 30 minutes across all four seasons of his college career and making his mark as an excellent defender and leader. After graduating from Butler, he went immediately into the coaching ranks, serving as an assistant coach for five different NBA franchises over the past 12 years and as the head coach of the Long Island Nets, Brooklyn’s G-League affiliate.

Nored also spent the 2015-16 season at Northern Kentucky, which could give him a feel for recruiting… although the game changed quite a bit over the past decade with the introduction of Name, Image and Likeness deals and the transfer portal. Long Island marks his only head coaching role above the G-League level, a two-year stint that saw him go 44-56; his ability as a leader became obvious from early on in his Bulldogs’ tenure, but he still has plenty to prove with a program to run.

Greg McDermott’s Heir Apparent

Huss, 47, joined the Blue Jays and longtime head coach Greg McDermott in 2017, departing to serve as High Point’s head coach from 2023 to 2025 and compiling a 56-15 record, leading the Panthers to the CBI championship game in his first season and the Round of 64 in his second.

He then returned to Omaha, becoming McDermott’s associate head coach and heir apparent. While Huss has strong bona fides from his time at High Point, he’ll need to show he can adjust to the rigors of the Big East.