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Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan announced his resignation Thursday afternoon at a press conference held at the team's practice facility. Longtime assistant coach Phil Johnson, in his 23rd season on Sloan's staff, also resigned.
Sloan confirmed the surprising news to FanHouse's Chris Tomasson earlier Thursday when reached by phone. "We're just moving forward and that's it," he said. Sloan declined to address rumors that a rift with point guard Deron Williams contributed to his departure.
KSL.com, the online presence for KSL Broadcasting, which includes Salt Lake City's NBC television affiliate and two radio stations, was the first to report the news.
Tyrone Corbin, who's in his second season with the Jazz and played for Sloan from 1991-94, has been named the new head coach. The Jazz are apparently committed to Corbin taking over on a permanent basis; unlike most in-season coaching replacements, he has not been giving the "interim" label.
Sloan, 68, was in his 23rd consecutive season as head coach of the Jazz, the longest active tenure of any head coach in the NBA, MLB, NFL or NHL. Just this past Monday, Sloan signed an extension to return for a 24th season, though he admitted at the time that didn't guarantee he'd return.
"That has nothing to do with anything," he said of the agreement. "When the season is over, I always tell (Jazz ownership) that I'll give them two weeks and I'll make up my mind (about his future). It's not a big deal. I don't worry about that. I might not be alive in two weeks."
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Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2011/02/10/jerry-sloan-resign-utah-jazz/
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