Anthony Boone is an American college

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coach and former player. He is the head coach of the

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team.

Playing career

Boone played college basketball at Ole Miss, where he was a 1995 SEC All-Rookie selection. His career was hampered by injuries, but during his senior season he was nominated for the

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, and was inducted into the Ole Miss Hall of Fame as well as having his number 41 jersey retired. At the time, Boone's jersey joined

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as the only two jerseys retired in Ole Miss history.

Coaching career

After graduation, Boone stayed on with Ole Miss under

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as a graduate assistant before moving on to

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as an assistant coach under

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for three seasons. He'd follow Anderson to

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and stay for six seasons until joining the staff of

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, then an

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under his former Ole Miss assistant

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. After the 2014 season, Boone would follow Pennell again as he became head coach of the WNBA's

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for a short spell in 2013. When Pennell landed the Central Arkansas job, Boone joined him once more as an assistant coach. After a 1–8 start to the 2019–20 season, Pennell took a leave of absence in December 2019 and eventually resigned in January 2020, with Boone taking over on an interim basis. After guiding the Bears to a 9–13 record the remainder of the season, he was named the permanent head coach on March 9, 2020.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Central Arkansas Bears profile
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