Anthony Grant makes first addition to Dayton Flyers staff

Grant coached for 10 years at Florida with Darren Hertz
Darren Hertz, left, watches from the Florida bench during the semifinals of the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament at the eorgia Dome on March 12, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Credit: Kevin C. Cox

Credit: Kevin C. Cox

Darren Hertz, left, watches from the Florida bench during the semifinals of the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament at the eorgia Dome on March 12, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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April 12, 2017
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Darren Hertz will join new Dayton Flyers coach Anthony Grant’s staff, according to a source on Wednesday. The hire has not been officially announced.

Hertz is the first addition to Grant’s staff. He spent the last two seasons as a special assistant to head coach John Groce at Illinois. Groce was fired in March and is now the head coach at Akron.

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Hertz spent 19 seasons (1996-2015) at the University of Florida on head coach Billy Donovan’s staff. Grant was also on the same staff from 1996-2006. Hertz worked his way up from student graduate assistant to video coordinator to assistant head coach and director of basketball operations

Hertz is a native of Miami, Fla., like Grant. He attended Miami Killian High School and graduated from the University of Florida.

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