BYU basketball: Terry Nashif out as assistant head coach

BYU basketball has lost a member of the coaching staff, with Terry Nashif announcing his departure.

BYU basketball assistant head coach Terry Nashif has left the program.

Nashif made the announcement today, choosing to pursue business ventures.

“Our time at BYU has been an amazing opportunity and experience for me and my family,” Nashif said in a BYU press release. “Being associated with coach Rose, both as a player and a coach, has been one of the great honors of my life. I’m very excited for the future as I’ve decided it’s the best time to purse opportunities outside of basketball. I’ll be forever grateful for my years at BYU.”

Nashif has been involved with BYU basketball since 2005, when Rose hired him as the Director of Operations. In 2007 he was promoted to assistant coach and named assistant head coach in 2016.

“We are grateful for Terry, Katie and their family for their hard work, dedication and sacrifice for BYU basketball,” Rose said in a press release. “Terry’s role has been vital to the consistency of our program.”

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In some ways, this feels odd. It’s not everyday an assistant head basketball coach walks away for a non-hoops job.

Maybe it’s 100 percent true and Nashif is eyeing a business venture. There’s no reason to believe it’s false, besides the fact it seems odd.

But, on the flipside, maybe it’s not true. Maybe this is a coaching shakeup instituted by Rose. Rose and Nashif has history, so it makes sense that they’d find a more PR-friendly way of letting him go.

Regardless of the reason, there’s no denying the BYU basketball program seems to be in rough shape. Eric Mika is likely gone, the assistant head coach left for non-basketball opportunities, and the roster isn’t too deep.

Stay tuned to Lawless Republic for more hoops coverage throughout the offseason.