Yanni Hufnagel is an American college basketball coach. He is an assistant coach of the Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team under Eric Musselman. He previously served as an assistant-- for the California Golden Bears, Vanderbilt Commodores and Harvard Crimson. Hufnagel is regarded as one of the top recruiters in college basketball.
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Early life and education
Hufnagel was raised in Scarsdale, New York. He was cut from Scarsdale High School's varsity basketball team, before taking on a color commentating position for the team's games on a local access TV channel. He attended Pennsylvania State University for one year and was a member of the school's lacrosse team before transferring to Cornell University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Industrial and Labor Relations. Hufnagel completed an internship with the New Jersey Nets before attending the University of Oklahoma, where he served as a graduate assistant coach for the men's basketball team and is credited with helping develop Blake Griffin. At Oklahoma, Hufnagel earned a master's degree in Adult and Higher Education with an Emphasis in Intercollegiate Athletics Administration.
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Coaching career
Harvard
In June 2009, Hufnagel joined the Harvard Crimson men's basketball program as an assistant coach and recruiter under Tommy Amaker. In 2011, he was voted by his peers in a CBS Sports survey as the mid-major assistant coach most likely to "make it big time due to his recruiting ability." During his tenure at Harvard, he was named to a CBS Sports college basketball "dream team" of assistant coaches prior to the 2012-13 season. He is also noted for his role in helping to develop Jeremy Lin and Wesley Saunders at Harvard.
Vanderbilt
In May 2013, Hufnagel joined the Vanderbilt Commodores coaching staff as an assistant coach under Kevin Stallings. He was credited by ESPN with helping Vanderbilt land the 29th-ranked 2014 recruiting class, which included Wade Baldwin IV and Matthew Fisher-Davis. After one season, Hufnagel left the program.
University of California, Berkeley
In 2014, Hufnagel joined the California Golden Bears coaching staff, led by Cuonzo Martin. Hufnagel is credited with helping persuade Jaylen Brown and Ivan Rabb to join the team. The pair helped lead the Golden Bears to a 2016 NCAA Tournament berth. In 2016, a female reporter who covered recruiting for the Golden Bears filed a sexual harassment complaint against Hufnagel. Hufnagel denied the allegations, which his attorney called a " gross miscarriage of justice." He resigned from the position in April after citing the damage the allegations had done to his reputation.
University of Nevada, Reno
In April 2016, Hufnagel accepted an assistant coaching position with Eric Musselman and the University of Nevada Wolf Pack. The hire was strongly supported by UNR President, Marc Johnson, who publicly noted that evidence presented by Hufnagel's attorney proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Hufnagel did not sexually harass the reporter.
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