Alan Huss joined Craig Neal’s staff as an assistant coach at the University of New Mexico in August of 2014. He comes to UNM after spending four seasons at the helm of the prep program at La Lumiere School in La Porte, Ind.
“I’ve seen Alan as a great possible addition to our staff for some time now,” said head coach Craig Neal. “Now is the right time for him, and our program, to add Alan to the Lobo family. He is really going to help us in our recruiting efforts regionally and nationally. I think he’s going to bring a lot of experience from being a head coach and building a program into a national power.”
Huss amassed an impressive 102-19 record during his tenure at La Lumiere School, which was regularly ranked as one of the top high school programs in the nation. His record also includes a perfect 62-0 home record at Marsch Gymnasium. He has coached a dozen Division I products at the high school level, including former Lobo Darington Hobson and current Lobo Obij Aget. His 2013-14 Laker team lost to Huntington Prep (W.V.) in the quarterfinals of the DICK’S Sporting Goods High School National Tournament.
Prior to his time at La Lumiere, Huss was the head coach at Culver Military Academy in Culver, Ind. where he set the school record for wins in each of his final two seasons with the Eagles.
Huss was a four-year member of the Creighton University men’s basketball team from 1997 to 2001 where he played under head coach Dana Altman and alongside NBA sharpshooter Kyle Korver. During his collegiate career with Blue Jays, Huss was part of three NCAA Tournament appearances and three Missouri Valley Conference championships.
The 6-foot-9-inch Huss was a prep standout at North Kansas City High School. He averaged 26 points and 12 rebounds per game for the Hornets en route to All-Kansas City metro honors as a senior. Following his final season at North Kansas City High, he was selected to the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association and Missouri-Kansas all-star games.
Huss earned his Bachelor’s degree from Creighton in Business Administration in 2002.