Tom Crean Praises Cincinnati Bearcats' Newest Addition to Wes Miller's Coaching Staff

CINCINNATI — The Bearcats are bringing in Tim Buckley as an assistant on Wes Miller's staff. The 60-year-old has plenty of coaching experience, which includes stops at Marquette, Iowa and Indiana.

Former Marquette, Indiana and Georgia head coach Tom Crean praised the addition and shared some context about why Buckley should instantly become a valuable piece of the coaching staff.

"Congratulations to @GoBearcatsMBB for bringing in Tim Buckley," Crean tweeted. "We would have not known about Dwyane Wade without him at Marquette and he got me to see what Travis Diener could be. At Indiana we never turn the program around without him. He was instrumental in the Big Ten championship."

Crean and Buckley had plenty of success together. Crean went to a Final Four run with Marquette in 2003 with Wade and Diener leading the way. Buckley was the head coach at Ball State by then, but it's nice of Crean to give Buckley some credit for landing those players.

Check out Crean's tweet below. For more on Buckley, go here.

Congratulations to @GoBearcatsMBB for bringing in Tim Buckley. We would have not known about @DwyaneWade without him at @MarquetteMBB and he got me to see what @DienerTravis could be. At @IndianaMBB we never turn the program around without him. He was instrumental in @bigten 🏆
— Tom Crean (@TomCrean) May 29, 2024

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Published Jun 3, 2024

JAMES RAPIEN

James Rapien is the publisher of Bengals, Reds and Bearcats On SI. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati and has spent a decade covering Cincinnati sports. He's the author of Enter The Jungle, a book about the history of the Cincinnati Bengals. Prior to joining SI, Rapien was a host and producer at 700 WLW and ESPN 1530 in Cincinnati.

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