Alan Huss will leave High Point to become coach-in-waiting at Creighton, says it's a 'dream job'
- Alan Huss is leaving his head coach position at High Point to rejoin Creighton, reported on April 10, 2025.
- Greg McDermott, the current Creighton head coach since 2010, has not announced retirement plans.
- Huss, age 46, previously served as McDermott's assistant for six seasons, from 2017 to 2023.
- Sources state Huss will be the 'head-coach-in-waiting' at Creighton, according to First Alert 6.
- Huss led High Point to a 56-15 record and an NCAA Tournament berth, demonstrating his coaching success.
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High Point basketball coach Alan Huss leaves for Creighton following historic NCAA Tournament entry
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Following the most successful basketball season in High Point University's Division I history, Panthers head coach Alan Huss is moving on. Huss accepted a position to become the associate head coach and head coach in waiting at Creighton University. He's set to replace Greg McDermott when the longtime Bluejays coach decides to retire at some point in the next few years. Huss played at Creighton and worked as an assista…


AP source: Huss leaves High Point, becomes coach-in-waiting at Creighton
OMAHA, Neb. — High Point coach Alan Huss will return to Creighton as the head coach-in-waiting for when Greg McDermott decides to leave or retire, according to a person familiar with the decision.
Back with the Blue Jays: Former La Lumiere coach Huss returns to Creighton; will eventually succeed McDermott
Former La Lumiere coach Alan Huss, who led High Point to the NCAA Tournament this season, has been named the associate head coach at Creighton, where he will succeed Greg McDermott when he retires.
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