(New LA-Tech basketball coach Kerry) Rupp did confirm the members of his staff, including former Tech standout and current Louisiana-Lafayette assistant Rennie Bailey. The former Malone teammate received an ovation before he spoke.
"Sometimes when you talk about change, you're not sure what direction it's going to go," Bailey said. "But after speaking to Kerry and Karl a lot about the kind of person and coach Kerry is, what he stands for, I think the change is going to be a great change.
"Like Dorothy said, there's no place like home."