Bob Starkey, widely considered one of the top minds in all of college basketball, has been hired as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Texas A&M, head coach Gary Blair announced Saturday.

Starkey comes to Aggieland after a season as an assistant coach at the University of Central Florida and following 22 seasons at LSU.

In his 22 seasons involved with LSU basketball, Starkey was a member of the LSU women’s basketball coaching staff for 13 years. He was promoted to associate head coach under legendary coach Van Chancellor in 2007 after serving as LSU’s acting head coach during the 2007 NCAA Tournament run that saw the Lady Tigers advance to the program’s fourth straight Final Four.

Starkey helped guide LSU to four Southeastern Conference Championships, 12 straight NCAA Tournament appearances, eight Sweet 16s, seven Elite Eights and five consecutive trips to the Final Four. He was a key component in the Lady Tigers’ outstanding record of 326-105 (.756) from 1998-2011

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