Ty Amundsen resigns as Millennium’s head coach
With under two weeks remaining until the first day of school in the Agua Fria Unified High School District, one of basketball’s premier public school coaching jobs on the West Coast has opened up.
On Thursday morning according to Arizona Varsity’s Gregg Rosenberg, Ty Amundsen resigned as head boys basketball coach after eight seasons.
According to Rosenberg, Amundsen’s resignation comes as a decision to pursue a different coaching opportunity.
The players and families were notified on Wednesday evening in a meeting and the job has since been posted on the AIA’s website.
During his eight year run as head coach of the Tigers, Amundsen amassed a 159-62 record building the program into a national power during that time while appearing in four state championship games.
Prior to his time at Millennium, Amundsen spent five seasons as head coach at St Mary’s and six at Estrella Foothills where he won three state championships.
Top 10
- 1New
Eli Drinkwitz comes clean
Knew rule was broken
- 2
Deion Sanders
Fires back at media
- 3Hot
Big 12 punishes ref crew
Costly mistake in Kansas-Mizzou
- 4Trending
CFP Top 25
Predicting Top 25 after Week 2
- 5
National Title odds
Numbers shift after Week 2
Get the Daily On3 Newsletter in your inbox every morning
By clicking "Subscribe to Newsletter", I agree to On3's Privacy Notice, Terms, and use of my personal information described therein.
During his time as a high school head coach, Amundsen sent two players to the NBA in current Nuggets forward DaRon Holmes II and retired player turned assistant coach Corey Hawkins.
The Tigers current roster led by Cameron Holmes and Adan Diggs looked poised to potentially add two more pros to Amundsen’s resumé.
In February as Millennium was preparing for its second round matchup in the Open Division, Amundsen suffered a Heart Attack that required stents to be inserted for a blocked artery.
Four days later, Amundsen returned to the gym to watch Millennium defeat district rival Canyon View 89-50 and a week later was back on the court coaching the Tigers to a quarterfinal victory over Notre Dame Prep.
Make sure to follow ArizonaVarsity.com on social platforms for more daily content!
Twitter (Main)
Twitter (Preps)
Support our sponsor: