As far as I can tell, the assistant coaching position may be between Quincy Lews and Barret Peery. Peery was an assistant at Arizona State until this season when head coach Herb Sendek was fired. Previously he was wildly successful as a HC at the JC level in Arizona and at College of S. Idaho. He is also speculated to be a current candidate for an assistant job at Iowa State.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/sto...dler/70730958/
Then there is this odd article I found about why Peery didn't get the SUU coaching job in 2012. Consider the source, of course (SUU News), but if what it's saying is true, you have to wonder what he did to freak out the SUU players when it seemed the job was all but his. But in his defense, SUU hasn't gotten any better since then when they hired the other guy.
http://www.suunews.com/weblogs/monda...st-the-suu-jo/
So is Peery a great recruiter and "players coach" like Mark Pope reportedly was, or not? Is Quincy Lewis too hard-nosed and someone who would somehow disrupt staff chemistry who would favor his own guys?
Big Daddy D on Cougarboard is supposed to be pretty well connected to the Utah HS basketball scene and has these observations:
http://www.cougarboard.com/board/mes...ml?id=14011001
http://www.cougarboard.com/board/mes...ml?id=14011064
I also know Brendan Bailey (Thurl's son) recently decommited to ASU when they made the coaching change and has BYU back on his radar. Apparently it's debateable how good of a prospect he is, but the rumor is he really liked Peery. Some also believe Peery is the main reason Frank Jackson even has ASU on his list.
Of course everyone could be totally wrong and Rose could surprise and hire someone off the radar. It seems Lewis' strength might be Xs and Os with Peery's being recruiting. That doesn't necessarily mean either would be bad at either.