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Texas Tech assistant James Wilson has been named the new men's tennis coach at Utah State, athletic director John Hartwell announced Friday.
Wilson replaces Clancy Shields, who left for Arizona after guiding the Aggies to the 2016 Mountain West Conference championship.
"James brings great passion and an impressive pedigree as a player and coach to our program," said Hartwell. "He has played a major role in building one of the premier tennis programs in the west and has a clear vision of what he can do [here]. We are excited to make him part of our Aggie family."
Wilson has been an assistant at Texas Tech, his alma mater, for three seasons. During that time, the Red Raiders made three trips to the NCAA tournament. Last season, they were ranked as high as No. 6 nationally.
"It's an honor to lead the Utah State Aggies and I am extremely grateful to John Hartwell for giving me the opportunity," Wilson said. "… From the moment I stepped on campus, I knew that USU was a special place, where the attitude and vision is about winning Mountain West Conference titles. Clancy Shields did an excellent job of building and developing a nationally-ranked team. My goal is to build on the success and, hopefully, take this team to new heights."
Prior to his three seasons at Texas Tech, Wilson was an assistant coach at UNLV and Williams & Mary.
— Steve Luhm