*** Paul Westphal named Pepperdine coach

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*** Paul Westphal named Pepperdine coach

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - Paul Westphal, who was fired as coach of
the Seattle SuperSonics amid player discord just 15 games into
the season last fall, has been hired as coach at Pepperdine.
Westphal, 50, will take over the program from Jan van Breda
Kolff, who last week became coach at St. Bonaventure. Westphal's
son, Mike, is a walk-on player for the Waves. Westphal signed a
five-year contract, but financial terms weren't disclosed. "Paul
Westphal is a product of a solid basketball background, both as a
coach and player, and his ethical values are attractive to a
school like Pepperdine," said Dr. John Watson, Pepperdine's
director of athletics. This is Westphal's first Division I
coaching job. Watson scheduled a Tuesday news conference at
Pepperdine's Heritage Hall to formally introduce the university's
11th head coach.