Leaving his coaching staff before the season kicked off was assistant Rick Ray, who accepted the Mississippi State head coaching position, which gives Painter three former assistants that are currently head coaches at the division I level.
He has been a guest lecturer at hundreds of universities and has made seven appearances at the National Geographic Society in Washington D.C.
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