 During the season, he would take over the head coach role there after their previous coach would accept a coaching role in the NBA.After the Jam's second season ended, it was announced that the Long Beach Jam would not play the next season due to their eventual move to Bakersfield in order to complete their transition to the NBA Development League.As a result, he would soon be an assistant coach for the Phoenix Mercury for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.