New Illinois assistant's stay proves short

This week, the rebuilding project that is Illinois coach John Groce's mandate became significantly tougher, at least in the short term, thanks to the surprising defection of an assistant coach hired just six weeks ago. On Tuesday night, newly hired Illinois assistant Isaac Chew announced he would be leaving Illinois for a similar position at Marquette. According to Chew, who spoke with ESPN Chicago's Scott Powers via phone Tuesday, the decision was not an easy one, but one he made not only for his sake but for the sake of his family, too: "I really appreciate the opportunity coach Groce gave me," Chew said by phone.

Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/59590/new-illinois-assistants-stay-proves-short

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