Tony Benford is an assistant coach with the Marquette Golden Eagles

Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball

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 men's basketball team.

Biography

A native of Hobbs, New Mexico

Hobbs, New Mexico

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, Benford is married with four children. He attended Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University

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, where he played on the men's basketball team. Benford was drafted by the Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

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 before playing in the Dutch Basketball League

Dutch Basketball League

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.

Coaching career

Benford's first coaching experience was as an assistant with the New Mexico Lobos. Later he served as an assistant with the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Nebraska Cornhuskers

Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball

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before joining the Golden Eagles in 2008.