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DENVER (AP) -- Former Utah coach Rick Majerus said he has turned down an offer to become an assistant to Denver Nuggets coach George Karl.
"(Karl) offered me the job a month ago," Majerus told the Rocky Mountain News in Tuesday's editions. "But I can't move (to Denver) right now."
A Nuggets spokesman did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press Tuesday.
Majerus, 58, coached the Utes from 1989 until January 2004, when he stepped down for health reasons. He was 323-95 at Utah and led the team to 10 NCAA appearances.
He now lives in Milwaukee, works as an ESPN college analyst and cares for his mother, Alyce.
The Nuggets are seeking a replacement for assistant coach Scott Brooks, who left last month for Sacramento. Karl has said he is in no hurry to fill the position.
Majerus is a longtime friend of Karl's and plans to be in Denver Sept. 15-Oct. 15 to help him with training camp, which begins Oct. 3.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-07-25-06 1135MDT
