Keep up with the Who's out? Who's in? It's that time of the year again when assistants get their big shot at a head coaching position while other schools begin the poaching process. We'll have all the hirings and rumored candidates updated daily. Once the interview processes make some progress, we'll add "longshot candidates" to the lists.
Coaches considered to be top candidates will appear at the beginning of the order in the "potential candidates" section.
Updates:
UT-Martin: Coach resigns
Holy Cross: Coach Willard offered Louisville assistant role
FDU: Coach Green firedHoly Cross: Coach Willard offered Louisville assistant role
Hirings
Alabama:
New Coach: Anthony Grant (formerly the VCU Head Coach)
Former Coach: Mark GottfriedInterim Coach: Philip Pearson
Confirmed Candidate: Anthony Grant (VCU coach)
Potential Candidates: Frank Haith (Miami coach), Tim Floyd (USC coach), Mike Anderson (Missouri coach), Oliver Purnell (Clemson coach), T.R. Dunn (NBA Assistant, Houston)
Other Potential Candidates:
Tubby Smith (Minnesota coach), Mike Davis (UAB coach), Sean Miller (Xavier coach), Brad Stevens (Butler coach), Steve Alford (New Mexico coach), Cliff Warren (Jacksonville coach), Dana Altman (Creighton coach), Jeff Jones (American coach), Russ Pennell (Arizona coach)
Contract Coaches (coaches who have just renewed at their school or in the process): Brian Gregory (Dayton coach), Leonard Hamilton (Florida St coach)
Appalachian State:New Coach: Buzz Peterson (former NBA Charlotte assistant)
Former coach: Houston Fancher.Potential Candidates: Melvin Watkins (Missouri assistant)
Rumored interest: Mike Muse (Wake Forest assistant), James Holland (Alabama assistant),Phil Hopkins (former Western Carolina coach), Gary Kloppenburg (former Bobcats assistant), Stacey Palmore (Virginia Tech assistant), Sean Sutton (former Oklahoma State coach), Monte Towe (N.C. State assistant), Jerry Green (former Tennessee coach)
Others: Murray Bartow (ETSU coach), Mike Leaf (Winona St. coach), Matt MacMahon (App St assistant), Dalonte Hill (Kansas St assistant), Darren Metress (Augusta St coach)
Longshots: Dennis Felton (former Georgia coach)
No Longer a Candidate: Pat Kelsey (Xavier assistant), Ed Conroy (Citadel coach)
Arizona:New Coach: Sean Miller
Potential Candidates: Jim Boylen (Utah coach), Seth Greenberg (Virginia Tech coach), Mike D'Antoni (NBA coach), Scott Drew (Baylor coach), Lon Kruger (UNLV coach), Randy Bennett (St. Marys coach)
Not Longer Candidates: Sean Miller (Xavier coach), Jeff Capel (Oklahoma coach), Tim Floyd (USC coach), Mark Few (Gonzaga coach), Rick Pitino (Louisville coach), Jaime Dixon (Pitt coach), Tom Izzo (Michigan St coach), Bruce Pearl (Tennessee coach), Mark Fox (Nevada coach),Tubby Smith (Minnesota coach)
Best Quote:
From Arizona AD Jim Livengood about Reggie Theus: he has "no chance"
Boston University:New Coach: Pat Chambers (Villanova assistant)
Former Coach: Dennis Wolff
Former Candidates: Robert Burke (Georgetown assistant), Pat Duquette (Boston College assistant), Jay Lawson (Bentley coach, Billy Lange (Navy coach)
No Longer a Candidate: Steve Donahue (Cornell coach)
Confirmed Contacted: Fran McCaffery (Siena coach)
Potential Candidates: Tom Herrion (Pittsburgh associate head coach), Andre LaFluer (UConn assistant), Richard Pitino (Louisville assistant), Robert Burke (Georgetown assistant), Ed Pickney (NBA assistant), Pat Skerry (Providence assistant)
Others:
Steve Masiello (Louisville assistant), Walter McCarty (Louisville assistant), Tim Welsh (former Providence coach), Scott Spinelli (Texas A&M assistant), Orlando Vandross (BU assistant), Frank Sullivan (former Harvard coach)
Cal-Poly:New Coach: Joe Callero (Seattle coach)
Former coach: Kevin Bromley
Confirmed Candidates: Bob Cantu (USC assistant), Scot Pera (Arizona St. assistant), Brad Holland (UCSB assistant)
Potential Candidates: Brad Soderberg (former SLU coach), Greg Gottlieb (Cal assistant), Scott Garson (UCLA assistant)
Other Potential Candidates: Philip Mathews (Nebraska assistant), Jeff Oliver (Cal St San Bernardino coach), Rusty Blair (Cuesta College coach)
Applied for Position: Jim Harrick (former UCLA coach)
Longshots: Bob Burton (Cal St Fullerton coach), Jim Saia (Fresno Pacific coach), Cameron Dollar (Washington assistant), Dedrique Taylor (Arizona State assistant), Steve Henson (UNLV assistant), Kyle Smith (St. Mary's assistant), Dick Davey (Stanford assistant), Jay John (Cal Assistant Coach), Donny Daniels (UCLA assistant)
Elon:New coach: Mike Matheny (formerly a Davidson assistant)
Former Coach: Ernie Nestor
Former Candidates: Doug Novak (Citadel assistant), Vince Alexander (USC Aiken coach), Jeff Battle (Wake Forest assistant), Larry Harris (NCSU assistant), Matt Ridge (Davidson CC coach), Jim Corrigan (ODU assistant), Ryan Odom (VPI assistant), Lewis Preston (Penn St assistant),
No Longer Candidates: C.B. McGrath (UNC Assistant), Buzz Peterson (former Coastal Carolina coach)
Farleigh Dickinson:Interim Coach: Greg Vetrone
Previous coach: Tom Green
Florida International:New coach: Isiah Thomas
Former Coach: Sergio RoucoOther candidates: Ed Pickney, Tim Hardaway
Georgia:New coach: Mark Fox (formerly Nevada coach)
Former Coach: Dennis Felton
Interim Coach: Pete Hermann
Potential Candidates: Oliver Purnell (Clemson coach), Frank Haith (Miami coach)
Longshot: Jeff Capel (Oklahoma coach),
Others: Dino Gaudio (Wake Forest coach), Brad Stevens (Butler coach), Reggie Theus (former NMSU/Sacramento Kings coach), Mike Davis (UAB coach)
Contract Coaches (coaches who have just renewed at their school or in the process): Brian Gregory (Dayton coach), Leonard Hamilton (Florida St coach), Mike Anderson (Missouri coach)
Georgia Southern:New Coach: Charlton Young (GA Tech assistant)
Former Coach: Jeff Price
Candidates: Dip Metress (Augusta St. coach)
Hampton:Interim coach for 2009-2010 season: Edward Joyner Jr (Hampton assistant)
Former Coach: Kevin Nickelberry
High Point:New Coach: Scott Cherry (formerly a South Carolina assistant)
Former Coach: Bart Lundy
Potential Candidates: Pat Kelsey (Wake Forest assistant), GG Smith (Loyola asst), Ryan Odom (Virginia Tech assistant), Scott Cherry (South Carolina assistant)
Others: Matt Ridge (Davidson County CC Coach), Russ Willemsen (Tenn Tech assistant), Dave Odom (former Wake Forest/SC coach), Marlon Sears (High Point assistant)
Others Possibilities: Bob Staak, Paul Westhead, Rusty LaRue
Holy Cross:
New coach: Sean Kearney (Notre Dame assistant)
Former Coach: Ralph WilliardPotential Candidates: Tom Herrion (Pitt assistant), Pat Skerry (Providence assistant), Mike Lonergan (Vermont coach)
Kentucky:New coach: John Calipari (formerly Memphis coach)
Former coach: Billy Gillespie
Others mentioned:
Tier 1: Tom Izzo (Michigan St. coach), John Calipari (Memphis coach)
Tier 2: Travis Ford (Oklahoma St. coach), Jay Wright (Villanova coach), Thad Matta (Ohio St. coach), Rick Barnes (Texas coach), Sean Miller (Xavier coach)
Others: Herb Sendek (Arizona St. coach), John Pelphrey (Arkansas coach), Darrin Horn (South Carolina coach)
Not a Candidate: Billy Donovan (Florida coach)
New Coach: Dale Layer (formerly a Marquette assistant)
Former Coach: Ritchie McKayPotential Candidates: Brad Soucie (Liberty assistant)
Memphis:New Coach: Josh Pastner
Potential Candidates: Leonard Hamilton (FSU coach), Reggie Theus (former NMSU coach), Avery Johnson (former NBA coach), Tony Barbee (UTEP coach), Andy Kennedy (Ole Miss coach), Nolan Richardson (former Arkansas coach), Ken McDonald (WKU coach)
Not Candidates: Jim Boylen (Utah coach), Scott Drew (Baylor coach), Tim Floyd (USC coach), Bruce Pearl (Tennessee coach), Sean Miller (Xavier coach)
Nevada:New Coach: David Carter (Nevada assistant)
Former Coach: Mark Fox
Potential Candidates: David Carter (Nevada assistant)
Longshots: Russ Pennell (former Arizona coach), Mike Dunlap (Oregon assistant)
Guy who seems untouchable now but I'd love to see in the WAC: Billy Gillespie
North Carolina Central:New Coach: LeVelle Morton (NCCU assistant)
Former coach: Henry Dickerson
Former Candidates: Richard Morgan (Appalachian St assistant)
North Florida:New coach: Matthew Driscoll (Baylor assistant)
Former Coach: Matt Kilcullen
Potential Candidates: Brian Fish (Creighton assistant)
No Longer a Candidate: Larry Shyatt (Florida assistant)
Portland St:New Coach: Tyler Geving (PSU assistant)
Former Coach: Ken Bone
Candidates: Cameron Dollar (Washington assistant)
Potential Candidates: Jim Shaw (Washington assistant), Ray Giacoletti (Gonzaga assistant), Brad Holland (UCSB assistant), Leon Rice (Gonzaga assistant)
Seattle:
New Coach: Cameron Dollar (Washington assistant)
Former Coach: Joe CalleroCandidates: Phil Matthews (Nebraska assistant), Che Dawson (Highline CC coach)
Southeast Missouri St. Former Coach: Scott Edgar (Zac Roman as Interim coach)
New Coach: Dickey Nutt (former Arkansas St. coach)
Tennessee - Martin:Interim coach: Jason James (UTM assistant)
Previous coach: Bret Campbell
Tennessee State:New Coach: John Cooper (formerly an assistant at Auburn)
Former Coach: Cy Alexander
Former Interim Coach: Mark Pittman
Former Potential Candidates: Tony Jones (Tennessee assistant), Jerry Dunn (former Penn State coach), Robert McCallum (former USF coach)
Texas - Pan American:New Coach: Ryan Marks (former St. Edwards coach)
Former Coach: Tom Schuberth
Former Candidates: Kevin Johnson (former Centenary coach), Bill Foy (North Texas assistant), Bobby Kummer (Charlotte assistant)
All Applicants:
Ryan H. Marks, Peter Schwethelm, Mark L. Vann, Mark R. Dannhoff, Dylan Howard, Michael Beitzel, Johnny Brown, Gregory Arthur Berry, Ricardo Ross, Paul Ray Johnson, Thurman Derrell Tucker, William, Bryan Foy, Zacharias Parimeros, Steve L. Payne, Ronald L. Abernathy, John James Papasideris, Mark J. Pittman, Jean-Paul Simon Afif, Rolando G. Lopez, George L. Walker, Kevin P. Johnson, Dominique O. Taylor, Ralph Edwin Vaughn, Jason Keith Steadman, Robert Francis Kummer, Mark Ryan Morefield
Virginia:New Coach: Tony Bennett (formerly of Washington St.)
Former Coach: Dave Leitao
Former Potential Candidates: Tubby Smith (Minnesota coach), Jeff Capel (Virginia coach), Sean Miller (Xavier coach), Craig Robinson (Oregon State coach)
Others: Jay Wright (Villanova coach), John Beilein (Michigan coach), Mike Brey (Notre Dame coach)
VCU:New Coach: Shaka Smart (formerly a Florida assistant)
Former Coach: Anthony Grant
Confirmed Candidates: Russell Springmann (Texas assistant)
Potential Candidates: Tony Pujol (VCU assistant), , Jeff Battle (Wake Forest assistant), Joe Dooley (Kansas assistant), Archie Miller (Ohio St assistant), Billy Lange (Navy coach)
Jump Ship Before a Firing Next Year Candidate: Jeff Lebo (Auburn coach)
Washington St.New Coach: Ken Bone (Portland St. coach)
Former coach: Tony BennettPotential Candidates: Billy Gillespie (former UK coach), Mark Gottfried (former Alabama coach), Dave Rose (BYU coach), Billy Grier (San Diego coach), Randy Bennett (St. Mary's coach), Leon Rice (Gonzaga assistant)
Longshots: Terry Porter (former NBA coach), Mike Dunlap (Arizona assistant), Lon Kruger (UNLV coach), Steve Lavin (former UCLA coach), Ray Giacoletti (Gonzaga assistant)
No Longer Candidates: Stew Morrill (Utah State coach), Mike Davis (UAB coach)
XavierNew Coach: Chris Mack (Xavier assistant)
Former coach: Sean MillerPotential Candidates: Gary Waters (Cleveland St. coach), Darrin Horn (South Carolina coach)
Others: Fran McCaffery (Siena coach), Brad Brownell (Wright st. coach), Brad Stevens (Butler coach), Archie Miller (Ohio St. assistant), John Groce (Ohio coach), Jeff Battle (Wake forest assistant)
Others: Ken McDonald (WKU coach), Louis Orr (Bowling Green coach), Jim Christian (TCU coach)
Longshots: Mike Rice (Robert Morris coach)
Timetable:
5/28/09: UTPA Hires coach
4/28/09: Buzz to App St...No Really
4/14/09: Xavier Promotes Mack; FIU Hires Isiah4/28/09: Buzz to App St...No Really
4/13/09: FIU Fires Coach - Wants Isiah; Portland St. Promotes Coach
4/8/09: Georgia Southern Goes Young: Liberty Hires Coach
4/7/09: Xaiver Rumored interest in Darrin Horn; App & Buzz Getting Close
4/6/09: Memphis Promotes Pastner; Bone Head Coach Move to WSU; Boylen Rejects Memphis Feelers; Miller Accepts Arizona Job4/7/09: Xaiver Rumored interest in Darrin Horn; App & Buzz Getting Close
4/5/09: BU Hires Chambers; WSU Interviews Mike Davis; Miller Expected to Stay at Xavier...Boylen Up Next
4/4/09: UNF Hires Baylor Assistant; Drew Rejects Memphis Feelers...Leonard Hamilton Next on the List; Arizona AD says Theus "no chance"
4/03/09: Arizona Targets Sean Miller; Jones Withdraws from BU search; Carter Promoted in Nevada
4/02/09: Fox to Georgia; Pearl to Stay at Tennessee; Cal Poly to Hire Seattle coach; Floyd Stays at USC...ESPN dropped the ball AGAIN ; BU Coach Expected to be Jones
4/01/09: Liberty Coach Out; Oregon To Retain Kent; App St offers Buzz; Few Rejects Oregon and Arizona
3/31/09: VCU Hires Smart; Calipari Picks UK; Anderson Stays at Mizzou
3/30/09: Cal to UK Updates ; Bennett to UVA; Memphis To Talk to Mizzou Coach; Georgia Southern Coach Out
3/28/09: Elon Hires Matheny
3/27/09: Grant Hired at Alabama , Gillespie Officially Out at Kentucky
3/26/09: Tennessee St. Hired Auburn Assistant ; Gillespie Out Soon @ Kentucky ; NCCU Hiring
3/25/09: High Point Rumored to Have Hired Cherry
3/22/09-3/24/09: Candidate Watch
3/21/09: No News on Kentucky; Candidate Updates (Alabama, Appalachian St, High Point, Tennessee St)
3/20/09: Candidate Updates (BU)
3/17/09-3/19/09: New Candidates Added
3/16/09: Virigina's Leitao Out , Cal-Poly Fires Coach, Appalachian St. Coach Out
3/15/09: North Florida Fires Coach
3/13/09: Arizona and BU updates
3/12/09: Texas-Pan American fires coach; SEMO Hires Nutt
3/11/09: BU Fires Wolff After 15 Years
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whats up man UTPA fired Tom Schuberth who are they going after? Call Ricky Vaughn,,,
Georgia is going to embarrass themselves, if they think that that pool is realistic. Anderson, Capel, Gaudio, Stevens, etc are not going to consider leaving their comfortable spots for that dead-end job. They'd be wise to get Anthony Grant before Alabama signs him.
Georgia has fallen way behind the rest of the SEC in basketball and it's time they kick it into overdrive once in-for-all.
They need to make strong inquiries into...
Virginia Tech Head Coach, Seth Greenberg.
Davidson Head Coach, Bob McKillop.
Xavier Head Coach, Sean Miller.
North Carolina Assistant Head Coach, C.B. McGrath. McGrath been on Roy Williams staffs for nine years in Kansas and in North Carolina.
That's called a good start.
Bob McKillop is about to croak. If they want a long term solution, they'd stay far away from him.
I'd bet Mike Muse (Wake Asst.) is a candidate for the Appy State job. Jim Corrigan (ODU assistant) may also be a candidate for that position.
Here's Jeff Goodman's take on potential "hot" coaches who could be the next Bruce Pearl...guys who make a run and turn it into a "power" conference job.
Potential Bruce Pearls
why in the world would sean miller leave xavier or dino guadio leave wake? and tom izzo or rick pitino to arizona? is that a joke?
Does someone really need to answer your question? Money! Not enough? New challenge. Resources to build a winner. We're talking about Arizona, not Northern Arizona, not Arizona St. The interest Arizona has in these coaches is based their level of expectation. And just because a school has interest in a coach, making them a potential candidate, it doesn't mean that the coach is a candidate with an interview lined up. It interesting how each year there are people who rely too much on logic and not enough on what's really going on. I recall a couple years ago, there were people saying "why on earth would Roy Williams leave a legendary program like Kansas, fresh of a trip to the Final, to go to UNC? UNC is a great job and he went there, but you don't leave a program like Kansas!". We saw how that played out.
I just added a section of candidate called "contract coaches". These are coaches who have just signed new contracts or are in the process of doing so.
With what we saw last year from Travis Ford (interviews at Providence, turns it down to sign a new contract at UMass, but then leaves days later to take the Oklahoma St job), I'm not going to completely remove a coach just because they signed a contract.
Buzz Peterson was let go to soon...his record speaks for itself, program builder, graduates players...selling himself short if he does nt pursue Georgia/UVA. Had the Georiga job locked up until crooked Harrick muddied the deal.
One could argue with your assessment about Buzz:
Here was Tennessee's record from 1997-2001 before Buzz left Tulsa to replace Jerry Green at Tennessee:
Year/Records/Conference/Postseason
1997-98 Tennessee 20-9 9-7 3rd SEC East NCAA 1st Round
1998-99 Tennessee 21-9 12-4 1st SEC East NCAA 2nd Round
1999-00 Tennessee 26-7 12-4 1st SEC East NCAA Sweet Sixteen
200-01 Tennessee 22-11 8-8 4th SEC East NCAA 1st Round
Then Buzz came in:
Year/Records/Conference/Postseason
2001–2002 Tennessee 15–16 7–9
2002–2003 Tennessee 17–12 9–7 NIT 1st Round
2003–2004 Tennessee 15–14 7–9 NIT 1st Round
2004–2005 Tennessee 14–17 6–10
One could argue he got too much time at Tennessee.
Pat Kelsey at High Point. Mark it down.
Arizona is a great job! Arizona has led the PAC-10 in attendance for years! AD Livengood has people contacting him about the job. Arizona has a lot better climate than East Lansing, Pittsburg or Spokane! Arizona will land a big name coach becasue thats what the job requires! Arizona has the resources to get the job done regarding a coach. Ticket prices went up for next season, so Pitino, Izzo, and Dixon are on the radar screen! Chowertime needs to take a cold shower and wake up!
I agree about Arizona being a great program. So I could see why an aggressive courtship of a top coach, such as the ones already being discussed, makes sense.
The key though is that what is Arizona going to be like without Lute? There are some programs that when the job opens up, coaches line up to take it (Kentucky). This is usually due to proof that the program exists beyond a single coach and that regardless of who is running the program, the fans will come. Then there are programs in the past that were great at one point, lost their coach to another job, and the programs disappeared.
Any chance Jim O'Brien, the ex Ohio St, ex BC coach gets another shot somewhere. I always thought he was one of the best X and o coaches in the country.
One thing to consider about the Kentucky situation: Anthony Grant probably shouldn't be accepting any jobs until Donovan official says he's not interested in Kentucky since Grant would be his replacement at Florida.
The Jim O'Brien situation was an interesting one. He broke the rules but the story behind why he did so seemed to actually swing people his direction. Fast forward some time and he won his lawsuit. You'd think enough time has passed for him to coach again.
I'm sure it's the Boston University opening that triggered the JO'B thoughts since he coached at BC. I'd like to see JO'B back, albeit BU (unlikely), the MAAC or NEC.
Orlando Vandross should get the BU job. He is a great recruiter, the players love him and he is a good game manager and X's and O's coach.
BU will go for the big name, but the best name is already under contract with them...
Matt,
Regarding Arizona. No one will replace Lute but a top name coach that can pull in top flight recruits will keep Arizona on top! Unlike Los Angeles and the Bay area, Tucson is a college town and the residents live and die for Arizona BB! Look at the football team, they have struggled a lot but have averaged over 50,000 in attendance for years! The U. of A. is the only game in town and has no pro sports to worry about. I don't think U. of a. will fall off much in attendance! UCLA, on the other hand even with a winning program has a hard time filling up Pauley which is about 2,000 seats smaller than McKale. That's what Livengood wants a name coach to keep filing up McKale and continue to be the leader in PAC-10 attendance. The ticket prices were increased to be able to pay for a top coach.
how come no love for kevin o'neill, he has a great deal of experience and huge resume, he should at least get a lower level BCS type job, maybe one of these jobs that opens up after the big ones get filled
Kevin O'Neil got his shot at Arizona with Lute and it didn't work out. Remember, Lute brought him in to be his successor and it didn't work out. Other programs will remember that. But I do think a lesser "BCS" program could look at him, someone of the caliber of Baylor if Drew were to leave.
O' Neil was a disaster at U. of A.! He has no chance at U. of A.! There are a lot more positive vibes about Pennell but he won't get the job either! A big name coach will get the U. of A. job but we won't hear anything until the tournament is over!
Shaka Smart is also in the mix for the VCU job.
How come some of the hot young assistants at the big progrmas aren't being name or considered for these jobs. It really seems odd that ADs cont to recycle these old coaches that dont win. Find a program with a winning head coach and start to pluck at their talented assistants- (i.e.- Memphis has Josh Pastuer and Orlando Antigua, Louisville has Richard Pitino, Duke has Collins, etc)
What about Ernie Kent for any of these open jobs? I hear he's swell recruiter, graduates his players, sends a lot of them to the NBA and has two Elite Eight runs at Oregon.
What's the story with Kent? Is he really going to be able to keep his job?
If Kent weren't going to return next year, ou would think Oregon would have done something by now rather than wait for all the other jobs to be filled. Kent was in play for the Michigan job not long ago, so he's a commodity....looks like he'll be around for another year.
But if Oregon makes a move, it is pretty much a one name list: Mark Few. He's an Oregon alum and with the Nike money could turn them into a powerhouse.
I have a question, what about Billy Gillespie I mean he turned around UTEP and Texas A&M why isn't he listed as a candidate for any of these jobs
Gillespie wasn't an early candidate since he still had a job. But while he's not on a list here yet, there is an SEC school reported to have interest in him. There's also the matter of his "contract". He's owed 6 million but it's not in easy writing so it might take time to figure out.
Who will be the next coach at North Florida?
Virginia is going to hire Tony Bennett.
does anyone see Dave Leitao coaching next year?
He is a very good coach who got a bad deal at UVA.
The North Florida job is a tough one. The academic criteria for players is higher than the rest of the Atlantic Sun...with some bandit schools in that league, it will not be easy to win. As far as Kevin O'neil is concerned, this guy must have photos of people. He is a bad person...period.
Smart is going to be offered the VCU job.
O'Neil is the Woodie Hayes of Basketball! He is a bad person and does not seem to know how to relate to kids that play for him! Any school that would offer him a job would have rocks in their head!
whats the deal on Butch Pierre Oklahoma State Assist. Good assistant and great recruiter
Few to Arizona is going to happen...will the Zags hire from within?
McKay is leaving Liberty to be an assistant at UVa.
Hampton's Nickelberry has also resigned.
Is Nevada coach Mark Fox a candidate for either the Arizona or Washington State jobs
No, Fox is not a candidate.
Mark my word...some schools are going to be kicking their AD in the butt in a couple of years for not hiring RUSS PENNELL ! His knowledge of how to coach the game,charisma,recruiting abilities are alot like that guy Kentucky just hired. Question for everyone...how many Interim Coaches have taken a Div.1 NCAA Team to the Sweet 16...do a little research...I dare you ! RT
Rivals.com is reporting Sean Miller has told Memphis he is not interested. Our AD has a story in the Cincinnati Enquirer today acknowledging that UVA and Arizona have also contacted him about interest of which he had none.
The only 'carousel' move that worries me this offseason in relation to keeping Sean at X, is Jamie Dixon leaving Pitt.
Well, Fox was indeed a candidate and got a pretty good job. Interesting move to the east for him. I thought he'd be a name we'd hear with Pac-10 jobs like WSU, or Oregon...perhaps even Arizona. But Georgia? Interesting indeed.
I will add this about Fox...WSU better be all set with Ken Bone. Because that's the only reason why Fox shouldn't have gotten looked at seriously by Washington St. His style of play in the Pac-10 would have been just what WSU needed to maintain success.
4/09/09:
Slow day but it's worth noting that former Arizona coach Russ Pennell was hired today at D2 school, Grand Canyon University.
It's hard to believe that there wasn't a D1 program at some level that would hire him. Especially with a few schools such as Seattle U still open. Dunlap went the other route: become an assistant at Oregon, knowing he'll have a good shot at taking over if Kent is fired and Few rejects the school again.
Matt,
Actually the Grand Canyon University job is not as bad as it seems. Grand Canyon is going division 1 (next year I beleive) and Phoenix is Pennell's hometown! I was surprised to see that the enrollment at Grand Canyon is 15,000 and there are plans to build a 6,000 arena. This may be a place where Pennell can put his stamp on the program as he leads it into D-1. Do you think the West Coast Conference or the Big West Conference may be interested in adding Grand Canyon in the future? That being said, I'm a bit surprised that a D-1 program didn't hire Pennell like Seattle University.
I pray and hope Billy Gillespie gets into a head coaching position and prospers. KY did him so wrong and dirty. Billy deserves better and will get better.
baylor assistant is also canidate for utpa job...
Matt Peloquin said:
I recall a couple years ago, there were people saying "why on earth would Roy Williams leave a legendary program like Kansas, fresh of a trip to the Final, to go to UNC? UNC is a great job and he went there, but you don't leave a program like Kansas!". We saw how that played out.
We saw yet AGAIN how that turned out. Go Heels!
Grand Canyon cannot start the move up to Division 1 until 2011-2012. They will not be fully eligible for several years after that, if they get eligible.
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