BU hires assistant - Ronald "Chin" Coleman

[Da Coach]

I am hearing the deal is done. Ronald "Chin" Coleman is now Bradley's newest assistant coach.

[Braves4Life]

Yes! Very happy with this hire! I'm hopeful he can attract a few "difference makers" to The Hilltop.

Welcome to BU Chin!

[lightsout]

I am hearing the deal is done. Ronald "Chin" Coleman is now Bradley's newest assistant coach.

Great news! Welcome to the hilltop Coach Coleman.

[Braves4Life]

This hiring may be creating doubts about Nebraska's head coach Miles as Coeman was considered his "most important hire" -- http://www.cornnation.com/2012/9/21/...bout-tim-miles

This makes me even more excited to be getting Chin Coleman at BU!

[Beninator]

Great news. This is a hire I can get excited about!

[SFP]

So BU is willing to play the game to recruit the very best you believe? What he brings is AAU Chicago connections and playing in that world is something BU has done in the peripheral. I'm not against it, its just we have not done anything close to that since before the AAU days with Vercase. If we want to be the best we need to recruit the best.

Anyway welcome to the hilltop and may you're recruiting take us where we all want to be.

[Braves4Life]

Coleman confirms he's taking the job -- http://www.pjstar.com/bradleyhoops/x...-assistant-job

[LongTimeFan]

Welcome to Bradley. It looks like a very good hire for Bradley.

[AZ BU Fan]

Fallout?

Coleman confirms he's taking the job -- http://www.pjstar.com/bradleyhoops/x...-assistant-job

Let the positive "fallout" begin!

[Big Mike]

Good Deal....maybe now we can cash in on some talent in Illinios and get back in Chi-town!

[wily coyote]

Great hire with his connections to Chicago and AAU teams. It is what we have been missing. Now just bring some of that talent to the Hilltop and everyone will be elated. Go Braves. Great hire Geno.

[basketball nut]

This hire sounds really exciting for BU. Glad to see someone w/ that kind of connection to some of the best players in the midwest.

[tornado]

Chicago Sun Times story - some press in Chitown!

http://blogs.suntimes.com/hoopsreport/2012/09/bradley_hires_familiar_face_in.html

"He wants to get the word out.

"I see it as like a street pastor on corner preaching," says Coleman. "I
want to preach the gospel of Bradley basketball. I want to help make
everyone aware of what Bradley has to offer and do whatever coach Ford
needs in doing that."



BTW -- maybe I am mistaken but it seems we've had the conversation on the boards for a few years at least - where we have discussed the pros and cons of hiring an assistant who is well-connected in the Chicago HS & AAU scene...
I have personally been a strong proponent of doing such but we have had those who said we should not.
Wonder why it took so long for us to get this done.
I love Willie but he had never coached high school or AAU in or around Chicago. Hopefully this hire will pay off.

[amckillip]

This appears to be a great hire. I don't know who really led this search - Geno/MC/JG, but I will say it is the best athletics hire (relative to the position) that we've seen in the last 5 years IMO.

[Da Coach]

This appears to be a great hire. I don't know who really led this search - Geno/MC/JG, but I will say it is the best athletics hire (relative to the position) that we've seen in the last 5 years IMO.

There are multiple reasons Bradley went after a proven recruiting specialist like Coleman, and I really like this hire. But I would like to remind fans that he has not landed a single recruit yet, nor helped Bradley win a single game yet. So maybe some of this exuberance is a bit premature.
One reason we were able to attract an assistant like Coleman is that we are paying him a reported $115,000 (it is likely more than that) and he is not even our top assistant. That is about twice what Willie Scott was paid, and way more than any previous new assistant coaches have ever been paid. I like the dedication to the recruiting, and let's hope it pays off quickly.