BU hires assistant - Ronald "Chin" Coleman

[tornado]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120920/BIGRED/709219995/1001

No official announcement yet but Ronald "Chin" Coleman is believed to be headed to Bradley as Geno Ford's "lead assistant".

[Gary the Gargoyle]

Nice find.

I see they referred to it as the "lead assistant" position in the article. That would surprise me.

[tornado]

despite Coleman being well connected in Chicago - his position at Nebraska was as a lower level coaching assistant (in charge of player development) and thus he wasn't able to go off campus to recruit anyway -
My guess is that the spot at Bradley - like the spot for Geno in 2011 - was sweetened as much as necessary to seal the deal.
Coleman is the guy who was visiting Bradley's campus this last week...

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showpost.php?p=262080&postcount=4

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[PTownHawkeye]

Ronald "Chin" Coleman from Huskers website:

http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.d...CLID=205436062

As great of a guy as Willie is and has been for the program, this feels like an upgrade from a recruiting standpoint. Time will tell, but definitely a solid hire for Geno.

[real fan]

Nice find.

I see they referred to it as the "lead assistant" position in the article. That would surprise me.

Why is that a surprise , in order to get a top notch recruiter like he is you have to give him a good reason to come to Bradley , this makes good sense for the program, we now need to start landing some of those Chicagoland players and get us back to the top.

[tornado]

There is a rumor that one other assistant may leave after this season..

[it's boogie time]

It would be nice to get this assistant coach position filled.

[tornado]

Nebraska press is saying Coleman, if hired at Bradley - could be announced as soon as Friday,
and that he would earn close to $115,000.......

NOTE-- nothing official yet - still things to happen before any announcement - and still no guarantee it will happen...but I like this hire if it happens!

[Old Coach]

Nebraska press is saying Coleman, if hired at Bradley - could be announced as soon as Friday,
and that he would earn close to $115,000.......

That seems like a reasonable price.

[JMM28]

Why is that a surprise , in order to get a top notch recruiter like he is you have to give him a good reason to come to Bradley , this makes good sense for the program, we now need to start landing some of those Chicagoland players and get us back to the top.

I would be surprised if he was the lead assistant because Greg Graham has about 30 years more experience in coaching at the NCAA level.

I wouldn't be surprised if he was the lead recruiter.

I love the hire though.

[Braves4Life]

I would be surprised if he was the lead assistant because Greg Graham has about 30 years more experience in coaching at the NCAA level.

I would be even more surprised if Greg Graham is at BU next season. This guys fills his void when he leaves.

[Braves4Life]

Welcome to BU Chin! It's great to see that Geno got his #1 man! No drama!

[tornado]

back in June John Groce made a big push to land Chin at Illinois but he reportedly turned down what was reported as a very attractive offer from U of I to stay at Nebraska - thus Illinois went with Paris Parham.

http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/mens-basketball/coleman-staying-at-nebraska/article_ce9243c9-fc9e-59a3-8ad6-ba12ab130fcc.html

[bradleyfan20]

This is a great hire for Bradley. Chin is a homerun candidate. But, he won't be the lead assistant. He will be a key recruiter in Illinois and specifically in Chicago. Greg Graham has 8 years of HC experience and 30 years of coaching experience and Jaden Uken is going into his 5th season on Coach Ford's staff and is as close to Coach Ford as anyone at Bradley. By what I have heard, Coach Ford doesn't have "lead assistants". Each guy has different responsibilities. There is no Associate HC or any close coming down the pike.

[Guest]

Not so quick

Just heard Chin is en route to Marquette to interview for their assistant job opening. No way to compete with that. Hard to believe we are in the running with this guy. Cross your fingers