The 2013-14 coaching carousel starts

[Da Coach]

Many more D1 coaches will be fired in these next couple weeks. Here is another one who's days are numbered-
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20...nclick_check=1

Jason James does get the ax today at Tennessee-Martin-

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24465651/tennessee-martin-fires-head-coach-jason-james

[tornado]

if the people at Tennessee are silly enough to fired Cuonzo Martin - he'd be have multiple job offers elsewhere

[Chico]

if the people at Tennessee are silly enough to fired Cuonzo Martin - he'd be have multiple job offers elsewhere

College admins do some crazy things. I remember one school fired a coach after a 32-3 season.

[SycamoreFanatic]

Interesting tidbit from the SycamorePride board after Saturday game with UNI:

"Pat Knight was in the house tonight and now with Lansing at Stables.

Wonder if Knight comes on as an assistant?!? "

**Stable's is a high priced restaurant in Terre Haute.

[mvcfan]

I could see Lansing getting a look elsewhere. Pat Knight appears to be toxic.

[Da Coach]

Yeah. I thought with the terrible experiences Indiana State had with Knight when they had to cut Tates Locke and Royce Waltman loose, they might not want another Bobby Knight associate again. It's just too much drama and trauma when you have to fire them.

[tornado]

ESPN's Jeff Goodman is reporting that UIC's head coach Howard Moore has fired a couple of his staff...
but supposedly he had to in order to retain his job...further details pending

https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/441597876154945536

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-uic-20140306,0,871331.story

[Da Coach]

ESPN's Jeff Goodman is reporting that UIC's head coach Howard Moore has fired a couple of his staff...
but supposedly he had to in order to retain his job...further details pending

https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/441597876154945536

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...0,871331.story

Looks like the 2 assistant coaches that were let go at UIC were former Bradley assistant All Biancalana and Donnie Kirksey.

[tornado]

Interesting that this is taking place even before the Horizon League Tournament - and there's no discussion yet among anyone on the UIC board

Kirksey is a lifetime Chicago guy and had a lot of connections - but obviously could not help them get the best Chicago talent.

Al B.'s career record as a D-I assistant is 121-184 - including the years he spent at Bradley.

The guy they kept is Stew Robinson, an Indiana guy and Bob Knight disciple but does not have a lot of long time Chicago connections, which is obviously what they really need.

[Da Coach]

DePaul reports that Oliver Purnell is safe for another year.

[tornado]

Despite his win over Bradley, Todd Howard of IUPUI gets fired - gone after just 3 years
Firing a guy after just three years is a bit unusual but he had 70 losses over those 3 years (we have 62)

"... the university has begun a national search process to hire a new coach..."
This is a great opportunity for Rob Judson if he wants to get back into head coaching...



Hey - here's an interesting thought....
There's a discussion among SIU fans about the possibility of assistant coach Anthony Beane, Sr. possibly leaving to take a job either as a head coach somewhere or as a BCS assistant....
and if he does, would Anthony Beane go with him? - which would mean SIU could lose both Desmar Jackson & Beane and be devastated next year.....interesting....
The presence of Beane, Jr. in this equation makes Beane, Sr. a VERY attractive target for some school to hire!!

[tornado]

Appalachian State fires Jason Capel


Here's the list of coaches fired so far in 2013-14

Appalachian State - Jason Capel fired
Delaware State - Greg Jackson fired - Keith Walker is IC
Florida Atlantic - Mike Jarvis fired
IUPUI - Todd Howard fired
Lamar - Pat Knight fired - Tic Price is IC
South Dakota - Dave Boots gone - Joey James is IC
Tennessee-Martin - Jason James fired

[Da Coach]

Another coaching job opens today- University of South Dakota has decided not to retain interim coach Joey James-

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10588292/south-dakota-coyotes-fire-interim-coach-jason-james

[tornado]

IUPUI - Todd Howard fired..

one of the IUPUI guys is considering looking elsewhere
He is a highly rated 6-5 scorer...out of a smaller school in Indiana -
sounds a lot like Colt Ryan.....maybe check the kid out??

http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140311/SPORTS/140319956/1002

and here's a coaching carousel story of a different kind involving an MVC school...

Missouri State just hired a new women's basketball coach - who brings in her HUSBAND as her assistant coach...raising some question of whether this violates state "nepotism" laws...

http://www.news-leader.com/article/20140311/NEWS01/303110041/

[Da Coach]

Interesting situation. Of course there are a number of Division I coaches who have had family members on their staff.
In fact, most people don't know this, but the top candidate that Bradley sought out, interviewed, and offered the job to for the open men's head coaching job, almost exactly 3 years ago, wanted to bring his brother and possibly his father onto the staff with him if he agreed to the job. But that was not agreeable to Bradley, who maybe wanted control over his staff selections. That was one of the reasons he withdrew.