2014-2015 coaching carousel

[tornado]

A couple places close to firing their coaches like we are...

Georgia Tech - but there is a HURDLE....
the money for buying Brian Gregory out while they are STILL PAYING their former coach Paul Hewitt -

http://jeffschultz.blog.ajc.com/2015/03/11/techs-decision-on-brian-gregory-tougher-than-you-might-think/

Lots of talk about the possibility of Tom Crean getting fired if he loses early in the Big Ten tourney

http://scoop.hoosiershq.com/2015/03/glass-crean-not-coaching-for-his-job-on-saturday/#/2

http://kentsterling.com/2015/03/09/evaluating-tom-crean-needs-to-wait-until-the-season-ends-but-here-are-the-metrics-for-retaining-firing-him/

ESPN's Seth Davis labels fans who talk about firing their coaches for poor performance...
"irrational"

http://pistolsfiringblog.com/wait-cant-talk-travis-fords-coaching-future/

..but in the context there's also a discussion of whether Oklahoma State's Travis Ford is on the hot seat - and Ole Miss, too


one more - it is rumored that Fordham will fire their coach and try to lure Manhattan's coach Steve Masiello
...one Fordham source also mentions the name of Virginia assistant and ex-BU assistant Ritchie McKay..
but here's where I doubt he'd go to Fordham...
the most they'd ever pay for their head coach might be $200-300K but it's been reported that McKay already makes more than that!



also - Farmington's Ben Wierzba was on staff at SIUE - and he has also been let go along with the entire staff.
Now here's the funny part - back in 2011 there were fans right here who wanted to hire Ben Wierzba as head coach for Bradley - seriousl-
well, he's now available

[Da Coach]

David Carter, coach at University of Nevada-Reno for 6 years, was fired after Nevada was eliminated from the Mountain West Tournament.

http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/94d6a134/breaking-rumor-carter-fired-at-nevada/

[lefty]

It is being reported that David Carter, coach at University of Nevada-Reno for 6 years, was fired after Nevada was eliminated from the Mountain West Tournament.
http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/94d6a13...red-at-nevada/

speaking of conference tournaments in Las Vegas??¦..I am in Vegas for a meeting and got a ticket from Greg Graham for the Pac-12 tournament today and watched Washington State lose to California 84-59??¦??¦

I think there 3 tournaments out here??¦Pac-12,MWC, and WAC

[Da Coach]

That is quite unusual. The Pac-12 is playing their tournament at the MGM Grand Arena, the WAC is playing their tournament at the Orleans Arena, where Bradley has played a couple of tournaments, and the MWC is playing their tournament at the Thomas and Mack Center (home arena on campus of UNLV), where Bradley played UNLV back in Dec. 2004.
That seems like it would be a lot of fun for a college basketball fan!

[Braves2006]

That is quite unusual. The Pac-12 is playing their tournament at the MGM Grand Arena, the WAC is playing their tournament at the Orleans Arena, where Bradley has played a couple of tournaments, and the MWC is playing their tournament at the Thomas and Mack Center (home arena on campus of UNLV), where Bradley played UNLV back in Dec. 2004.
That seems like it would be a lot of fun for a college basketball fan!

I believe it was the West Coast Conference (WCC) tournament at Orleans, not the WAC.
Which Gonzaga won last night beating. BYU.

Edit:
Upon further review, the WAC tourney is also at the Orleans aArena. Wow!

[Da Coach]

You are right. That makes 4 conference tournaments within a couple miles of each other in the same week in Las Vegas.

[lefty]

You are right. That makes 4 conference tournaments within a couple miles of each other in the same week in Las Vegas.

I actually thought there was 4 but I couldn't think of the other venue??¦..2 at the same venue is something else??¦??¦good way for those conferences to get fans to their games though

[Da Coach]

DePaul was walloped by Creighton last night in the first round of the Big East Tournament-

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400766779

And almost immediately, there are strong rumors that it was Oliver Purnell's last game.

[tornado]

I watched this game last night - it was tied or within 2 pts until the final 12 min, then Creighton pulled away and it was obvious they were just playing harder and they wanted it more..
the DePaul kids seemed like maybe they were just so used to losing that it didn't matter to them, while the Creighton kids were ripping the balls away from the Blue Demons, diving at the loose ones, and clearly playing harder - not necessarily more talent - but definitely playing harder..

DePaul is a whole lot like our team - they have the talent and if it comes easy - they look good..
but if they have to work for a decent result - they do not look that good.

Maybe Tommy Hamilton will be available if he wants to transfer?

btw - Jim Molinari's youngest son, David Molinari actually got in the game - missed a 3-pointer at the end.

[tornado]

David Carter, coach at University of Nevada-Reno for 6 years, was fired after Nevada was eliminated from the Mountain West Tournament.
http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/94d6a13...red-at-nevada/

Jim Les is mentioned prominently as a top candidate to replace the Nevada head coach

http://www.rgj.com/story/sports/college/nevada/2015/03/11/a-look-at-15-candidates-who-could-replace-david-carter/70183874/

[Chico]

Jim Les is mentioned prominently as a top candidate to replace the Nevada head coach
http://www.rgj.com/story/sports/coll...rter/70183874/

I checked that list out. Wonder if BU has interest in any of them.

[Da Coach]

Murry Bartow is out at East Tennessee State-

http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/89df732c/hot-bartow-fired-at-east-tennessee-state/

[tornado]

I checked that list out. Wonder if BU has interest in any of them.

one of them (Arsenault) is the Grinnell (Iowa) coach and one has Drake connections -
but most have strong west coast ties and extremely few have midwest ties...
...Reggie Theus played for the Bulls -
but with the reputation we have of throwing ungodly offers ($700K, $800K) even at candidates who've never had an NCAA, I'd bet they'd all at least open the brochure if we sent one...

[tornado]

DePaul has let Oliver Purnell go

[Da Coach]

DePaul was walloped by Creighton last night in the first round of the Big East Tournament-

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400766779

And almost immediately, there are strong rumors that it was Oliver Purnell's last game.

DePaul Head Coach Oliver Purnell just resigned, thus avoiding his resume' saying "fired".

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-depaul-oliver-purnell-story.html

For what its worth, I am hearing that some candidates for the open jobs at SIUE, UIC, and probably now DePaul as well as other schools looking for a new coach, are unable to interview because their teams are still playing. So don't expect new coaches to be named quickly.