2014-2015 coaching carousel

[Da Coach]

And with Tennessee's job now open, add one more possible option to Gregg Marshall's list. There are already rumors Tennessee will go after Marshall.
Other names mentioned- Brad Underwood and Mike White.

[CubbieBear]

Guessing that the Marshall plan in Kansas is now over---Greasy Greggy will not be able to turn down the big bucks that will be thrown his way--and Baker will enter the draft the WuShocks will be coach searching in a week or so too.

[tornado]

Now that Tennessee's job has opened up again, they have run thru a bunch of coaches in recent years. This will be their 9th head coach in 26 years, and 4th since 2011....

1989- Don DeVoe steps down
1994- Wade Houston fired
1997- Kevin O'Neill fired
2001- Jerry Green fired
2005- Buzz Peterson fired
2011- Bruce Pearl fired
2014- Cuonzo Martin steps down
2015- Donnie Tyndall fired
..Next??



Update


School - Coach fired....Coach hired
Alabama - Anthony Grant
Alcorn State - Luther Riley
Arizona State - Herb Sendek
Bradley - Geno Ford - BRIAN WARDLE hired
Charlotte - Alan Major - hired Mark Price
Citadel - Chuck Dreisell
DePaul - Oliver Purnell...
East Tennessee State - Murray Bartow - hired Steve Forbes
Fordham - Tom Pecora
George Mason - Paul Hewitt
Green Bay - Brian Wardle left -
Hawaii - Gib Arnold - Benjy Taylor did a nice job as interim
Holy Cross - Milan Brown - hired Bill Carmody
Kennesaw State - Jimmy Lallathin
Liberty - Dale Layer
Mississippi State - Rick Ray - Ben Howland hired
Nevada - David Carter - hired Eric Musselman
Northern Kentucky - Dave Bezold
Penn - Jerome Allen - hired Steve Donahue
San Diego - Bill Grier
SEMO - Dickey Nutt
SIUE - Lennox Forrester
St. John's - Steve Lavin
Tennessee - Donnie Tyndall
Texas - Rick Barnes
UALR - Steve Shields
UIC - Howard Moore - hired Steve McClain
Utah State - Stew Morrill
Utah Valley University - Dick Hunsicker

[tornado]

This article surmises that the money is the only thing that will determine if Gregg Marshall goes to Alabama

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25124912/gregg-marshalls-biggest-coaching-decision-of-his-life-now-awaits-him

[mvcfan]

Bye bye Lavin

[tornado]

Steve Lavin may be out at St. John's...

Steve Lavin and St. Johns working on a contract extension...

Bye bye Lavin

Wow that all happened quick -
Steve Lavin was near the end of his initial contract term signed in 2010 - and probably was told he would not get a raise - may even been told to accept some scaling back of his salary (thought to be over $2 mil - maybe $2.5) if he wanted to be extended ....given his limited NCAA success.

Something must have fallen apart and now he's gone - they would have had to buy out only one year..


Announcement also expected shortly that Texas' Rick Barnes also is fired...
Gregg Marshall is definitely playing his cards right... now he will have three big schools willing to offer big bucks for him --
Or maybe Wichita & Texas trade head coaches ?

[tornado]

so what's the story on Lavin - seems like nobody has any actual info on why the guy was fired...

I have been hearing for years how GREAT of a coach he is and how great he's doing at St. John's - plus they won 20 & made the NCAA again this season..

So why would they fire the guy???
Anyone know?

One rumor is that Lavin had a higher opinion of his services than SJU did and wanted a 5 year extension at $2-3 mil/yr

One report is that he wants the Arizona State job!

[Chico]

so what's the story on Lavin - seems like nobody has any actual info on why the guy was fired...

I have been hearing for years how GREAT of a coach he is and how great he's doing at St. John's - plus they won 20 & made the NCAA again this season..

So why would they fire the guy???
Anyone know?

One rumor is that Lavin had a higher opinion of his services than SJU did and wanted a 5 year extension at $2-3 mil/yr

One report is that he wants the Arizona State job!

Couldn't blame him for wanting the job in the desert compared to New York.

[Da Coach]

Texas reportedly just fired Rick Barnes, but has not announced it officially yet.
The top 2 candidates are Gregg Marshall and Shaka Smart.

[Da Coach]

The Citadel has selected a new head coach- Duggar Baucom

http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/32492d48/breaking-baucom-to-be-named-head-coach-at-the-cita/

[bigjimmy]

Texas would be a better situation than Alabama. Better recruiting base and Texas won't be outbid. Should be interesting days for Marshall.

[LongTimeFan]

I would be sorry to see him leave the conference. He helped to keep the MVC in the public eye.

[Da Coach]

Gregg Marshall, who just a few days ago said publicly he would listen to an offer from Alabama, now says publicly that Alabama should "move on".

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/03/gregg_marshall_tells_alabama_t.html

What made Marshall change his mind is that the Texas job is now open, and they have just as much money to spend. Plus, Marshall has already indicated he is interested in the Texas job.

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/3/28/8306775/gregg-marshall-texas-longhorns-alabama-wichita-state

[tornado]

Hard to believe after all that, DePaul hires Dave Leitao back...

Chris Mullin is expected to be St. John's new head coach --
wonder if their press will go ballistic about his complete lack of any coaching experience?

School - Coach fired....Coach hired
Alabama - Anthony Grant
Alcorn State - Luther Riley
Arizona State - Herb Sendek
Bradley - Geno Ford - BRIAN WARDLE hired
Charlotte - Alan Major - hired Mark Price
Citadel - Chuck Dreisell - hires Digger Baucom
DePaul - Oliver Purnell - hires Dave Leitao
East Tennessee State - Murray Bartow - hired Steve Forbes
Fordham - Tom Pecora
George Mason - Paul Hewitt
Green Bay - Brian Wardle left -
Hawaii - Gib Arnold - Benjy Taylor did a nice job as interim
Holy Cross - Milan Brown - hired Bill Carmody
Kennesaw State - Jimmy Lallathin
Liberty - Dale Layer
Mississippi State - Rick Ray - Ben Howland hired
Nevada - David Carter - hired Eric Musselman
Northern Kentucky - Dave Bezold
Penn - Jerome Allen - hired Steve Donahue
San Diego - Bill Grier
SEMO - Dickey Nutt
SIUE - Lennox Forrester
St. John's - Steve Lavin
Tennessee - Donnie Tyndall
Texas - Rick Barnes
UALR - Steve Shields
UIC - Howard Moore - hired Steve McClain
Utah State - Stew Morrill - Tim Duryea hired
Utah Valley University - Dick Hunsicker
VMI - Digger Baucom heads to Citadel

[Da Coach]

Here is some of the thinking by the basketball writers in Chicago after UIC hired Steve McClain-

https://twitter.com/WndyCtyBsktball/status/582302236216176640

IMO, I see no way UIC will get Marcus Lovett, and I also don't see why Josh would transfer and sit out a year just to play at an even worse program (UIC) than Bradley.