2016-17 Coaching Carousel

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Quinnipiac fires Tom Moore
Youngstown State's Jerry Slocum stepping down



Alabama A&M - Willie Hayes steps down
Austin Peay - Dave Loos steps down
Cleveland State - Gary Waters steps down -
Drake - Ray Giacoletti steps down - Jeff Rutter is interim
George Washington - Mike Lonergan fired - Maurice Joseph interim
LSU (not official yet) - Johnny Jones to be fired
Missouri - Kim Anderson steps down
Morehead State - Sean Woods steps down - Preston Spradlin is interim
NC State - Mark Gottfried fired
North Texas - Tony Benford fired
Quinnipiac - Tom Moore fired -
SMU - Larry Brown steps down - Tim Jankovich hired
Tennessee-Martin - Anthony Stewart was acting as Interim Coach - Anthony Stewart hired as permanent Head Coach
Youngstown State - Jerry Slocum steps down

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Cleveland State head coach Gary Waters retires.

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LSU to part ways with head coach Johnny Jones after season is over.

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Here is Drake's job posting-

https://hoopdirt.com/job/head-basketball-coach-drake-university-full-time/

They are not requiring "head coaching experience". The only qualifications required are:

Drake University is seeking applications for the position of Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Drake University is a Division I program and competes in the Missouri Valley Conference. This individual must be able to identify, recruit, retain and develop qualified Division I student athletes who will compete at the national level and who will reflect Drake University academic standards. Finally, the successful candidate will have characteristics consistent with the Bulldog Way culture of character, excellence and ethics that uniquely define Drake Athletics.

Qualifications:
A bachelor’s degree is required, a master’s degree is preferred.

Prior college coaching experience required.

Ability to be insured on Drake’s insurance for driving.

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Another low DI spot opens, Alabama A&M in the SWAC, they were 2-27 and had the lowest RPI in all of DI, 351 & their only 2 wins were against 300+ RPI teams

http://www.waaytv.com/appnews/breaking-aamu-s-hayes-resigns-as-men-s-basketball-coach/article_ce159478-0391-11e7-a5c8-4fcdd927869b.html

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... next round of firings to begin soon, now that teams exiting tourneys early.....

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UC Santa Barbara coach Bob Williams is gone



Alabama A&M - Willie Hayes steps down
Austin Peay - Dave Loos steps down
Cleveland State - Gary Waters steps down -
Drake - Ray Giacoletti steps down - Jeff Rutter is interim
George Washington - Mike Lonergan fired - Maurice Joseph interim
LSU - Johnny Jones fired
Massachusetts - fires Derek Kellogg
Missouri - Kim Anderson steps down
Morehead State - Sean Woods steps down - Preston Spradlin is interim
NC State - Mark Gottfried fired
North Texas - Tony Benford fired
Quinnipiac - Tom Moore fired -
SMU - Larry Brown steps down - Tim Jankovich hired
Santa Barbara - Bob Williams steps down -
Tennessee-Martin - Anthony Stewart was acting as Interim Coach - Anthony
Stewart hired as permanent Head Coach
Youngstown State - Jerry Slocum steps down

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UMass fired Derek Kellogg

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Maybe Luwane Pipkins looking to play closer to home

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Here is your CLASSIC schizoid fan base...

less than a year ago - the Minnesota Gopher fans & media were talking firing Richard Pitino

http://www.startribune.com/is-the-u-building-a-case-to-fire-richard-pitino-i-hope-they-want-me-to-stay-he-says/379221211/

https://twitter.com/TeddyGreenstein/status/706191077284421632

https://twitter.com/jake_the_maier/status/557745098755416066

Now he has them going to the NCAA and even being mentioned in the conversation of National Coach of the Year!


Also - Miami (OH) has fired head coach John Cooper

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Miami of Ohio job opens as they decline to renew John Cooper's contract.

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Alabama A&M - Willie Hayes steps down
Austin Peay - Dave Loos steps down
Cleveland State - Gary Waters steps down -
Drake - Ray Giacoletti steps down - Jeff Rutter is interim
George Washington - Mike Lonergan fired - Maurice Joseph interim
Illinois - fires John Groce
LSU - Johnny Jones fired
Massachusetts - fires Derek Kellogg
Miami (OH) - fires John Cooper
Missouri - Kim Anderson steps down
Morehead State - Sean Woods steps down - Preston Spradlin is interim
NC State - Mark Gottfried fired
North Texas - Tony Benford fired
Quinnipiac - Tom Moore fired -
SMU - Larry Brown steps down - Tim Jankovich hired
Santa Barbara - Bob Williams steps down -
Tennessee-Martin - Anthony Stewart was acting as Interim Coach - Anthony
Stewart hired as permanent Head Coach
Youngstown State - Jerry Slocum steps down

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UMass fired Derek Kellogg

This story may have had something to do with UMass firing Derek Kellogg

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/03/12/derek-kellogg-lou-roe-named-suit-against-umass-basketball-staffers/ZSg8z2cY1KjFbxIO6cgmdI/story.html

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Got the first new hire of the season...
North Texas hired Grant McCasland from Arkansas State
& Seattle fires Cameron Dollar



Alabama A&M - Willie Hayes steps down
Arkansas State - Grant McCasland leaves to take North Texas
Austin Peay - Dave Loos steps down
Cleveland State - Gary Waters steps down -
Drake - Ray Giacoletti steps down - Jeff Rutter is interim -
Duquesne - Jim Ferry resigns
George Washington - Mike Lonergan fired - Maurice Joseph interim
Illinois - fires John Groce
LSU - Johnny Jones fired
Massachusetts - fires Derek Kellogg
Miami (OH) - fires John Cooper
Missouri - Kim Anderson steps down
Morehead State - Sean Woods steps down - Preston Spradlin is interim
NC State - Mark Gottfried fired
North Texas - Tony Benford fired - Grant McCasland hired
Quinnipiac - Tom Moore fired -
SMU - Larry Brown steps down - Tim Jankovich hired
Santa Barbara - Bob Williams steps down -
Seattle - fired Cameron Dollar -
South Florida - had been open since Orlando Antigua fired - Brian Gregory hired
Tennessee-Martin - Anthony Stewart was acting as Interim Coach - Anthony Stewart hired as permanent Head Coach
Youngstown State - Jerry Slocum steps down

22 spots opened, two filled so far

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A few years prior to Arkansas State, Grant McCasland was also a successful junior college coach at Midland College in Texas. He coached some players that Bradley recruited.