2016-17 Coaching Carousel

[Da Coach]

Tom Crean being mentioned (unofficially) as a possibility at Cal.

Also, a lot of sports media people are reporting that Steve Alford would take the Indiana job. He is still coaching UCLA in the NCAA Tournament, so of course, nothing has happened officially, yet. But the questions have caused Alford to make a statement about how much he likes UCLA, but he stopped short of saying he wouldn't take the IU job-

https://twitter.com/RobHoweHN/status/842574387819827201

[tornado]

Alford has some of the very top recruits lined up for the next 3 years, makes about $3 mil per year...and has a glamor job at UCLA
After seeing what the IU admin & fans have done to each of the last four coaches they had (Knight, Davis, Sampson, Crean..) I would be surprised that they could pay enough to lure him into that trap.


One of the Indiana writers just mentioned Dane Fife in the running but I would incredibly suprised.

https://twitter.com/JeffRabjohns/status/842830037032337408

Fife has a career DI head coaching record of 82-97 and never higher than 4th with only ONE winning conference record in the weak Summit League

[Da Coach]

Illinois moves quickly and hires Brad Underwood from Oklahoma State. He previously coached at Stephen F. Austin.

[Da Coach]

Washington will reportedly hire Syracuse assistant Mike Hopkins-

http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0635133775184926322-4

[Da Coach]

Arkansas State names new coach- Mike Balado

https://hoopdirt.com/breaking-arkansas-state-names-mike-balado-head-basketball-coach/

[tornado]

Morehead State has hired Preston Spradlin as full time head coach

[wizard1]

2016-2017 coaching carousel

IMO, Illinois moved far too fast in hiring a new coach. There are lots of terrific coaches available and the Illinois job is a very good one in a great conference. I hope the new guy does well but I think they could have done better had they been a little more patient.
Wiz

[egib52]

IMO, Illinois moved far too fast in hiring a new coach. There are lots of terrific coaches available and the Illinois job is a very good one in a great conference. I hope the new guy does well but I think they could have done better had they been a little more patient.
Wiz

Not being arumentative, but out of curiosity, why don't you think he is a good fit?

[Da Coach]

Coppin State does not renew the contract of Head Coach Michael Grant. He was 25-69 in his 3 seasons there.

[tornado]

LIU fired Jack Perri


the terms of Brad Underwood's contract are made public - $18 mil over 6 years


Alabama A&M - Willie Hayes steps down
Arkansas State - Grant McCasland leaves to take North Texas - Mike Balado (Louisville Assistant) hired
Austin Peay - Dave Loos steps down
Bethune-Cookman - fires Gravelle Craig
Cal - Cuonzo Martin leaves
Cleveland State - Gary Waters steps down -
Coppin State - Michael Grant fired -
Drake - Ray Giacoletti steps down - Jeff Rutter is interim -
Duquesne - Jim Ferry resigns
Florida A&M - Byron Samuels fired
George Washington - Mike Lonergan fired - Maurice Joseph interim
Illinois - fires John Groce - Brad Underwood hired
Indiana - Tom Crean fired
LIU-Brooklyn - Jack Perri fired -
LSU - Johnny Jones fired - will hire Will Wade
Massachusetts - fires Derek Kellogg
Miami (OH) - fires John Cooper
Missouri - Kim Anderson steps down - Cuonzo Martin hired
Morehead State - Sean Woods steps down - Preston Spradlin was interim now hired as head coach
NC State - Mark Gottfried fired - Kevin Keatts hired
NC-Wilmington - Kevin Keatts leaves -
North Texas - Tony Benford fired - Grant McCasland hired
Oklahoma State - Brad Underwood leaves
Portland State - Tyler Geving fired
Quinnipiac - Tom Moore fired -
SMU - Larry Brown steps down as season is underway - 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
VCU - Will Wade leaves to take LSU
Washington - Lorenzo Romar fired - Mike Hopkins hired
Youngstown State - Jerry Slocum steps down

33 spots opened in 2016-17, eleven filled so far

[tornado]

VCU's Will Wade will go to LSU
Bethune Cookman fires Gravelle Craig.
VCU hiring Mike Rhoades
UMass hires Pat Kelsey from Winthrop

[Da Coach]

VCU's Will Wade will go to LSU...

VCU is moving quickly and not going for a big search. They are reportedly going to hire Mike Rhoades, currently the head coach at Rice, and a former VCU assistant coach. He took over a team 3 years ago at Rice that had won 5 & 7 games the previous 2 seasons, and he won 23 games this season.



Drake is reportedly interviewing head coaching candidates this week. Finalists are reported to include-
Craig Smith, currently head coach at South Dakota
Niko Medved, currently head coach at Furman
Jeff Rutter, interim head coach at Drake and former assistant under Ray Giacoletti

Drake fans are underwhelmed with the names.

[Da Coach]

UMass names Pat Kelsey as their new coach. Kelsey has spent the last 5 years as the head coach at Winthrop, where he was 102-59.

https://hoopdirt.com/official-pat-kelsey-named-head-basketball-coach-umass/

Thus Winthrop is now looking for a new coach.

[braves16]

It looks like Drake has a new coach-

https://twitter.com/GarySharp1620/status/844717230856306690

[Stickboy46]

It looks like Drake has a new coach

https://twitter.com/GarySharp1620/status/844717230856306690

Not so fast. South Dakota countered and he's staying.