2016-17 Coaching Carousel

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Akron reportedly will hire John Groce, formerly head coach of Illinois.

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John Groce officially takes the Akron job-

http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0641284720004439332-4

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a couple new hires...Georgetown, Portland State, Akron, Alabama A&M, and "Interim" removed at Furman


Akron - Keith Dambrot leaves for Duquesne - John Groce hired
Alabama A&M - Willie Hayes steps down - Donnie Marsh hired
Arkansas State - Grant McCasland leaves to take North Texas - Mike Balado (Louisville Assistant) hired
Austin Peay - Dave Loos steps down - Matt Figgers hired
Bethune-Cookman - fires Gravelle Craig - Ryan Ridder hired
Cal - Cuonzo Martin leaves - Wyking Jones hired
Chattanooga - Matt McCall leaves for UMass - Lamont Paris hired
Cleveland State - Gary Waters steps down - Dennis Felton hired
Coppin State - Michael Grant fired - OPEN
Dayton - Archie Miller leaves to take Indiana - Anthony Grant hired
Drake - Ray Giacoletti steps down - Jeff Rutter is interim - Niko Medved hired
Duquesne - Jim Ferry resigns - Keith Dambrot hired
Eastern Washington - Jim Hayford leaves for Seattle - Shantay Legans hired
Florida A&M - Byron Samuels fired - OPEN
Furman - Niko Medved left for Drake - Bob Richey hired
George Washington - Mike Lonergan fired - Maurice Joseph hired as head coach
Georgetown - John Thompson III fired - Patrick Ewing hired
Grambling - Shawn Walker fired - OPEN
Illinois - fires John Groce - Brad Underwood hired
Indiana - Tom Crean fired - Archie Miller hired
LIU-Brooklyn - Jack Perri fired - OPEN
LSU - Johnny Jones fired - Will Wade hired
Massachusetts - fires Derek Kellogg - Winthrop's Pat Kelsey hired then renegs and returns to Winthrop - Matt McCall hired
Miami (OH) - fires John Cooper - Jack Owens hired
Missouri - Kim Anderson steps down - Cuonzo Martin hired
Morehead State - Sean Woods steps down - Preston Spradlin was interim now hired as head coach
New Mexico - Craig Neal fired - OPEN
NC State - Mark Gottfried fired - Kevin Keatts hired
NC-Wilmington - Kevin Keatts leaves - CB McGrath hired
North Texas - Tony Benford fired - Grant McCasland hired
Oklahoma State - Brad Underwood leaves - Mike Boynton hired
Portland State - Tyler Geving fired - Luke Jackson hired
Quinnipiac - Tom Moore fired - Baker Dunleavy hired
Rice - Mike Rhoades leaves to take VCU - Scott Pera hired
SMU - Larry Brown steps down as season is underway - Tim Jankovich hired
Santa Barbara - Bob Williams steps down - Joe Pasternak hired
Seattle - fired Cameron Dollar - Jim Hayford hired
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 - Mike Rhoads hired
Washington - Lorenzo Romar fired - Mike Hopkins hired
Winthrop - Pat Kelsey leaves to take UMass - then changes his mind and returns to Winthrop
Youngstown State - Jerry Slocum steps down- Jerrod Calhoun hired

43 spots opened in 2016-17, 38 filled so far - just 5 left

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Reports of Luke Jackson hired at Portland State have been revised..
Barret Peery hired..

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San Diego State head coach Steve Fisher is retiring. His replacement will be his top assistant for many years who holds the title "Coach in Waiting"- Brian Dutcher

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Scott Sutton fired at Oral Roberts...
Recall this was one of Joanne Glasser's very first choices when she was hiring in 2011 but Sutton turned her down cold cuz she told him she would get to pick the assistant!!

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Scott Sutton was the first candidate to be offered the Bradley job back in 2011, with a big raise over what he earned at ORU. But he wanted to hire his brother (Sean Sutton- who was an assistant at ORU) as an assistant, and he wanted to hire his dad, Eddie Sutton, in a non-coaching consultant position. Our President refused to allow him to hire them, so he literally got up and walked away from the meeting. The next 7 or 8 candidates Bradley reached out to also turned us down.
If you think that is all strange, the story about how we ended up hiring Geno is even more unique.

I am surprised ORU fired Scott Sutton. He had 14 winning seasons in a row there from 2001-2015, then he went 14-17 and 8-22 the last two seasons. His record in 18 seasons after taking over for Barry Hinson in 1999 is pretty good- 575-328. He has turned down a bunch of better offers to stay at ORU, and then he gets fired after one bad season (and one mediocre season). And their decline these last 2 years was partly related to their horrible decision to leave the Summit and join the terrible Southland Conference. They stayed only 2 years, then begged their way back into the Summit, but those 2 years in the Southland hurt Sutton's recruiting and helped lead to their decline.

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New Mexico is reportedly close to hiring New Mexico State's head coach Paul Weir. Weir has only been head coach at NMSU for one year, after 9 seasons as an assistant there under Marvin Menzies (now at UNLV). They went 28-6 this past season, went to the NCAA Tournament, and lost in the first round.

http://nmstatesports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=649&path=mbball

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New Mexico will be filled but now New Mexico State open


Akron - Keith Dambrot leaves for Duquesne - John Groce hired
Alabama A&M - Willie Hayes steps down - Donnie Marsh hired
Arkansas State - Grant McCasland leaves to take North Texas - Mike Balado (Louisville Assistant) hired
Austin Peay - Dave Loos steps down - Matt Figgers hired
Bethune-Cookman - fires Gravelle Craig - Ryan Ridder hired
Cal - Cuonzo Martin leaves - Wyking Jones hired
Chattanooga - Matt McCall leaves for UMass - Lamont Paris hired
Cleveland State - Gary Waters steps down - Dennis Felton hired
Coppin State - Michael Grant fired - OPEN
Dayton - Archie Miller leaves to take Indiana - Anthony Grant hired
Drake - Ray Giacoletti steps down - Jeff Rutter is interim - Niko Medved hired
Duquesne - Jim Ferry resigns - Keith Dambrot hired
Eastern Washington - Jim Hayford leaves for Seattle - Shantay Legans hired
Florida A&M - Byron Samuels fired - OPEN
Furman - Niko Medved left for Drake - Bob Richey hired
George Washington - Mike Lonergan fired - Maurice Joseph hired as head coach
Georgetown - John Thompson III fired - Patrick Ewing hired
Grambling - Shawn Walker fired - OPEN
Illinois - fires John Groce - Brad Underwood hired
Indiana - Tom Crean fired - Archie Miller hired
LIU-Brooklyn - Jack Perri fired - OPEN
LSU - Johnny Jones fired - Will Wade hired
Massachusetts - fires Derek Kellogg - Winthrop's Pat Kelsey hired then renegs and returns to Winthrop - Matt McCall hired
Miami (OH) - fires John Cooper - Jack Owens hired
Missouri - Kim Anderson steps down - Cuonzo Martin hired
Morehead State - Sean Woods steps down - Preston Spradlin was interim now hired as head coach
New Mexico - Craig Neal fired - Paul Weir hired
New Mexico State - Paul Weir leaves to go to New Mexico - OPEN
NC State - Mark Gottfried fired - Kevin Keatts hired
NC-Wilmington - Kevin Keatts leaves - CB McGrath hired
North Texas - Tony Benford fired - Grant McCasland hired
Oklahoma State - Brad Underwood leaves - Mike Boynton hired
Oral Roberts - Scott Sutton fired - OPEN
Portland State - Tyler Geving fired - Luke Jackson hired
Quinnipiac - Tom Moore fired - Baker Dunleavy hired
Rice - Mike Rhoades leaves to take VCU - Scott Pera hired
San Diego State - Steve Fisher retires - Brian Dutcher hired
SMU - Larry Brown steps down as season is underway - Tim Jankovich hired
Santa Barbara - Bob Williams steps down - Joe Pasternak hired
Seattle - fired Cameron Dollar - Jim Hayford hired
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 - Mike Rhoads hired
Washington - Lorenzo Romar fired - Mike Hopkins hired
Winthrop - Pat Kelsey leaves to take UMass - then changes his mind and returns to Winthrop
Youngstown State - Jerry Slocum steps down- Jerrod Calhoun hired

46 spots opened in 2016-17, 40 filled so far - just 6 left

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Wichita State loses their top assistant under Gregg Marshall

https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/status/852180166893850625

...and also - much more relevant as it's in the MVC..
at their post-season banquet last night for Loyola, the University's Athletic Director announced
that Porter Moser (8-10 in the MVC) had been given a contract extension

addendum.... extended thru 2022 - LINK


addendum...
the 28-year head coach of Presbyterian College - who guided them thru the process into DI status...
Greg Nibert - has resigned, and his top assistant John Reynolds will take over as Interim Head Coach

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odd happenings at Oral Roberts - but only 6 open spots left


Akron - Keith Dambrot leaves for Duquesne - John Groce hired
Alabama A&M - Willie Hayes steps down - Donnie Marsh hired
Arkansas State - Grant McCasland leaves to take North Texas - Mike Balado (Louisville Assistant) hired
Austin Peay - Dave Loos steps down - Matt Figgers hired
Bethune-Cookman - fires Gravelle Craig - Ryan Ridder hired
Cal - Cuonzo Martin leaves - Wyking Jones hired
Chattanooga - Matt McCall leaves for UMass - Lamont Paris hired
Cleveland State - Gary Waters steps down - Dennis Felton hired
Coppin State - Michael Grant fired - OPEN
Dayton - Archie Miller leaves to take Indiana - Anthony Grant hired
Drake - Ray Giacoletti steps down - Jeff Rutter is interim - Niko Medved hired
Duquesne - Jim Ferry resigns - Keith Dambrot hired
Eastern Washington - Jim Hayford leaves for Seattle - Shantay Legans hired
Florida A&M - Byron Samuels fired - OPEN
Furman - Niko Medved left for Drake - Bob Richey hired
George Washington - Mike Lonergan fired - Maurice Joseph hired as head coach
Georgetown - John Thompson III fired - Patrick Ewing hired
Grambling - Shawn Walker fired - OPEN
Illinois - fires John Groce - Brad Underwood hired
Indiana - Tom Crean fired - Archie Miller hired
LIU-Brooklyn - Jack Perri fired - OPEN
LSU - Johnny Jones fired - Will Wade hired
Massachusetts - fires Derek Kellogg - Winthrop's Pat Kelsey hired then renegs and returns to Winthrop - Matt McCall hired
Miami (OH) - fires John Cooper - Jack Owens hired
Missouri - Kim Anderson steps down - Cuonzo Martin hired
Morehead State - Sean Woods steps down - Preston Spradlin was interim now hired as head coach
New Mexico - Craig Neal fired - Paul Weir hired
New Mexico State - Paul Weir leaves to go to New Mexico - OPEN
NC State - Mark Gottfried fired - Kevin Keatts hired
NC-Wilmington - Kevin Keatts leaves - CB McGrath hired
North Texas - Tony Benford fired - Grant McCasland hired
Oklahoma State - Brad Underwood leaves - Mike Boynton hired
Oral Roberts - Scott Sutton fired - OPEN - but strange story here
Portland State - Tyler Geving fired - Luke Jackson hired
Presbyterian - Greg Nibert steps down - John Reynolds hired
Quinnipiac - Tom Moore fired - Baker Dunleavy hired
Rice - Mike Rhoades leaves to take VCU - Scott Pera hired
San Diego State - Steve Fisher retires - Brian Dutcher hired
SMU - Larry Brown steps down as season is underway - Tim Jankovich hired
Santa Barbara - Bob Williams steps down - Joe Pasternak hired
Seattle - fired Cameron Dollar - Jim Hayford hired
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 - Mike Rhoads hired
Washington - Lorenzo Romar fired - Mike Hopkins hired
Winthrop - Pat Kelsey leaves to take UMass - then changes his mind and returns to Winthrop
Youngstown State - Jerry Slocum steps down- Jerrod Calhoun hired

47 spots opened in 2016-17, 41 filled so far - just 6 left

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Jonathan Mattox takes over as Head Coach at Morehead State-

https://hoopdirt.com/mattox-promoted-assistant-basketball-coach-morehead-state/

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LIU Brooklyn reportedly negotiating with recently fired UMass head coach Derek Kellogg.

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Chris Jans, who was just named as an associate head coach at Wichita State is now reported to be one of the finalists for the head coach job at New Mexico State. The other finalists, who were all on campus this weekend for interviews, are: NMSU assistant Jesse Bopp, Oregon assistant coach Tony Stubblefield, TCU assistant coach Ryan Miller, and UCLA assistant David Grace. Their AD, Mario Moccia, who was previously at A at SIU, will make a decision in the next couple days.

The fact that Chris Jans is being considered for another head coaching job this quickly shows that college AD's have a short memory. He was hired by Bowling Green as their head coach 3 years ago, and 1 year later in April, 2015, he was fired when a video surfaced showing him at a bar intoxicated and making advances toward a couple women, including slapping them on the butt. He then became abusive toward another female bar patron who tried telling him that he was embarrassing himself and the BGSU program by being "sloppy drunk" and for hitting-on other women while being a married man. He then called her a bitch. After an extended investigation, Bowling Green fired him for cause and refused to pay him for the remaining 5 years on his contract.

https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/04/02/chris-jans-bowling-green-state-fired

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Chris Jans hired at New Mexico..