2016-17 Coaching Carousel

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The Geno Ford coaching tree is kinda withering and dying...
Hopefully Chin Coleman can keep it alive, altho he was already in the coaching business under Tim Miles when hired here..

But Greg Graham - who left here after 2 years under Geno to go to Washington State just got fired

http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-cougars-basketball/2017/3/27/15080854/ernie-kent-wsu-basketball-greg-graham-silvey-dominguez

Anyway - almost all the spots are filled...



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 - Derek Kellogg hired
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 - Jonathan Mattox now hired as head coach
New Mexico - Craig Neal fired - Paul Weir hired
New Mexico State - Paul Weir leaves to go to New Mexico - Chris Jans hired
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 - but their web site says Interim
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, 43 filled so far - just 4 left

[Da Coach]

The Geno Ford coaching tree is kinda withering and dying...
Hopefully Chin Coleman can keep it alive, altho he was already in the coaching business under Tim Miles when hired here..

But Greg Graham - who left here after 2 years under Geno to go to Washington State just got fired

http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-cougars-basketball/2017/3/27/15080854/ernie-kent-wsu-basketball-greg-graham-silvey-dominguez

Also, Jaden Uken, who took a job as assistant coach at Fordham after leaving Bradley, was demoted to a non-coaching position last year (Dir. of Basketball Operations).

And Bradley's other assistant coach under Geno, Cole Pittis spent 2015-16 in a low level, non-coaching position at Akron, then this past year he was an assistant coach at East Florida State College, a junior college in Melbourne, FL.

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Also Geno's DBO in 2014-15, JayDee Luster is an assistant at Pacific

http://www.pacifictigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/coaches/Luster_JayDee_Bio?view=bio

but he had a very unfortunate incident a coupe months ago

http://www.recordnet.com/news/20170216/fitzgerald-coach-family-robbed-of-belongings-but-community-steps-forward

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Coppin State makes their hire - Juan Dixon - only 3 open spots remain

[Da Coach]

Coppin State makes their hire - Juan Dixon - only 3 open spots remain

Interesting. Juan Dixon is a product of Towson, MD, just outside Baltimore, and he was a star for the University of Maryland from 1998-2002. He then spent 7 seasons in the NBA and a couple more overseas. He worked in a non-coaching role at Maryland under Mark Turgeon from 2013-2016, then was fired a year ago.
The only previous coaching role he has ever has was this past year as the head coach of the women's team at the University of DC, where he compiled an abysmal 3-25 record. I guess that qualifies him for the head coaching job at Coppin State?

[tornado]

Almost all the spots are filled...just four left- Oral Roberts, Grambling, Florida A&M and Presbyterian - altho Presbyterian has named an Interim Coach
... none of these four seem to much in a hurry to fill their spot..



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 - Juan Dixon HIRED
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 - Robert McCullum hired
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 - Derek Kellogg hired
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 - Jonathan Mattox now hired as head coach
New Mexico - Craig Neal fired - Paul Weir hired
New Mexico State - Paul Weir leaves to go to New Mexico - Chris Jans hired
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 - Paul Mills hired
Portland State - Tyler Geving fired - Luke Jackson hired
Presbyterian - Greg Nibert steps down - Dustin Kerns 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

[Da Coach]

New Drake head coach Niko Medved will hire former Northern Iowa star Ali Farokhmanesh as an assistant coach-

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/drake/2017/04/27/ali-farokhmanesh-expected-join-drake-staff/307283001/

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.....Greg Graham - who left here after 2 years under Geno to go to Washington State just got fired
http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-cougar...lvey-dominguez...

after a disappointing 3rd straight losing season and 10th place PAC-12 finish, Washington State head coach Ernie Kent fired his two top assistants (scapegoats - so he can claim it wasn't his fault) - and now he's replaced one of them with a local high school coach who has no college coaching experience

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/10/ernie-kent-hires-ed-haskins-as-new-wsu-assistant-c/

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Oral Roberts hires Baylor assistant Paul Mills

[Da Coach]

Report that DePaul head coach Dave Leitao plans to hire La Lumirere Prep's Shane Hierman as an assistant coach. La Lumirere is absolutely loaded with talent, and this is obviously a desperate move to try to help Leitao land some of it.

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/858765491221004288

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There is a rumor swirling that Drake's AD is on the way out...

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DePaul hires the head coach at La Lumiere as an assistant

the new guy taking over at La Lumiere
is Pat Holmes, who just came to La Lumiere 3 years ago from Florida State, where our assistant Ryan Sharbaugh came from - I'd have to think we at least have a connection...

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Ex-Bradley Brave Jerome Robinson, who has been an assistant at St. Bonaventure...

has now been hired as an assistant under new New Mexico head coach Paul Weir

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1211044482339960&set=a.116519415125811.20492.100003032594387&type=3&theater

[Da Coach]

Ex-Bradley Brave Jerome Robinson, who has been an assistant at St. Bonaventure...

has now been hired as an assistant under new New Mexico head coach Paul Weir
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

Already had that news here-

https://www.bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=825131268#post825131268

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ISU hires a new assistant to fill the spot left when Dean Oliver left

Toledo's DeAndre Haynes

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/basketball/men/muller-adds-toledo-s-haynes-to-isu-coaching-staff/article_d68818cf-31fd-51a8-a87d-223615abf99e.html