New Coaching Carousel for 2018-19

[tornado]

Porter Moser was just given a nice pay boost and extension thought to be closer to $1 mil
and he just plunked down (or pledged to plunk down) $2.5 million for the Ricketts' mansion near to Michael Jordan's $15 mil mansion- https://www.chicagotribune.com/class...306-story.html

Mullin was getting $2 mil per year and still has 2 years left so St. John's has to buy that out.... I suspect they're prepared to throw a $2-2.5 mil offer to lure Moser, but Porter doesn't have any recruiting connections out east...so maybe he won't feel like it's the right fit and he knows other good jobs could come along....

[Da Coach]

St. John's fans are not excited about this potential hire. First, they thought they were going to get Rick Pitino. Then they thought St. John's was such a much better job that they would lure Bobby Hurley away from Arizona State. But Hurley turned them down. Then they were confidant they would land Tim Cluess, the successful head coach at Iona. He was born in Queens, the same neighborhood as St. John's U. He played college ball at St. John's under legendary coach Lou Carnesecca. And fans thought there was no way he'd stay at Iona when St. John's was offering more than a million dollars more than he is earning at Iona. But he also balked at their offer. So after all those strikeouts, fans think the SJU AD and administrator lowered their aim a bit to increase their chances of not striking out again.
I think Moser can be successful at SJU, but it will probably take some time. And the fans there are not very patient. There is a lot of talent in New York, but Moser has no recruiting connections there. That was one of Chris Mullin's weaknesses, and it doomed him to failure. It was reported last night that Moser was making calls to find out what assistants might be available who do have NYC recruiting connections. That suggests he may be leaning toward taking the job.

[Da Coach]

Here is more evidence that maybe none of these reports about Moser and St. John's can be relied on. Here is a short article by Big East blogger Adam Zagoria, whose information is usually reliable.
He starts out by reporting the Moser is "wavering" on accepting the St. John's job. But then he goes on to cite a source claiming that Moser was never actually offered the St. John's job! But then he cites a second source that seems to dispute the first source and says Moser apparently was offered the job but will turn it down!
Then he cites other sources that claim the other top candidate Iona coach Tim Cluess was never offered the job either, despite many others who have already reported that he was.

https://www.zagsblog.com/2019/04/16/st-johns-in-flux-as-porter-moser-wavers-on-taking-the-job/

The NY Post reported last night that Moser was offered the job-
https://nypost.com/2019/04/15/st-johns-coaching-search-porter-moser-lands-surprise-offer/

Adam Zagoria tweeted earlier this morning that Moser wanted to return home to Chicago and "meet with Loyola first before making any decisions".

https://twitter.com/AdamZagoria/status/1118133318128738310

Of course, that could mean several things- maybe he wants to give Loyola the courtesy of letting them know what he is planning to do, or maybe he wants to use the St. John's offer as a bargaining chip to get more money from Loyola.

[Da Coach]

There is one other subplot being discussed about the reasons for the Hausers transfer. Their best friend, Trevor Anderson, who played with them at Stevens Point High School (and was a one-time Bradley recruit) is now a walk-on at Wisconsin after he initially played a year at Green Bay. Some are speculating that the Hauser brothers want to play with their friend at Wisconsin, and that they style of play fits better with the style Coach Greg Gard plays there. We should soon see if Wisconsin pursues them. They appear to have enough available scholarships.

[tornado]

Southern Miss hires SE Louisiana's head coach Jay Ladner

Alabama - Avery Johnson fired - Nate Oats HIRED
Alabama A&M - Donnie Marsh resigned back in 2018 - Dylan Howard has interim tag removed and is HIRED
Appalachian State - Jim Fox fired - Dustin Kerns HIRED
Arkansas - Mike Anderson fired - Eric Musselman to HIRED
Belmont - Rick Byrd steps down - Casey Alexander HIRED
Buffalo - Nate Oats left for Alabama - Jim Whitesell HIRED
BYU - Dave Rose steps down - Mark Pope to be HIRED
Cal - Wyking Jones fired - Mark Fox to be HIRED
Cal Poly - Joe Callero fired - John Smith HIRED
Cincinnati - Mick Cronin left for UCLA - John Brannen HIRED
Elon - Matt Matheny fired - Mike Schrage HIRED
Fairfield - Sydney Johnson fired - Jay Young HIRED
George Washington - Maurice Joseph fired - Jamion Christian HIRED
Georgia State - Ron Hunter left for Tulane - Rob Lanier HIRED
Howard - Kevin Nickelberry steps down - OPEN - They have offered $700K to Karl Hobbs https://is.gd/hBbU1s
Idaho State - Bill Evans fired - Ryan Looney HIRED
Kennesaw State - Al Skinner will step down - Amir Abdur-Rahim to be HIRED
Lipscomb - Casey Alexander left for Belmont - OPEN
Mercer - Bob Hoffman fired - Greg Gary to be HIRED
Mississippi Valley State - Andre Payne fired - OPEN - Eric Strothers is Interim
Montana State - Brian Fish fired - Danny Sprinkle HIRED
Morgan State - Todd Bozeman fired - OPEN
Nebraska - Tim Miles fired - Fred Hoiberg HIRED
Nevada - Bill Musselman leaving for Arkansas - Steve Alford HIRED
Niagara - Chris Casey fired - Pat Beilein HIRED
Northern Kentucky - John Brannen left for Cincinnati - OPEN
Ohio - Saul Phillips fired - Jeff Boals HIRED
Presbyterian - Dustin Kern left for Appalachian State - Quinton Ferrell HIRED
St. John's - Chris Mullin steps down - Mike Anderson to be HIRED
St. Joseph's - Phil Martelli out - Billy Lange to be HIRED
San Francisco - Kyle Smith left for Washington State - Todd Golden HIRED
Siena - Jamion Christian leaves for George Washington - Carmen Maciariello HIRED
SIU - Barry Hinson gone -Bryan Mullins reportedly HIRED
SIUE - Jon Harris fired - Brian Barone to be HIRED
South Dakota State - TJ Oetzelberger left for UNLV - Eric Henderson HIRED
Southeast Louisiana - Jay Ladner left for Southern Miss - OPEN - Assistant David Kiefer is Interim Coach
Southern Miss - Doc Sadler left for Nebraska - Jay Ladner HIRED
Stetson - Corey Williams fired - Donnie Jones HIRED
Stony Brook - Jeff Boals left to take Ohio - Geno Ford HIRED
Temple - Fran Dunphy steps down - Aaron McKie HIRED
Tennessee Tech - Steve Payne FIRED - John Pelphrey to be HIRED
Texas A&M - Billy Kennedy FIRED - Buzz Williams to be HIRED
Troy - Phil Cunningham fired - Scott Cross HIRED
Tulane - Mike Dunleavy fired - Ron Hunter HIRED
UCLA - Steve Alford FIRED in December - Mick Cronin HIRED
UMES - has an interim coach, Clifford Reed - Jason Crafton to be HIRED
UMKC - Kareem Richardson fired - Billy Donlon HIRED
UNLV - Marvin Menzies fired - OPEN - TJ Oetzelberger HIRED
Utah Valley - Mark Pope left for BYU - Mark Madsen HIRED
Vanderbilt - Bryce Drew fired - Jerry Stackhouse HIRED
Virginia Tech - Buzz Williams left for Texas A&M - Mike Young to be HIRED
Washington State - Ernie Kent fired - Kyle Smith reported to be HIRED
William & Mary - Tony Shaver fired - Dane Fischer HIRED
Wofford - Mike Young left for Va Tech - Jay McCauley HIRED

54 jobs opened, 6 still remain open

[tornado]

St. John's now targeting James Jones of Yale - https://twitter.com/JPPelzman/status...61356314615810

anyone remember Jones was one of four finalists for the Bradley job in 2002 but left & withdrew his name when a Board Member acted so weirdly during his interview? Since turning down the Bradley job in 2002 he has gone 250-217 at Yale-

[tornado]

Porter Moser was just given a nice pay boost and extension thought to be closer to $1 mil......

https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/04/1...-moser/ambfc0/

Loyola is probably gonna have to pay at least $1 mil to keep him there...

[Da Coach]

St. John's now targeting James Jones of Yale - https://twitter.com/JPPelzman/status...61356314615810

anyone remember Jones was one of four finalists for the Bradley job in 2002 but left & withdrew his name when a Board Member acted so weirdly during his interview? Since turning down the Bradley job in 2002 he has gone 250-217 at Yale-

James Jones is not the only candidate now that St. John's is considering.
They have also been in contact with Paul Hewitt (former failed head coach at Georgia Tech and George Mason who has been out of coaching since he was fired 4 years ago by GMU) and Mike Anderson (failed coach at UAB, Missouri, and Arkansas. He was just fired by Arkansas).
St. John's talked with all three today.
https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/sta...09732566618112

It sure looks like they are lowering their standards quite a bit.

[tornado]

only 8 open positions - St. John's being the only power conference opening

[Da Coach]

It looks like St. John's has finally found someone who will take their open coaching job- Mike Anderson, who was just fired by Arkansas 3 weeks ago has reached an agreement to become their new head coach-
https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2019/04/18/st-johns-hires-mike-anderson-head-coach-arkansas

[tornado]

In a bold step towards making their program big time- Howard University is offering
$700,000 a year to try to hire current Rutgers top assistant coach Karl Hobbs - https://is.gd/hBbU1s

Lindsey Hunter hired at MVSU

Alabama - Avery Johnson fired - Nate Oats HIRED
Alabama A&M - Donnie Marsh resigned back in 2018 - Dylan Howard has interim tag removed and is HIRED
Appalachian State - Jim Fox fired - Dustin Kerns HIRED
Arkansas - Mike Anderson fired - Eric Musselman HIRED
Belmont - Rick Byrd steps down - Casey Alexander HIRED
Buffalo - Nate Oats left for Alabama - Jim Whitesell HIRED
BYU - Dave Rose steps down - Mark Pope to be HIRED
Cal - Wyking Jones fired - Mark Fox to be HIRED
Cal Poly - Joe Callero fired - John Smith HIRED
Cincinnati - Mick Cronin left for UCLA - John Brannen HIRED
Elon - Matt Matheny fired - Mike Schrage HIRED
Fairfield - Sydney Johnson fired - Jay Young HIRED
George Washington - Maurice Joseph fired - Jamion Christian HIRED
Georgia State - Ron Hunter left for Tulane - Rob Lanier HIRED
Howard - Kevin Nickelberry steps down - OPEN - They have offered $700K to Karl Hobbs https://is.gd/hBbU1s
Idaho State - Bill Evans fired - Ryan Looney HIRED
Kennesaw State - Al Skinner will step down - Amir Abdur-Rahim HIRED
Lipscomb - Casey Alexander left for Belmont - Lenny Acuff HIRED
Mercer - Bob Hoffman fired - Greg Gary HIRED
Mississippi Valley State - Andre Payne fired - Lindsay Hunter HIRED
Montana State - Brian Fish fired - Danny Sprinkle HIRED
Morgan State - Todd Bozeman fired - OPEN
Nebraska - Tim Miles fired - Fred Hoiberg HIRED
Nevada - Bill Musselman leaving for Arkansas - Steve Alford HIRED
Niagara - Chris Casey fired - Pat Beilein HIRED
Northern Kentucky - John Brannen left for Cincinnati - OPEN
Ohio - Saul Phillips fired - Jeff Boals HIRED
Presbyterian - Dustin Kern left for Appalachian State - Quinton Ferrell HIRED
St. John's - Chris Mullin steps down - Mike Anderson HIRED
St. Joseph's - Phil Martelli out - Billy Lange HIRED
San Francisco - Kyle Smith left for Washington State - Todd Golden HIRED
Siena - Jamion Christian leaves for George Washington - Carmen Maciariello HIRED
SIU - Barry Hinson gone -Bryan Mullins reportedly HIRED
SIUE - Jon Harris fired - Brian Barone HIRED
South Dakota State - TJ Oetzelberger left for UNLV - Eric Henderson HIRED
Southeast Louisiana - Jay Ladner left for Southern Miss - David Kiefer HIRED
Southern Miss - Doc Sadler left for Nebraska - Jay Ladner HIRED
Stetson - Corey Williams fired - Donnie Jones HIRED
Stony Brook - Jeff Boals left to take Ohio - Geno Ford HIRED
Temple - Fran Dunphy steps down - Aaron McKie HIRED
Tennessee Tech - Steve Payne FIRED - John Pelphrey HIRED
Texas A&M - Billy Kennedy FIRED - Buzz Williams HIRED
Troy - Phil Cunningham fired - Scott Cross HIRED
Tulane - Mike Dunleavy fired - Ron Hunter HIRED
UCLA - Steve Alford FIRED in December - Mick Cronin HIRED
UMES - has an interim coach, Clifford Reed - Jason Crafton HIRED
UMKC - Kareem Richardson fired - Billy Donlon HIRED
UNLV - Marvin Menzies fired - OPEN - TJ Oetzelberger HIRED
Utah Valley - Mark Pope left for BYU - Mark Madsen HIRED
Vanderbilt - Bryce Drew fired - Jerry Stackhouse HIRED
Virginia Tech - Buzz Williams left for Texas A&M - Mike Young HIRED
Washington State - Ernie Kent fired - Kyle Smith HIRED
William & Mary - Tony Shaver fired - Dane Fischer HIRED
Wofford - Mike Young left for Va Tech - Jay McCauley HIRED

54 jobs opened, 3 still remain open

[Da Coach]

Mississippi Valley State University has reportedly hired Lindsey Hunter. Hunter is from Mississippi and played his college career at 2 different HBCU schools in Mississippi. He played one season at Alcorn State and 3 seasons for Jackson State. He was a 1st round pick in the 1993 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons and played 17 seasons in the NBA.

He has a very limited coaching history. He spent part of one season as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns in 2012-13, then halfway through that season, the head coach (Alvin gentry) was fired and Hunter was promoted to interim head coach for the last half of the season. He then spent one season as an assistant for the Golden State Warriors (2013-14) before being relieved of his job. He was then out of coaching again for the next 2 seasons, before becoming an assistant coach under Nate Oats at University of Buffalo for one season (2016-17), before being relieved of his job and the end of that season. He has been out of coaching again for the last 2 years.

[64NIT]

Jim Molinari was not held over at Nebraska by new head coach Fred Hoiberg.

http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=100&SPID=24&SPSID=21

Not sure where Mo will land. He'll be 65 y/o later this year. Maybe he should consider retirement.

[tornado]

coaching is in his blood - I would be surprised if he retires...

of interest is that a spot just opened up on the assistant coaching staff at Iowa and I wouldn't be surprised if Jim's name comes up - https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...ry/3492096002/

[Da Coach]

Lipscomb names Lennie Acuff as their new head coach.-
https://hoopdirt.com/official-acuff-...h-at-lipscomb/

Acuff has been the head coach for the last 22 years at Alabama-Huntsville, a D2 program with a long history of success. He has taken them to the NCAA D2 tournament 11 times in the last 20 years.