New Coaching Carousel for 2018-19

[Da Coach]

...hearing rumors that there might still be some possible turnover of Bradley's coaching staff.
One of Bradley's assistants might be a candidate for an open position elsewhere....

yes - news reported here before it breaks...
Bradley's assistant Troy Pierce takes assistant spot under Brian Barone at SIUE
..nice to see the Brian Wardle coaching tree flourishing...

We correctly predicted on May 3 that there would be news of a member of the Bradley staff leaving to take a coaching job at another D1 school, and on May 10, it was announced that Troy Pierce was leaving to become Assistant Coach at SIUE. Congratulations Coach Pierce!

We have no news yet to report who may fill the open position left by Coach Pierce's departure to SIUE.

But we are still hearing that there is a possibility that one other member of the Bradley staff could be on the move, too.
We can't give any further info at this time, but whatever happens, good luck Coach!

[tornado]

rumored that Michigan threw as much as $6 mil per year to true to lure Providence's Ed Cooley but
Cooley just withdrew his name after Providence gave him a big raise & extension


edit - breaking news that Juwan Howard (Miami Heat assistant) is about to be named as new Michigan head coach to replace John Beilein
https://twitter.com/miaheatbeat/stat...832947713?s=20

[tornado]

Michigan hires Juwan Howard

Meanwhile North Dakota remains the only open head coaching spot in Division I

Alabama - Avery Johnson fired - Nate Oats HIRED
Alabama A&M - Donnie Marsh resigned back in 2018 - Dylan Howard 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 - Kenny Blakeney HIRED
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
Michigan - John Beilein left for the NBA - Juwan Howard HIRED
Mississippi Valley State - Andre Payne fired - Lindsay Hunter HIRED
Montana State - Brian Fish fired - Danny Sprinkle HIRED
Morgan State - Todd Bozeman fired - Kevin Broadus HIRED
Nebraska - Tim Miles fired - Fred Hoiberg HIRED
Nevada - Bill Musselman leaving for Arkansas - Steve Alford HIRED
Niagara - Chris Casey fired - Pat Beilein HIRED
North Dakota - Brian Jones left to be assistant at ISU - Paul Sather HIRED
Northern Kentucky - John Brannen left for Cincinnati - Darrin Horn HIRED
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 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

56 jobs opened, none remain open

[Da Coach]

A Fox Sports reporter in Philadelphia reports that former long-time St. Joseph's head coach Phil Martelli, who was recently firedby their new AD "will soon be announced as the new coach at another college outside the Philly area".-
https://twitter.com/CoconnellFox29/s...30907434987521

Hard to say what that means, but for the record, there is only one Division I school whose head coaching job is still open- University of North Dakota. So he's probably looking at an assistant coaching position.
It is also possible Martelli might move to a Division II or lower level school.
Martelli's long-time assistant coach Dave Duda was just named Athletic Director at Division III Delaware Valley University, but they do not have an opening there for basketball coach.-
https://twitter.com/Coach_Duda/statu...64269634457600

It was also just reported that North Dakota is close to announcing their new head coach.

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so the Philly reporter hints that he knows where Martelli is headed but is not gonna tell us..... why?
Is he sworn to secrecy? Is it because he's friends with Martelli? Or maybe has loyalties to whatever school? Or because he's just guessing ?


btw - there's already a possible start to the 2019-2020 Coaching Carousel..
Idaho head basketball coach DON VERLIN has been placed on administrative leave pending further investigations into possible NCAA violations...
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...administrativ/

The violations seem minor and he will probably be reinstated but ...
" ....the leave could be shortened or extended ... and it might result in Verlin being fired.
....All options are on the table"

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...
Stony Brook - Jeff Boals left to take Ohio - Geno Ford HIRED

Way back when he was at Bradley someone asked Geno at one of those community events if he would ever start up
a Twitter account and begin tweeting - and Geno indicated it wasn't his thing...

BUT -- Geno has emerged from the dark ages and is now Tweeting!!

https://twitter.com/SB_CoachFord

let's give him a bunch of followers!

[Da Coach]

A Fox Sports reporter in Philadelphia reports that former long-time St. Joseph's head coach Phil Martelli, who was recently firedby their new AD "will soon be announced as the new coach at another college outside the Philly area".-
https://twitter.com/CoconnellFox29/s...30907434987521

Hard to say what that means, but for the record, there is only one Division I school whose head coaching job is still open- University of North Dakota. So he's probably looking at an assistant coaching position.
It is also possible Martelli might move to a Division II or lower level school.
Martelli's long-time assistant coach Dave Duda was just named Athletic Director at Division III Delaware Valley University, but they do not have an opening there for basketball coach.-
https://twitter.com/Coach_Duda/statu...64269634457600

It was also just reported that North Dakota is close to announcing their new head coach.

Now there are reports saying Martelli has accepted an assistant coaching position on the Michigan Staff under new head coach Juwan Howard. Still no official announcement..

[Da Coach]

Now there are reports saying Martelli has accepted an assistant coaching position on the Michigan Staff under new head coach Juwan Howard. Still no official announcement..

Michigan has offered an assistant coaching spot to Phil Martelli-

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2019/05/29/michigan-basketball-juwan-howard-phil-martelli/1280889001/

[Da Coach]

North Dakota fills their coaching vacancy by hiring thevery successful head coach at D2 Northern State Paul Sather-

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/1354415-UND-names-Northern-States-Paul-Sather-as-next-head-mens-basketball-coach#.XO_7MiAE4wI.twitter

[patrick_o'brian]

North Dakota fills their coaching vacancy by hiring thevery successful head coach at D2 Northern State Paul Sather-
https://www.grandforksherald.com/spo...iAE4wI.twitter

If I recall, Paul Sather was a star on the Northern State team that Dave Darnall's Eureka College team defeated for the NAIA Div 2 National Championship in 1994.

[Da Coach]

If I recall, Paul Sather was a star on the Northern State team that Dave Darnall's Eureka College team defeated for the NAIA Div 2 National Championship in 1994.

Yes, good memory.
Here is a bit more about Paul Sather, with a mention that he played on the Northern State teams from 1990-94 and starred on the 1992-93 and 1993-94 teams which both finished runner-up in the NAIA Tournament-

https://fightinghawks.com/news/2019/5/30/sather-named-head-mens-basketball-coach.aspx

[tornado]

..- there's already a possible start to the 2019-2020 Coaching Carousel.....

now we definitely have a start to the 2019-2020 Coaching Carousel...
Northern Arizona University of the Big Sky Conference - head coach Jack Murphy leaves to take assistant spot at Arizona - Shane Burcar is Interim head coach

[tornado]

speaking of which... Milik Yarbrough had a court date yesterday for that last arrest ....
update - pretrial hearing set for June 3

It's a pretty good bet that MY won't be there in McLean County and will miss his court date today...

"The Boston Celtics announced they will work out the following players today:
Admiral Schofield - Tennessee
Jason Burnell - Jacksonville St
Jordan Bone - Tennessee
Milik Yarbrough - Illinois St
Oshae Brissett - Syracuse
Ty Jerome - Virginia"
https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/st...45816788217858

[Da Coach]

Several players with MVC connections on that list of players working out today for the Celtics.....

Admiral Schofield played at Tennessee, but was a high school teammate with Milik Yarbrough at Zion-Benton Township High School in Zion, Illinois.
Jordan Bone, who also played at Tennessee, is the younger brother of Josh Bone, who played his freshman and sophomore years at SIU before transferring and playing his final 2 seasons at Tennessee.

Also, Jason Burnell averaged a team-leading 17.9 ppg for Jacksonville State this past season. JSU played at Bradley back on Nov. 14, 2018, and Bradley held him to just 1 basket and a total of 5 points, his lowest scoring output of the entire season.

[tornado]

It's a pretty good bet that MY won't be there in McLean County and will miss his court date today...

"The Boston Celtics announced they will work out the following players today:
Admiral Schofield - Tennessee
Jason Burnell - Jacksonville St
Jordan Bone - Tennessee
Milik Yarbrough - Illinois St
Oshae Brissett - Syracuse
Ty Jerome - Virginia"
https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/st...45816788217858

as expected, Yarbrough's lawyers asked for yet another continuance til June 27 for his Sept. 2018 arrest -
but paired with this case also is the Petition to Revoke his Supervision on the separate May 2018 Reckless Conduct
case for beating up his 18 year old girlfriend, and he will have to face sentencing on that case as well since he violated
the supervision with his September arrest.