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  • #31
    Iona has reached and agreement with Rick Pitino to take over as head coach, 24 hours after Tim Cluess stepped down.
    I always wonder how can some schools hire a new coach immediately without going through search firms, posting the job publicly, soliciting applications, or interviewing minorities. Isn't that contrary to EEOC guidelines?

    Filled-
    Holy Cross - Bill Carmody retires - Brett Nelson, an assistant coach at Marquette hired as head coach
    Cleveland State - fired Dennis Felton - Dennis Gates, an assistant coach at Florida State, hired as head coach
    UNC-Wilmington - fired C.B. McGrath - Rob Burke interim head coach- named Takayo Siddle as new head coach 3/13/20
    Evansville- fired Walter McCarty - named Bennie Seltzer interim head coach, then hired Todd Lickliter as their new head coach
    Iona- Tim Cluess steps down due to health reasons- Rick Pitino hired as head coach
    Grand Canyon- Dan Majerle fired, Bryce Drew hired as new head coach
    Wyoming- fired Allen Edwards, and hired Jeff Linder

    Interim hired-
    Northern Arizona - Jack Murphy takes an assistant spot at Arizona - Asst. coach Shane Burcar named Interim Head Coach
    University of Idaho - fired Head Coach Don Verlin - Assistant coach Zac Claus named interim head coach
    IUPUI - Jason Gardner fired - assistant coach Byron Rimm named Interim Head Coach
    Central Arkansas - Brad Pennell will not return - Assoc. Head Coach Anthony Boone is Interim Head Coach
    North Carolina A&T- Jay Joiner suspended; Asst. Coach Willie Jones is interim coach


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    Western Illinois- Billy Wright let go after WIU does not renew contract
    SEMO- Rick Ray fired
    Wyoming- fired Allen Edwards
    Air Force- fired Dave Pilipovich
    James Madison- fired Louis Rowe
    Loyola Marymount- fired MIke Dunlap
    Samford- fired Scott Padgett
    Western Michigan- Steve Hawkins fired
    UIC- Steve McClain fired
    UAB- Robert Ehsan fired
    Samford- Scott Padgett fired
    Northern Colorado- Jeff Linder left to take Wyoming job

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    • #32
      Hearing that one of the current schools that will be looking for a new head coach may be looking to contact someone on the staff of a certain successful MVC school.

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      • #33
        Grand Canyon has moved quickly and hired Bryce Drew as their new head coach. Drew was formerly the head coach at Valparaiso (2011-2016), then Vanderbilt (2016-2019). He has not coached since he was fired by Vanderbilt a year ago.


        In other coaching news- Scott Padgett was just fired by Samford. In 6 seasons there, he was 84-115, and in 2019-20 he had his worst season (10-23)

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        • #34
          Wyoming names Jeff Linder as their new head coach. He has coached Northern Colorado of the Big Sky Conference for the past 4 years. He took over a 10-win team at Northern Colorado in 2016, and in his second season, he won 26 games. He has won 21 and 22 games the last 2 seasons.
          This now means the Northern Colorado job is open.

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          • #35
            Originally posted by Da Coach View Post
            The latest head coach to be fired is Evansville's Walter McCarty. Evansville quickly hired Todd Lickliter as their new head coach-

            Coaching changes for the 2019-20 season
            Holy Cross - Bill Carmody retires - Brett Nelson, an assistant coach at Marquette hired as head coach
            Northern Arizona - Jack Murphy leaves to take an assistant spot at Arizona - Assistant coach Shane Burcar named Interim Head Coach
            University of Idaho - fired Head Coach Don Verlin - Assistant coach Zac Claus named interim head coach
            Cleveland State - fired Dennis Felton - Dennis Gates, an assistant coach at Florida State, hired as head coach
            IUPUI - Jason Gardner fired - assistant coach Byron Rimm named Interim Head Coach
            Central Arkansas - Brad Pennell was on indefinite leave of absence. Now will not return - Assoc. Head Coach Anthony Boone is Interim Head Coach
            UNC-Wilmington - fired C.B. McGrath - named Rob Burke interim head coach
            Evansville- fired Walter McCarty - named Bennie Seltzer interim head coach, then a few hours later, hired Todd Lickliter as their new head coach
            Pitno admits mistakes.

            Rick Pitino still maintained that he was innocent of any wrongdoing but took responsibility because he "was the leader." He also said Iona will be his last stop.

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            • #36
              Originally posted by Da Coach View Post
              ...

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              SEMO- Rick Ray fired
              An example of how undesirable and/or low-paying the SEMO job has become- SEMO reportedly offered their head coaching job to Tennessee assistant coach Kim English (former Missouri player). He turned it down saying he preferred to remain an assistant at Tennessee under Rick Barnes.

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              • #37
                Originally posted by Da Coach View Post
                Iona has reached and agreement with Rick Pitino to take over as head coach, 24 hours after Tim Cluess stepped down.
                Rick Pitino's first move after being hired at Iona is to hire 70-year old Tom Abatemarco as an assistant coach.


                Abatemarco is a veteran coach who has been around a long time and has coached a lot of places. His most recent coaching stop was as an assistant at Florida Gulf Coast (2015-2018 )-
                https://fgcuathletics.com/sports/men...abatemarco/258

                He does have a history of some NCAA violations for academic fraud and cheating when he was the head coach at Drake from 1988-1990-
                https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/02...4963635490000/

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                • #38
                  Originally posted by Da Coach View Post
                  He does have a history of some NCAA violations for academic fraud and cheating when he was the head coach at Drake from 1988-1990-
                  https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/02...4963635490000/
                  Shocker.

                  Also, this quote from Pitino:
                  "Looking back on it now, I deserved to be fired by Louisville," Pitino said. "Was I innocent of any wrongdoing? Yes I was, but I was the leader and I deserved to be fired. I need to move on and that's what I probably have learned the most."

                  Is a non-apology and a big fat joke. GIVE ME A BREAK!
                  Larry Bird
                  I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

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                  • #39
                    Michigan assistant Saddi Washington has turned down Western Michigan and will be staying at Michigan.

                    Current coaching changes-

                    Filled-
                    Holy Cross - Bill Carmody retires - Brett Nelson, an assistant coach at Marquette hired as head coach
                    Cleveland State - fired Dennis Felton - Dennis Gates, an assistant coach at Florida State, hired as head coach
                    UNC-Wilmington - fired C.B. McGrath - Rob Burke interim head coach- named Takayo Siddle as new head coach 3/13/20
                    Evansville- fired Walter McCarty - named Bennie Seltzer interim head coach, then hired Todd Lickliter as their new head coach
                    University of Idaho - fired Head Coach Don Verlin - Assistant coach Zac Claus named head coach
                    Central Arkansas - Brad Pennell will not return - Assoc. Head Coach Anthony Boone named Head Coach
                    Iona- Tim Cluess steps down due to health reasons- Rick Pitino hired as head coach
                    Grand Canyon- Dan Majerle fired, Bryce Drew hired as new head coach
                    Wyoming- fired Allen Edwards, and hired Jeff Linder
                    UAB- Robert Ehsan fired; Andy Kennedy hired
                    Loyola Marymount- fired MIke Dunlap; hired Stan Johnson
                    Northern Colorado- Jeff Linder left to take Wyoming job; Steve Smiley promoted to head coach.
                    Samford- fired Scott Padgett; hired Bucky McMillan
                    SEMO- Rick Ray fired; Brad Korn hired
                    UIC- Steve McClain fired; to hire Luke Yaklich

                    Interim-
                    Northern Arizona - Jack Murphy takes an assistant spot at Arizona - Asst. coach Shane Burcar named Interim Head Coach
                    IUPUI - Jason Gardner fired - assistant coach Byron Rimm named Interim Head Coach
                    North Carolina A&T- Jay Joiner suspended; Asst. Coach Will Jones is interim coach and appears likely to be retained. He was named MEAC Coach of the Year


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                    Western Illinois- Billy Wright let go after WIU does not renew contract
                    Air Force- fired Dave Pilipovich
                    James Madison- fired Louis Rowe
                    Western Michigan- Steve Hawkins fired

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                    • #40
                      UAB will hire Andy Kennedy as their next head coach. He was the head coach at Mississippi for 12 seasons before resigning in 2018. He played basketball at UAB and was an assistant coach there from 1995-2001 under Murry Bartow.

                      Current list-
                      well, now that this stuff is hitting the fan and will break in the next few days.... https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...l-1-violations (https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/basketball-fan-talk/487202-ncaa-to-charge-at-least-6-d1-schools-with-level-1-violations) I think we will see a couple coaches on the hot

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                      • #41
                        Loyola Marymount will hire Marquette associate head coach Stan Johnson as their new head coach.

                        Northern Colorado just promoted their associate head coach Steve Smiley to fill their open head coaching spot.

                        There are now 7 open jobs, plus three "interim head coaches" awaiting a decision-
                        https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...500#post492500

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                        • #42
                          Samford is reportedly about to hire Bucky McMillan as their next head coach. He was previously head coach at Mountain Brook High School in Alabama. He will also hire Jake Headrick as an assistant. Headrick has been an assistant under Dana Ford for the last 2 seasons.

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                          • #43
                            A bit off topic but from 72-75 Ron Harris was the Head Coach at samford. Ron was an assistant for Joe Stowell, a Bradley graduate and later returned to Peoria. I remember Bradley playing Samford at the Fieldhouse in Ron’s second season at Samford.
                            houstonbrave

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                            • #44
                              I remember Ron well. He got out of coaching after his years at Samford and into private business in Peoria. He remained a dedicated Bradley fan and was at nearly every home game for many years. He was limited by Parkinsons Disease his last few years, but still tried to make it to games and Braves Club functions. Unfortunately, he passed away in 2018-
                              https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...is-passes-away
                              Obit- https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pj...658&fhid=10868

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                              • #45
                                Originally posted by Da Coach View Post
                                Loyola Marymount will hire Marquette associate head coach Stan Johnson as their new head coach.
                                Marquette Associate Head Coach Stan Johnson takes the head coaching job at Loyola Marymount.
                                Stan Johnson, associate head coach for men’s basketball, is leaving Marquette and becoming the next men’s basketball coach at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, the Lions’ athletic director Craig...


                                That leaves a prime opening on the Marquette coaching staff under Head Coach Steve Wojciechowski. I am hearing there are a lot of coaches with connections in the state of Wisconsin who are interested in applying.
                                It will be interesting to see who is hired to fill the opening, or will they promote from within?
                                Rob Judson is there as a "Special Assistant to the Head Coach", a non-coaching position, although he is a qualified coach-


                                Could there be anyone at Bradley with interest?


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