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[Da Coach]

Official announcement by Valparaiso-
Roger Powell Jr. Selected to Lead Valpo Men’s Basketball Program

https://www.valpoathletics.com/mbasketball/news/2022-23/22022/roger-powell-jr-selected-to-lead-valpo-mens-basketball-program/

New Valparaiso head coach Roger Powell adds staff members-

https://www.valleyhoopsinsider.com/powell-adds-3-members-of-his-coaching-staff/

[KillerB]

Lottich landing at Mizzou
Jeff Goodman
@GoodmanHoops
Missouri's Dennis Gates is hiring former Valparaiso head coach Matt Lottich as special assistant to the head coach, source told @Stadium.

[bradleyfan124]

Lottich landing at Mizzou
Jeff Goodman
@GoodmanHoops
Missouri's Dennis Gates is hiring former Valparaiso head coach Matt Lottich as special assistant to the head coach, source told @Stadium.

Good for him. I thought he was a class act

[64NIT]

Ron Sanchez resigns as Charlotte head coach to assume the position of associate head coach at Virginia, a position he had held previously:

https://virginiasports.com/news/2023/06/06/sanchez-returning-to-virginia-as-associate-head-coach/

[Da Coach]

Ron Sanchez resigns as Charlotte head coach to assume the position of associate head coach at Virginia, a position he had held previously:

https://virginiasports.com/news/2023...te-head-coach/

Interesting. Tony Bennett (head coach at Virginia) is only 54, and not likely to step down any time soon.
Sanchez took over a horrible Charlotte program in 2018 that had a 6-23 record the previous season and which had not had a winning conference record in 9 years. He built the program back to a degree of respectability and seemed to be headed up. This past season, he won 22 games (their most since 2001), and won the championship of the CBI.

When Sanchez first announced he was stepping down as Charlotte's head coach earlier today, he only said it was "to pursue other opportunities".
He never mentioned that he already had plans to return to Virginia as Associate Head Coach.
https://kdhnews.com/sports/nba/charl...ac677e506.html

But literally minutes later, Virginia posted the announcement that Sanchez was returning as their Associate Head Coach, and writers who had reported him resigning at Charlotte raced to edit their stories.
https://virginiasports.com/news/2023...te-head-coach/

[64NIT]

Interesting Twitter thread on Sanchez by D1 Docket, a Charlotte guy:

Quick Thread on Sanchez and the last five years:
•0-3 in C-USA Tournament (one bid league)
•Under .500 overall and in league.
•Allowed a 47 possession game to happen while trailing double-digits entire 2nd half.

https://twitter.com/TheD1Docket/status/1666135795877523475

•Wanted to play UVA style ball but couldn’t crack Top 175 in minutes continuity (@kenpomeroy), only other school in that group with no coaching changes was Kentucky.
•Team would just pack it in early, letting teams back in to games (see final game against EKU)

https://twitter.com/TheD1Docket/status/1666135799081971716

Next coach:
•Prior HC experience is a must, 3 hires in a row with none. AD will be rightly crucified if we hire another assistant.
•Finally broke out of buyout cycle, can actually offer competitive salary.
•Yes I am available for podcasts.

https://twitter.com/TheD1Docket/status/1666135802114342912

[Old Coach]

Charlotte is a great job for the right guy. The campus is beautiful, and Charlotte is a growing and thriving "new south" city in a top 25 market. The current coach was making $700K at the time of his departure. I would expect they'll be in the $850K - $1 million range with an experienced coach.

[Da Coach]

Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown returning to coaching?-

https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1670885030468415503

[Da Coach]

Bryant head coach Jared Grasso takes unexplained leave of absence-

https://hoopdirt.com/breaking-bryants-grasso-on-leave-of-absence/

[yoda]

speaking of coaches, anyone see this?

Ranking of all 362 Division I head coaches... and whoa, are they ever harsh on MVC coaches!
They have Brian Wardle at 150, but they have half the MVC coaches at ~200, 300 or higher!
Heck, one guy who hasn't ever finished above 7th in the MVC is ranked considerably higher...
Have a laugh with this one..

https://bustingbrackets.com/2023/10/02/ncaa-basketball-ranking-362-d-head-coaches-2023-24-season

[Da Coach]

Indiana State signs head coach Josh Schertz to an extension through 2028

https://gosycamores.com/news/2023/10/12/basketball-sycamores-schertz-agree-to-contract-extension-through-2027-28.aspx

[bradleyfan124]

Indiana State signs head coach Josh Schertz to an extension through 2028

https://gosycamores.com/news/2023/10/12/basketball-sycamores-schertz-agree-to-contract-extension-through-2027-28.aspx

I think Schertz has done a pretty decent job for Indiana State

[Da Coach]

Bryant head coach Jared Grasso takes unexplained leave of absence-
https://twitter.com/coach_grasso/sta...3101897265621/

Bryant head coach Jared Grasso has resigned. He has been on a leave of absence since September after Bryant began an investigation into "inappropriate behavior". No further official details have been announced, though some rumors have arisen. A few days after taking the leave of absence, he was charged with a hit and run accident, which oddly, was later dismissed

[Da Coach]

Bryant head coach Jared Grasso has resigned. He has been on a leave of absence since September after Bryant began an investigation into "inappropriate behavior". No further official details have been announced, though some rumors have arisen. A few days after taking the leave of absence, he was charged with a hit and run accident, which oddly, was later dismissed

Associate Head Coach Phil Martelli, Jr. named the new head coach at Bryant- https://www.bryantbulldogs.com/sport...20231114wa1yfe

[Da Coach]

Another job opens- Coastal Carolina's head coach Cliff Ellis to announce his sudden retirement- https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/sta...32124806169062

Associate Head Coach Bennie Moss to take over.