This Year's Coaching Carousel Thread

[tornado]

Well, it's starting to heat up with Cuonzo Martin's hiring and Ben Braun's firing...

Alcorn State - Samuel West fired
Arizona - Lute Olson stepped down - Kevin O'Neill is interim coach - Lute Olson plans to be back
Arkansas-Pine Bluff - Van Holt resigns - George Ivory hired
Arkansas State - Dickey Nutt fired - John Brady hired
California - Ben Braun fired - Mike Montgoomery hired
Centenary - Rob Flaska out
Detroit - Perry Watson steps down
Grambling State - Larry Wright fired
Idaho - George Pfeifer fired - Utah State assistant Don Verlin hired
Indiana - Kelvin Sampson is out - Dan Dakich is interim coach - Tom Crean hired
James Madison - Dean Keener out - Matt Bradly hired
Kent State - Jim Christian leaves to take TCU spot - Geno Ford takes over
Loyola Marymount - Rodney Tention out - Bill Bayno hired
LSU - John Brady fired - Butch Pierre is interim coach
Marist - Matt Brady hired by James Madison
Marquette - Tom Crean leaves
Mercer - Mark Slonaker out - Bob Hoffman hired
Missouri State - Barry Hinson fired - Cuonzo Martin hired
New Jersey Institute of Technology - Jim Casciano resigns - Jim Engles hired
Oklahoma State - Sean Sutton fired
Oregon State - Jay John was fired - Kevin Mouton is interim coach
Pepperdine - Vince Wahlberg resigned - Eric Bridgeland is interim coach, Tom Asbury will take over next season
Providence - Tim Welsh fired
Rice - Willis Wilson fired
Sacramento State - Jerome Jenkins fired
San Francisco - Jessie Evans steps down - Eddie Sutton takes over but doesn't want to coach beyond the end of the season
South Carolina - Dave Odom retires - Darrin Horn is hired
Texas Christian - Neil Dougherty fired - Jim Christian hired
Texas Tech - Bob Knight steps down - Pat Knight takes over
Toledo - Stan Joplin fired
Western Illinois University - Derek Thomas fired
Western Kentucky - Darrin Horn left for South Carolina

15 spots filled, 17 spots still open

[tornado]

Kent State's basketball coach just resigned and took the open head coaching spot at Texas Christian

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Sports/2008/03/29/tcu_hires_a_new_mens_basketball_coach/9996/

Also, according to an insider report, the position as head coach at South Carolina has been offered to Western Kentucky's Darrin Horn,
and the suspicion among observers is that Horn will take the position and it will be announced Monday.

[IlliBraves]

I just heard an interesting rumor from a pretty reliable source. According to this rumor, Pitino is supposedly a candidate to become the next coach at Indiana. I like Rick Pitino and I love what he's done at Louisville, but I'd really hate him if he went there, especially if he ditched the team he has. I'd imagine UK fans would feel the same way, especially since they hate him now, but by moving to another UK rival, forget about it!!

[Da Coach]

I have heard the Pitino rumor, but I just don't know if I can believe that. I can't believe Indiana can pay him much more than Louisville. And he has a business on the side breeding and raising race horses in Kentucky, something I don't believe he wouls want to be away from.
I suspect this might be another case of a coach using another school (Indiana) to increase his value to his current school (Louisville).

I still think it will be Tony Bennett

http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/7966020/Hoosiers-offer-coaching-job-to-Bennett

[Da Coach]

Western Kentuck's Darrin Horn will interview for the South Carolina job--

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3319977&campaign=rss&source=NCAAHeadlines

This will be interesting, since Horn is a former player for Western Kentucky, and many thought he would not look to leave for a higher position. His contract has an interesting provision--

Horn is 111-48 in five seasons at his alma mater. He has three years remaining on his contract, which includes a buyout of $157,000 per year for each year bought out, as well as a provision that would require Horn's new school to play four games against the Hilltoppers in the future.

[tornado]

It appears to be official, Western Kentucky's Darrin Horn is the next South Carolina coach.

http://www.thestate.com/557/story/361362.html

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Updated with changes

Alcorn State - Samuel West fired - Larry Smith hired
Arizona - Lute Olson stepped down - Kevin O'Neill is interim coach - Lute Olson plans to be back
Arkansas-Pine Bluff - Van Holt resigns - George Ivory hired
Arkansas State - Dickey Nutt fired - John Brady hired
Brown - Craig Robinson leaves to go to Oregon State - Jesse Agel hired
Bucknell - Pat Flannery retires - Dave Paulsen hired
California - Ben Braun fired - Mike Montgomery hired
Centenary - Rob Flaska out - Greg Gary hired
Detroit - Perry Watson steps down - Ray McCallum hired
Drake - Keno Davis leaves - Mark Phelps hired
Florida Atlantic - Rex Walters leaves - Mike Jarvis hired
Grambling State - Larry Wright fired - Larry Duckett takes over
Idaho - George Pfeifer fired - Utah State assistant Don Verlin hired
Indiana - Kelvin Sampson is out - Dan Dakich is interim coach - Tom Crean hired
Jacksonville State - Mike LaPlante dismissed - James Green hired
James Madison - Dean Keener out - Matt Brady hired
Kent State - Jim Christian leaves to take TCU spot - Geno Ford takes over
Loyola Marymount - Rodney Tention out - Bill Bayno hired
LSU - John Brady fired - Butch Pierre is interim coach - Trent Johnson hired
Marist - Matt Brady hired by James Madison - Jose "Chucky" Martin hired
Marquette - Tom Crean leaves - Buzz Williams hired
Maryland Eastern Shore - Interim Meredith Smith fired - Frankie Allen hired
Massachusetts - Travis Ford leaves - Derek Kellogg hired
Mercer - Mark Slonaker out - Bob Hoffman hired
Mississippi Valley State - James Green leaves - Sean Woods hired
Missouri State - Barry Hinson fired - Cuonzo Martin hired
New Jersey Institute of Technology - Jim Casciano resigns - Jim Engles hired
Ohio - Tim O'Shea leaves to take over at Bryant - hires John Groce
Oklahoma State - Sean Sutton fired - Travis Ford hired
Oregon State - Jay John was fired - Kevin Mouton is interim coach - Craig Robinson hired
Pepperdine - Vince Wahlberg resigned - Eric Bridgeland is interim coach, Tom Asbury will take over next season
Providence - Tim Welsh fired - Keno Davis hired
Rice - Willis Wilson fired - Ben Braun hired
Sacramento State - Jerome Jenkins fired - Brian Katz hired
San Francisco - Jessie Evans steps down - Eddie Sutton takes over but doesn't want to coach beyond the end of the season - Rex Walters hired
South Carolina - Dave Odom retires - Darrin Horn is hired
St. Francis (PA) - Bobby Jones resigns - Don Friday hired
Stanford - Trent Johnson leaves - Johnny Dawkins hired
Texas Christian - Neil Dougherty fired - Jim Christian hired
Texas Southern - Robert Moreland out - Tony Harvey hired
Texas Tech - Bob Knight steps down - Pat Knight takes over
Toledo - Stan Joplin fired - Gene Cross hired
Western Illinois University - Derek Thomas fired - Jim Molinari hired
Western Kentucky - Darrin Horn left for South Carolina - Ken McDonald hired

44 spots filled, no open spots in DI

[tornado]

Yet another D-I head coaching change, and this one's kind of odd.
Tim O'Shea, the head coach of Ohio (who came and played BU in Peoria in the CBI) is leaving Ohio and taking the head coaching job at Bryant University (Division II) in Rhode Island.

http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/8261526/Sources:-O'Shea-to-take-head-job-at-Bryant

Bryant is in the process of transitioning to Division I and will become fully Division I in 2012 when they will also become the 12th member of the NEC (Northeast Conference).
The Northeast Conference also includes Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island University, Monmouth, Mount St. Mary's, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis of PA, St. Francis of NY, and Wagner.

Hey-- I have a trivia question......how many of those 12 schools in the NEC would you have known the city in which it resides?

[MacabreMob]

The Northeast Conference also includes Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island University, Monmouth, Mount St. Mary's, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis of PA, St. Francis of NY, and Wagner.

Hey-- I have a trivia question......how many of those 12 schools in the NEC would you have known the city in which it resides?

We did something like this before and I failed miserably. But without googling or searching, let me fail again....

C Conn - no clue, but I bet it is in C Conn
FDU - don't know the city, but I think it's in NJ (Newark?)
LIU - ok, I'm not from Rio Linda... NYC
Monmouth - that's New Jersey too (New Brunswick?)
Mt St Scare-me - close to Baltimore, Maryland?
Quinnipiac - somewhere in Connecticut but no idea
Robert Morris - Pittsburg?
Sacred Heart - ummmm, NYC?
St Fancis of NY and Pa - don't know, NYC and Philly?
Wagner - that's Pennsylvania too? Pitt?

[tornado]

Here's a bit of good news for Valley fans........

Barry Hinson is one of the top names being tossed about (by Jeff Goodman on FoxSports)
for the newly created opening at Ohio University.

[Da Coach]

Tim O'Shea, the head coach of Ohio (who came and played BU in Peoria in the CBI) is leaving Ohio and taking the head coaching job at Bryant University (Division II) in Rhode Island.

http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/8261526/Sources:-O'Shea-to-take-head-job-at-Bryant

Bryant is in the process of transitioning to Division I and will become fully Division I in 2012 when they will also become the 12th member of the NEC (Northeast Conference).
The Northeast Conference also includes Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island University, Monmouth, Mount St. Mary's, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis of PA, St. Francis of NY, and Wagner.

Article that explains Tim O'Shea's reasons for leaving Ohio to coach D1-startup Bryant University-

http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/Sports/2008/06/22/24993/