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2014-2015 coaching carousel

no - Brandon Miller left Illinois to first take the spot as assistant coach there at Butler under Stevens...
http://www.thechampaignroom.com/2013/4/1/4172482/brandon-miller-leaving-to-join-staff-at-butler


then shortly after that Stevens left for Boston and after being an assistant for just 3 months at Butler, Brandon Miller was promoted to head coach
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...s-promote-assistant-brandon-miller-head-coach

He only stayed in that position a bit over a year and stepped down due to illness.
http://www.indystar.com/story/sport...andon-miller-takes-leave-of-absence/16588013/
 
tornado said:
no - Brandon Miller left Illinois to first take the spot as assistant coach there at Butler under Stevens...
http://www.thechampaignroom.com/2013/4/1/4172482/brandon-miller-leaving-to-join-staff-at-butler


then shortly after that Stevens left for Boston and after being an assistant for just 3 months at Butler, Brandon Miller was promoted to head coach
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...s-promote-assistant-brandon-miller-head-coach

He only stayed in that position a bit over a year and stepped down due to illness.
http://www.indystar.com/story/sport...andon-miller-takes-leave-of-absence/16588013/
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You are correct. He gave Groce notice in April, was home in New Castle/ Indy in May and Stevens told Collier he was leaving end of June with July recruiting coming up. He was an assistant so short that I did not remember that part of the timeline. New Castle was abuzz during the courtship http://www.indystar.com/article/201...hing-search-down-Brandon-Miller-LaVall-Jordan. Still remember watching him lose to Anderson his last HS game in the Richmond gym at Sectionals.
 
one of the only two DI open spots - Kennesaw State - is about to announce their hire...
former Boston College head coach Al Skinner is finalizing a deal...
 
Da Coach said:
Here is more on the Chris Jans firing by Bowling Green-
http://deadspin.com/heres-the-ass-s...source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

The issue arouse out of some crass and offensive drunken behavior he displayed at a restaurant/bar. It was witnessed by a family who wrote a letter to the Athletic Director, and sent video of some of his actions.
Jans was fired "for cause"...
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Gregg Marshall is considering re-hiring disgraced coach Chris Jans back as an assistant at Wichita State-
http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article19395264.html
 
tornado said:
one of the only two DI open spots - Kennesaw State - is about to announce their hire...
former Boston College head coach Al Skinner is finalizing a deal...
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Kennesaw State announces the hiring of former Boston College and Rhode Island head coach Al Skinner. he's been working as an assistant at Bryant for the past 2 years.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...ate-owls-hire-al-skinner-men-basketball-coach

Since becoming a Division I school in 2005, Kennesaw State has never come close to a winning record.
 
The final open spots are filled with the Alcorn State hiring of Bethune Cookman assistant Montez Robinson
...36 new Division I hires...

School - Coach fired....Coach hired
Alabama - Anthony Grant - hires Avery Johnson
Alcorn State - Luther Riley - hires Montez Robiinson
Arizona State - Herb Sendek - hires Bobby Hurley
Arkansas-Little Rock - Steve Shields - Chris Beard hired
Bowling Green - Chris Jans fired - Michael Huger hired
Bradley - Geno Ford - BRIAN WARDLE hired
Bucknell - Dave Paulsen left for George Mason - hires Nathan Davis
Buffalo - Bobby Hurley left for Arizona State - hired Nate Oats
Charlotte - Alan Major - hired Mark Price
Chattanooga - Will Wade hired by VCU - Matt McCall Hired
Citadel - Chuck Dreisell - hires Digger Baucom
DePaul - Oliver Purnell - hires Dave Leitao
East Tennessee State - Murray Bartow - hired Steve Forbes
Eastern Kentucky - Jeff Neubauer left for the Fordham job - hired Dan McHale
Fordham - Tom Pecora - Jeff Neubauer hired
George Mason - Paul Hewitt - hires Dave Paulsen
Green Bay - Brian Wardle left - hired Linc Darner
Hawaii - Gib Arnold - hired Eran Ganot
Holy Cross - Milan Brown - hired Bill Carmody
Kennesaw State - Jimmy Lallathin - hires Al Skinner
Liberty - Dale Layer - hired Ritchie McKay
Mississippi State - Rick Ray - Ben Howland hired
Nevada - David Carter - hired Eric Musselman
Northern Kentucky - Dave Bezold - hires John Brannen
Penn - Jerome Allen - hired Steve Donahue
San Diego - Bill Grier - hired Lamont Smith
SEMO - Dickey Nutt - Rick Ray hired
SIUE - Lennox Forrester - hires Jon Harris
St. John's - Steve Lavin - hires Chris Mullin
Tennessee - Donnie Tyndall - hires Rick Barnes
Texas - Rick Barnes - Shaka Smart hired
UIC - Howard Moore - hired Steve McClain
Utah State - Stew Morrill - Tim Duryea hired
Utah Valley University - Dick Hunsicker - hires Mark Pope
VCU - Shaka Smart goes to Texas - hire Will Wade
VMI - Digger Baucom heads to Citadel - hired Dan Earl
 
The final open coaching spot was just filled-
Alcorn State just hired Montez Robinson, who was an assistant at Bethune Cookman for the past 4 seasons.
http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcspo...nces-hiring-of-montez-robinson-as-head-coach/

So just to sum it all up-
Alcorn State (RPI 348 ) is the 4th worst team out of all 351 Division I schools. They haven't come close to a winning season in 13 years.
They haven't had an RPI less than 300 for the past 11 years
They have been without a head basketball coach since January 6, 2015 when Luther Riley left for personal reasons.
Their Interim Head Coach was relieved of duties after the season ended.
They also announced March 24, 2015, that they would not renew Luther Riley's contract
So they have spent the last 5 weeks doing a coaching search to find the best coach capable of turning around one of the most pathetic programs in Division I history.
And after 5 weeks of searching, they hire an inexperienced (no head coaching experience, 4 years assist. at Bethune Cookman, and 6 years assist. at Kennesaw State and prior to that he helped run summer camps), young (33) assistant coach . He has never been a head coach anywhere, and every school he has ever assisted at never came remotely close to a winning season. His most recent school, Bethune Cookman, had an RPI these last 2 seasons of 346 and 342 (by comparison, Alcorn State's last two RPI's were 348 & 316).

Just my uneducated observation, but the only logical reason they'd hire another head coach who has no past record of success, no past record of recruiting successful players, and has never worked at a D1 school that ever came close to a winning record, must be because he was willing to take less money than the other 1000+ assistant coaches in D1 who are more successful.
If you were a fan of Alcorn State basketball (they averaged 656 per game), would this hire excite you?
 
Lookng like there may be one more DI coaching vacancy...
as Florida's Billy Donovan seriously contemplating taking the job as head coach of Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA)
 
tornado said:
Lookng like there may be one more DI coaching vacancy...
as Florida's Billy Donovan seriously contemplating taking the job as head coach of Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA)
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It's being reported that the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder is close to a contract agreement with Florida head coach Billy Donovan. An announcement could come as soon as Thursday.
http://www.si.com/nba/2015/04/29/oklahoma-city-thunder-billy-donovan-coaching-rumors

If this happens, it will be very interesting to see what Florida will do. The Florida job would be a highly desirable job, and they have lots of football money. Do they go for an assistant, or for an established, successful head coach?
Their money could coax a lot of big time coaches away from their current jobs. Would Gregg Marshall consider the job (yes, I know he just signed an extension, but I'll bet there are escape clauses).
Or does Marshall think if he waits, he might have a shot at Duke or North Carolina?
 
One of WIU's top assistants - Wade Hokenson, who has been there since the beginning of the Molinari era - has been "let go" - no official announcement.
 
37 hires now

School - Coach fired....Coach hired
Alabama - Anthony Grant - hires Avery Johnson
Alcorn State - Luther Riley - hires Montez Robiinson
Arizona State - Herb Sendek - hires Bobby Hurley
Arkansas-Little Rock - Steve Shields - Chris Beard hired
Bowling Green - Chris Jans fired - Michael Huger hired
Bradley - Geno Ford - BRIAN WARDLE hired
Bucknell - Dave Paulsen left for George Mason - hires Nathan Davis
Buffalo - Bobby Hurley left for Arizona State - hired Nate Oats
Charlotte - Alan Major - hired Mark Price
Chattanooga - Will Wade hired by VCU - Matt McCall Hired
Citadel - Chuck Dreisell - hires Digger Baucom
DePaul - Oliver Purnell - hires Dave Leitao
East Tennessee State - Murray Bartow - hired Steve Forbes
Eastern Kentucky - Jeff Neubauer left for the Fordham job - hired Dan McHale
Florida - Billy Donovan gone to NBA -
Fordham - Tom Pecora - Jeff Neubauer hired
George Mason - Paul Hewitt - hires Dave Paulsen
Green Bay - Brian Wardle left - hired Linc Darner
Hawaii - Gib Arnold - hired Eran Ganot
Holy Cross - Milan Brown - hired Bill Carmody
Kennesaw State - Jimmy Lallathin - hires Al Skinner
Liberty - Dale Layer - hired Ritchie McKay
Mississippi State - Rick Ray - Ben Howland hired
Nevada - David Carter - hired Eric Musselman
Northern Kentucky - Dave Bezold - hires John Brannen
Penn - Jerome Allen - hired Steve Donahue
San Diego - Bill Grier - hired Lamont Smith
SEMO - Dickey Nutt - Rick Ray hired
SIUE - Lennox Forrester - hires Jon Harris
St. John's - Steve Lavin - hires Chris Mullin
Tennessee - Donnie Tyndall - hires Rick Barnes
Texas - Rick Barnes - Shaka Smart hired
UIC - Howard Moore - hired Steve McClain
Utah State - Stew Morrill - Tim Duryea hired
Utah Valley University - Dick Hunsicker - hires Mark Pope
VCU - Shaka Smart goes to Texas - hire Will Wade
VMI - Digger Baucom heads to Citadel - hired Dan Earl
 
Da Coach said:
The deal is done- Billy Donovan is leaving Florida to coach the Oklahoma City Thunder-
http://www.slamonline.com/nba/report-okc-thunder-to-hire-billy-donovan-as-head-coach/
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here's an article linking all these Billy Donovan happenings to Jim Les!!!

-"Frank Layden sent Donovan into the coaching profession, after a temporary stop as an investment broker, by keeping Jim Les over Donovan as John Stockton's backup."

-"Who knows where Donovan's career would have gone if the Jazz had kept him instead of Les .. Donovan would have become an NBA head coach long before now."


-Improved play but both the Jazz & the Trailblazers - plus games missed by their stars, resulted in a drop in wins by the Thunder and their coach got fired-
setting the stage for Donovan being hired now to coach against the Jazz!
http://www.sltrib.com/sports/2473978-155/kragthorpe-jazzs-jolt-sent-billy-donovan



Ben Jacobson listed as one possibility to replace Donovan at Florida
http://hoopshabit.com/2015/05/04/sec-five-coaches-replace-billy-donovan-florida/6/
 
If I were Jake I'd take that gig if offered. Good tradition, good pay...oh and the weather is a little bit nicer than Cedar Falls in the winter. :cool:
 
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