Coaching Openings

[WilsonHog]

We track this for CFB. Might as well do one for CBB.

Alabama - Anthony Grant (Fired). IN - Avery Johnson (ESPN analyst).

Arizona State - Herb Sendek (Fired). IN - Bobby Hurley (HC, Buffalo).

Bowling Green - Chris Jans (Fired). IN - Michael Huger (Asst., Miami).

Bradley - Geno Ford (Fired). IN - Brian Wardle (HC, Green Bay).

Buffalo - Bobby Hurley (Arizona St.). IN - Nate Oats (Asst., Buffalo).

Charlotte - Alan Major (Fired). IN - Mark Price (Asst., Charlotte Hornets).

Chattanooga - Will Wade (VCU). IN - Matt McCall (Asst., Florida).

DePaul - Oliver Purnell (Resigned). IN - Dave Leitao (Asst., Tulsa).

East Tennessee St. - Murray Bartow (Fired). IN - Steve Forbes (Asst., Wichita St.).

Holy Cross - Milan Brown (Fired). IN - Bill Carmody (Advisor, Fairfield).

Liberty - Dale Layer (Fired). IN - Ritchie McKay Asst., Virginia).

Mississippi State - Rick Ray (Fired). IN - Ben Howland (Unemployed).

Nevada - David Carter (Fired). IN - Eric Musselman (Asst., LSU).

Penn - Jerome Allen (Resigned). IN - Steve Donahue.

San Diego - Bill Grier (Fired). IN - Lamont Smith (Asst., New Mexico).

SIU Edwardsville - Lennox Forrester (Fired). IN - Jon Harris (Asst. California).

Southeast Missouri St. - Dickey Nutt (Fired). IN - Rick Ray (unemployed).

St. John's - Steve Lavin (Resigned). IN - Chris Mullin (Advisor, Sac Kings).

Tennessee - Donnie Tyndall (Fired). IN - Rick Barnes (HC, Texas).

Texas - Rick Barnes (Resigned). IN - Shaka Smart (HC, VCU).

The Citadel - Chuck Driesell (Contract not renewed). IN - Duggar Baucom (HC, VMI).

UALR - Steve Shields (Fired). IN - Chris Beard (HC, Angelo St.).

UIC - Howard Moore (Fired). IN - Steve McClain (Asst., Indiana).
   
Utah State - Stew Morrill (Retired). IN - Tim Duryea (Asst., Utah St.)

Utah Valley - Dick Hunsaker (Resigned). IN - Mark Pope (Asst., BYU).

VCU - Shaka Smart (HC, Texas). IN - Will Wade (HC, Chattanooga).

VMI - Duggar Baucom (HC, The Citadel). IN - Dan Earl (Asst., Navy).

[dsims2k3]

Awesome idea

[husker71]

I have a feeling that minus a run Lavin may be gone also.  Look for Bobby Hurley

[husker71]

I talked about this on a previous thread    Will DePaul ever be relevant again?? The have a couple of juniors to be with talent 6'11" Thomas Hamilton and point guard Billy Garrett (asst coach is his dad) but this program which was once a top 10 program has not been even close to good for years.  Suggestions??

[Slater]

UNC Charlotte open, Melvin Watkins?

[ChicoHog]

I don't know how Oliver Purnell has managed to get job after job.  he really has not done that much anywhere.  Maybe bringing Dayton to the tournament but that's about it.  he skated by at Clemson and got out and then skated by at DePaul.  I don't see him getting another major school job. 

[husker71]

Murray State coach is rumored at Alabama   but I think they have to think bigger than that   

[ChicoHog]

Murray State coach is rumored at Alabama   but I think they have to think bigger than that   

I heard Tom Crean rumors today.  maybe he wants to get out of IU before he is forced out if he has another bad/mediocre year?  Bama is not an attractive basketball job but they were pretty decent under CM newton and Wimp Sanderson and even Gottfried did ok.  Grant did practically nothing.

[Horthawg]

I just read that the UALR job is now open.

[Doug]

Gene Henley ‏@genehenleytfp 1h1 hour ago
BREAKING: Mocs coach Will Wade no longer in the running for UNC Charlotte basketball job http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/college/story/2015/mar/20/mocs-coach-will-wade-no-longer-running-unc-basketball-job/294387/

[Llanowan]

Rick Ray gone at MSU:

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12530618/rick-ray-fired-mississippi-state-bulldogs-basketball-coach

[ricepig]

Coach Dickey Nutt has been relieved of his duties at SEMO.

[snf6278]

Add Herb Sendek, out at Arizona State

[WilsonHog]

Add Herb Sendek, out at Arizona State

Word is that the job is Jeff Capel's if he wants it.

[husker71]

I am not a Capel fan. 

[snf6278]

Word is that the job is Jeff Capel's if he wants it.

I just don't think that's the direction they should go. Heard on XM today that there is some interest in Archie Miller. Talk about a true sibling rivalry!

[Doug]

Add Herb Sendek, out at Arizona State

This one surprises me, a lot. 22 years as a HC and did not play in any tournament only four times. Comes from the Cradle of Coaches (not often that one of those guys gets fired. They tend to leave on their own).

I still need to reach out to him, wherever he lands.

[passinghog]

This one surprises me, a lot. 22 years as a HC and did not play in any tournament only four times. Comes from the Cradle of Coaches (not often that one of those guys gets fired. They tend to leave on their own).

I still need to reach out to him, wherever he lands.

It shouldn't really be surprising. He was 155-133 at Az State. In 21 years as a head coach, his best result was one sweet 16 appearance. That's the definition of mediocre if there ever is one.

[husker71]

Geno Ford out as HC at Bradley.  That is not a bad place to coach if you can get some Chicago players.  As I have said before you get the right coach at DePaul and you can win same but to a lower level at Bradley.  Lots of talent in those areas.

[husker71]

Mark Price at UNC Charlotte    I think this is a good hire and may help out some life into this program.  He certainly comes from a coaching family and again as with all job hires I want to see who he gets as assistant coaches.

[husker71]

Steve Lavin is gone from St Johns and Rick Barnes of Texas is about as close to the edge as you can get according to reports out of Austin today.

[husker71]

East Tennessee State hires Wichita State asst Steve Forbes who was Pearls asst at Tennessee.  Really good hire as this guy has roots in the state with Pearl and was a juco  coach in the south for a few years.

[Thepigdoctor]

Barnes officially out at Texas

[husker71]

where is the rumor of Barnes to Tennessee coming from??  believe me they should grab him if they can. 

[Kevin]

Congrats to Tim Dureya on being named Head Coach at Utah State. 

[husker71]

HARD to follow Stew Morrill who twice won 30 games and twice won 28 games and often in the mid 20s   He was a very good coach and a pretty good player back in his day

[GoHogs1091]

UALR's best option would be to hire Jeremy Cox.  Cox has won a National Championship as a Head Coach in the University of Arkansas System (at UA-Fort Smith).  Plus, Cox has been an Assistant Coach in the SEC (Kentucky), the Big East (USF), the Big 10 (Nebraska), and the Big 12 (Texas A&M and Texas Tech).  He has coached a total of 10 players who have gone on to play in the NBA.  Additionally, he has been named a National Coach of the Year (when he won the NC at UA-Fort Smith).

Cox's overall head coaching record is the following;

9 years    224 wins   65 losses   77.5 winning percentage

An average of 24.8 wins per season and an average of 7.2 losses per season over those 9 seasons.

UALR will be hard pressed to find a better Coach than Cox.

[bob slydell]

Looks like Tenner close to hiring Rick Barnes.

http://m.espn.go.com/ncb/story?storyId=12588541

[ChicoHog]

Looks like Tenner close to hiring Rick Barnes.

http://m.espn.go.com/ncb/story?storyId=12588541

Makes sense and is a good choice for them I think. 

[MikePiazza]

Chris Mullin is at St. John's.

Looks like Shaka Smart might be the guy at Texas.

http://t.co/YpK11GssQT

[WichitaStateRazorback]

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/04/gregg_marshall_staying_at_wich.html

Marshall  to stay at Wichita

[ChicoHog]

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/04/gregg_marshall_staying_at_wich.html

Marshall  to stay at Wichita

Good news for the Shockers.  Basketball is #1 there with great community support.  Most schools football is king and if he went to Bama or Texas he can win but football will always be #1 by a mile. 

[Doug]

Bowling Green just fired Chris Jans due to how he conducted himself, publicly (moral clause in his contract was invoked).

BG fired coach Chris Jans after an incident an off-campus bar involving inappropriate behavior by Jans towards at least one patron.

[Dwight_K_Shrute]

How Stan Heath and John Leslie haven't landed jobs is beyond me.

[Doug]

Stan Heath should be a career assistant, not a HC... he's a project, unfortunately.

[husker71]

nothing yet at Arizona State???   any idea what is going on??

[jbcarol]

Reports that Bobby Hurley was unavailable on preplanned vacation and is their top choice.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ncaab/asu/2015/04/09/bobby-hurley-emerges-as-strong-candidate-for-asu-basketball-job/25502991

Hurley is vacationing in Aruba, which could be holding up the process, but is expected to return soon. An open recruiting period starts Friday.

[husker71]

Is the Utah Valley new HC Mark Pope the Washington State and Kentucky Mark POpe???

[Atlhogfan1]

nothing yet at Arizona State???   any idea what is going on??

Supposedly, they thought Capel was their man but the shoe companies became involved.  Capel is back with Coach K who is huge for Nike.  ASU is an Adidas school.  Hurley not being with Coach K right now may not bring in his influence.  Crazy how influential the shoe companies are.  Adidas and Howland going to Miss St.     

[jbcarol]

Is the Utah Valley new HC Mark Pope the Washington State and Kentucky Mark POpe???

Yeap

[jbcarol]

nothing yet at Arizona State???   any idea what is going on??

Jeff Goodman @GoodmanESPN  ·  14h 14 hours ago

Bobby Hurley is the new coach at Arizona State, multiple industry sources told ESPN.

Sometimes even when pen hits paper. RT @kmattio: Bobby Hurley to ASU. See? Agreeing to terms on extension means zilch until pen hits paper.

[husker71]

he better grab at least 1 SoCal recruiter otherwise he will be in it deep   You are already 2nd in a state that does not produce enough talent to keep you afloat  and up against Sean Miller and staff    When Sendek got PG Carson it was a big get BUT you need that and about 3 others over a 2 year period to be relevant in this conference.

[ChicoHog]

Wow.  Hurley gets the AZ st job?  it doesn't seem he's been the HC at Buffalo very long.  That is a huge step.  Hope he does well.  There is no reason they should not compete with AZ.  Like a previous poster said he needs to get into SoCal.  Az recruits nationally thanks to Lute Olson's success and Sean miller is a darn good coach also. But Phoenix is such a nicer area than Tucson in my opinion. 

[husker71]

just an update on some assistant coaching moves.  Mullin at St Johns has grabbed Barry Rohrrson from Kentucky to his staff.  Rohrrson is considered a top east coast recruiter who specializes in New York City.  At Mississippi State Howland has brought in long time former  assistant Ernie Ziegler.  Ziegler was former head coach at Central Michigan and worked for Howland at both Pitt and UCLA>  I saw a article today about the renewed interest by some top players in Mississippi State basketball.

[Darren DeLoach]

 Dwayne Stephens of Mich St., Rick Ray formerly of Mississippi St., and Issac Chew of Va Tech. appear to be the finalists for the HC position at SEMO. Will be announced today at 5:30.

[husker71]

did Ray have a buyout or time left on his contract with Miss St??