Akron has hired fired Illinois coach John Groce.

(04-05-2017 11:17 AM)Hokie4Skins Wrote:  Akron has hired fired Illinois coach John Groce.

That's a great fit.

(04-05-2017 09:36 AM)Wedge Wrote:  

(04-05-2017 06:41 AM)Hokie4Skins Wrote:  New Mexico used to be considered a decent job, but is it still?

It should be the best basketball job for a coach in that conference. Excellent fan support and attendance. Boosters and fans prioritize hoops over football, so it's more attractive to a basketball coach than a place where football is king and basketball is an afterthought. On the other hand they don't have any super-wealthy boosters AFAIK, so if a coach's asking price is north of $2 million/year (e.g., Crean) then that coach won't be on their short list.

UNM did pony up for Steve Alford. Iowa fans were happy to be rid of Alford as he had a long term contract that paid him over 2 mil a year there. He obviously took an intial pay cut from Iowa to New Mexico but the fact that NM got Alford and also fired Neal with 3 years left on his contract says something about the money they have. They love their hoops in Lobo Land. Why doesn't the Pit get the NCAA tourney games anymore? That was a fun place to watch the tourney! I watched Bobby Knight and Rick Pitino coach teams in the tourney there in the 90's...

(04-05-2017 11:43 AM)geef Wrote:  

(04-05-2017 11:17 AM)Hokie4Skins Wrote:  Akron has hired fired Illinois coach John Groce.

That's a great fit.

How so?

It's not a done deal yet, but New Mexico may be the second D-I team this spring to fill its head coaching job with an NBA assistant coach. UNM is reportedly negotiating to hire San Antonio Spurs assistant coach James Borrego.

Quote:Van Tate‏
@krqesports

Multiple sources tells KRQE Sports that James Borrego is negotiating to become new men's basketball coach at New Mexico.

10:11 PM - 6 Apr 2017

Gregg Marshall to the AAC.

Updated today to include the retirement of Steve Fisher from San Diego State and the promotion of SDSU assistant Brian Dutcher.

Also, New Mexico is apparently now focusing its search on the New Mexico State head coach, Paul Weir.

Oral Roberts fired their coach since the 90's Scott Sutton...on April 10 (wtf?). He turned down a lot of offers over the years.

Sutton had ORU as one of the better midmajors in the mid-2000's. They walked into Allen Fieldhouse and knocked off a top 3 Kansas team.

edit: Gottlieb tweeted Sutton found out on twitter and ORU met with players without telling him. Gottlieb also says new president implemented recruiting restrictions recently that made ORU non-competitive. Someone mentioned tattoos he didn't like were one. Former players also pissed on twitter.

Arkansas State hasn't received it's buyout money for Grant McCasland from North Texas.
http://www.kait8.com/story/35122373/a-st...and-buyout

(04-11-2017 01:57 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  Oral Roberts fired their coach since the 90's Scott Sutton...on April 10 (wtf?). He turned down a lot of offers over the years.

Sutton had ORU as one of the better midmajors in the mid-2000's. They walked into Allen Fieldhouse and knocked off a top 3 Kansas team.

edit: Gottlieb tweeted Sutton found out on twitter and ORU met with players without telling him. Gottlieb also says new president implemented recruiting restrictions recently that made ORU non-competitive. Someone mentioned tattoos he didn't like were one. Former players also pissed on twitter.

Article from a local sportswriter said that Scott Sutton could have stayed if he had fired his brother Sean, whom Scott hired as an assistant after Oklahoma State fired Sean.

(04-10-2017 06:00 PM)Wedge Wrote:  Updated today to include the retirement of Steve Fisher from San Diego State and the promotion of SDSU assistant Brian Dutcher.

Also, New Mexico is apparently now focusing its search on the New Mexico State head coach, Paul Weir.

Both are done deals

(04-11-2017 11:36 AM)Wedge Wrote:  

(04-11-2017 01:57 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  Oral Roberts fired their coach since the 90's Scott Sutton...on April 10 (wtf?). He turned down a lot of offers over the years.

Sutton had ORU as one of the better midmajors in the mid-2000's. They walked into Allen Fieldhouse and knocked off a top 3 Kansas team.

edit: Gottlieb tweeted Sutton found out on twitter and ORU met with players without telling him. Gottlieb also says new president implemented recruiting restrictions recently that made ORU non-competitive. Someone mentioned tattoos he didn't like were one. Former players also pissed on twitter.

Article from a local sportswriter said that Scott Sutton could have stayed if he had fired his brother Sean, whom Scott hired as an assistant after Oklahoma State fired Sean.

http://m.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/bill...l?mode=jqm

Yeah, reading this about the new wacko president and his interference it's no wonder ORU went from midmajor power to 8-22 under Sutton. Attendance cut by 60% in that span.

One last for this thread.

Looks like the only D-I men's basketball programs that still have a head coaching vacancy are Florida A&M, Grambling, Oral Roberts, and Presbyterian.