I think the staff thing has been explained. Frazier an ex Illinois player had no desire to come to IU and coach and Hansberry one of the players you would want just followed him to Virginia Tech since he brought him to West Virginia. Barnett a former IU player probably would have followed as an assistant however he got the head coaching job at Oral Roberts. Ostrum had already failed as an assistant at IU so probably smart to bring him along. Players was a mix bag. Powell went to North Carolina and plays some, Hansberry is solid at Tech however most of the rest went down a level