General Coach Candidate News

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14 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Take it with a big grain of salt because it only has 1,200 followers 

Iowa Burner Network @IowaBurners

BREAKING: Sources confirm Darian DeVries met with Iowa Athletic Director Beth Goetz today and has verbally agreed to become the next head coach of Iowa men's basketball. Contract details are currently being negotiated. More details to follow as the situation develops.

That could be a pretty big account for Iowa basketball lol can’t imagine the state holding that many more people than that 

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1 hour ago, sirhoosierlot said:

McCollum or Devries would be awesome sign me up for either. 

+1.  McCollum is riskier but the potential for big things.  I don't know why anyone would turn their nose up at DeVries.  Forget the fact that they didn't actually make the tournament this year -- he killed it at Drake and by every right his team should have been in the tournament this year despite not having their best player after their eighth game.  For the conference season his second leading scorers was a kid who wasn't in the rotation at Illinois last year, followed by a freshman who was unranked and a guy who was just a so-so player at UIC the year before.  That was not a talented P5 team and they went 10-10 in the Big 12.

FWIW, the freshman who was unranked ended up being their third leading scorer in conference play -- 6'6" guard Jonathan Powell who lives in Dayton -- averaged 8.6 ppg, bulk three point shooter who shot 35% from three -- stated his intention to enter the portal today.

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1 minute ago, RaceToTheTop said:

guard Jonathan Powell who lives in Dayton -- averaged 8.6 ppg, bulk three point shooter who shot 35% from three -- stated his intention to enter the portal today.

IU recruited him at some point and it was said they could of landed him but passed 

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3 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

 

FWIW, the freshman who was unranked ended up being their third leading scorer in conference play -- 6'6" guard Jonathan Powell who lives in Dayton -- averaged 8.6 ppg, bulk three point shooter who shot 35% from three -- stated his intention to enter the portal today.

Jonathan Powell had an IU offer in 5/22 and was a high school teammate of Gabe Cupps.

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1 minute ago, RaceToTheTop said:

+1.  McCollum is riskier but the potential for big things.  I don't know why anyone would turn their nose up at DeVries.  Forget the fact that they didn't actually make the tournament this year -- he killed it at Drake and by every right his team should have been in the tournament this year despite not having their best player after their eighth game.  For the conference season his second leading scorers was a kid who wasn't in the rotation at Illinois last year, followed by a freshman who was unranked and a guy who was just a so-so player at UIC the year before.  That was not a talented P5 team and they went 10-10 in the Big 12.

FWIW, the freshman who was unranked ended up being their third leading scorer in conference play -- 6'6" guard Jonathan Powell who lives in Dayton -- averaged 8.6 ppg, bulk three point shooter who shot 35% from three -- stated his intention to enter the portal today.

Riskier maybe BUT also maybe the next coaching legend in the making! He has outstanding creds and all his peers call him a genius. Talk with those coaches. They believe the guy is ready for a big job. I trust em 

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3 minutes ago, HoosierPapi4 said:

@KathywithaC are we going to be happy with our coaching hire

Process hasn't started yet per Kathy since, per Osterman, Woody's exit paperwork is still being finalized. Lol 

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4 minutes ago, HoosierPapi4 said:

@KathywithaC are we going to be happy with our coaching hire

Pretty sure she said we'll see you next Tuesday.  

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6 minutes ago, HoosierPapi4 said:

@KathywithaC are we going to be happy with our coaching hire

We're happy with the process.

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1 hour ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

I just hope we have an answer tomorrow but it doesn’t seem like we will, i will say it’s interesting no one entered the portal today, so im wondering if they have a clue. 

Unlikely to know if anyone entered today until tomorrow at the earliest and realistically Wednesday.  Programs must enter a player in the portal within 2 business days after a player notifies them of their desire to enter.  Today would be the earliest anyone could have filed. 

Edited 20 hours ago by westgym

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3 minutes ago, IUBtown said:

Pretty sure she said we'll see you next Tuesday.  

Tomorrow ?? - I guess the ride is on then.  

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6 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

IU recruited him at some point and it was said they could of landed him but passed 

Probably shot too well and Woodson didn't see a position for a guard who could shoot.

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Just now, RaceToTheTop said:

+1.  McCollum is riskier but the potential for big things.  I don't know why anyone would turn their nose up at DeVries.  Forget the fact that they didn't actually make the tournament this year -- he killed it at Drake and by every right his team should have been in the tournament this year despite not having their best player after their eighth game.  For the conference season his second leading scorers was a kid who wasn't in the rotation at Illinois last year, followed by a freshman who was unranked and a guy who was just a so-so player at UIC the year before.  That was not a talented P5 team and they went 10-10 in the Big 12.

FWIW, the freshman who was unranked ended up being their third leading scorer in conference play -- 6'6" guard Jonathan Powell who lives in Dayton -- averaged 8.6 ppg, bulk three point shooter who shot 35% from three -- stated his intention to enter the portal today.

Yeah all signs are pointing to Devries being out at WVU no matter what. If I had to bet he goes to Iowa. I don’t think it’s a secret that McCollum is my preferred candidate. I wonder if Devries was our secret third candidate Field of 68 was talking about the other day. 

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1 minute ago, westgym said:

Unlikely to know if anyone entered today until tomorrow at the earliest and realistically Wednesday.  Programs must enter a player within 2 business days after a player notifies them of their desire to enter the portal.  Today would be the earliest anyone could have filed. 

Absolutely correct although players could make their intentions publicly known before the paperwork is actually filed.

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2 hours ago, Magnanimous said:

Big wink update. First, I haven’t been given “everything,” just a “big wink” in response to the appropriate big wink questions from the big wink contact who makes big wink financial contributions who would not pony up big wink money without first getting his own big wink from a big wink financier that a big wink contract would only be going to a big wink hire. Here you go…

The first name of our next coach begins with B. The last name of our next coach does not begin with B. See you all in a few weeks and enjoy the tournament!

Barian Devries?

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19 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

DeVries would kill it at IU 

I choose McCollum between the two for long term reasons, but one year of Tucker in an IU jersey would be cinema. He’s so good. 

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1 hour ago, steubenhoosier said:

Easy, peasy.

Bruce Weber — the fist would give any wink a black eye if it’s not him 

Bark Turgeon

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1 hour ago, maxwell said:

15 more days for this kind of stuff.

 

Really can't take this much longer...

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Can you imagine if this drug out to April 1st

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22 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

DeVries would kill it at IU 

That would be a spectacular result. 

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2 minutes ago, JPCIVOP said:

Really can't take this much longer...

buckle up it's gonna be a bumpy ride!