Mike Woodson and His Coaching Staff

[Bowhunter]

I hoping for an nba guy to round it out!


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[VO5]

Looking like this might be Yasir Rosemond. Not sure how to feel about it

[Trish]

Hire an offensive coordinator from the NBA and call it a day. 

[IUc2016]

Looking like this might be Yasir Rosemond. Not sure how to feel about it

Give me mike Roberts if that’s the call


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[Hoosierfan222]

I always thought Fife and Lewis together was odd because part of the appeal was they could potentially take over when Woodson hangs it up, but that gets muddier if both are here.

[Brass Cannon]

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

I always thought Fife and Lewis together was odd because part of the appeal was they could potentially take over when Woodson hangs it up, but that gets muddier if both are here.

Yeah sets up a rocky relationship if they are both bucking for the job 

[go iu bb]

I doubt Fife is now the "coach in waiting" that people are seeming to assume he is. I think even if he came Lewis also wouldn't be a "coach in waiting" so there wouldn't really be that conflict. If he's successful, I think Woodson will spend about 10 years at IU before he retires. Maybe as many as 15 if he wants to work into his late 70s like a few of the current coaches out there. Even if he retires in 7 years at 70, that's a long time for someone to hang around as the "coach in waiting."

UCLA just made the Final Four as a First Four so his stock has to be sky high right now. He might get a HC job this summer. If not and the team does well maybe next year or the year after. So it could be a career decision. Maybe he just really likes LA. Or maybe he wants to be as stable as possible for his family (I'm assuming he has kids, I have no idea) so he might not want to move every few years. 

Taking a HC position and doing well would likely be the best way to try to get the IU position when it opens up.

[Hoosierfan222]

21 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

I doubt Fife is now the "coach in waiting" that people are seeming to assume he is. I think even if he came Lewis also wouldn't be a "coach in waiting" so there wouldn't really be that conflict. If he's successful, I think Woodson will spend about 10 years at IU before he retires. Maybe as many as 15 if he wants to work into his late 70s like a few of the current coaches out there. Even if he retires in 7 years at 70, that's a long time for someone to hang around as the "coach in waiting."

UCLA just made the Final Four as a First Four so his stock has to be sky high right now. He might get a HC job this summer. If not and the team does well maybe next year or the year after. So it could be a career decision. Maybe he just really likes LA. Or maybe he wants to be as stable as possible for his family (I'm assuming he has kids, I have no idea) so he might not want to move every few years. 

Taking a HC position and doing well would likely be the best way to try to get the IU position when it opens up.

Fife literally mentioned the possibility in an interview as something Izzo told him, so I definitely think it’s something on his mind. 

[go iu bb]

7 minutes ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

Fife literally mentioned the possibility in an interview as something Izzo told him, so I definitely think it’s something on his mind. 

Being a long time assistant at the school certainly wouldn't hurt but I doubt there's been any conversation saying that whichever ex-IU player is the assistant will become the next coach after Woodson. I don't think there's any guarantee of that.

[Hoosierfan222]

9 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Being a long time assistant at the school certainly wouldn't hurt but I doubt there's been any conversation saying that whichever ex-IU player is the assistant will become the next coach after Woodson. I don't think there's any guarantee of that.

I very much doubt it's a guarantee but I think Fife definitely has that possibility in his head, basically what we just saw happen at UNC. 

[8bucks]

Probably overthinking it as well regarding Fife. I suspect Dolson and Woody are looking to build a winning culture that is sustainable over the next 5-10 years.  If we do that then it may make sense to hire from within the program but Fife may not wait that long. Build a winner today.  I hope Woody did not take the position already thinking of an exit. 

[Hoosierinbham]

17 minutes ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

I very much doubt it's a guarantee but I think Fife definitely has that possibility in his head, basically what we just saw happen at UNC. 

If Fife was part of our resurgence, and showed years of loyalty,  I'm sure he would get strong consideration.  You would have to think CMW would have strong sway and would want to reward Fife at that point. I hope we enjoy the level of success that this becomes an option.

[ap2345]

Yasir Rosemond is my guess and it sounds like that’s what Rabby is hinting at now. He seems to be the focus but then again Lewis had been who they’d been hinting at the last couple weeks so who knows. 
 

I’ll probably change my mind again by tomorrow lol 

[SteelerHoosier]

Get AJ ******* Moye on campus in some type of role!

[Papacap]

9 minutes ago, SteelerHoosier said:

Get AJ ******* Moye on campus in some type of role!

Agree 100%. Not to derail things, but I live near Atlanta and some of us would go see AJ play in HS especially when he was being recruited and after he committed. We got to know his mom and let me say, AJ is a momma’s boy and he should be.

Anyway, a bit after the Duke game in 2002, I spoke with her and she was so nervous that she couldn’t watch the game. She taped it. And then her phone blew up as soon as the game was over so she knew IU won. I’m still amazed she didn’t watch it. That would have made me even more nervous.

Would love to see AJ. back at IU.

Edited April 9, 2021 by Papacap

[HoosierHoopster]

31 minutes ago, Papacap said:

Agree 100%. Not to derail things, but I live near Atlanta and some of us would go see AJ play in HS especially when he was being recruited and after he committed. We got to know his mom and let me say, AJ is a momma’s boy and he should be.

Anyway, a bit after the Duke game in 2002, I spoke with her and she was so nervous that she couldn’t watch the game. She taped it. And then her phone blew up as soon as the game was over so she knew IU won. I’m still amazed she didn’t watch it. That would have made me even more nervous.

Would love to see AJ. back at IU.

Great story

[Chris007]

This might be the hire we need if he can teach this.

 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Osterman - Indy Star:  Staff of new IU basketball coach Mike Woodson getting raises

 Mike Woodson’s first staff at IU will include notable salary bumps at each position already settled.

That’s according to documents obtained via a records request by IndyStar, contracts which show increased investment from Indiana not just in assistants’ salaries, but in administrative staff as well.

Thad Matta, the former Ohio State coach who will serve as IU’s associate athletic director for men’s basketball administration, will earn a base salary of $400,000, with a built-in $25,000 raise annually starting next year. Matta would also be eligible for performance-related bonuses in the event of team-wide success.

All that is according to the terms of a memorandum of understanding signed between Matta and IU.

At least in theory, Matta fills the role Bill Comar did for Archie Miller. Comar’s most recent reported base salary was slightly more than $205,000. Matta’s contract also guarantees remarkable job security — it runs through March 31, 2027, and includes a buyout equal to one year’s salary in the event Indiana terminates Matta without cause.

There are some differences, not least among them title. Comar was last listed as Indiana’s assistant athletic director for basketball administration. In IU’s staffing hierarchy, associate AD is a more senior position than assistant AD. And Matta’s own experience — he spent 13 seasons as head coach at Ohio State, winning a combined nine Big Ten titles and advancing to multiple Final Fours — commands a higher salary.

Nevertheless, the Hoosiers’ increased investment in the position suggests Athletic Director Scott Dolson sees greater value in it.

Woodson’s two confirmed assistant coaches are also receiving higher salaries higher than the positions under Miller.

According to the terms of a memorandum of understanding outlining his contract, assistant coach Dane Fife will earn a base salary of $375,000, more than any of Archie Miller’s three countable assistants last season. Fife is also due a $25,000 retention bonus each year he remains in the job, payable beginning May 1, 2022.

Fife’s contract runs through 2023 but includes language automatically renewing itself June 30 of each year beginning in 2022, and running in perpetuity.

The contract Hunter signed when he joined Miller’s staff in September 2020, which pays him $307,530, annually, remains in place for the moment.

But IndyStar understands IU plans on improving the terms of Hunter’s contract, after the former Georgetown, Nebraska and UConn assistant agreed to remain in Bloomington as part of Woodson’s first staff. Hunter had interest from other high-major programs this spring before agreeing to remain with Indiana.

Hunter and Fife are eligible for the same performance-related bonuses as Matta, with supplemental compensation tied to Big Ten and NCAA Tournament performance. All three men also receive ancillary benefits as well, including moving expenses, annual adidas product stipends, a courtesy car, etc.

IU still has one countable position unfilled, plus a variety of support-staff positions, including though not limited to director of operations.

[IUc2016]

Kenya Hunter out here making moves. Nearly gets fired but turns it into a raise. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

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

Osterman - Indy Star:  Staff of new IU basketball coach Mike Woodson getting raises

 Mike Woodson’s first staff at IU will include notable salary bumps at each position already settled.

That’s according to documents obtained via a records request by IndyStar, contracts which show increased investment from Indiana not just in assistants’ salaries, but in administrative staff as well.

Thad Matta, the former Ohio State coach who will serve as IU’s associate athletic director for men’s basketball administration, will earn a base salary of $400,000, with a built-in $25,000 raise annually starting next year. Matta would also be eligible for performance-related bonuses in the event of team-wide success.

All that is according to the terms of a memorandum of understanding signed between Matta and IU.

At least in theory, Matta fills the role Bill Comar did for Archie Miller. Comar’s most recent reported base salary was slightly more than $205,000. Matta’s contract also guarantees remarkable job security — it runs through March 31, 2027, and includes a buyout equal to one year’s salary in the event Indiana terminates Matta without cause.

There are some differences, not least among them title. Comar was last listed as Indiana’s assistant athletic director for basketball administration. In IU’s staffing hierarchy, associate AD is a more senior position than assistant AD. And Matta’s own experience — he spent 13 seasons as head coach at Ohio State, winning a combined nine Big Ten titles and advancing to multiple Final Fours — commands a higher salary.

Nevertheless, the Hoosiers’ increased investment in the position suggests Athletic Director Scott Dolson sees greater value in it.

Woodson’s two confirmed assistant coaches are also receiving higher salaries higher than the positions under Miller.

According to the terms of a memorandum of understanding outlining his contract, assistant coach Dane Fife will earn a base salary of $375,000, more than any of Archie Miller’s three countable assistants last season. Fife is also due a $25,000 retention bonus each year he remains in the job, payable beginning May 1, 2022.

Fife’s contract runs through 2023 but includes language automatically renewing itself June 30 of each year beginning in 2022, and running in perpetuity.

The contract Hunter signed when he joined Miller’s staff in September 2020, which pays him $307,530, annually, remains in place for the moment.

But IndyStar understands IU plans on improving the terms of Hunter’s contract, after the former Georgetown, Nebraska and UConn assistant agreed to remain in Bloomington as part of Woodson’s first staff. Hunter had interest from other high-major programs this spring before agreeing to remain with Indiana.

Hunter and Fife are eligible for the same performance-related bonuses as Matta, with supplemental compensation tied to Big Ten and NCAA Tournament performance. All three men also receive ancillary benefits as well, including moving expenses, annual adidas product stipends, a courtesy car, etc.

IU still has one countable position unfilled, plus a variety of support-staff positions, including though not limited to director of operations.

I’d like AJ Moye or AJ Guyton in some capacity.  Maybe not third assistant, but involved in the program.