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[RaceToTheTop]

• Team/coach out/coach in
• Colorado State:  Nico Medved OUT Ali Farokmanesh (Colorado St ast) IN
• Drake:  Ben McCollum OUT
• Florida State:  Leonard Hamilton OUT, Luke Loucks (Sacremento Kings ast) IN
• Indiana:  Mike Woodson OUT, Darian DeVries (West Virginia) IN
• Iowa: Fran McCaffrey OUT Ben McCollum (Drake) IN
• Miami:  Jim Larranga OUT, Jai Lucas (Duke ast) IN
• Minnesota:  Ben Johnson OUT  Nico Medved (Colorado St) IN
• New Mexico:  Richard Pitino Jr OUT
• NC State:  Kevin Keatts OUT, Will Wade (McNeese St) IN
• Texas: Rodney Terry OUT  Sean Miller (Xavier) IN
• Utah:  Craig Smith OUT, Alex Jensen (Dallas Mavericks ast) IN
• VCU:  Ryan Odom OUT  Phil Martelli Jr (Bryant) IN
• Villanova:  Kyle Neptune OUT
• Virginia:  Ron Sanchez OUT Ryan Odom (VCU) IN
• West Virginia:  Darian DeVries OUT  Ross Hodges (North Texas) IN 
• Xavier:  Sean Miller OUT Richard Pitino Jr (New Mexico) IN

[Demo]

 

Huh

[LamarCheeks]

Just now, Demo said:

After signing a 10-year contract extension a dozen or so years ago, then leaving for UCLA a few days later, I would think this would be the Lobos' response to a Steve Alford candidacy ...  

[Demo]

3 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

After signing a 10-year contract extension a dozen or so years ago, then leaving for UCLA a few days later, I would think this would be the Lobos' response to a Steve Alford candidacy ...  

Oh yeah. Hardest of hard no’s. 
Quite the list, Turner and a bunch of retreads. If I were them I’d call Eric Olen and make him a stronga$$ offer. What that guy’s done at San Diego is pretty amazing.

[str8baller]

8 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

After signing a 10-year contract extension a dozen or so years ago, then leaving for UCLA a few days later, I would think this would be the Lobos' response to a Steve Alford candidacy ...  

He was really good there. In a world where Sean Miller went back to Xavier it’s not crazy. 

[PartyintheVillas]

27 minutes ago, Demo said:

 

Huh

I want to see Tom Crean somewhere in the NIL/Transfer Portal era.

[str8baller]

10 minutes ago, PartyintheVillas said:

I want to see Tom Crean somewhere in the NIL/Transfer Portal era.

I mean…I don’t think much of him as a coach but if there’s ever anyone who could talk some donors out of dough and transfers into a new locker room, he’d be at the top of the list.

[PartyintheVillas]

28 minutes ago, str8baller said:

I mean…I don’t think much of him as a coach but if there’s ever anyone who could talk some donors out of dough and transfers into a new locker room, he’d be at the top of the list.

I love Tom Crean. I don't want him as Indiana's basketball coach, no thank you, but I love his passion for the sport and coaching. I also think deep down he's a good guy.

I want to add I think Tom Crean can be a really good basketball coach in the right places.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Zagoria - Kent State coach Rob Senderoff is expected to the next head coach at Fordham, per sources

[Demo]

1 minute ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Zagoria - Kent State coach Rob Senderoff is expected to the next head coach at Fordham, per sources

Well, going to a historically bad program in a better conference is quite the roll of the dice. What am I missing here?

[Scotty R]

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

Zagoria - Kent State coach Rob Senderoff is expected to the next head coach at Fordham, per sources

Don't make sense to me

[RaceToTheTop]

1 hour ago, Scotty R said:

Don't make sense to me

He is a New York native -- grew up in Long Island, went to college at Albany.

[HoosierHoopster]

4 hours ago, PartyintheVillas said:

I love Tom Crean. I don't want him as Indiana's basketball coach, no thank you, but I love his passion for the sport and coaching. I also think deep down he's a good guy.

I want to add I think Tom Crean can be a really good basketball coach in the right places.

He’s a wacky, wacky, but good man who resurrected our program from the bottom of the barrel disaster left after Sampsongate, and who along with a couple  B1G championships and SW16 runs, gave us in no particular order, Vic, Cody, Wat, Sheehey, Hulls, Yogi, OG, Bryant, I mean some of the most loved players, and some of the best players to play for IU.

Yeah, I like the guy and would love to see him find the right gig

[hoosierdogg]

On 3/25/2025 at 9:33 PM, tyappleg said:

The Franimal to Penn!!!

Penn "Franimal" Quakers...

[MemphisHoosier]

2 hours ago, HoosierHoopster said:

He’s a wacky, wacky, but good man who resurrected our program from the bottom of the barrel disaster left after Sampsongate, and who along with a couple  B1G championships and SW16 runs, gave us in no particular order, Vic, Cody, Wat, Sheehey, Hulls, Yogi, OG, Bryant, I mean some of the most loved players, and some of the best players to play for IU.

Yeah, I like the guy and would love to see him find the right gig

Super odd to leave out Tom Pritchard from this list, but you do you I guess.

[go iu bb]

27 minutes ago, MemphisHoosier said:

Super odd to leave out Tom Pritchard from this list, but you do you I guess.

Pritchard was a Sampson recruit.

[BGleas]

3 hours ago, HoosierHoopster said:

He’s a wacky, wacky, but good man who resurrected our program from the bottom of the barrel disaster left after Sampsongate, and who along with a couple  B1G championships and SW16 runs, gave us in no particular order, Vic, Cody, Wat, Sheehey, Hulls, Yogi, OG, Bryant, I mean some of the most loved players, and some of the best players to play for IU.

Yeah, I like the guy and would love to see him find the right gig

And on top of all of that, he's been amazing supporter of IU basketball even after being fired. 

[HoosierHoopster]

46 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Pritchard was a Sampson recruit.

Thar was the ONLY reason!

[jermhoosierfan]

https://dbknews.com/2025/03/27/kevin-willard-maryland-mens-basketball-villanova-timeline/ Kevin Willard has to be done in Maryland right?  There are reports that he was being booed by Maryland fans in the hotel lobby on the way to the bus leaving for the arena?  The guy seems like a slime ball who should be fired just about for the way he has acted the last week almost.  Maryland has also added a coaching search to go with the AD search just in case, but I don't think he is the coach at Maryland in the next 72 hours.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

7 minutes ago, jermhoosierfan said:

https://dbknews.com/2025/03/27/kevin-willard-maryland-mens-basketball-villanova-timeline/ Kevin Willard has to be done in Maryland right?  There are reports that he was being booed by Maryland fans in the hotel lobby on the way to the bus leaving for the arena?  The guy seems like a slime ball who should be fired just about for the way he has acted the last week almost.  Maryland has also added a coaching search to go with the AD search just in case, but I don't think he is the coach at Maryland in the next 72 hours.

Hearing Buzz Williams to Maryland and Willard to Villanova.  Maryland, likely with a coaching upgrade in that case.