New Basketball Staff Thread

[WhiteyMcSpeed 150]

4 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

 

Still would not be a strong hire. Did not pull any Indiana recruits while at UC…

[HinnyHoosier 6,445]

47 minutes ago, MrBBall said:

Man - I’m well aware. He can possibly bring Bidunga and others via transfer. He has connections to AAU and coaching circles in the Midwest. If you are basing his ability to get recruits off his time at Cincinnati, I can’t help you. 

I can't imagine a receuit choosing Kansas over Cincinnati, can you?

[8bucks 7,395]

7 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

I can't imagine a receuit choosing Kansas over Cincinnati, can you?

Here is their roster. Drew has been there since 2022 and the only recruit from Indiana has 54 points for the year.  Surely there should be some Cincinnati caliber players he could have landed. https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

[Ryno6284 4,270]

Are you guys bored to argue this? Go rub your wife's feet! You will get more from that! Lol

[TadQueasy 2,336]

13 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

Are you guys bored to argue this? Go rub your wife's feet! You will get more from that! Lol

[BA47591 718]

I'm unfamiliar with how Coach DeVries delegates responsibilities within a staff. What does he specifically need? Is everybody doing it like UConn these days? I don't know. 

[TadQueasy 2,336]

1 minute ago, BA47591 said:

I'm unfamiliar with how Coach DeVries delegates responsibilities within a staff. What does he specifically need? Is everybody doing it like UConn these days? I don't know. 

How is UConn doing it?

[choosierred1 146]

How is UConn doing it?

Mr. Wizard?
Yes, Timmy?
How do turtles do it?

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[schoosier 3,717]

1 hour ago, 8bucks said:

Here is their roster. Drew has been there since 2022 and the only recruit from Indiana has 54 points for the year.  Surely there should be some Cincinnati caliber players he could have landed. https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

Isn’t he a legacy hire and his father has recruiting ties that run deep in the Hoosier state?

[schoosier 3,717]

On 3/21/2025 at 12:10 PM, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

I know some Illinois fans over here who are having a hard time with the possibility of seeing Frazier as a coach here.

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I didn’t see it mentioned but the bad blood develop when Gordon switched commitments to us after verballing to Illinois. In those times college coaches had an unwritten rule of not recruiting committed players. And we know Sampson and rules; he did it out in the open and pulled EJ.

[Ryno6284 4,270]

2 minutes ago, schoosier said:

I didn’t see it mentioned but the bad blood develop when Gordon switched commitments to us after verballing to Illinois. In those times college coaches had an unwritten rule of not recruiting committed players. And we know Sampson and rules; he did it out in the open and pulled EJ.

Well, not really..EJ said he wasn't playing for Davis, but wanted to play for IU. Don't think Sampson had to try real hard.

[schoosier 3,717]

21 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

Well, not really..EJ said he wasn't playing for Davis, but wanted to play for IU. Don't think Sampson had to try real hard.

Davis missed on everybody not named Bracey. Odom & Conley, Sean May, Montross, Wes Matthews etc

[OGIUAndy 1,010]

14 minutes ago, schoosier said:

Davis missed on everybody not named Bracey. Odom & Conley, Sean May, Montross, Wes Matthews etc

Montross was at UNC from 1990-94

[schoosier 3,717]

16 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

Montross was at UNC from 1990-94

Sorry was just piling on poor Mike Davis.

[cthomas 6,598]

1 hour ago, Ryno6284 said:

Well, not really..EJ said he wasn't playing for Davis, but wanted to play for IU. Don't think Sampson had to try real hard.

Flipping a committed recruit back then was a big no-no. It left Illinois with no time to replace him. Of course they were really pissed. Doesn't excuse the treatment that he and the family went through at that game. But I understand the feeling.

[TheWatShot 15,374]

1 hour ago, Ryno6284 said:

Well, not really..EJ said he wasn't playing for Davis, but wanted to play for IU. Don't think Sampson had to try real hard.

The bigger issue Illinois had with it was that Gordon repeatedly said he was still going to Illinois. Then he flipped a few weeks before signing day. 

[Asha’man 660]

So will we hear official staff hirings before the portal opens?

[ap2345 11,239]

10 hours ago, Asha’man said:

So will we hear official staff hirings before the portal opens?

Probably not

[Hoosier987 2,582]

13 hours ago, Ryno6284 said:

Well, not really..EJ said he wasn't playing for Davis, but wanted to play for IU. Don't think Sampson had to try real hard.

Yup. It was pretty well regarded that there was a high chance Gordon was going to flip. Then we got a young Travis Steele on the staff and that was icing on the cake as he had a prior relationship with the Gordons. 

[Asha’man 660]

1 hour ago, ap2345 said:

Probably not

They going to wait to announce them all at the same time?