New Basketball Staff Thread

[IUCrazy2]

1 hour ago, AZ Hoosier said:

At Louisville he was fired as part of the NCAA investigation for providing a payment of $1,300 in "extra benefits" to the father of recruit Brian Bowen.

He and fellow Louisville assistant Jordan Fair "participated in impermissible recruiting activities related to a basketball prospect and individuals associated with basketball prospects. Violations included impermissible in-person off-campus recruiting contact with a prospect; impermissible contact and/or communication with individuals associated with Team United and providing impermissible transportation to Christian Dawkins and Brad Augustine while they accompanied prospect on an unofficial visit." Louisville self-reported the impermissible recruiting contact by Johnson.

source: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2022/03/28/breaking-down-7-allegations-lodged-louisville-ncaa/7178287001/

Guys like Gabe Cupps are getting several hundred thousand dollars now.  I honestly can't be bothered by this small ball junk anymore.  $1300 and car rides?  Phbbt. 

Any "name" coach in the past 25 years you can think of was neck deep in worse.  These assistants were just the fall guys so Pitino and Coach K and Bill Self didn't take the heat.

[JustWinBaby]

Do we want to win basketball games or not? I swear everyone thinks that college basketball is still an amateur sport and huge dollars aren't involved in bringing talent to your program.

This hire signals to me that IU is serious about winning and serious about acquiring talent. I do not care that this dude got caught breaking some recruiting rules 8 or 9 years ago. Every big time assistant has broken some recruiting rules.

We seriously gotta stop acting like we're somehow above this stuff. College basketball has changed. Stop stressing about recruiting violations, I beg of you.

[Dave from Dayton]

5 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I remember this from his first IUBB go-around.

I think it's partly the visual; he looks like a big 'ol beer guzzling slick salesman type, but to be good at what he does a guy has to be really really smart, and he clearly is.

And self-disciplined and willing to work hard.  Goes well with being very smart.  Interpersonal skills, which are clearly there, puts him a cut above.  

Wondering about connections...to up and comers and college preps/academies.  

[IUCrazy2]

49 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Murphy is out according to Goodman.

 

He is such an @$$.

[Uspshoosier]

Cooley has to be ticked lol.   He hired him last year even though he couldn’t do any off campus recruiting.  His show cause was up Nov 4th 2024.   His first recruiting cycle without a show cause he leaves for IU 

[Pagoda]

6 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said:

He is such an @$$.

Yea.  I've heard IU (Dolson) doesn't give him hardly any info, and in general when any school doesn't give Goodman much info he gets petty towards them.  We've seen that even with his daughter going to IU.

[Hoosier82]

Kenny Johnson seems like a pretty mediocre hire from the outside. It doesn’t seem that large staff payroll really got us too far.  

[Hoosierfanyuh]

1 minute ago, Hoosier82 said:

Kenny Johnson seems like a pretty mediocre hire from the outside. It doesn’t seem that large staff payroll really got us too far.  

Mediocre take 

[Hovadipo]

5 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Yea.  I've heard IU (Dolson) doesn't give him hardly any info, and in general when any school doesn't give Goodman much info he gets petty towards them.  We've seen that even with his daughter going to IU.

It’s a testament to what Clavio has done with the IU Media School that she even went to IU, because that relationship was broken and toxic way before she ever got on campus. That’s only gotten worse. 

[tyappleg]

7 minutes ago, Hoosier82 said:

Kenny Johnson seems like a pretty mediocre hire from the outside. It doesn’t seem that large staff payroll really got us too far.  

Why?

[Jet812]

18 minutes ago, JustWinBaby said:

Do we want to win basketball games or not? I swear everyone thinks that college basketball is still an amateur sport and huge dollars aren't involved in bringing talent to your program.

This hire signals to me that IU is serious about winning and serious about acquiring talent. I do not care that this dude got caught breaking some recruiting rules 8 or 9 years ago. Every big time assistant has broken some recruiting rules.

We seriously gotta stop acting like we're somehow above this stuff. College basketball has changed. Stop stressing about recruiting violations, I beg of you.

 What specifically about Kenny suggests we’re serious about winning?

[IU Hoosier41]

https://x.com/btownbanners/status/1910717939285655730?s=46

 

BREAKING SOON: Indiana to hire assistant head coach Mike Bargen from Bradley as a top assistant. #iubb

the fly by breaking news post :). Hope y’all are doing good!!!

[tyappleg]

1 minute ago, IU Hoosier41 said:

https://x.com/btownbanners/status/1910717939285655730?s=46
 

the fly by breaking news post :). Hope y’all are doing good!!!

Never heard of this guy before.  He trustworthy?

[AZ Hoosier]

24 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said:

Guys like Gabe Cupps are getting several hundred thousand dollars now.  I honestly can't be bothered by this small ball junk anymore.  $1300 and car rides?  Phbbt. 

Any "name" coach in the past 25 years you can think of was neck deep in worse.  These assistants were just the fall guys so Pitino and Coach K and Bill Self didn't take the heat.

IMO, the issue of guys like this (and Sampson, Pitino, Wade, Sean Miller, Self and their ilk) is NOT the specific rule that they broke... it's the fact that they broke the rules to gain an advantage. The fact that these clowns think the rules don't apply to themselves is the disgusting and disqualifying issue for me.

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, IU Hoosier41 said:

https://x.com/btownbanners/status/1910717939285655730?s=46

 

BREAKING SOON: Indiana to hire assistant head coach Mike Bargen from Bradley as a top assistant. #iubb

the fly by breaking news post :). Hope y’all are doing good!!!

[Stuhoo]

Staff Is Now In Place:

• Head Coach Darian Devries
• Assistant Coach Drew Adams
• Assistant Coach Kenny Johnson
• Assistant Coach Mike Bargen
• Assistant Coach Nick Norton

[DSUMMITT]

11 minutes ago, Hoosier82 said:

Kenny Johnson seems like a pretty mediocre hire from the outside. It doesn’t seem that large staff payroll really got us too far.  

Not mediocre - maybe some issues (that with modern rules I don't concern myself with) but not mediocre. He can get and help major talent. I feel like some of our best examples are that 2012 team that was one of my favorites. If I remember right he was pivotal in Vonleh as well though that one didn't pan out as well as we hoped. He can get talent/recruit and a solid coach - imho that's not always a combo that goes together.

[BeerBQ]

18 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

It’s a testament to what Clavio has done with the IU Media School that she even went to IU, because that relationship was broken and toxic way before she ever got on campus. That’s only gotten worse. 

Does his daughter have any issues with IU?

It was shocking she came to begin with. He’s just a very unlikable guy. I listened to the HH interview with him to give him a chance and he actually made me like him even less. 

[Hoosier82]

16 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

Why?

He seems to have been recycled a lot as an assistant.  Maybe he will be great.  I hope so.

[Scotty R]

28 minutes ago, Hoosier82 said:

Kenny Johnson seems like a pretty mediocre hire from the outside. It doesn’t seem that large staff payroll really got us too far.  

So how does any of us really know how good an assistant coach is. Also how many assistant coaches could you name on each school