New Basketball Staff Thread

[Demo]

25 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.  

Well, dude’s been previously hired by Crean, Cooley and Rick freaking Pitino. So some pretty good coaches think he’s a pretty good coach. I suppose we’ll see.

[AH1971]

1 hour ago, Bowhunter said:

I don’t get this hire. Especially with his baggage. 

You realize Preston Murphy was caught up in the same FBI probe correct? If you’re fine with one then you’re fine with the other.

[IU Hoosier41]

17 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

Never heard of this guy before.  He trustworthy?

Not one bit lol

[Scotty R]

Now the floodgates have opened on the assistant coaches coming hopefully the players start committing as well.

[Pagoda]

13 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Staff Is Now In Place:

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

A lot of Tom Crean connections!  ;-)  

[bodsbums]

3 minutes ago, IU Hoosier41 said:

Not one bit lol

Give the man a bag and let him cook. 

[CSP]

6 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

A lot of Tom Crean connections!  ;-)  

what's Bargen's connection to Crean? 

[IUGRAD06]

Maybe Hickman may be a thing.  

[68Hoosier]

21 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Staff Is Now In Place:

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

What about Nick Norton?

[JustWinBaby]

1 minute ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

what's Bargen's connection to Crean? 

Graduated from Marquette in 1999, the year Crean was brought in. It's a tenuous connection at best but there were a few weeks in which they were on campus together haha

[Hoosierfanyuh]

3 minutes ago, IUGRAD06 said:

Maybe Hickman may be a thing.  

Charlotte

[TargaFlorio]

From the Star:

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DeVries is adding Mike Bargen, who has spent the past decade as associate head coach at Bradley, to his staff in an off-the-court role, an IndyStar source said.

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2025/04/11/iu-basketball-mike-bargen-darian-devries-creighton-bradley-indiana-hoosiers-coaching-staff-2025-26/83033415007/

[WayneFleekHoosier]

It’s wait and see on this staff for me.  And it’s wait and see on the whole operation.  Nothing has impressed me yet, besides the secrecy.   We don’t appear to be “Winning” yet.  But neither did UL and UK and it mostly worked for them.  Now Louisville is cooking and UK is cooking. Hopefully we can do something similar.  

[Stuhoo]

25 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

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

 

4 minutes ago, 68Hoosier said:

What about Nick Norton?

Fixed -- thanks

[Asha’man]

29 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

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.

Well when a rule against paying players is actually deemed illegal through the justice system, the issue isn’t the coaches that broke the rules it was those who imposed the rule and then those that followed it without questioning the actual merits of it. So for decades people profiteered off that system. Now others are profiting. 

[CSP]

3 minutes ago, TargaFlorio said:

From the Star:

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2025/04/11/iu-basketball-mike-bargen-darian-devries-creighton-bradley-indiana-hoosiers-coaching-staff-2025-26/83033415007/

ohhhhhhh maybe a GM!?!

[JustWinBaby]

41 minutes ago, Jet812 said:

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

He's a bag man with lots of east coast (and in particular DMV) connections. He'll help bring in big time talent from that region.

[Uspshoosier]

44 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

Never heard of this guy before.  He trustworthy?

When the Mods say they are going to run something up the chain.  He is the top of the chain.   Very trustworthy. 

[AH1971]

1 hour ago, AZ Hoosier said:

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.

It’s pretty crazy to continue to defend the rules set forth by an organization whose entire model for over a century was ruled to be in violation of anti-trust laws by the highest court in the land. 

[68Hoosier]

48 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Fixed -- thanks

Stuhoo - good job sir.  Who was the guy that was strength and conditioning that was supposed to be coming with him.