2010 COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACHING CHANGES

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It's that time of the year again. Each year, I keep a running tally of the hirings and firings.

2010 College Basketball Coaching Changes (http://news.collegesportsinfo.com/2010/01/2010-college-basketball-coaching.html)

I do the updates primarily on the article, but will also update this thread as time permits.



Some early changes:

3/8/10: Hawaii fires Nash
3/7/10: Kent Reportedly Fired at Oregon
3/7/10: Central Arkansas Fires Chappell
3/6/10: ECU Demotes McCarthy
3/5/10/: Gardner-Webb Fires Scruggs
3/2/10: Wagner Fires Mike Deane
1/28/10: UNCW Fires Moss
1/11/10: Jerry Wainwright Fired at DePaul
1/11/10: Dartmouth Coach Forced to Step Down
12/15/09: Penn fires Glen Miller
12/3/09: Fordham Fires Whittenburg

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Hawaii fired Nash today as well

[TexasTerror]

Who is going to be in the mix at ULL?

And do you think UALR is going to cut their coach?

[CollegeSportsInfo]

ULL is a fresh situation, not even a day old. What we do know is that they will only hire a coach with D1 head coach experience. So logic dictates that they will likely look to the Southland, A-Sun, OVC, etc. Pasternack of UNO could be in play too. But your boy Marlin might be an attractive candidate.

Not sure about UALR. Need to dig up contract details to see how many years are left.

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# 3/11/10: St. Johns Reportedly Fires Roberts
# 3/11/10: Toledo Reportedly to fire Gene Cross
# 3/10/10: FDU Removes Interim Tag from Vetrone

Coaching Changes, Potential Candidates (http://news.collegesportsinfo.com/2010/01/2010-college-basketball-coaching.html)

[TexasTerror]

Any more on the UALR situation - specifically?

And what does 'Tournament Tom' at Houston have to do to save his job?

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3/11/10: Iowa Coach Todd Lickliter rumored to be resigning this week

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No news on UALR on my end. Been some other positions that have been a bigger focus for me. As for Houston, it seems like there will be a change. The time is ripe with Calipari now out of CUSA for a year and Barbee potentially moving to a BCS conference. Sadly, the guy they want the most is now the head coach at Memphis. Had they come 1 year earlier, Pastner would be coaching Houston right now.

[TexasTerror]

Jeff Goodman is reporting "Former NBA player Corliss Williamson has emerged, along with Missouri assistant Matt Zimmerman, as a candidate for the vacant Central Arkansas job."

UCA should be able to get a major school assistant...

[BEAR]

UCA hired Corliss Williamson

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3/15/10: Iowa To Fire Lickliter

3/15/10: Charlotte Fires Lutz
3/13/10: HIRING: Central Arkansas Hires Corlis Williamson
3/12/10: Auburn Fires Jeff Lebo
3/12/10: Boise St. Fired Graham
3/11/10: UC-Irvine Fires Pat Douglass

Potential candidates on the blog (http://news.collegesportsinfo.com/2010/01/2010-college-basketball-coaching.html)

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* 3/15/10: UCF Fires Speraw

Big hire coming for them. They will likely try to find the guy who can get their program on par with USF and increase the chance of a future Big East all-sports invite.

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Just an update after the weekend.

A reminder, that you'll find potential candidates at http://news.collegesportsinfo.com/2010/01/2010-college-basketball-coaching.html

3/22/10: HIRING: ECU to Hire Lebo
3/21/10: Penders Out at Houston
3/20/10 HIRING : Hawaii Hires Gib Arnold
3/19/10: Official...St. Johns Fires Roberts
3/17/10: Seton Hall Fires Gonzalez

[TexasTerror]

FYI - the Houston Chronicle's Richard Justice (also famous from ESPN visits to PTI) said in his blog last night that Bob Marlin was interviewing with Auburn today (Monday).

So, add Marlin to the Auburn list...

[CollegeSportsInfo]

Looks like it's finally a done deal: Pecora to Hofstra. Macon is the top candidate at Hofstra now.

[TexasTerror]

Katz is reporting that Barbee from UTEP is heading to Auburn.

Top candidates for UTEP include Billy Gillespie (he's been there and won before) and Bob Marlin.

[CollegeSportsInfo]

Congrats to former UMass player/coach Tony Barbee, who is the new Auburn head coach.

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More updates...
(http://news.collegesportsinfo.com/2010/01/2010-college-basketball-coaching.html)
Leon Rice accepts Boise St. offer

[TexasTerror]

Jason Hooten - Sam Houston State assistant
Willis Wilson - Memphis assistant
Russell Springmann - Texas assistant
Scott Spinelli - Texas A&M assistant
Mark Downey - Arkansas Tech head coach
Chris Walker - Villanova assistant

[CollegeSportsInfo]

* As expected, the BC firing of Skinner was finally announced since going down last week. Mooney, Donahue and Amaker are candidates.

* Lavin is expected to accept at St. Johns today. Dave Leitao is expected to join as an assistant. Current Manhattan coach Barry Rohrssen will be targeted as well.

[GeauxLions94]

Katz is reporting that Barbee from UTEP is heading to Auburn.

Top candidates for UTEP include Billy Gillespie (he's been there and won before) and Bob Marlin.

Looks like Tim Floyd's heading to UTEP

Floyd taking job at UTEP (http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ssf/2010/03/new_orleans_hornets_lead_assis.html)

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For those who haven't followed all the changes on the CSI article, here's a quick update for the day in one post:

3/30/10: Holy Cross Fires Kearney
3/30/10: HIRING: Penn Retains Allen
3/30/10: HIRING: Toledo Hires UWGB Coach
3/30/10: HIRING: UTEP Hires Tim Floyd
3/30/10: HIRING: Lavin To Be Named St. Johns coach
3/30: Skinner Out at BC

[ngineer]

Iowa hiring McCaffrey is cool. Nice to see another coach who got his first HC gig at Lehigh making the big climb. Making over $1M year on a multiyear deal, he better get some quick results. McCaffrey took Lehigh to Big Dance in 1988 when Lehigh gave the Mark Macon lead Temple Owls a big scare in the first round.

[CollegeSportsInfo]

Iowa hiring McCaffrey is cool. Nice to see another coach who got his first HC gig at Lehigh making the big climb. Making over $1M year on a multiyear deal, he better get some quick results. McCaffrey took Lehigh to Big Dance in 1988 when Lehigh gave the Mark Macon lead Temple Owls a big scare in the first round.

I'm not a fan of the move. I just feel that McCaffery would be better in the Big East or the ACC. He fits the profile better. I just worry he could face a similar fate as Lickliter did...and McCaffery is more misplaced.

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Coach Updates: Hofstra hires Tim Welsh, Tulane fires Dickerson, UNCW offer to Conroy http://bit.ly/2010coach

[TexasTerror]

Names I'm hearing for Tulane include Perry Clark at A&M-CC (who was a former coach there), Murray State head coach Billy Kennedy (a New Orleans native) and Albanyy State coach Christopher Cameron (who played college ball at Tulane and is now at the Div II school)...

[Woof]

Looks like someone has their eyes on Citadel's basketball coach now, tooxeyebrowx

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/apr/01/unc-wilmington-offers-conroy-job/

[Big Al]

I'm not a fan of the move. I just feel that McCaffery would be better in the Big East or the ACC. He fits the profile better. I just worry he could face a similar fate as Lickliter did...and McCaffery is more misplaced.

Better in the Big East how? From what I read, McCaffrey is bringing a more up-tempo game than Lickliter, which is something Iowa fans have been hollering about for a while. Also, he seems to have the alumni players on board, which is huge around these parts -- they definitely were not welcome during the Alford and Lickliter years, probably because they were a reminder of past success compared to current failures.

Frankly, I think McCaffery may have been a steal for Iowa -- there are some real facility issues that don't make it the plum job it used to be in the 80s & 90s. If this turns out to be true, I think you can call thank Kirk Ferentz -- he has proven that if you can win at Iowa, they will deify you in these parts and pay you a pantload of money to stay.

In short, there is enormous upside to coaching at Iowa. Probably moreso than most other schools.

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Looks like someone has their eyes on Citadel's basketball coach now, tooxeyebrowx

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/apr/01/unc-wilmington-offers-conroy-job/

Yes, he's been one of the candidates for almost a month now. BTW, there was no offer made yesterday, confirmed by UNCW.

[TexasTerror]

SHSU does the right thing...

Huntsville Item is reporting Hooten...


HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville Item has learned that Jason Hooten will be named the new Sam Houston State head basketball coach Friday. The Sam Houston State athletic department will issue a press release naming the former Bearkat assistant coach as Bob Marlin's replacement Friday morning.

http://itemonline.com/breakingnews/x1687696280/Hooten-to-be-named-SHSU-head-basketball-coach

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4/06/10: HIRING: BC Opts for Donahue
4/06/10: HIRING: Purnell Leaves Clemson for DePaul
4/05/10: HIRING: Wagner Hires Hurley

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Late addition, but Conroy to coach Tulane.

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4/7/10: Nash Resigns from St. Francis (NY)

http://bit.ly/2010coach



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Went for a jog and all hell broke lose:

4/7/10: Wake Forest Fires Dino Gaudio


Something is odd here. Why now, when so many other moves have happened? Just a theory, but maybe Wake Forest wants Gregg Marshall and fears Clemson getting him? Seems like there must be someone out there that Wake wants and fears will be gone, but I could be wrong.

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4/07/10: HIRING: Iona Hires Cluess
4/07/10: HIRING: Siena Promotes Assistant

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And boom goes the dynamite...

4/07/10: Rutgers Fires Hill

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Daily Recap for Friday:

4/09/10: Clemson Interviews Mike Young (Wofford), Cliff Warren (Jax), Blaine Taylor (ODU), Brownell (wright St)
4/09/10: Colorado coach appears to be Wake Forest initial top candidate
4/09/10: Columbia Coach Jones Resigns, Joins BC Staff
4/09/10: HIRING: Marshall Hires Tom Herrion
4/09/10: HIRING: UC Irvine Hires NBA Assistant Turner
4/08/10: HIRING: Charlotte Hires Major

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Brownell in at Clemson...and Wright St. assistant Donlan set to be promoted to HC

[SonuvaHenx2]

Brownell in at Clemson...and Wright St. assistant Donlan set to be promoted to HC

Here's wishing Coach B success at Clemson. It'll be a step up for him, and a new challenge. Good luck Coach, and thank you for 4 great years! xhurrayx

I'm glad Donlan is set to stick around. At least we'll have some continuity and a good chance of success (even if we have to play Butler at least twice...).

[biggie]

Bzdelik in at WFU.

http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/apr/14/141020/deac-make-it-official-bzdelik-will-replace-gaudio/

[Go...gate]

And boom goes the dynamite...

4/07/10: Rutgers Fires Hill

What's status? He's still there.

[appmaj]

App hires Jason Capel

http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/apr/19/asu-hires-coach/sports/

[KiddBrewer]

App hires Jason Capel

http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/apr/19/asu-hires-coach/sports/

fail.

[TexasTerror]

What's the latest on Columbia?

We know the four people who interviewed - http://trentonfullcourtpress.blogspot.com/2010/04/paul-cormier-in-ivy-league-tim-otoole.html - now, tell us who got the job!

[CollegeSportsInfo]

Actually, TT, not all those people have interviewed. The name at the top of the list from ym source initially was O'Conner. But some other names have come into play of late so ti stands that CU will be doing more interviews.