John Groce's Illini Coaching Staff - Dustin Ford, Paris Parham, Jamall Walker

[BrooksTaylorFan]

Originally Posted by FlyinIllini 11

a few on the scout board that have been pretty credible for a period of time said before the Prepbulls article came out that they hear Deon will most likely be the DOBO.. i feel that is a perfect fit for him. gives him a chance to learn the ins and outs of coaching and recruiting at the high D-1 level from Groce. he then could be promoted to an assistant role in a year or two if one of our assistance leaves for greener pastures

That's been out there for the last week or so and Groce has already discussed the position with Deon. Deon would prefer being an assistant, but it looks like Groce would like to start him out as DOBO unless a few potential assistant hires fall through.

[illiniparkie]

I can confirm reports that #Mizzou assistant Isaac Chew will be the lead assistant on John Groce's staff at Illinois. More coming later.

https://twitter.com/#!/GabeDeArmond


Aaaaah - Chew

[Serious Late]

Originally Posted by illiniparkie

I can confirm reports that #Mizzou assistant Isaac Chew will be the lead assistant on John Groce's staff at Illinois. More coming later.

https://twitter.com/#!/GabeDeArmond


Aaaaah - Chew

Beat me to it...

[RenoGray80]

Who?

[Groundhogday]

Originally Posted by FlyinIllini 11

a few on the scout board that have been pretty credible for a period of time said before the Prepbulls article came out that they hear Deon will most likely be the DOBO.. i feel that is a perfect fit for him. gives him a chance to learn the ins and outs of coaching and recruiting at the high D-1 level from Groce. he then could be promoted to an assistant role in a year or two if one of our assistance leaves for greener pastures

I don't think anyone has said Deon is the likely DoBO hire. People have commented that he would be more likely to be hired as DoBO than an assistant coach, but I don't know that he is likely to land any position with this staff.

[RichBradIllini]

Originally Posted by illiniparkie

I can confirm reports that #Mizzou assistant Isaac Chew will be the lead assistant on John Groce's staff at Illinois. More coming later.

https://twitter.com/#!/GabeDeArmond


Aaaaah - Chew

Wow! How did Groce pull that one off? One year as an assistant with Haith and Groce was able to convince him to come to IL???

Groce continues to impress.

[illinisc]

Originally Posted by illiniparkie

I can confirm reports that #Mizzou assistant Isaac Chew will be the lead assistant on John Groce's staff at Illinois. More coming later.

https://twitter.com/#!/GabeDeArmond


Aaaaah - Chew

I love this hire. Makes up for the loss of Jerrance in a big way. He was the lead recruiter for MU on Malcolm Hill, Kendrick Nunn, Okafor, and Paul White.

[Aaron]

WOW. Great news. Got a CPL guy after all!

[FlyinIllini 11]

Originally Posted by Aaron

WOW. Great news. Got a CPL guy after all!

From Chicago perspective.. I bet Chew is right up there in regards to Jerrance.

[WesterveltVictoryCigar]

Originally Posted by illinisc

I love this hire. Makes up for the loss of Jerrance in a big way. He was the lead recruiter for MU on Malcolm Hill, Kendrick Nunn, Okafor, and Paul White.

And Larry Austin per Tiggerboard.

[Botb9]

Originally Posted by illinisc

I love this hire. Makes up for the loss of Jerrance in a big way. He was the lead recruiter for MU on Malcolm Hill, Kendrick Nunn, Okafor, and Paul White.

That is significant. Groce really must be trying to convince Nunn at the least to come here. How interested was Okafor in MU anyway?

[Groundhogday]

Originally Posted by illiniparkie

I can confirm reports that #Mizzou assistant Isaac Chew will be the lead assistant on John Groce's staff at Illinois. More coming later.

https://twitter.com/#!/GabeDeArmond


Aaaaah - Chew

Isaac Chew

1999_____Graduated from Avila University
1999-01__Avila University (Kansas City, MO)
2001-04__Corporate finance (Coached Kansas City Pump n’ Run AAU club)
2004-05__Avila University
2005-07__Indian Hill Community College, IA
2007-11__Murray State
2011-12__Missouri

Other things to note:

• Has an MBA.
• Played in the Chicago Public League.
• Coached in attacking systems at Murray State and Missouri.
• Along with Walker, has strong Kansas City recruiting ties. Not clear if he has actively recruited Chicago (edit: from earlier posts, apparently he has).

I wonder how he knows Groce?

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by FlyinIllini 11

From Chicago perspective.. I bet Chew is right up there in regards to Jerrance.

Yeah. I wasn't all hung up on getting a Chicago guy--but its a big bonus. Not to mention getting one from Missouri. Couldn't be happier.

[FlyinIllini 11]

All the people that were complaining about the Chicago guys on the coaching staff.. with Chew on board now and if Deon is indeed brough on for DOBO, that should put an end to all of those complaints.. The John Groce era could not be off to a better start

[FlyinIllini 11]

Another thing that puts Chew ahead of Jerrance is that Chew is very very familiar with the style of play Groce likes.. as he was an assistant at Murray State and Missouri

[Illinoy]

Originally Posted by illiniparkie

I can confirm reports that #Mizzou assistant Isaac Chew will be the lead assistant on John Groce's staff at Illinois. More coming later.

https://twitter.com/#!/GabeDeArmond


Aaaaah - Chew

Sad to see Jerrance Howard go but I honestly do think he has much brighter days ahead of himself in his recruiting efforts.

For those of you worried about losing an insider to the Chicago recruiting area, do not feel too down. Let me break it down like this.

Chew was pivotal in bringing in the newfound talent at Murray St. which has enjoyed much success the past 2 years. Also, he has developed relationships in the KS city area which only expands our recruiting network, but the real kicker is, he played high school ball in Chicago.

Jerrance is a very likeable guy and was able to develop a network later in life because he's really a central Illinois guy (peoria). When recruiting Chicago, it is a lot easier if you either come with a bag of money or are seen as one of their own, i.e. went to high school there. Chicago is a h.s. city and where you went to high school and who you knew from that time period means a great deal to people trusting you. It's almost like a good ole boys club.

[Groundhogday]

Originally Posted by illinisc

I love this hire. Makes up for the loss of Jerrance in a big way. He was the lead recruiter for MU on Malcolm Hill, Kendrick Nunn, Okafor, and Paul White.

On paper, Chew looks like a terrific hire. But was Missouri seriously in the running for Okafor, White or Nunn?

[Groundhogday]

Originally Posted by FlyinIllini 11

Another thing that puts Chew ahead of Jerrance is that Chew is very very familiar with the style of play Groce likes.. as he was an assistant at Murray State and Missouri

I think this is a major positive.

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by Illinoy

Sad to see Jerrance Howard go but I honestly do think he has much brighter days ahead of himself in his recruiting efforts.

For those of you worried about losing an insider to the Chicago recruiting area, do not feel too down. Let me break it down like this.

Chew was pivotal in bringing in the newfound talent at Murray St. which has enjoyed much success the past 2 years. Also, he has developed relationships in the KS city area which only expands our recruiting network, but the real kicker is, he played high school ball in Chicago.

Jerrance is a very likeable guy and was able to develop a network later in life because he's really a central Illinois guy (peoria). When recruiting Chicago, it is a lot easier if you either come with a bag of money or are seen as one of their own, i.e. went to high school there. Chicago is a h.s. city and where you went to high school and who you knew from that time period means a great deal to people trusting you. It's almost like a good ole boys club.

If Jerrance wants to be a head coach at a high level its good that he gets out of the Weber/Illinois umbrella at some point. I hope we get him back one day.

Developing relationships in Chicago is obviously doable with some guys (Nunn, etc.) but I'm sure it doesn't always work out that well. Having a CPL guy sounds like a big advantage.

[Jani Lane]

Originally Posted by Groundhogday

On paper, Chew looks like a terrific hire. But was Missouri seriously in the running for Okafor, White or Nunn?

He'll have a connection with the kids, and now that he's at U of I, maybe they'll be more interested. It's like Groce having a connection with Nunn at Ohio. KN was probably never going there but now maybe he'll play for Groce now that he's at U of I.

Just my take anyway.

[nicksmithfanclub]

Originally Posted by Groundhogday

On paper, Chew looks like a terrific hire. But was Missouri seriously in the running for Okafor, White or Nunn?

Even if Mizzouri wasn't really in the running, it at least gives Groce a head start on Okafor and White -- they could have liked Chew but had minimal interest in Mizzouri (and hopefully more if he's at UI).

[WesterveltVictoryCigar]

Originally Posted by Groundhogday

On paper, Chew looks like a terrific hire. But was Missouri seriously in the running for Okafor, White or Nunn?

Looks like he also tried to get Steve Taylor to Mizzou, so he has been doing some recruiting in Chicago.

[illinisc]

Originally Posted by Groundhogday

On paper, Chew looks like a terrific hire. But was Missouri seriously in the running for Okafor, White or Nunn?

Considering the circumstances I would say Chew has done a really nice job recruiting and getting players out of Chicago to be interested in Mizzou. There's been articles that stated that Mike Anderson completely stopped recruiting Chicago and that they had almost no presence in the state. Chew came in late and was able to quickly stir up interest. Malcolm Hill and his parents also said some really nice things about Isaac Chew during their recruitment.

[mattcoldagelli]

Great hire. This is a freaking staff.

[CrazedUIFan]

Sounds like a very good staff for the Illini!