Exactly selling Bradley is tough. Small enrollment, small campus, not a college town. Its a good school if you're looking for a good education, but to play basketball....not so much.
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Exactly selling Bradley is tough. Small enrollment, small campus, not a college town. Its a good school if you're looking for a good education, but to play basketball....not so much.
Deon just got out of coaching so seems unlikely he'd want the job.
Whitmans Sampler
- Eastern Iowa
Antigua will have the duty of coaching/developing our bigs, according to the article above. I wonder if that was also his role at UK with Anthony Davis, Noel, Cousins, etc.
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
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Wow! Really needed some good news after reading all the Tilmon chatter. Big thanks to Underwood and Whitman for making this happen!
All I know about "chin" Coleman is that there isn't a major college asst basketball coach who has stronger ties to the Irvin's and the Chicago AAU scene than he - primarily because he was a coach for their AAU TEAMS for years. Secondly, he was very successful at infiltrating Chicagoland talent in his short time at Nebraska which is the closest he has ever been to a P5 asst. coaching job. (If I recall he got quite a few 3/4* recruits on CAmpus and he was on their support staff). I'm sure there might be better overall choices but if you want Chicagoland talent -he is more than capable at getting some of the best.
Ubermensch
BOOM! Feed my ego.
And the timing of all this makes it seem like an intentional stealing of the headline; controlling the narrative. Maybe it's a coincidence, but I like my conspiracy theory better.
Love the Antigua pedigree, recruiting resume for sure....interesting that Tilmon would not want to be "Stuck" with a potential coach that will be working with BIGS and has that history....maybe Kiir is the better fit?
Time will tell!
Antigua article from 2013...seems like a certain comment might pertain to our new coach and his "reported" intensity level...love the hire!!!
http://www.espn.com/college-sports/...es-best-recruiting-classes-ever-espn-magazine
"When Cal is chewing you out, Coach O is always a guy you can go to."
http://www.espn.com/college-sports/...es-best-recruiting-classes-ever-espn-magazine
"When Cal is chewing you out, Coach O is always a guy you can go to."
PhillyIllini
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TownieMatt
CU Expat
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Am I the only one that thinks this staff is starting to actually look/feel like we are serious and a Top 10 type of a program with retentions/new hires?
10 years of misery....the Kool Aid is tasting good right now!
After today, I'm hitting the Kool Aid hard tonight. #LoyaltyAfterDark
MrOizo
- Chicago
Great to see the accolades from UK fans, and the general fact that they wanted him back. That is very positive.
Ron Coleman would be a great hire. Yes he has ties to the Irvins, but he also has paid his coaching dues with several DI jobs. He also has ties to Whitney Young where he served as an asst coach for about 5 years. Illinois has done well with Simeon, having a coach with ties to Mac Irvin, Morgan Park, and Whitney Young alone will serve use well.
MainelyIllini
- uh, Maine
This is fantastic news!! Big Boy Brad bringing Big Boy Basketball back to Chambana!!!
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Today is the day where a whole bunch of Kool Aid splashed out of our cup, but when we looked in it again, it was fuller than before!
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All that is missing is the mic drop. Well said. I-L-L!
sacraig
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