Coaching Carousel (Basketball)
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It's so wildly inside baseball and mainly fodder for the message board crew.
I'd be willing to bet if we polled attendees at a football game, ~20% of them would get Whitman right...and he's a successful alumnus working at his alma mater.
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
I think it was Illini Inquirer that had that. It was the National round table conversation they had earlier this week
sacraig
- The desert
Technically, so is she. Got her law degree at Arizona. But otherwise I agree.
Sounds oh so good and easy to say “just go get Oats, Lloyd, Golden” until you ya know. You actually have to do it.
Oof, surprising considering his baggage.
But I heard on this board that we would be able to get them. Guess we're a better job than UNC now.
The coaching carousel continues to be in motion. With the end of our season, are we expecting any staff changes this off-season? Hopefully we keep OA and Geoff. Does Kevin Kruger stay on? What about other coaches and staff?
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What's most interesting about this NIL era is it's kind of stabilized the coaching carousel for programs that aren't exactly blue bloods but willing to invest in their programs. Coaches are utilizing openings to not only gain better contracts for themselves but to enhance the facilities and payroll for the squad. This level of stabilization has been a more attractive option for coaches than just these incremental advancements in job prestige.
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
He might be in line for the UNC job soon if things keep going the way they have been
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
The mutually assured destruction of "if there is a coaching change, literally every single player from both schools enter the portal" has changed the carousel dramatically.
Any chance May goes to UNC?
May has told Michigan officials he will not be pursuing other jobs.
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
For those wanting a two minute overview of Desireé Reed-Francois:
- Was hired as a young AD at UNLV in 2017 and helped transform them from sleeping giant to really effective G5 program by being an excellent fundraiser
- She hired TJ Otzenberger at UNLV (major success) and Marcus Arroyo (small success)
- Really good run at UNLV
- She leaves UNLV for Mizzou (2021)
- She fires Cuonzo to hire Gates (success? TBD)
- Mizzou was in financial shambles when she took over and she helped dig them out
- Lots of rumblings there that internal decision makers and AD staff did not like her
- Signs an extension, but leaves four months after signing it to go to her alma mater (2024)
- Jedd Fisch leaves for Washington, she hires Brent Brennan (early returns are good)
- More rumblings at Arizona that internal stakeholders do not like her
She's probably one of the better fundraisers / budget ADs in the country, which has probably rubbed some athletic department folks the wrong way that are used to getting whatever resources they want. I've also heard enough substance from folks I trust that she's very much not a "people person", especially with employees. Also, it's a borderline miracle that she's worked at non-blue blood football programs but hasn't fired a football coach in almost 10 years as an AD.
- Was hired as a young AD at UNLV in 2017 and helped transform them from sleeping giant to really effective G5 program by being an excellent fundraiser
- She hired TJ Otzenberger at UNLV (major success) and Marcus Arroyo (small success)
- Really good run at UNLV
- She leaves UNLV for Mizzou (2021)
- She fires Cuonzo to hire Gates (success? TBD)
- Mizzou was in financial shambles when she took over and she helped dig them out
- Lots of rumblings there that internal decision makers and AD staff did not like her
- Signs an extension, but leaves four months after signing it to go to her alma mater (2024)
- Jedd Fisch leaves for Washington, she hires Brent Brennan (early returns are good)
- More rumblings at Arizona that internal stakeholders do not like her
She's probably one of the better fundraisers / budget ADs in the country, which has probably rubbed some athletic department folks the wrong way that are used to getting whatever resources they want. I've also heard enough substance from folks I trust that she's very much not a "people person", especially with employees. Also, it's a borderline miracle that she's worked at non-blue blood football programs but hasn't fired a football coach in almost 10 years as an AD.
Seth Davis has us as number 2 preseason next year...
https://www.hoopshq.com/rankings/seth-davis-never-too-early-2026-top-25
https://www.hoopshq.com/rankings/seth-davis-never-too-early-2026-top-25
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As in CBB jobs….
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
But if THEY pursue HIM….
CrazedUIFan
UI Fan in QC Land
But has his agent?
Yep, wiggle room. As a young man I didn't realize that a person who said, "In my position I'm not allowed to make a recommendation" was wanting my reply to be, "If you could make a recommendation, what would it be?" It changed the world for me.But if THEY pursue HIM….
I always believe Michigan coaches! We did not cheat, we did not tamper, we did not pay players, and now "we did not pay the officials"
Alabama makes Nate Oats among 5 highest-paid coaches
Alabama coach Nate Oats has signed a new contract that will make him one of the five highest-paid college basketball coaches in the country.
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