mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
That job is a trap. That's why I mentioned NIU. MAC has taken a step back the past few years. Dee could win at NIU and it's high enough up that you could land a pretty good gig.
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That job is a trap. That's why I mentioned NIU. MAC has taken a step back the past few years. Dee could win at NIU and it's high enough up that you could land a pretty good gig.
I don't think anyone believed endorsement deals would be limited to the most obvious commercial cases (I certainly didn't). It was going to have a local impact, and one where individual boosters could mix business and pleasure, exactly the same as done in all industries everywhere.
Teflon Juwan escapes yet again. How in the world has this guy not been terminated for cause yet?
Michigan strength coach resigns after absence
Jon Sanderson has resigned as a strength and conditioning coach at Michigan, two-plus months after he stopped working with the men's basketball program under coach Juwan Howard.www.espn.com
Makes me think the boosters aren't looking to replace him after this season, which is a head-scratcher given that program's trajectory. They've had multiple incidents with him at games, declines in recruiting, this clash with what is by all accounts an outstanding long-serving staff member, the damning Hunter exit, and a remarkably bad run in the conference (lost last 7, 3-16 overall). Fun fact, Sanderson's son is just a soph, but ranked top-50 for 2026, so it was just one more reason to try and keep him if they were going to turn over Howard.
Champaign Toast
Fan since Kiwane Garris
Might be time for Doug Bruno to retire as head coach of Depaul women's basketball and hand over the position to his former assistant, Bart Brooks (now at Belmont).
Other coaching names that stand out:
Fairfield coach Carly Thibault-Dudonis, a former Golden Gopher assistant
Former University of Chicago coach Aaron Roussell (now at Richmond). Roussell builds winners everywhere he goes.
Other coaching names that stand out:
Fairfield coach Carly Thibault-Dudonis, a former Golden Gopher assistant
Former University of Chicago coach Aaron Roussell (now at Richmond). Roussell builds winners everywhere he goes.
MainelyIllini
- uh, Maine
Let's not rush to judgement. He should stay as long as he wants to stay and keep scUM basketball irrelevant...Teflon Juwan escapes yet again. How in the world has this guy not been terminated for cause yet?
Michigan strength coach resigns after absence
Jon Sanderson has resigned as a strength and conditioning coach at Michigan, two-plus months after he stopped working with the men's basketball program under coach Juwan Howard.
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
Not sure this is strictly true. He has good recruits coming in and has had strong classes in past years... the issue is that he seems to struggle with in-game coaching.
How was he as an assistant for the Heat? He was there for six years. I'd have to assume he'd contribute something to stick around that long.
Don't claim to be an expert on UM classes, but using the 247 composite rankings:
2021 - 3rd 3 top 50 (nearly 4)
2022 - 9th 2 top 50
2023 - 72nd (a class of mostly transfers tho)
2024 - 20th with a top 50 (solid by any measure)
Is that a trend? Debatable. 2024 is a good class, but he may have quite a few defections after this year. And in this era, the rankings really need to include transfers to have a sense of how a program is doing, so there's a big x-factor involved.
FYI, higher ranked classes from the BIG:
Rutgers -3
Purdue - 10
MSU - 13
USC - 14
ILL - 19
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
All fair points. I was asking an honest question since the last time we played them there was speculation that he was being kept to hold onto recruits
TwoElevenEastDaniel
- Cochrane's-Orchid-Tonic
He's a legend. Went to high school with his three sons. All excellent players in their own right.
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
If Dee got a shot at DePaul, he'd take it. They're bad, but it's still a Big East job. There aren't many.
He's too young of a coach to make that type of jump. Going from Roosevelt to a Big East school, regardless of the program....it would never happen.
I'd think that the next stage of his career would come as an assistant at a high D1 program like Powell did, but he's getting crushed at Valpo.
Regarding NIU...who has EVER won at NIU? And I mean EVER?
the national
- the Front Range
Didn’t their strength coach have a connection with fletch? His mentor?Teflon Juwan escapes yet again. How in the world has this guy not been terminated for cause yet?
Michigan strength coach resigns after absence
Jon Sanderson has resigned as a strength and conditioning coach at Michigan, two-plus months after he stopped working with the men's basketball program under coach Juwan Howard.
You are probably too young, but in the early 70s, with 6-9 PF Jim Bradley, the Huskies were pretty damn good. They also had a modicum of success later in the 70s and early 80s when John McDougal of West Aurora was the coach.
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I was born in 77, so I would have been young and abd white frankly, I don't remember the Cummings, Aguirre, Corzine days. DePaul had WGN telecasting their games(maybe you can confirm)....so they had a pretty good media following. Dave Leito had a nice run with them, then Pat Kennedy did a decent job with Quentin Richardson, Bobby Simmons(should have been ours) and Imari Sawyer. That was a team that, I think, got into the second round.
Their move to the Big East was a mistake. I understand that it's a conference mainly made up of Catholic schools, but the should have pumped the brakes.
I'm not sure how they dig themselves into mediocrity, but that would be a great start. They are God awful, but I have to think that there's opportunity. Not sure who their coaching search entails....maybe the insiders are in the know?
Part of the issue is that Chicago doesn't support the college game....at all.
Pacific fires coach . . . Leonard Perry
Jim Molinari — only for a couple seasons before Bradley poached him, but took them to NCAA tourney.
It seems like a quick trigger on Yaklich. He seemed like a good hire for UIC and I think is generally considered a very good coach but other than a short 2 season span or so, UIC has never really been a winning program. It is kind of like DePaul- I think it is a place that coaching careers come to a dead end.
He shouldn't. You have to choose a place where you have a chance to succeed. I don't think that's happening at DePaul and I feel bad for Roger but I don't think that's happening these days at Valpo either. The days where Valpo could compete for players and have those successful runs like the Drews had are unfortunately a thing of the past I think. Valpo would probably be better off in a different conference even but I understand that isn't happening.
Two years at an NAIA school to DePaul — seems about right. Seriously, way too much of a stretch. If DePaul hired him, it is further proof they need to get out of Big East — and fire AD.
They did have a terrible AD, and the new guy hasn't done much. They should have built an arena close to campus instead they got enamored with City politics and agreed to play at Wintrust Arena--thinking they could draw from the whole City. Sure, it was better than Rosemont, but it was such a wasted opportunity. The ideal location would have been Lincoln Yards which is walking distance from campus.
Valpo was 11-21 last year which got coach Matt Lottich fired after 7 years.
Team was worse this year - Roger's first year. Hopefully he can turn it around next year. JMO - better chance of sucess at Valpo then at DePaul. Easier schedule. Maybe get some portal kids who are not getting playing time at P5 schools. Not sure who he recruited to Gonzaga 2019-23. If Luke were to leave I suspect he could easily average 20 ppg at Valpo.
IUPUI parts ways with men's head basketball coach Matt Crenshaw
Matt Crenshaw is out as head coach of the IUPUI men's basketball team. He went 14-79 in three seasons.
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mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Agree to all of this.
Answering your NIU isn't easy, they've stunk for many years, but I'll attempt to make an argument that there is a path towards long-term success there compared to other Northern Illinois jobs:
- Their facilities are good, can even call them excellent compared to the rest of the conference.
- Administration has shown patience with their coaching hires. You'll get ample time to prove yourself.
- For a MAC school, NIU has shown a willingness to support. The resources do not seem to be the issue.
- Not counting the current coach, four of the past five coaches won at least one regular season conference championship. Proof that the ceiling is winning your conference.
- Chicago basketball recruiting has downgraded in the past 20 years (substantially), but the suburbs have increased. This is a net positive for schools like NIU.
danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
Was just perusing KenPom and noticed that Michigan, in addition to being bad, also had a tough B1G schedule this year.
Of the top five best B1G teams, they drew Purdue, Illinois, Michigan State, and Nebraska twice. That's 9 total games against those teams (vs. an expected average of 8).
Of the four other worst B1G teams, they drew only Rutgers twice. That's only 5 total games against the easiest teams (vs. an expected average of 6).
However, they also lost all 5 of those "easiest" games, despite the fact that 3/5 were at home and a fourth was at a semi-neutral site
Of the top five best B1G teams, they drew Purdue, Illinois, Michigan State, and Nebraska twice. That's 9 total games against those teams (vs. an expected average of 8).
Of the four other worst B1G teams, they drew only Rutgers twice. That's only 5 total games against the easiest teams (vs. an expected average of 6).
However, they also lost all 5 of those "easiest" games, despite the fact that 3/5 were at home and a fourth was at a semi-neutral site
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