Jerrance Howard leaves Texas coaching staff
Howard was good for our program his senior year. I think he was instrumental in getting players to buy in as a walk on.
However as an assistant here from my perspective he was not a good fit and was part of the problem under Weber
It will be interesting why he left
However as an assistant here from my perspective he was not a good fit and was part of the problem under Weber
It will be interesting why he left
Dr Copejam
- The Rock
I never remember Snacks being a walk-on. I thought he was always a scholarship player.
He was a scholarship recruit by Lon Kruger. Redshirted as a freshman? Some kind of medical issue? I think Self was not planning on bringing him back?
Sorry if I got his walk-on vs scholarship status wrong. he did have a very limited playing role here but was well respected by the team during his college days
Only certain Illini fans think Howard was a "proven top recruiter". Townsend was the coach that brought in top talent at KU. If you think Howard did good work at Illinois, you don't know much about the guy. His behavior as an assistant coach should have gotten him fired.
Tacomallini
- Washington State
Say what you will about his playing and coaching, but few men can de-chair De Sousa like Howard.
At the gym I work out at, they put at least three trash cans on the BB court and have the kids dribble around them during agility drills, so I'll pass on your complement to them. LOL
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
Oh mah gawd he's got a steel chair!
orange100
time to hop on the wife
Snacks bolstered (heavy-lifted?) Weber's recruiting efforts for a time here. We were ready to make him HCIW at the time. Remember the Orange lowrider pic that circulated here? I don't like speaking against the character of a former staff who left on good terms.
I thought that 24 hr cascade of BP, JB, and DJ came shortly after Jerrance was hired and credited in part to that.
Seriously? None of these guys were that good and they were all saddled with Weber's personality in the closing area.
How did Price do at his next stop?
sacraig
- The desert
I can't find anything on Jay after UofI, basketball or otherwise. Impressive.
[Or I'm having a bad Google day.]
Looks like Snacks wants to be an agent now:
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Not sure when he stopped coaching college, but he was the maitre d at Houlihans for a while. I walked in and made idle chit chat with him, and then he awkwardly showed us to our table. I assumed he was waiting for someone important, but it turned out he worked there. Is he still coaching the girls team at St. Thomas More?
illini80
- Forgottonia
Seems like a natural progression after his Bill Self tutelage??
No More.
I never said they were great recruiters, but Jay Price was a better coach than he was given credit for. Jay made a decision concerning his career. Sometimes a bad experience makes a person evaluate what they want to do in life.
.....Contracts for assistants Jerrance Howard ($407,500) and Ulric Maligi ($400,000) will run through 2023.....
That is a big salary to walk a way from / or lose.
That is a big salary to walk a way from / or lose.
Texas regents expected to approve Chris Beard’s contract, raises for David Pierce, Jerritt Elliott
Chris Beard has agreed to a contract worth a flat $5 million annually through for the next seven seasons through March 2028.
www.statesman.com
RichardKeenesCousin
Richard Keene's Cousin
I hit a drive right over Jay's head back in the day at an Illini Rebounders scramble. He was really nice about it as I apologized. I liked that guy after thinking I almost injured him.