Was thinking about making a universal thread to see how many coaches are going to be relocating over the summer.
I will try to find the easiest way to break it down to make it easy for everyone to follow.
I will limit this list to major conferences and recent NCAA tournament programs.
All coaches will be assumed to be fired unless Notes
American
Temple: Fran Dunphy - Aaron McKie
Tulane: Mike Dunleavy Sr - Ron Hunter
ACC
Virginia Tech: Buzz Williams - Mike Young
Atlantic 10
George Washington: Maurice Joseph - Jamion Christian
Saint Joesph's: Phil Martelli - Bill Lange
Big East
St. John's: Chris Mullins
Big Ten
Michigan: John Beilein
Nebraska: Tim Miles - Fred Hoiberg
Big West
Cal Poly: Joe Callero - Joe Smith
MAAC
Siena: Jamion Christian - Carmen Maciariello
MAC
Buffalo: Nate Oats - Jim Whitesell
Ohio: Saul Phillips - Jeff Boals
Missouri Valley
Southern Illinois: Barry Hinson - Bryan Mullins
Mountain West
Nevada: Eric Musselman - Steve Alford
UNLV: Marvin Menzies - TJ Otzelberger
Ohio Valley
Belmont: Rick Byrd
PAC-12
Cal: Wyking Jones - Mark Fox
UCLA: Steve Alford - Mike Cronin
Washington State: Ernie Kent - Kyle Smith
SEC
Alabama: Avery Johnson - Nate Oats
Arkansas: Mike Anderson - Eric Musselman
Texas A&M: Bill Kennedy - Buzz Williams
Vanderbilt: Bryce Drew - Jerry Stackhouse
SoCon
Mercer: Bob Hoffman - Greg Gary
Wofford: Mike Young
Summit League
South Dakota State: TJ Otzelberger
Sun Belt
Appalachian State: Jim Fox
Georgia State: Ron Hunter
Troy: Phil Cunningham - Scott Cross
West Coast
BYU: Dave Rose - Mark Pope
San Francisco: Kyle Smith - Todd Golden
Source
https://www.coachesdatabase.com/basketball-coaching-carousel-2019/
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That would be neat. Really, I'd be interested with all the coaching changes going on.
The season isn't over yet, but UCLA and Texas A&M appear to be the biggest jobs available right now.
I'm interested in seeing who UNLV is able to bring in.
That program went dry once they stopped funneling from Findlay Prep.
Does anyone know who we're looking at to replace Phelps or is there a chance he'll remain on staff?
Quote from: eggdog on March 16, 2019, 01:30:19 PM
Does anyone know who we're looking at to replace Phelps or is there a chance he'll remain on staff?
No.
I created this thread as more of a HC thread.
As for Phelps, I am sure we will find out more by the end of the summer.
Cool, thanks!
List has been updated!
Some smaller programs have found new coaches, which left their previous schools needing a new coach.
The "big" update here is Alabama and coach Avery Johnson are negotiating a buyout.
Does the Alabama ranked 2nd in available jobs over Texas A&M?
Nah. Although they have more money funneled through athletics (by a surprisingly slim margin), A&M has a pretty solid basketball fan base.
Alabama could "care less about round-ball sports".
Quote from: KansasCityCats on March 23, 2019, 06:40:12 PM
Nah. Although they have more money funneled through athletics (by a surprisingly slim margin), A&M has a pretty solid basketball fan base.
Alabama could "care less about round-ball sports".
Ok I hear you.
Would you put Alabama at the 3rd spot then?
I could make an argument for a few other schools to be in discussion but initially it would seem UCLA/Texas A&M/Alabama would be the top three.
Another update!
Tulane has found their new coach.
Georgia State needs a new coach.
Cal fires their coach.
Is definitely out then at the third best opening.
UNLV, Cal, Temple and St Joe's aren't better than A&M...although I'd rather live in any of Reno there four locations because College Station is terrible.
fucla has to be the top job available right now, the los angeles area is littered with top flight recruits, many with the bruins as their dream school, plus they are still a national draw recruiting wise. A worthy coach should be able to grab talent right away.I figure they are willing and able to pay the $$$ for the right guy.
unlv would be my second choice. Believe this is a diamond in the rough. Close to a lot of talent as well, and could recruit nationally, people still know unlv as a bball school. A growing fan base would garner plenty of attention to the program. No clue about their facilities, think they would be top notch. Any ones guess what they can pay.
alabama would be my third, yes they are a football school, but the athletic dept. looks to be well rounded. The sec is a great conference, I'm sure the facilities are elite and believe they have the $$$ to chase the right coach. alabama is about winning and would draw a crowd if they became a winner. Recruiting would take some work but could easily reach elite level with the right guy.
All the other jobs look like stepping stones and not a final destination type of job.
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Quote from: KansasCityCats on March 25, 2019, 05:19:10 AM
Is definitely out then at the third best opening.
UNLV, Cal, Temple and St Joe's aren't better than A&M...although I'd rather live in any of Reno there four locations because College Station is terrible.
Understandable.
I would put Alabama in that #3 spot as well.
Rumor Mill: Rumor is that former Bucks coach and Cal alum Jason Kidd would be willing to be the next coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Why is this relevant to college?
Kidd would be willing to hold off on taking the Cal job if he knew the Lakers job would come available.
Kidd going back home to Cal?
You think that moves the needle for Cal?
I do, Kidd would be biggest name there since Montgomery.
Kidd to Cal would be similar to Penny in Memphis.
He wouldn't be the best coach, but he'd be a premier recruiter that has basketball knowledge.
Thanks for the update.
https://www.zagsblog.com/2019/03/25/alabama-targeting-several-top-names-as-new-coach-views-trendon-watford-as-priority-recruit/
https://www.zagsblog.com/2019/03/24/cal-fires-wyking-jones-expected-to-target-jason-kidd-among-others/
Quote from: KansasCityCats on March 25, 2019, 10:46:38 AM
Kidd to Cal would be similar to Penny in Memphis.
He wouldn't be the best coach, but he'd be a premier recruiter that has basketball knowledge.
Thanks for the update.
No problem, that's why I started it.
One thing about Kidd is that he has NBA experience, which I don't velieve Penny did.
He was just tied into the HS/AAU scene, but I do agree with you.
I'd be interested in seeing who Kidd would bring with him.
The right staff could work wonders for Kidd AND Cal.
I noticed there weren't any names mentioned with Cal other than Kidd.
As for Alabama, I like that short list of candidates they had.
It's not going to happen but I think Cal should consider bringing back Ben Braun. He still lives in Berkeley and although he's pushing mid-60s, I think he could right the ship there a bit.
Quote from: WCCat on March 25, 2019, 10:49:35 PM
It's not going to happen but I think Cal should consider bringing back Ben Braun. He still lives in Berkeley and although he's pushing mid-60s, I think he could right the ship there a bit.
That is definitely not the wave that programs are on.
They want the young up and comer, the proven veteran, or an attention-getter.
Kidd is an attention-getter solely because he is from Oakland and the administration believes he would be able to recruit AND fill the seats; just like Penny at Memphis.
I never even considered Kidd as an option, but it makes sense.
I understood the last two hirings of Martin and Jones, but they couldn't coach and barely could recruit so..
Quote from: FlagCat on March 25, 2019, 08:28:58 AM
fucla has to be the top job available right now, the los angeles area is littered with top flight recruits, many with the bruins as their dream school, plus they are still a national draw recruiting wise. A worthy coach should be able to grab talent right away.I figure they are willing and able to pay the $$$ for the right guy.
unlv would be my second choice. Believe this is a diamond in the rough. Close to a lot of talent as well, and could recruit nationally, people still know unlv as a bball school. A growing fan base would garner plenty of attention to the program. No clue about their facilities, think they would be top notch. Any ones guess what they can pay.
alabama would be my third, yes they are a football school, but the athletic dept. looks to be well rounded. The sec is a great conference, I'm sure the facilities are elite and believe they have the $$$ to chase the right coach. alabama is about winning and would draw a crowd if they became a winner. Recruiting would take some work but could easily reach elite level with the right guy.
All the other jobs look like stepping stones and not a final destination type of job.
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I can respect this assessment FlagCat.
Like you, I believe UNLV is a very underrated job.
I would have put 3rd on my list (UCLA/Texas A&M) over Alabama because of the history they have had on a national basketball level, albeit was almost 20yrs ago.
UPDATE!
BYU's Dave Rose has retired.
Arkansas has fired Mike Anderson.
Nebraska has fired Tim Myles.
Washington State has hired San Francisco's Kyle Smith
UNLV has hired South Dakota State's TJ Otzelberger.
Alabama has hired Buffalo's Nate Oats.
We all know Oats and his Buffalo program as they have been 2-0 vs the PAC-12 in the last two years.
If he was able to produce a high-level program in the Mid-American Conference, I wonder what he would be able to do in the SEC with a brand like Alabama.
UPDATE!
More smaller schools filling their vacancies.
Biggest update this time is Cal has hired Mark Fox.
Fox, last job at Georgia, was also at Nevada where he made a name for himself.
The West roots should still be there, so we will see if he can get past the academics of getting into Cal.
Good info here, interesting how all this is playing out, thanks for the updates mvpreed2!
Wonder who the next coach is at UCLA.
https://www.zagsblog.com/2019/03/30/buzz-williams-to-texas-am-is-done-sources/
https://www.zagsblog.com/2019/03/30/fred-hoiberg-closing-in-on-taking-nebraska-job/
Who is next?
Despite his family connections to Nebraska, I'm baffled that the Huskers landed Hoiberg. The Big-10 is trending upwards.
Quote from: Teamgame on March 30, 2019, 07:48:33 AM
Wonder who the next coach is at UCLA.
As do I, and it is making me believe it is someone that is still in the tourney or someone in the NBA.
Almost all of the top names have been hired already, but Sampson might be a good option.
He did take Oklahoma to a Final Four about 10yrs ago..
Quote from: FlagCat on March 30, 2019, 07:35:53 AM
Good info here, interesting how all this is playing out, thanks for the updates mvpreed2!
Thanks FlagCat!
Just want to help Wild and bring some variety and traffic to other parts of the site.
I'm glad someone is enjoying it...and with that being said...
UPDATE!Nebraska has hired former Chicago Bulls and Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg.
I'm not so sure how his "Pace & Space" style of play is going to work at a school that struggles to land quality talent.
Nebraska being stuck between Big 10 and Big 12 country usually ends up with the scraps.
I'm going to assume Hoiberg hits the transfer/JUCO ranks hard to build the foundation until the hype/buzz is high enough to attract/land quality HS prospects.
I think he lands better talent than he did in Ames.
ISU never pulled in top tier kids, yet the "Mayor" always won. Now that he established a name for himself, I think Nebraska will have a nice mix of transfers and Top-100 kids.
Quote from: KansasCityCats on April 01, 2019, 04:12:41 AM
I think he lands better talent than he did in Ames.
ISU never pulled in top tier kids, yet the "Mayor" always won. Now that he established a name for himself, I think Nebraska will have a nice mix of transfers and Top-100 kids.
He landed some good, arguably very good grad-transfers while at ISU.
His way of retooling was unique because of disadvantages of ISU, but he still managed to win enough games to be a mainstay in the top half of the Big 12.
The Big 10 is a different animal to me.
It's much deeper with more options to choose from.
Michigan/Michigan State/Indiana/Wisconsin/Purdue and Ohio State?
I haven't even mentioned Minnesota/Illinois/Iowa or Penn State!
I believe it is going to be harder to get the right prospects AND translate them into climbing up the Big 10 ladder.
UPDATE!
The biggest domino has now fallen!
Arguably, the two biggest job openings of the summer have now been filled.
First, Texas A&M hired Virginia Tech's Buzz Williams, who also was the head coach at Marquette where he coached NBA mainstays Jimmie Butler (Philadelphia 76ers) and Jae Crowder (Utah Jazz).
UCLA has hired TCU's Jamie Dixon, who also made his climb while he was at Pitt.
Dixon has ties to the Southern California area, and was heavily rumored to be one of the favorites for the USC job opening before they chose Andy Enfield.
Now I believe Virginia Tech/Vanderbilt/BYU are the top job openings now.
It will be interesting to see how these openings shake out with several "good" coaches at respective schools/franchises.
Until the next update..
I really didn't follow the whole UCLA head coach search while it was going on, and I don't have that great of an understanding of coaches' contracts and which guys can leave their contracts and which can't.
That being said, I also have no clue if these guys were even considered for the UCLA job or not:
- Mike Brey (Notre Dame)
- Eric Musselman (Nevada)
- Shaka Smart (Texas)
- Chris Beard (Texas Tech)
- Ed Cooley (Providence)
If they weren't, why?
If they were, what happened?
Not saying Dixon is a bad coach, but that hire is unlikely to change anything at UCLA, in my opinion.
I have never understood why Dana Altman at Oregon never gets mentioned in consideration for some bigger jobs. As much as they are a big rival he still seems to be a very good coach. Must have some enormous buyout paid for by Nike.
UCLA really wants to stay in the basement, huh? Dixon is a terrible choice...and they have to pay a hefty buyout to get him away from his alma mater.
Chris Beard would have been a home-run. Glad he's away from the Pac-12 (for now). The guy is likely the best in-game coach in college basketball.
Altman is a good coach, but he isn't the most friendly guy to work-with. At UCLA (and most big jobs), you have to "schmooze" the alumni, past players, sponsors and media. He's a tough coach that just loves basketball (and relies on transfers to run his program...despite being at the school that has the heaviest Nike backing).
Quote from: [P][R][Y][M][E] on April 04, 2019, 02:03:31 AM
I really didn't follow the whole UCLA head coach search while it was going on, and I don't have that great of an understanding of coaches' contracts and which guys can leave their contracts and which can't.
That being said, I also have no clue if these guys were even considered for the UCLA job or not:
- Mike Brey (Notre Dame)
- Eric Musselman (Nevada)
- Shaka Smart (Texas)
- Chris Beard (Texas Tech)
- Ed Cooley (Providence)
If they weren't, why?
If they were, what happened?
Not saying Dixon is a bad coach, but that hire is unlikely to change anything at UCLA, in my opinion.
To me, UCLA believed they were an elite destination.
I read on ESPN they offered Calipari like 6yrs/$48M to come to UCLA.
Bennett was another name that was mentioned in the article.
Neither one of them would leave their respective programs right now for UCLA.
I am on board with the Musselman hire, and I'm shocked his name wasn't thrown around for neither UCLA or Cal.
Nowadays it's hard to gauge what an AD is looking for in a coach.
Every coach you named is a good option, and it would make sense to at least kick the tires to see what their interest is.
Who knows..
Sounds like Dixon's buyout might be too much for UCLA.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp-jamie-dixon-ucla-mens-basketball-coach-tcu-contract-20190404-story.html
I think the blurb that describes why their search has taken so long is the reason why some of the ones that we believe they should have contacted; they weren't interested or didn't qualify.
I can't believe how bad they've screwed this up. I'm hoping they can do better than Cronin - it's better for us and the PAC-12 if UCLA can get back to being a good team, they're probably the most recognizable program in the conference nationally.
Quote from: eggdog on April 05, 2019, 06:23:49 PM
I can't believe how bad they've screwed this up. I'm hoping they can do better than Cronin - it's better for us and the PAC-12 if UCLA can get back to being a good team, they're probably the most recognizable program in the conference nationally.
Agreed!
Soon as I seen Cronin I was confused, what makes Cronin so desirable?
His teams are elite defensively, but their offensive tempo is one of the slowest in the country.
They are efficient but at some point, especially at UCLA, you need to do more than win to put buns in the seats.
It is almost like you have to give them more than the average programs because there are too many options in Los Angeles to choose from.
UPDATE!
One of my favorite targets this off-season is on the move!
Eric Musselman has agreed to become the next coach at Arkansas.
Musselman was the head man at Nevada, and I bought into his statement of wanting to stay on the West.
I guess the money was good enough eh Eric?
Mike Young has agreed to become the next head coach at Virginia Tech.
He spent the last 17 season at Wofford of the Southern Conference.
Lastly, Vanderbilt has found their next coach, in Jerry Stackhouse.
The former NBA guard and North Carolina alum is headed back to the state of North Carolina.
This is Stackhouse's first stint as a head coach, so it will interesting to follow his journey to see how the Commodores progress under his leadership.
There has been another name linked to the UCLA job, and this one isn't the home run hire, but it's much better than Mike Cronin.
Rick Barnes has been the next coach rumored to be targeted by UCLA.
He has rebuilt Tennessee and built Texas into the power it was by coaching SEVERAL NBA products like Durant (GSW)/Thompson (CLE)/Joesph (TOR) and Turner (IND).
As it stands, my current top three job openings:
UCLA
Nevada
BYU
I hope Rick Barnes works out...or they find a way to pay Dixon's buyout.
Barnes did well at Tennessee, but he was a mediocre coach at a Texas program that should have won more often. Bring him to Westwood!
Barnes is a fine regular season coach and they'd be tough in the regular season but he drew up the worst end of game play in the tourney this year and doesn't seem able to win when it matters. Guess that's ok at UCLA since they hired Steve 16. At what point do they have to consider talking to Rick Pitino?
Good point. His regular season record is nice...which could translate into success.
Liquidated would freak out if Arizona mirrored his postseason success; the guy hasn't been to a Sweet 16 since the '07-'08 season. If Howland was fired for "not winning" one of his 3 final four appearance, I couldn't imagine Barnes hanging around for more than 3 years. Haha.
Crazy thing the rumors of UCLA reaching out to Pitino hit immediately, and there hasn't been much since.
Howland goes worked by UCLA though, I don't care what anyone else says.
Three-straight Final Fours and you fire me?
All while I have a top 10 recruiting class coming in?
While you haven't been to the Final Four since I left, and only got close once in 2016-17 with Lonzo and company?
Be careful what you wish for UCLA..
I thought they'd be crazy to go after Pitono at first but now what do they have to lose? The Howland firing was a disaster - their team won the PAC 12 in his last season but lost badly in the first round. I guess their fans expected more from a team led by 34 year old Shabazz Muhammad.
Rick Barnes stying at Tennessee despite the fact he is losing 2 of the best players they've ever had and should be closer to missing the tournament next year than winning it.
How does dan Guerrero still have a job?
Sounds like Chris Mullin is stepping down at St. John's and Bobby Hurley is their number 1 target. I hope he stays at ASU because he's fun to root against but St. John's could get the better hire than UCLA if they land him.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2019/04/08/asu-basketball-bobby-hurley-reportedly-linked-st-johns-coach-job/3407475002/
https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp-mick-cronin-ucla-basketball-coach-hired-20190409-story.html
6 years at $24MM. Looks like they don't want to invest real money in a coach.
I personally like Cronin. He is unbelievably tough, he's well-spoken and his players work hard on both sides of the ball. They'll be "OK", but not championship material.
UPDATE!
UCLA finally finds their head coach, Cincinnati's Mike Cronin
After an article naming Pitino as their primary target, to striking out on Calipari and Bennett, to agreeing with Dixon, only to have his buyout be too expensive, to now settling on Cronin.
This would mean Cronin was their 5th choice?
Embarrassing a program with the history of UCLA has to go through so many candidates before they find their next coach.
Totally embarrassing for UCLA and the PAC 12. On the plus side Miller and Cronin don't like each other dating back to Miller's days at Xavier so hopefully the rivalry will be a good one.
Quote from: eggdog on April 09, 2019, 06:21:17 PM
Totally embarrassing for UCLA and the PAC 12. On the plus side Miller and Cronin don't like each other dating back to Miller's days at Xavier so hopefully the rivalry will be a good one.
Weren't those two the coaches when they had that big fight?
I don't think Miller was at Xavier then if it was the fight I remember but Mark Lyons was on that Xavier team.
UPDATE!
BYU has filled their coaching vacancy with Utah Valley's Mark Pope.
Pope, a former NBA player, has been on the coaching staffs of Georgia and Wake Forest before he was brought on as an assistant at BYU for four seasons under former coach Rice.
According to rumors, Nevada is targeting Steve Alford as their next head coach.
Looks like he may not be out of work for very long.
UPDATE
Steve Alford wasn't out a job for long!
The former UCLA coach signs a 10yr deal to be the next coach at Nevada.
UPDATE
With a very late departure, Michigan will now be looking for their next head coach after Beilein has opted to become the new coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
My question would be who do we believe would be a good fit for Michigan?
I would have said Alford since he had Indiana ties, but he is now at Nevada.
Quote from: mvpreed2 on May 13, 2019, 09:13:43 AM
UPDATE
With a very late departure, Michigan will now be looking for their next head coach after Beilein has opted to become the new coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
My question would be who do we believe would be a good fit for Michigan?
I would have said Alford since he had Indiana ties, but he is now at Nevada.
Bobby Hurley? It would be a definite step up from ASSu.
Juwan Howard's name has been mentioned for some NBA jobs - he doesn't have the college coaching experience but he seems like a good fit and would probably keep the team in tact.
Quote from: WildcatInUK on May 13, 2019, 09:24:19 AM
Quote from: mvpreed2 on May 13, 2019, 09:13:43 AM
UPDATE
With a very late departure, Michigan will now be looking for their next head coach after Beilein has opted to become the new coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
My question would be who do we believe would be a good fit for Michigan?
I would have said Alford since he had Indiana ties, but he is now at Nevada.
Bobby Hurley? It would be a definite step up from ASSu.
I forgot all about Hurley!
Hurley at Michigan?
New Jersey native, went to school in North Carolina, coached in New York & Arizona.
I would say he doesn't have any strong connections up North, but I am not so sure his "antics" would be taken so kindly in Ann Arbor.
The biggest hurdle would be replacing a 12yr coach that took them to the Final Four and National Championship game.
Michigan hired Harbaugh...they're not worried about antics.
Hurley isn't a highly sought-after guy, but Michigan is in a bind because Belein's timing screwed them up. Perhaps Bobby would be a nice "desperation reach". I'd love to see Ray Anderson scrambling for a coach in late May...
I did think about Harbaugh when I posted this, but football is the driving force at Michigan, not basketball.
I expect them to have a "safe" hire for the basketball coach regardless of who it is.
UPDATE
Michigan has interviewed Ed Cooley (Providence) and former alum Juwan Howard (NBA/Miami Heat).
The other two interviews were assistants on Beilein's staff.
Honestly, none of them SOUND like good fits, but I could see them following the Memphis blueprint and trying to bring in Howard.
The problem is that Howard doesn't have AAU ties like Penny did though so idk..
Howard is going to be the next coach at Michigan.
Guess they didn't want Hurley.
Quote from: WILDcatAZfan on May 21, 2019, 09:11:49 PM
Howard is going to be the next coach at Michigan.
Aww WILD, you ruined it for me!
That is who I expected to get the job as well though.