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What I've heard through the coaching grapevine today. Ryan Cain from Keene State is getting an interview at UNH. Also, Holy Cross will at least talk with Chris Bartley from WPI. Holy Cross has actually talked with Bartley in the past. So I'm not sure how serious it is. Most likely Bartley will use it to get more money from WPI.
Exciting news everyone was waiting for with bated breath: Idaho has hired a new men's basketball coach!
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Seattle assistant Alex Pribble. I have no quibbles.
Arkansas State also got rid of its head coach the other day, so that's an interesting job.
Also, the race for any team that wants the following guys as their next head coach: Matt Langel, Ryan Odom, Pat Kelsey,, Paul Mills.
Alex Pribble Named Idaho Men’s Basketball Head Coach - University of Idaho Athletics
MOSCOW, Idaho – Seattle University Associate Head Coach Alex Pribble has been named the 31st head men's basketball coach in University of Idaho program history,
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Seattle assistant Alex Pribble. I have no quibbles.
Arkansas State also got rid of its head coach the other day, so that's an interesting job.
Also, the race for any team that wants the following guys as their next head coach: Matt Langel, Ryan Odom, Pat Kelsey,, Paul Mills.
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I don't think this is a shock at all. This is his third transfer in four years. Not a good look.
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I guess Salisbury Street in Worcester is the go to place for Holy Cross coaching candidates these days. The Crusaders Head Football Coach Bob Chesney came from Assumption. Assumption and WPI are about two miles apart on Salisbury Street.
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I always forget just how many colleges are in Worcester.....Holy Cross, WPI, Clark, Assumption, Worcester State, think a couple more I can't think of.
Surprised the city itself is not a little nicer given that alone.
Surprised the city itself is not a little nicer given that alone.
Ummm...I disagree. He wasn't getting PT at Pitt so he played down. He did well, he has a strong core with Beagle and Neely for two more years at a school he can get a graduate education. He's local (relatively, Rochester). He's going to be playing in a new building. It is odd that he wasn't convinced Albany was a place he can stick it out. Unless he transfers to the A-10, MAC, etc (his celing IMHO) as a starter...then this is shocking and indicative of how some may perceive the UA program.
Has never recovered from the industry left. Per my understanding from multiple levels of government folks, the City has been very difficult to work with and the State just doesn't invest like it should. Complete opposite of the general revitalization of Lowell, and the investments made by the State including purchases by UMASS (Lowell) in land to revitalize.
Worcester's location and base infrastructure should have it set up as a City much like Rochester or even Hartford. Worcester should have invested (and still can) in clean labs, etc. It's distance of about 1:45 for Albany and 45 min from Boston should allow it to be a tech corridor much like Albany/Hudson Valley revitalized itself. Between Clark, WPI, and Holy Cross...you have enough to build on, technology wise.
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Drumgoole is probably an A10/AAC/CAA-type player as that was where he was originally getting offers out of HS- then all of a sudden he turned into BCS-recruited player- S Carolina, Minnesota, Pitt, Georgia, Maryland.
He obviously didn't perform at Pitt and my take is he used the situation at Albany to put up numbers and likely wants to transfer back up again. I'm sure anyone that averages 15ppg is going to get numerous BCS offers in the Portal.
He obviously didn't perform at Pitt and my take is he used the situation at Albany to put up numbers and likely wants to transfer back up again. I'm sure anyone that averages 15ppg is going to get numerous BCS offers in the Portal.
Don't disagree except for one minor point-- I don't think the CAA is going to be an "up" league for a looooong while. What Kelsey did at Charleston has been derided by many coaching staffs in the league. They basically brought in kids that many of the other schools could not. It's been a not so open / open dialogue, which includes a whole lot of "let's look at what we want to be / do among many league members.
Interestingly, I think the Campbell entry will facilitate a split of the league much more quickly than it may have naturally occurred without their arrival. Campbell is already following the Charleston mode with their football program and I don't doubt for a minute that they will do everything possible to follow suit in basketball. I think the league is going to change sooner, rather than later and they are closer to the AE right now than they are to the MAC / A-10. Ultimately, I think the southern wing of the league will end up being a really good league.
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What have we heard about Cooley to Georgetown rumors? Seems to be a lot of smoke around it even with Providence's tourney appearance today
Nothing more than what is going on. I do think he wants to go for that reclamation project. I really believe you will see Pitino and Cooley move to SJU and Georgetown, respectively. The Providence job is definitely way more attractive than in years past due to Cooley...and it will be a very interesting hire.
I want to add that it has to be, truly, an offer Ed cannot refuse. It means upgrades in everything...budgets etc. Many forget that Ed was born and raised in Providence and his ties to New England run deep. He has never coached south of Connecticut. So, the offer has to be of the type that he feels he can win a National Title in the next 5-7 years. Winning a title in Providence would be an achievement of epic proportions, so if he feels he can win at Georgetown (and he can) then he will go.
Savage move by ETSU.
Was an assistant at ETSU under Steve Forbes before going to Wake.
Was an assistant at ETSU under Steve Forbes before going to Wake.
While Georgetown is a step up in a few ways (NBA arena, major basketball talent in a bigger metro, better academics), I think you're right that Georgetown would need to make some big commitments to sway Cooley. Georgetown actually doesn't spend THAT much more than PC on hoops (20th nationally in 2022 vs. 27th), and PC has a better on campus facility. If I'm Cooley, I'd want some sort of guarantee that Georgetown is going to start spending more like Villanova (7th) or Marquette (9th) before I think about it.
Off topic, but on the topic of "what the heck was the CAA thinking," Hampton and NC A&T are now the schools that spend the least on men's basketball relative to their conference peers: Fun with Finances 2.0: Basketball Budgets Revisited — Three-Man-Weave
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The belief is that Providence has finally drawn the line on Cooley after giving him multiple raises/upgrades after previous coaching cycles.
I could see Georgetown going above and beyond since the powers that be have to be embarrassed by what's happened the last few years. I'm skeptical that whatever Georgetown is offering is enough to give up the security/obliterate the good will you've built up at Providence, but its easy to say that when it's not our money.
I could see Georgetown going above and beyond since the powers that be have to be embarrassed by what's happened the last few years. I'm skeptical that whatever Georgetown is offering is enough to give up the security/obliterate the good will you've built up at Providence, but its easy to say that when it's not our money.
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Can you expand on that? What else could PC offer Cooley?
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Don't know specifics, but from the Providence Journal this past September. Apparently the extension put him north of $3.5 million per
The story also mentioned he got an extension in 2019 after Michigan pursued him.
Providence Friars' special season leads to new contract for basketball coach Ed Cooley
Providence College men's basketball coach Ed Cooley & the Friars agree on a contract extension. He led PC to its first Big East regular-season title.
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This may true for schools at all levels, Villanova's four guard offense, Syracuse's long armed zone, Kentucky's one and done with no academics, Arkansas old 40 minutes of hell.
I feel Vermont's edge has been to recruit players who want to work and develop them over 4-5 years. Some of the players then exceed expectations allowing us to punch above our weight. The drift towards transfers seems to be working now when the team is competitive but I wonder if it is a good long term strategy. Will players want to come as freshmen if there is a high likelihood UVM will be recruiting transfers blocking their opportunities as upperclassmen?
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