2011 Coaching Carousel

[sportznut02]

It's that time again for coaching changes to start.

Pat Knight is out at Texas Tech today. I was reading Billie Gillispies name as a possible replacement. I think Billy G would be a great hire for Tech.

[elicoleman]

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http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2011/03/07/corpus-christi-fires-clark-10-21-season/

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has fired Perry Clark after the former Tulane and Miami coach went 10-21 in his fourth season with the Islanders.

Athletic director Tim Fitzpatrick said Monday that success in men's basketball is "critically important" to the athletic program at A&M-Corpus Christi.

Clark was 54-71 with the Islanders after spending three years as a television analyst before he was hired. He replaced Ronnie Arrow, who started the program in 1999 and led the Islanders to the NCAA tournament in 2007 before leaving.

Clark was fired at Miami in 2004 after going 25-33 in the two seasons after he took the Hurricanes to the NCAA tournament. He made three NCAA appearances at Tulane.

Clark is 304-270 over 19 seasons.

[elicoleman]

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http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Towson-Tiger-coach-Pat-Kennedy-fired-030711

Former DePaul and Florida State coach Pat Kennedy has been fired at Towson.

According to multiple sources, Kennedy was informed of the decision on Monday morning.

Kennedy spent seven years at Towson and compiled a 72-142 record, including a 4-25 overall mark this season.

The Tigers were winless in 18 tries in CAA play and lost to Drexel in the first round of the league tournament.

Kennedy was also a head coach at Iona, Florida State, DePaul and Montana.

http://www.ajc.com/sports/kennesaw-s...le-863877.html

Kennesaw State fired coach Tony Ingle and his assistants Monday, saying the school has a serious problem with the academic progress of student-athletes in the men’s basketball program.

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/basketball/men/article_e4615ab0-4843-11e0-a4bb-001cc4c03286.html

PEORIA -- Jim Les was fired Sunday as Bradley's basketball coach, ending a nine-year run that featured an upset of Kansas in the first round of the 2006 NCAA tournament.

The Braves were only 12-20 this season, including 4-14 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Les played at Bradley and for seven seasons in the NBA before moving into coaching. He was 154-140 overall with a 74-88 in the Missouri Valley, and took his team to the round of 16 of the NCAA tournament in 2006.

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/mar/07/eastern-fires-kirk-earlywine/

Less than two days after Eastern Washington closed its men’s basketball season with a 79-70 loss to Weber State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament, Eagles head coach Kirk Earlywine was informed that his contract will not be renewed.

Earlywine learned of his dismissal during a Monday morning meeting with EWU’s athletic director Bill Chaves, who, when questioned about the motive of the move, expressed a desire to “make better progress – certainly within the conference – in the future … and, hopefully, this affords us that opportunity.”

[sportznut02]

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Paul Hewitt is out at Georgia Tech.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6209623

Keno Davis out at Providence

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6206151

[elicoleman]

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http://collegesportsinfo.com/2011/02/08/2011-college-basketball-coaching-changes-potential-candidates/

2011 College Basketball Coaching Changes & Potential Candidates

Hirings:

Pepperdine:
Former Coach:Tom Asbury (retired)
New Coach: Marty Wilson

Openings:
Alcorn St.:
Former Coach: Larry Smith
Potential Coach Candidates: TBD

Arkansas:
Former Coach: John Pelphrey
Potential Coach Candidates:Mike Anderson (Missouri coach), Buzz Williams (Marquette coach)

Bradley:
Former Coach: Jim Les
Potential Coach Candidates: Craig Neal (New Mexico assistant), Matthew Graves (Butler assistant), Paul Lusk (Purdue assistant), Rodney Terry (Texas assistant), Jerrance Howard (Illinois assistant), Rob Jeter (UW-Milwaukee coach), Greg Gard (Wisconsin assistant), Keno Davis (former Providence coach)

CSU-Bakersfield:
Former Coach: Keith Brown
Potential Coach Candidates:TBD

Eastern Washington:
Former Coach: Kirk Earlywine
Potential Coach Candidates: Ray Giacoletti (Gonzaga assistant), Carl Howell (Tacoma Community College coach), Jim Hayford (Whitworth University coach Jim Hayford), Jeff Hironaka (Washington State assistant), Ryan Looney (Seattle Pacific coach), Travis DeCuire (Cal assistant)

Florida Gulf Coast:
Former Coach: Dave Balza
Potential Coach Candidates: Jim Les (former Bradley coach), Steve Merfield (Creighton assistant),

Georgia St.:
Former coach: Rod Barnes
Potential Coach Candidates: Paul Graham (GSU assistant coach), Andy Ensfield (FSU assistant), Phil Cunningham (Mississippi St. assistant), Dennis Felton (former Georgia coach), Mark Gottfried (former Alabama coach), Dip Metress (Augusta St. coach)

Georgia Tech:
Former coach: Paul Hewitt
Potential Coach Candidates: Kevin Stallings (Vanderbilt coach), Chris Mooney (Richmond coach), Chris Mack (Xavier coach), Gregg Marshall (Wichita St. coach), Cuonzo Martin (Missouri St. coach), Scott Drew (Baylor coach), Reggie Theus (NBA assistant), Rick Byrd (Belmont coach).

Kennessaw St.:
Former Coach: Tony Ingle
Potential Coach Candidates: Dip Metress (Augusta St. coach), Robert McCullum (GA Tech assistant), Phillip Pearson (Georgia assistant), Craig Neal (New Mexico assistant), Casey Alexander (Belmont assistant)

Manhattan:
Former Coach:Barry Rohrssen
Potential Coach Candidates: Steve Masiello (Louisville assistant), Scott Padgett (Manhattan assistant), Jim Ferry (LIU coach)

Monmouth:
Former coachave Calloway
Potential Coach Candidates: Kevin Boyle (St. Patricks HS coach), Matt Langel (Temple assistant), Geoff Arnold (St. Joseph’s coach), Van Macon (Rutgers assistant), Pat Skerry (Pitt assistant), Darren Savino (Cincinnati assistant), Jason Donnelly (Villanova assistant), Geoff Billet (CBA HS coach), Dennis Wolff (former BU coach), John Dunne (St. Peter’s coach), Mike Brennan (Georgetown assistant), Martin Ingelsby (Notre Dame assistant), Dan Earl (Penn St. assistant), Jim Fox (Davidson assistant), Bob Walsh (College of Rhode Island coach), Greg Herenda (UMass-Lowell coach), Craig Carter (Siena assistant)

Northern Illinois:
Former coach:Ricardo Patton
Potential Coach Candidates: Rick Ray (Clemson assistant), Keno Davis (former Providence coach), Lamont Paris (Wisconsin assistant), Jim Les (former Bradley coach), Greg Gard (Wisconsin assistant) Jerrance Howard (Illinois assistant), Paul Lusk (Purdue assistant).

Providence:
Former Coach:Keno Davis
Potential Coach Candidates: Pat Skerry (Pitt assistant), Jim Larranaga (George Mason coach), Ed Cooley (Fairfield coach), Bill Coen (Northeastern coach), Al Skinner (former BC coach), Fran Fraschilla (former coach), Tom Herrion (Marshall coach), Ron Everhart (Duquesne coach)

Stetson:
Former Coach: Derrek Waugh
Potential Coach Candidates: TBD

Texas A&M – Corpus Christi:
Former Coach:Perry Clark
Potential Coach Candidates: TBD

Texas Tech:
Former Coach: Pat Knight
Potential Coach Candidates: Billie Gillispie, Gregg Marshall (Wichita St. coach), Buzz Williams (Marquette coach), Joe Dooley (Kansas assistant)

Towson:
Former Coach: Pat Kennedy
Potential Coach Candidates: Jim Christian (TCU Head Coach), Mike Lonergan (Vermont Head Coach), Duggar Baucom (VMI Head Coach), Todd Bozeman (Morgan St. Head Coach), Chuck Driesell (Citadel Head Coach), Russell Springmann (Texas Assistant), Michael Brennan (Georgetown Assistant), Larry Davis (Associate Head Coach Cincinnati), Bobby Lutz (Assistant Coach Iowa St.), Chris Harney (Head Coach (DIII) St. Marys College of Maryland)

Utah:
Former Coach: Jim Boylen
Potential Coach Candidates: Randy Bennett (St. Mary’s coach), Trent Johnson (LSU coach), Blaine Taylor (ODU coach)

Wyoming:
Former Coach: Heath Schroyer
Potential Coach Candidates: Mike Dunlop (St. John’s assistant), Billy Gillispie (former UK coach), Fred Langley (Wyoming Interim Head coach), Johnny Jones (UNT coach), Joe Dooley (Kansas assistant), Jeremy Cox (USF assistant), Dave Rice (BYU assistant), Larry Shyatt (former Wyoming coach/current Florida assistant)

[WazzuRC]

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Oklahoma fires Jeff Capel.

Oklahoma has fired basketball coach Jeff Capel, a university source confirmed to The Oklahoman.

The decision was made after meetings Monday. Capel's buyout is expected to be between $2 million and $3 million.

"We just felt we couldn't afford to sit here and wait another season," the university source told The Oklahoman.

Capel coached the 2009 Sooners to an NCAA Regional championship game, but OU has finished 13-18 and 14-18 the last two seasons. The Sooners are under an NCAA investigation concerning reported improper payments to former OU center Tiny Gallon. Retention of players has been a problem and attendance has wained.

Capel compiled a 96-69 record in five seasons at OU, making two NCAA Tournament appearances. But the Sooners experienced their first back-to-back losing seasons since 1967 and failed to make the postseason in three of Capel's five seasons.

[sportznut02]

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BillIs Gillispie is expected to be named the Texas Tech coach this week.

[VTPack919]

Re: 2011 Coaching Carousel

Sidney Lowe will be resigning later today.

[Marino]

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Sidney Lowe will be resigning later today.

I just want to say **** Lee Fowler and I will always love Lowe. But I am ready to move on.

[VTPack919]

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I just want to say **** Lee Fowler and I will always love Lowe. But I am ready to move on.

Agreed 110%. Sad to see it end this way.

[The GIGGAS]

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I'm interested on how Jim Weaver will treat Seth. I know that he's a fiercely loyal man, but I mean, 4 straight years of not being good enough to be part of the NCAA Tourney's gotta mean something. Granted, Seth did build this team from the nothingness that was Ricky Stokes' teams here in Blacksburg. What do you think, VTPack?

[VTPack919]

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I'm interested on how Jim Weaver will treat Seth. I know that he's a fiercely loyal man, but I mean, 4 straight years of not being good enough to be part of the NCAA Tourney's gotta mean something. Granted, Seth did build this team from the nothingness that was Ricky Stokes' teams here in Blacksburg. What do you think, VTPack?

The only way Seth is leaving will be on his own accord. He has built a lot at a school that wasn't anything in basketball. He has also secured his best recruiting class at Virginia Tech. Next years team has a shot to be solid again.

I have heard; all rumors of course, that Seth and the higher ups in the athletic department butt heads quite often. It wouldn't surprise me for that to be true.

[The GIGGAS]

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The only way Seth is leaving will be on his own accord. He has built a lot at a school that wasn't anything in basketball. He has also secured his best recruiting class at Virginia Tech. Next years team has a shot to be solid again.

I have heard; all rumors of course, that Seth and the higher ups in the athletic department butt heads quite often. It wouldn't surprise me for that to be true.

Interesting rumors. Seth does strike me as someone really hard-headed, but I'm shocked to think that Weaver would be so as well, since he's let Beamer walk all over him.

Hopefully VT finally makes the 68-team field next year.

[superjames1992]

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Sidney Lowe will be resigning later today.

Good to hear!

[Amoo316]

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Was really hoping to see Stansbury's name on this list, but everything I am hearing out of Starkville seems to suggest he is going to get one more season....

I'm sorry but when a guy transfers out of your school like Hansborough did a few years ago and turns around and says, "I liked the team concepts they were teaching at Notre Dame" it says a lot about what MSU is trying to do. Pass 2/3 times and jack up a three is not good basketball coaching.