2019 Coaching Carousel - Basketball Edition

By: Alum07
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on March 22, 2019, 12:30 PM | 36 comments

And so it begins.

Texas A&M is parting ways with Billy Kennedy - Buzz Williams
Alabama is buying out Avery Johnson - Nate Oats
Vanderbilt has fired Bryce Drew - Jerry Stackhouse
UCLA previously fired Steve Alford - Mick Cronin
Arkansas fires Mike Anderson - Eric Musselman
Nebraska fires Tim Miles - Fred Hoiberg
California let go of Wyking Jones - Mark Fox
Virginia Tech loses Buzz Williams - Mike Young
Temple parts with Fran Dunphy - Aaron McKie
UNLV parts with Marvin Menzies - TJ Otzelberger
Saint Joseph parts ways with Phil Martelli - Billy Lange
BYU parts with Dave Rose
Cincinnati has Mick Cronin leave to UCLA
St. John's Chris Mullin has resigned

We're waiting for Wake to fire Danny Manning Wake is retaining Danny Manning because they're too poor to fire him

I will try to update as we find out new names. I'll keep this with major programs to help eliminate a little bit of the noise.

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VT_Fencer's picture VT_Fencer | 7 years 3 months #

Alabama is buying out Avery Johnson

Wonder if they'll divert one of the football team's Brinks trucks for a big basketball hire. I didn't expect them to can Johnson after 4 years and one NCAA birth given their program's relatively recent history.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Dmhbeaver's picture Dmhbeaver
| 7 years 3 months #

Read on another thread that Wake may not fire Manning because $$.

Doesn't matter if it's cake or pie as long as it's chocolate.

919hokie's picture 919hokie
| 7 years 3 months # ^

He would be fired if they were able to hire their top choice....but they were not successful - #sauces.

KingJames's picture KingJames
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| 7 years 3 months #

Vandy has not fired Drew, he will be moved to a different position so they don't have to pay his buyout.

KingJames's picture KingJames
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

P.S. I would really love to understand how this will work, us it because Vandy doesnt have an athletic department, or how is the contract is written. Endorsement typically pay the head coach not a persons name so what happens to his salary.

Danny Coale Is My Spirit Animal's picture Danny Coale Is My Spirit Animal
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

That's so terrible it's brilliant. Or it's so brilliant it's terrible. I'm not sure which.

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SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
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| 7 years 3 months #

UCLA is thirsty for Tony Bennett per anonymous internet rumor mongers.

HammerTime's picture HammerTime
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

*gobbles mongeringly*

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dcwilson40's picture dcwilson40 | 7 years 3 months # ^

Since I am a VT fan, and hate every last thing about UVA, Bennett will stay there until he is 80- like K and Beoheim.. just because I hate UVA.

benw92's picture benw92
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

Tony Bennett has not said no to the UCLA job...

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HokieAlum6144's picture HokieAlum6144
| 7 years 3 months #

Isn't Calipari to UCLA a thing? Or was that just a rumor.

HokieHonor's picture HokieHonor
| 7 years 3 months #

Arkansas fires Mike Anderson, who went 169-102 in 8 seasons.

Nebraska fires Tim Miles, who went 116-114 in 7 seasons.

SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

Nebraska is going after Fred Hoiberg.

101WildTurkeys's picture 101WildTurkeys | 7 years 3 months # ^

It feels like every school in the Midwest wants Fred Hoiberg. Those people love that guy. I think its to the point where if the Midwest seceded from the Union, it would elect Fred Hoiberg as their president in a landslide.

InEnemyTerritory's picture InEnemyTerritory
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| 7 years 3 months #

We can only hope that we don't end up in this article.

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Little Bobby Tables's picture Little Bobby Tables
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

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notoriousHokie's picture notoriousHokie | 7 years 3 months #

Nate Oats has been hired at Alabama

VT_Fencer's picture VT_Fencer | 7 years 3 months #

Fred Hoiberg to Nebraska

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

HokieChemE2016's picture HokieChemE2016 | 7 years 3 months #

I'm going to off myself when this article gets updated to say "Texas A&M has hired Buzz Williams"

Mnemonic's picture Mnemonic | 7 years 3 months # ^

I'm really hoping you left off the "/s"

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Alum07's picture Alum07
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

Please don't

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

VT_Fencer's picture VT_Fencer | 7 years 3 months # ^

Giving a 6 year deal to a guy who has never been a college head coach is a bold move, but I guess there's nowhere to go but up from 0-18 in conference.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Hokie in The Wire's picture Hokie in The Wire
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

I've never met a Vandy alum who cared about sports...so there's that

Alum07's picture Alum07
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

I mean I am a little surprised. They were a pretty respectable basketball program there for a little while. I'm surprise it was allowed to get this bad.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

HomebrewHokie08's picture HomebrewHokie08
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

I firmly believe that Vandy will be the first team ever kicked out of a P5 conference having done nothing wrong. They are such a bad fit for the SEC.

Plan for the worst and hope for the best, not the other way around.

jmecca's picture jmecca | 7 years 3 months # ^

I don't disagree with you, but what conference do you think they belong in?

VT_Fencer's picture VT_Fencer | 7 years 3 months # ^

Vandy is a way better fit for the ACC, but we can't accept them since Wake fills the exact same role down to the school colors.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Smlltwnsthrnlwyr's picture Smlltwnsthrnlwyr
| 7 years 3 months # ^

Mrs. Lwyr would like a word. I will also admit from a 'nothing to lose, 0 expectations' standpoint, it's fun to watch and root for them to periodically shit in the cheerios of the $EC elite.

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gobble gobble chumps's picture gobble gobble chumps
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| 7 years 2 months # ^

He also has plenty of NBA connections (played for 18 years and was an assistant coach for a few) and has been a head coach at the G League level

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HammerTime's picture HammerTime
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| 7 years 2 months #

Mick the Dick is headed to Westwood:

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Jarrett Boykin's Glove's picture Jarrett Boykin's Glove | 7 years 2 months # ^

Reports are for 6 year $24 million contract.

101WildTurkeys's picture 101WildTurkeys | 7 years 2 months # ^

I know UCLA needed somebody or anybody with a resume given how their search is going, but Mick is gonna be a terrible fit for that program imo. I'm not anti-Mick btw, I just don't see those two meshing at all.

HokieJeep's picture HokieJeep | 7 years 2 months #

I hear that Wofford lost their coach as well.

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Alum07's picture Alum07
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| 7 years 2 months # ^

I'm only including Power Conference and other major basketball schools

Wofford's hire isn't going to have much national impact

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin