Bradley assistant leaves for HS coaching and clothing biz

[Red]

Sorta bizarre deal for a college assistant to leave his alma mater but nothing surprises me with Bradley anymore.

PEORIA —

Willie Scott is heading home.

The Bradley assistant men’s basketball coach and former Braves standout point guard in the 1980s will leave BU on Oct. 1 to become the head boys basketball coach at Chicago Dyett High School.

“I’m not leaving Bradley because I’m unhappy or because I’ve been treated unfairly,” Scott said. “It’s been a great experience. Anybody who knows me knows I’ve been wanting to get back to being a head coach. And I’ll also be able to resume my (clothing) business. This is really the only (basketball) level where I can get that done.”

The 51-year-old Scott, a BU aide for the past two years under both Jim Les and Geno Ford, was the head coach at Malcolm X College in Chicago from 2008-10. He directed a team that had not posted a winning record in more than a decade to 15-15 and 19-11 marks.

http://www.pjstar.com/bradleyhoops/x180 ... aving-team

[valleychamp]

DJA would be all over this if it were UNI.

[DoubleJayAlum]

DJA would be all over this if it were UNI.

Insecure much or just plain paranoid?

After all, I haven't even mentioned the 5 part series that your local newspaper ran discussing how broke your athletic department is, have I? Shoot, one of those articles even indicated that UNI loses money on basketball!?!?!

There is nothing to indicate this Bradley assistant's departure has anything to do with finances at all. In fact, it seems pretty unlikely that the high school job he is leaving for pays better than Bradley.

It always makes me laugh when someone who complains about being picked on all the time spends so much time instigating conflict.

[tribecalledquest]

It's not really bizarre considering he was a holdover from the Jim Les staff and not a Geno Ford hire combined with the fact he wasn't very qualified to begin with.

[bcg]

I'm not thrilled of the timing of this departure. This is a big signing period for Geno Ford coming up.

[Pinkie]

Sounds like Bradley is stealing Chin Coleman from Nebraska.

[LMS]

Sounds like Bradley is stealing Chin Coleman from Nebraska.

And then nebraska's new coach Tim Miles goes all big brother to Creighton on national tv even drawing a Twitter response from coach Mac. Rough week for NU hoops.

[bcg]

It sounds like Bradley paid some good money to get this new assistant (6 figures - I have no idea what the average assistant coach in the Valley makes). It has created a buzz at the moment. There's three scholarships to recruit, so hopefully this pays dividends right away on the recruiting trail.

[agrinut]

It sounds like Bradley paid some good money to get this new assistant (6 figures - I have no idea what the average assistant coach in the Valley makes). It has created a buzz at the moment. There's three scholarships to recruit, so hopefully this pays dividends right away on the recruiting trail.

Great Hire!

[BradleyBrave]

Chin Coleman is already paying dividends.

Cavan Walsh of ChicagoHoops.com takes note of all the highly-regarded Chicago talent present at last night's red-white scrimmage.

Bradley had Kain Harris, Josh Cunningham, Paul Turner, Charlie Moore, Zo Chatman, Kariem Simmons, Tyquone Greer among others on campus 2day

https://twitter.com/cavwalsh/status/256966899605319680

Ronald "Chin" Coleman asst at Bradley largely responsible for all those visitors...Coleman has hit the ground running since getting the job

https://twitter.com/cavwalsh/status/256967694073606144

Dave Reynolds says it could be a 'defining moment' for the BU program. Dave's usually not one for hyperbole, so this is a pretty bold statement.

http://www.pjstar.com/blogs/pressrow/x470403709/A-defining-moment-for-Bradley-program