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by MissouriValleyUnite » March 24th, 2024, 9:06 pm
It was impressive Drake poached the SoCon back then after a full decade in the cellar. The Medved/Furman equivalent this time would be Bucky McMillan/Samford. But he might not be swayed by the midwest as he has spent his whole life in Birmingham: played at BSC when they were D-I, was a Birmingham-area HS coaching legend, and now Samford.
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by Bulldog2323 » March 24th, 2024, 9:12 pm
tribecalledquest wrote:DUBulldog wrote:Last time Drake hired a guy with D1 head coaching experience, it was an absolute disaster (Giacoletti).
DeVries was an assistant coach who certainly worked out.
There's no guarantees.
I think they'll have a lot of qualified applicants.
The guys doing the hiring are pretty sharp.
I just hope they do it as quickly as possible, as the new coach will likely have at least 10 scholarships to fill.
Absolutely there are no guarantees. Hiring a D2 guy is no bigger a gamble than anyone else.
Didn’t Niko Medved come from Furman?
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by Bulldog2323 » March 24th, 2024, 9:13 pm
At least 1/3rd of the Valley will have new head coaches next year.....
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by DUBulldog » March 24th, 2024, 9:21 pm
tribecalledquest wrote:DUBulldog wrote:Last time Drake hired a guy with D1 head coaching experience, it was an absolute disaster (Giacoletti).
DeVries was an assistant coach who certainly worked out.
There's no guarantees.
I think they'll have a lot of qualified applicants.
The guys doing the hiring are pretty sharp.
I just hope they do it as quickly as possible, as the new coach will likely have at least 10 scholarships to fill.
Absolutely there are no guarantees. Hiring a D2 guy is no bigger a gamble than anyone else.
Didn’t Niko Medved come from Furman?
Completely forgot about PeeWee
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by MissouriValleyUnite » March 24th, 2024, 10:38 pm
Reading his bio, I didn’t realize Marty Richter was an assistant at FGCU during the Dunk City Sweet 16. He went 56-10 in 2 years as a JuCo HC, going 30-3 the last year with a #2 ranking.
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by DUBulldog » March 25th, 2024, 8:09 am
MissouriValleyUnite wrote:Reading his bio, I didn’t realize Marty Richter was an assistant at FGCU during the Dunk City Sweet 16. He went 56-10 in 2 years as a JuCo HC, going 30-3 the last year with a #2 ranking.
What's really remarkable about his juco record is that he literally started that team from scratch. The school didn't have a basketball team when he was first hired.
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by Red » March 25th, 2024, 2:20 pm
Odd fit, but I'm not sure many people really fit in West Virginia.
I am probably more surprised that Tucker wants to play on a team that will certainly not make the NCAA tournament next year in a Big 12 that is loaded.
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by BCPanther » March 25th, 2024, 3:35 pm
Red wrote:Odd fit, but I'm not sure many people really fit in West Virginia.
I am probably more surprised that Tucker wants to play on a team that will certainly not make the NCAA tournament next year in a Big 12 that is loaded.
They're going to get 10 or 11 bids. There's no reason West Virginia can't make the tournament next year.
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by Bulldog4life24 » March 25th, 2024, 3:58 pm
I don’t think people comprehend how much NIL $$ WVU has. They can and will go buy some dudes. They’ll be competing for middle of the conference at minimum.
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by MissouriValleyUnite » March 26th, 2024, 12:46 am
Todd Thomas must be taking this news hard. He’ll no longer get to talk about how Darian DeVries was named one of the 10 sexiest mid-major coaches in the country at Ballpark Village.
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