Cronin sounded happy to be at UCLA in a press conference yesterday. 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/on-the-verge-of-win-no-500-mick-cronin-indicates-hes-content-at-ucla/ar-AA1zhr9Q

7 minutes ago, bierce said:

Cronin sounded happy to be at UCLA in a press conference yesterday. 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/on-the-verge-of-win-no-500-mick-cronin-indicates-hes-content-at-ucla/ar-AA1zhr9Q

Will be interesting!

Sean Miller wants Miami or ...

On 2/17/2025 at 7:03 AM, Gerry Hamilton said:

Tend to think so, as of today

That's shortsighted. But people who know me know I would say that.

48 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Will be interesting!

Sean Miller wants Miami or ...

Ball State?

I guess I should have mentioned Syracuse @ Pitt (51)

Pitt was in the Pomeroy top 15 after torching WVU, going to OT against Wiscy, and beating tOSU in November.  Then it lost by 33 @ Mississippi State, and it has never gotten well.  Hasn't beaten a tournament team since.  Split with bubble UNC, but lost to bubble SMU by 20, lost to bubble WF, and was clubbed at home by out of tournament UVa.  Very little meat left on the schedule--a q1 game @ Louisville and q2 games at Notre Dame and NC State.  Probably has to win them all at this point.  

If you’re going to hire a Pitino just get the real one imo

9 minutes ago, Hashtag said:

If you’re going to hire a Pitino just get the real one imo

If we aren't hiring Wade, then we surely aren't hiring a 72 year old who has been in trouble with the NCAA since he was the interim coach for Hawaii in the 70s. 

1 hour ago, Hashtag said:

If you’re going to hire a Pitino just get the real one imo

Yeah not a good idea.

1 hour ago, bierce said:

If we aren't hiring Wade, then we surely aren't hiring a 72 year old who has been in trouble with the NCAA since he was the interim coach for Hawaii in the 70s. 

What the heck did he do in Hawaii? 

4 minutes ago, Jordan91 said:

What the heck did he do in Hawaii? 

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/21913973/louisvilles-pitino-had-controversial-hawaii-ties/

On 2/6/2025 at 6:12 AM, Gerry Hamilton said:

Seat is hot

Texas

Indiana

Seton Hall

Seat heating up (maybe a year away)

North Carolina 

LSU

Oklahoma (although OU isn't NIL invested to be truly competitive and the guy is a solid coach)

Butler

Minnesota

 

Note: Not getting into the mid-major jobs ... such as a San Diego (Steve Lavin)

 

I can't see UNC sticking with Davis if they miss the tournament again it would be 2 out his 3 seasons there 🙄 a Blueblood like them the fans won't accept mediocrity especially with Duke doing just fine since Coach K retired 

22 minutes ago, bierce said:

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/21913973/louisvilles-pitino-had-controversial-hawaii-ties/

He who saves his program does not violate any NCAA rule

29 minutes ago, Jordan91 said:

Yeah not a good idea.

And neither is hiring his offspring 

3 minutes ago, Hashtag said:

And neither is hiring his offspring 

I wouldn’t go that far. 

28 minutes ago, bierce said:

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/21913973/louisvilles-pitino-had-controversial-hawaii-ties/

Literally no time where he ever ran a clean program until Kentucky. 

23 minutes ago, HookemHorns87 said:

I can't see UNC sticking with Davis if they miss the tournament again it would be 2 out his 3 seasons there 🙄 a Blueblood like them the fans won't accept mediocrity especially with Duke doing just fine since Coach K retired 

LSU can come off that list. They are giving him another year and increasing the NIL. If North Carolina and Indiana are both open that could change candidates if Texas makes a move. 

6 minutes ago, Hashtag said:

And neither is hiring his offspring 

I don't get why you would be so happy to have McCollum but not baby Pitino.  Read the stuff Tyler wrote about his offensive style.  Now consider that he built a powerhouse in the MWC which is several steps up from the MVC, where McCollum is a first year coach.  Pitino already has recruiting contacts in Texas, having pulled multiple players from the Metroplex including future NBA draft pick JT Toppin, as well as guys from San Antonio and the Beaumont area.  Don't know if he has any Houston contacts, but we can always get him to get palsy with TJ for that.  For UNM he's mined the portal, the LA area, Phoenix, and internationals.  He still has recruiting contacts in the Miami area from his time at UF and his year coaching FIU.  He's kind of like McCollum with a nation-wide recruiting network already in place.

Is it because he didn't do better at Minnesota, where no one has done well for 25 years?  Seriously, the guy who put Gonzaga on the map crapped out there.  Tubby Smith is a Hall of Fame coach, and he missed the tournament half the time, never won a tournament game, and never finished over .500 in conference there.  Pitino would have made 3 tournaments out of the last 4 if he had not lost 2 starters with three weeks left in the season.  His replacement has gone 20-53 in conference since then.   That is how bad the Minnesota job is. 

31 minutes ago, bierce said:

I don't get why you would be so happy to have McCollum but not baby Pitino.  Read the stuff Tyler wrote about his offensive style.  Now consider that he built a powerhouse in the MWC which is several steps up from the MVC, where McCollum is a first year coach.  Pitino already has recruiting contacts in Texas, having pulled multiple players from the Metroplex including future NBA draft pick JT Toppin, as well as guys from San Antonio and the Beaumont area.  Don't know if he has any Houston contacts, but we can always get him to get palsy with TJ for that.  For UNM he's mined the portal, the LA area, Phoenix, and internationals.  He still has recruiting contacts in the Miami area from his time at UF and his year coaching FIU.  He's kind of like McCollum with a nation-wide recruiting network already in place.

Is it because he didn't do better at Minnesota, where no one has done well for 25 years?  Seriously, the guy who put Gonzaga on the map crapped out there.  Tubby Smith is a Hall of Fame coach, and he missed the tournament half the time, never won a tournament game, and never finished over .500 in conference there.  Pitino would have made 3 tournaments out of the last 4 if he had not lost 2 starters with three weeks left in the season.  His replacement has gone 20-53 in conference since then.   That is how bad the Minnesota job is. 

Minnesota issue and I love here I'll paint it as clear as possible it's a excellent state for recruiting talent for basketball but the issue is all these kids want to leave the state the Jones brothers, Suggs, Chet Holmgren, it's hard to because solid program when you can't even keep the elite in your state home also NIL here ain't like it is to at the bigger schools as well 

16 minutes ago, HookemHorns87 said:

Minnesota issue and I love here I'll paint it as clear as possible it's a excellent state for recruiting talent for basketball but the issue is all these kids want to leave the state the Jones brothers, Suggs, Chet Holmgren, it's hard to because solid program when you can't even keep the elite in your state home also NIL here ain't like it is to at the bigger schools as well 

Which is something Pitino did manage to do with 2016 and 2018 recruiting classes.

12 minutes ago, bierce said:

Which is something Pitino did manage to do with 2016 and 2018 recruiting classes.

Simms from Minnesota?

46 minutes ago, Jordan91 said:

Simms from Minnesota?

2017.  Minnesota offered, but it had a pretty full frontcourt.  Sims wasn't going to play as a freshman on a team with Lynch, Coffey, Murphy, and Curry, but then Curry blew out a knee in a pick-up game at the end of the summer and missed all of 2017-18, Lynch was suspended in early January while under investigation for sexual misconduct and was later expelled, and Coffey hurt his shoulder one day after Lynch's suspension and played in only 2 more games.  Minnesota finished the season on a 2-14 tear.  

Yeah, one of those years.   

Texas needs to hire the Tech coach

https://www.insidethehall.com/2025/02/17/indiana-basketball-coaching-search-hot-board-candidate-tier-list/

https://www.si.com/college/indiana/basketball/dick-vitale-makes-suggestion-for-indiana-basketball-coaching-search-tony-bennett-virginia-01jmcn819tsf

https://athlonsports.com/college/indiana-hoosiers/what-to-know-about-the-indiana-coaching-search-in-mid-february-ncaa-big-ten-hoosiers