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2016-17 Coaching Carousel

Bio on Niko Medved-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niko_Medved

He has been head coach at Furman for 4 seasons, and has a career record of 61-70, and 33-37 in the Southern Conference.
He is 23-11 this season (which includes 2 wins over non-D1 schools), and he finished in a 3-way tie for first place in the Southern Conference with a 14-4 league record (the Drake link erroneously says they were 13-3).
His Furman team is still alive in the final four of the CIT.

Niko Medved has one Bradley connection. He started the 2006-07 season as an assistant under Dan Monson at Minnesota at the same time former BU coach Jim Molinari was also an assistant there. And he remained an assistant under Molinari when Monson was fired and Jim took over as interim head coach on November 30, 2006 for the remainder of that 2006-07 season.
 
nice find Braves16


Alabama A&M - Willie Hayes steps down
Arkansas State - Grant McCasland leaves to take North Texas - Mike Balado (Louisville Assistant) hired
Austin Peay - Dave Loos steps down
Bethune-Cookman - fires Gravelle Craig
Cal - Cuonzo Martin leaves - Wyking Jones hired
Cleveland State - Gary Waters steps down - Dennis Felton hired
Coppin State - Michael Grant fired -
Dayton - Archie Miller leaves to take Indiana
Drake - Ray Giacoletti steps down - Jeff Rutter is interim - Niko Medved hired
Duquesne - Jim Ferry resigns
Florida A&M - Byron Samuels fired
Furman - Niko Medved left for Drake
George Washington - Mike Lonergan fired - Maurice Joseph interim
Georgetown - John Thompson III fired
Illinois - fires John Groce - Brad Underwood hired
Indiana - Tom Crean fired - Archie Miller hired
LIU-Brooklyn - Jack Perri fired -
LSU - Johnny Jones fired - Will Wade hired
Massachusetts - fires Derek Kellogg - Winthrop's Pat Kelsey hired then renegs and returns to Winthrop
Miami (OH) - fires John Cooper
Missouri - Kim Anderson steps down - Cuonzo Martin hired
Morehead State - Sean Woods steps down - Preston Spradlin was interim now hired as head coach
NC State - Mark Gottfried fired - Kevin Keatts hired
NC-Wilmington - Kevin Keatts leaves -
North Texas - Tony Benford fired - Grant McCasland hired
Oklahoma State - Brad Underwood leaves - Mike Boynton hired
Portland State - Tyler Geving fired
Quinnipiac - Tom Moore fired - Baker Dunleavy hired
Rice - Mike Rhoades leaves to take VCU - Scott Pera hired
SMU - Larry Brown steps down as season is underway - Tim Jankovich hired
Santa Barbara - Bob Williams steps down -
Seattle - fired Cameron Dollar -
South Florida - had been open since Orlando Antigua fired - Brian Gregory hired
Tennessee-Martin - Anthony Stewart was acting as Interim Coach - Anthony Stewart hired as permanent Head Coach
VCU - Will Wade leaves to take LSU
Washington - Lorenzo Romar fired - Mike Hopkins hired
Winthrop - Pat Kelsey leaves to take UMass - then changes his mind and returns to Winthrop
Youngstown State - Jerry Slocum steps down- Jerrod Calhoun hired

38 spots opened in 2016-17, 20 filled so far
 
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Furman assistant coach Bob Richey was named Interim Head Coach. Furman officials have not said what they plan to do in the long term in replacing Niko Medved, who took the Drake head coaching job yesterday.
I wonder why he couldn't have waited a few days to announce he was leaving Furman. It seems to come at a bad time as Furman prepares to play in the CIT semifinal game Wednesday.
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/sto...nterim-coach-first-priority-players/99692006/
 
Duquesne hires Akron's Keith Dambrot..
Dambrot has won 20 games or more 11 years in a row and he won 19 the year before that

his record in 12 years at Akron is an amazing 278-130
 
Long time Purdue and SIU assistant Jack Owens is the new head coach at Miami-Ohio.
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...es-jack-owens-basketball-head-coach/99779994/


Austin Peay to hire South Carolina Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Matt Figgers-
https://hoopdirt.com/report-austin-peay-hones-in-on-south-carolinas-matt-figgers/


Seattle to hire Eastern Washington??™s Jim Hayford. That will create another opening at Eastern Washington-
https://hoopdirt.com/report-jim-hayford-named-head-basketball-coach-seattle/
 
UMass hires Chattanooga's head coach Matt McCall, so now Chattanooga joins the list of open head coaching jobs.
 
a report that Dayton has filled their spot


Akron - Keith Dambrot leaves for Duquesne -
Alabama A&M - Willie Hayes steps down
Arkansas State - Grant McCasland leaves to take North Texas - Mike Balado (Louisville Assistant) hired
Austin Peay - Dave Loos steps down - Matt Figgers hired
Bethune-Cookman - fires Gravelle Craig
Cal - Cuonzo Martin leaves - Wyking Jones hired
Chattanooga - Matt McCall leaves for UMass
Cleveland State - Gary Waters steps down - Dennis Felton hired
Coppin State - Michael Grant fired -
Dayton - Archie Miller leaves to take Indiana - Anthony Grant hired
Drake - Ray Giacoletti steps down - Jeff Rutter is interim - Niko Medved hired
Duquesne - Jim Ferry resigns - Keith Dambrot hired
Eastern Washington - Jim Hayford leaves for Seattle - Shantay Legans hired
Florida A&M - Byron Samuels fired
Furman - Niko Medved left for Drake - Bob Richey hired as interim
George Washington - Mike Lonergan fired - Maurice Joseph hired as head coach
Georgetown - John Thompson III fired
Illinois - fires John Groce - Brad Underwood hired
Indiana - Tom Crean fired - Archie Miller hired
LIU-Brooklyn - Jack Perri fired -
LSU - Johnny Jones fired - Will Wade hired
Massachusetts - fires Derek Kellogg - Winthrop's Pat Kelsey hired then renegs and returns to Winthrop - Matt McCall hired
Miami (OH) - fires John Cooper - Jack Owens hired
Missouri - Kim Anderson steps down - Cuonzo Martin hired
Morehead State - Sean Woods steps down - Preston Spradlin was interim now hired as head coach
NC State - Mark Gottfried fired - Kevin Keatts hired
NC-Wilmington - Kevin Keatts leaves -
North Texas - Tony Benford fired - Grant McCasland hired
Oklahoma State - Brad Underwood leaves - Mike Boynton hired
Portland State - Tyler Geving fired
Quinnipiac - Tom Moore fired - Baker Dunleavy hired
Rice - Mike Rhoades leaves to take VCU - Scott Pera hired
SMU - Larry Brown steps down as season is underway - Tim Jankovich hired
Santa Barbara - Bob Williams steps down - Joe Pasternak hired
Seattle - fired Cameron Dollar - Jim Hayford hired
South Florida - had been open since Orlando Antigua fired - Brian Gregory hired
Tennessee-Martin - Anthony Stewart was acting as Interim Coach - Anthony Stewart hired as permanent Head Coach
VCU - Will Wade leaves to take LSU - Mike Rhoads hired
Washington - Lorenzo Romar fired - Mike Hopkins hired
Winthrop - Pat Kelsey leaves to take UMass - then changes his mind and returns to Winthrop
Youngstown State - Jerry Slocum steps down- Jerrod Calhoun hired

40 spots opened in 2016-17, 30 filled so far
all the power conference spots seem to get filled right away, tho Georgetown still open
 
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despite a little of a down year, UNI Head coach gets an extension and is signed all the way thru 2027!!
http://unipanthers.com/news/2017/3/29/mens-basketball-jacobson-given-2-year-contract-extension.aspx

Think about it...that means even if he lost 25-30 games every year for the next, 5, 6, 8 or 9 years, he'd still be under contract
and they'd have to buy him out if they wanted to make a change!

Santa Barbara hires Joe Pasternak
Bethune-Cookman - Ryan Ridder
Wilmington to hire CB McGrath
 
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that was fast....before the last day of March!
most of the open spots are filled...only eight left open
Remember - when Geno was hired, and when Wardle was hired - it didn't get done 'til the end of March....


Akron - Keith Dambrot leaves for Duquesne - OPEN
Alabama A&M - Willie Hayes steps down - OPEN
Arkansas State - Grant McCasland leaves to take North Texas - Mike Balado (Louisville Assistant) hired
Austin Peay - Dave Loos steps down - Matt Figgers hired
Bethune-Cookman - fires Gravelle Craig - Ryan Ridder hired
Cal - Cuonzo Martin leaves - Wyking Jones hired
Chattanooga - Matt McCall leaves for UMass - OPEN
Cleveland State - Gary Waters steps down - Dennis Felton hired
Coppin State - Michael Grant fired - OPEN
Dayton - Archie Miller leaves to take Indiana - Anthony Grant hired
Drake - Ray Giacoletti steps down - Jeff Rutter is interim - Niko Medved hired
Duquesne - Jim Ferry resigns - Keith Dambrot hired
Eastern Washington - Jim Hayford leaves for Seattle - Shantay Legans hired
Florida A&M - Byron Samuels fired - OPEN
Furman - Niko Medved left for Drake - Bob Richey hired as interim
George Washington - Mike Lonergan fired - Maurice Joseph hired as head coach
Georgetown - John Thompson III fired - OPEN
Illinois - fires John Groce - Brad Underwood hired
Indiana - Tom Crean fired - Archie Miller hired
LIU-Brooklyn - Jack Perri fired - OPEN
LSU - Johnny Jones fired - Will Wade hired
Massachusetts - fires Derek Kellogg - Winthrop's Pat Kelsey hired then renegs and returns to Winthrop - Matt McCall hired
Miami (OH) - fires John Cooper - Jack Owens hired
Missouri - Kim Anderson steps down - Cuonzo Martin hired
Morehead State - Sean Woods steps down - Preston Spradlin was interim now hired as head coach
New Mexico - Craig Neal fired - OPEN
NC State - Mark Gottfried fired - Kevin Keatts hired
NC-Wilmington - Kevin Keatts leaves - CB McGrath hired
North Texas - Tony Benford fired - Grant McCasland hired
Oklahoma State - Brad Underwood leaves - Mike Boynton hired
Portland State - Tyler Geving fired - OPEN
Quinnipiac - Tom Moore fired - Baker Dunleavy hired
Rice - Mike Rhoades leaves to take VCU - Scott Pera hired
SMU - Larry Brown steps down as season is underway - Tim Jankovich hired
Santa Barbara - Bob Williams steps down - Joe Pasternak hired
Seattle - fired Cameron Dollar - Jim Hayford hired
South Florida - had been open since Orlando Antigua fired - Brian Gregory hired
Tennessee-Martin - Anthony Stewart was acting as Interim Coach - Anthony Stewart hired as permanent Head Coach
VCU - Will Wade leaves to take LSU - Mike Rhoads hired
Washington - Lorenzo Romar fired - Mike Hopkins hired
Winthrop - Pat Kelsey leaves to take UMass - then changes his mind and returns to Winthrop
Youngstown State - Jerry Slocum steps down- Jerrod Calhoun hired

41 spots opened in 2016-17, 32 filled so far
 
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At Florida A&M, one of the remaining open head coaching jobs, one interesting candidate being considered is Pat Kennedy, who applied for the job. Kennedy has been out of coaching for the past 2 years, but had a fairly successful 11 year stint at Florida State, followed by not-so successful stays at DePaul, Montana, Towson and Pace University (NCAA Division II school he was only 12-42 in 2 seasons). His last winning season (12-21) was 1999-2000 in his next-to-last year at DePaul.
Kennedy was once considered a very good recruiter, but he has not recruited much in Florida since he was last at Florida State in 1997.
But the strong sentiment is that FAMU Athletics Director Milton Overton will most likely select a black coach.
 
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At Florida A&M, one of the remaining open head coaching jobs, one interesting candidate being considered is Pat Kennedy, who applied for the job. Kennedy has been out of coaching for the past 2 years, but had a fairly successful 11 year stint at Florida State, followed by not-so successful stays at DePaul, Montana, Towson and Pace University (NCAA Division II school he was only 12-42 in 2 seasons). His last winning season (12-21) was 1999-2000 in his next-to-last year at DePaul.
Kennedy was once considered a very good recruiter, but he has not recruited much in Florida since he was last at Florida State in 1997.
But the strong sentiment is that FAMU Athletics Director Milton Overton will most likely select a black coach.
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Pat Kennedy was a cheaing fool while at DePaul. Quentin Richardson, Bobby Simmons, Lance Williams all had really nice apartments (penthouses) and drove extremely nice SUV's around Lincoln Park. Easier to recruit when you have things like that to give away. He was basially shown the door once the heat started to come down on the University.
 
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