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2017-18 Coaching carousel

It looks like Missouri State has their new head coach. Former ISU player and assisstant Dana Ford, who most recently coached at Tennessee State, is reportedly the new head coach for the Bears.
 
nice...the first minority head coach hired in the MVC since.... Missouri State hired Cuonzo two hires back...

Dana Ford's career record...
Born 6/9/1984 (33 y/o)
2002-06 - played at ISU
2008-09 asst. at Chipola (juco)
2009-11 asst. at Tennessee State
2011-12 asst. at Wichita State
2012-14 asst. at ISU
2014-18 head coach at Tennessee State

As head coach:

Tennessee State in the Ohio Valley Conference
2014–15 5–26, 2–14 in OVC 6th place in East Division
2015–16 20–11, 11–5 in OVC T–2nd in East Division - CIT First Round
2016–17 17–13, 8–8 in OVC T–4th in East Division
2017–18 15–15, 10–8 in OVC T–5th
Career - 57–65 (.467) overall -- 31–35 (.470) in Ohio Valley Conference



Updated


Arkansas - Little Rock - Wes Flanigan fired
Bryant - Tim O'Shea steps down - Frank "Happy" Dobbs is Interim
Cal State - Northridge - Reggie Theus fired - Mark Gottfried HIRED
Charlotte - Mark Price fired after just 2+ seasons - Assistant Houston Fancher is interim but will not be retained - Virginia asst Ron Sanchez to be HIRED
Chicago State - Tracy Dildy fired
Colorado State - Larry Eustachy resigns
Delaware State - Keith Walker fired -
Detroit - Bacari Alexander - on temporary leave/suspension - has reportedly returned but people NOT happy
Eastern Carolina - Jeff Lebo resigned - Michael Perry is interim
Eastern Kentucky - Dan McHale resigns - AW Hamilton to be HIRED
Evansville - Marty Simmons fired - Walter McCarty HIRED
Florida Atlantic - Michael Curry fired
Fresno State - Rodney Terry leaving to take UTEP -
Georgia - Mark Fox fired - Tom Crean to be HIRED
High Point - Scott Cherry fired
Incarnate Word - Ken Burmeister fired - Carson Cunningham HIRED
Longwood - Jayson Gee fired - Griff Aldrich to be HIRED
Louisville - Rick Pitino out - David Padgett in as interim but he will not be retained -
Loyola-Maryland - GG Smith fired -
Maine - Bob Walsh fired - Richard Barron HIRED
Marist - Mike Maker fired
McNeese State - Dave Simmons fired - Heath Schroyer HIRED
Memphis - Tubby Smith fired - Penny Hardaway HIRED
Middle Tennessee - Kermit Davis hired away to Ole Miss
Mississippi - Andy Kennedy out - Kermit Davis HIRED
Missouri State - Paul Lusk fired - Dana Ford HIRED
Nicholls State - Ritchie Riley leaves for S. Alabama
Pepperdine - Marty Wilson out at end of year - Arizona Assistant Lorenzo Romar HIRED
Pitt - Kevin Stallings fired -
Rhode Island - Danny Hurley leaves for UConn -
San Diego - Lamont Smith resigns
South Alabama - Matt Graves fired - Ritchie Riley HIRED
SC-Upstate - Eddie Payne out - Kyle Perry is interim but has not been retained
Tennessee State - Dana Ford left for Missouri State -
UC-Riverside - Dennis Cutts fired - Assistant Justin Bell is Interim - David Patrick HIRED
UConn - Kevin Ollie fired - Danny Hurley to be HIRED
UTEP - Tim Floyd steps down - Phil Johnson is interim - Rodney Terry to be HIRED
Utah State - Tim Duryea fired
Western Carolina - Geno Ford's college coach & friend Larry Hunter steps down -


39 spots opened up -17 now appear filled with a new hires - at least 7 are Power Conference jobs
 
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And it is looking like Walter McCarty, currently an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics, and formerly a high school star in Evansville, will be the next head coach at University of Evansville.

Calbert Cheaney, the early frontrunner, was asking a bit too much money for his salary and the salaries of his staff. Plus, the Evansville beat writer reports that Cheaney "just did not have the 'Wow' factor. He didn't want to schedule tough or make many public appearances."
https://twitter.com/patmhickey/status/976151771755229185

A couple other candidates were-
Travis Steele, an assistant at Xavier, who pulled his name out of consideration on Monday-
https://twitter.com/patmhickey/status/975880030915002369

And David Ragland, who is also from Evansville, and is currently a 2nd year assistant on the Valparaiso staff. He is still considered a possibility if negotiations with McCarty fall apart.
https://twitter.com/patmhickey/status/976150792930344960
 
nice...the first minority head coach hired in the MVC since.... Missouri State hired Cuonzo two hires back...

Dana Ford's career record...
Born 6/9/1984 (33 y/o)
2002-06 - played at ISU
2008-09 asst. at Chipola (juco)
2009-11 asst. at Tennessee State
2011-12 asst. at Wichita State
2012-14 asst. at ISU
2014-18 head coach at Tennessee State

As head coach:

Tennessee State in the Ohio Valley Conference
2014??“15 5??“26, 2??“14 in OVC 6th place in East Division
2015??“16 20??“11, 11??“5 in OVC T??“2nd in East Division - CIT First Round
2016??“17 17??“13, 8??“8 in OVC T??“4th in East Division
2017??“18 15??“15, 10??“8 in OVC T??“5th
Career - 57??“65 (.467) overall -- 31??“35 (.470) in Ohio Valley Conference



Updated


Arkansas - Little Rock - Wes Flanigan fired
Bryant - Tim O'Shea steps down - Frank "Happy" Dobbs is Interim
Cal State - Northridge - Reggie Theus fired - Mark Gottfried HIRED
Charlotte - Mark Price fired after just 2+ seasons - Assistant Houston Fancher is interim but will not be retained - Virginia asst Ron Sanchez to be HIRED
Chicago State - Tracy Dildy fired
Colorado State - Larry Eustachy resigns
Delaware State - Keith Walker fired -
Detroit - Bacari Alexander - on temporary leave/suspension - has reportedly returned but people NOT happy
Eastern Carolina - Jeff Lebo resigned - Michael Perry is interim
Eastern Kentucky - Dan McHale resigns - AW Hamilton to be HIRED
Evansville - Marty Simmons fired - Walter McCarty HIRED
Florida Atlantic - Michael Curry fired
Fresno State - Rodney Terry leaving to take UTEP -
Georgia - Mark Fox fired - Tom Crean to be HIRED
High Point - Scott Cherry fired
Incarnate Word - Ken Burmeister fired - Carson Cunningham HIRED
Longwood - Jayson Gee fired - Griff Aldrich to be HIRED
Louisville - Rick Pitino out - David Padgett in as interim
Loyola-Maryland - GG Smith fired -
Maine - Bob Walsh fired - Richard Barron HIRED
Marist - Mike Maker fired
McNeese State - Dave Simmons fired - Heath Schroyer HIRED
Memphis - Tubby Smith fired - Penny Hardaway HIRED
Middle Tennessee - Kermit Davis hired away to Ole Miss
Mississippi - Andy Kennedy out - Kermit Davis HIRED
Missouri State - Paul Lusk fired - Dana Ford HIRED
Nicholls State - Ritchie Riley leaves for S. Alabama
Pepperdine - Marty Wilson out at end of year - Arizona Assistant Lorenzo Romar HIRED
Pitt - Kevin Stallings fired -
Rhode Island - Danny Hurley leaves for UConn -
San Diego - Lamont Smith resigns
South Alabama - Matt Graves fired - Ritchie Riley HIRED
SC-Upstate - Eddie Payne out - Kyle Perry is interim but has not been retained
Tennessee State - Dana Ford left for Missouri State -
UC-Riverside - Dennis Cutts fired - Assistant Justin Bell is Interim - David Patrick HIRED
UConn - Kevin Ollie fired - Danny Hurley to be HIRED unless he takes the more lucrative Pitt offer
UTEP - Tim Floyd steps down - Phil Johnson is interim - Rodney Terry to be HIRED
Utah State - Tim Duryea fired
Western Carolina - Geno Ford's college coach & friend Larry Hunter steps down -


39 spots opened up -16 now filled with a new hires - at least 7 are Power Conference jobs

Pretty unimpressive hire IMO....
 
the record is unimpressive considering the one good year in 2015-16 when Tennessee State went 20-11,
was when Dana Ford went for the QUICK FIX by taking in 4 transfers and 6 juco kids - and they had a good year...
but as expected, that quick fix did NOT last and in 2016-17 they dropped back to 17-13
then this year they dropped back even further to 15-15....
I know it is a hard place to recruit to but almost every contributing player he's ever landed there
was a transfer with only a year or two of eligibility or a juco....he has eight more of them this year...not sure that's gonna work in the MVC
 
at Louisville - interim head coach David Padgett will NOT be retained and Louisville will be hiring a new head coach...


Loyola of Maryland bringing candidates to campus for interviews, including Xavier assistant and son of comedian Bill Murray, Luke Murray
..also mentions - former Northwestern player & assistant and Joliet native Tavares Hardy.
https://twitter.com/CBBScoop/status/976456360509440000
 
Drake's head coach Niko Medved is interested in the Colorado State job and was just interviewed on campus there...
https://www.coloradoan.com/story/sp...earch-interviews-over-no-new-coach/446031002/


also in the Mountain West - at Utah State:
"Utah State athletic director John Hartwell has scheduled as many as five interviews this week at a centralized location in his search for a basketball coach, according to sources in Logan.
Mark Fox, recently fired after nine years as Georgia’s coach, and longtime Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd are believed to be among the coaches Hartwell is pursuing.
Head coaches Barret Peery of Portland State, Jim Les of UC Davis and Matt McMahon of Murray State in Kentucky also may be in the mix."



At Evansville - Walter McCarty interviewed yesterday, but no word at all yet as to whether he will be the next Evansville coach...


FAU expected to hire Dusty May- Florida assistant and Indiana grad


now that Louisville & Pitt are both desperate to sign a coach - Gregg Marshall's name is coming up again...


Now that Missouri State has hired Dana Ford, will Tennessee state hire Paul Lusk??


and finally, here's an interesting Tweet I saw...and I double checked the numbers & they are accurate

Career Winning Percentages: (DI)
Dana Ford: .467
Paul Lusk: .467
 
Walter McCarty is officially going to take the Evansville job. Unless Niko bolts for CSU after one year at Drake, all 10 Valley Schools have their head coach for next season in place.
 
Evan Daniels
‏Verified account @EvanDaniels
now1 minute ago

Colorado State is expected to hire Niko Medved, per a source. Medved spent four seasons at Furman, before coaching at Drake this past season.
 
Evan Daniels
‏Verified account @EvanDaniels
now1 minute ago

Colorado State is expected to hire Niko Medved, per a source. Medved spent four seasons at Furman, before coaching at Drake this past season.
I expected this - since Niko knows he's losing just about everybody this year and starting from scratch with 7 new incoming, untested freshmen next year -- Niko's following the Keno Davis philosophy of
"strike while you have just one pretty good year because they won't ask next year"...



Updated showing Niko Medved to Colorado State


Arkansas - Little Rock - Wes Flanigan fired
Bryant - Tim O'Shea steps down - Frank "Happy" Dobbs is Interim
Cal State - Northridge - Reggie Theus fired - Mark Gottfried HIRED
Charlotte - Mark Price fired after just 2+ seasons - Assistant Houston Fancher is interim but will not be retained - Virginia asst Ron Sanchez HIRED
Chicago State - Tracy Dildy fired
Colorado State - Larry Eustachy resigns - Niko Medved HIRED
Delaware State - Keith Walker fired -
Detroit - Bacari Alexander - on temporary leave/suspension - has reportedly returned but people NOT happy
Drake - Niko Medved left for Colorado State
Eastern Carolina - Jeff Lebo resigned - Michael Perry is interim
Eastern Kentucky - Dan McHale resigns - AW Hamilton to be HIRED
Evansville - Marty Simmons fired - Walter McCarty HIRED
Florida Atlantic - Michael Curry fired - Florida asst. Dusty May HIRED
Fresno State - Rodney Terry leaving to take UTEP -
Georgia - Mark Fox fired - Tom Crean to be HIRED
High Point - Scott Cherry fired
Incarnate Word - Ken Burmeister fired - Carson Cunningham HIRED
Longwood - Jayson Gee fired - Griff Aldrich to be HIRED
Louisville - Rick Pitino out - David Padgett in as interim but he will not be retained -
Loyola-Maryland - GG Smith fired -
Maine - Bob Walsh fired - Richard Barron HIRED
Marist - Mike Maker fired
McNeese State - Dave Simmons fired - Heath Schroyer HIRED
Memphis - Tubby Smith fired - Penny Hardaway HIRED
Middle Tennessee - Kermit Davis hired away to Ole Miss
Mississippi - Andy Kennedy out - Kermit Davis HIRED
Missouri State - Paul Lusk fired - Dana Ford HIRED
Nicholls State - Ritchie Riley leaves for S. Alabama
Pepperdine - Marty Wilson out at end of year - Arizona Assistant Lorenzo Romar HIRED
Pitt - Kevin Stallings fired -
Rhode Island - Danny Hurley leaves for UConn -
San Diego - Lamont Smith resigns
South Alabama - Matt Graves fired - Ritchie Riley HIRED
SC-Upstate - Eddie Payne out - Kyle Perry is interim but has not been retained
Tennessee State - Dana Ford left for Missouri State -
UC-Riverside - Dennis Cutts fired - Assistant Justin Bell is Interim - David Patrick HIRED
UConn - Kevin Ollie fired - Danny Hurley to be HIRED
UTEP - Tim Floyd steps down - Phil Johnson is interim - Rodney Terry to be HIRED
Utah State - Tim Duryea fired
Western Carolina - Geno Ford's college coach & friend Larry Hunter steps down -


40 spots opened up -19 now appear filled with a new hires - at least 7 are Power Conference jobs
 
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Middle Tennessee State HIRES UNC-Asheville’s Nick McDevitt
..and rumor a couple teams waiting to talk to Porter Moser...




Arkansas - Little Rock - Wes Flanigan fired
Bryant - Tim O'Shea steps down - Frank "Happy" Dobbs is Interim
Cal State - Northridge - Reggie Theus fired - Mark Gottfried HIRED
Charlotte - Mark Price fired after just 2+ seasons - Assistant Houston Fancher is interim but will not be retained - Virginia asst Ron Sanchez HIRED
Chicago State - Tracy Dildy fired
Colorado State - Larry Eustachy resigns - Niko Medved HIRED
Delaware State - Keith Walker fired -
Detroit - Bacari Alexander - on temporary leave/suspension - has reportedly returned but people NOT happy
Drake - Niko Medved left for Colorado State
Eastern Carolina - Jeff Lebo resigned - Michael Perry is interim
Eastern Kentucky - Dan McHale resigns - AW Hamilton to be HIRED
Evansville - Marty Simmons fired - Walter McCarty HIRED
Florida Atlantic - Michael Curry fired - Florida asst. Dusty May HIRED
Fresno State - Rodney Terry leaving to take UTEP -
Georgia - Mark Fox fired - Tom Crean to be HIRED
High Point - Scott Cherry fired
Incarnate Word - Ken Burmeister fired - Carson Cunningham HIRED
LaSalle - John Giannini fired
Longwood - Jayson Gee fired - Griff Aldrich to be HIRED
Louisville - Rick Pitino out - David Padgett in as interim but he will not be retained -
Loyola-Maryland - GG Smith fired -
Maine - Bob Walsh fired - Richard Barron HIRED
Marist - Mike Maker fired
McNeese State - Dave Simmons fired - Heath Schroyer HIRED
Memphis - Tubby Smith fired - Penny Hardaway HIRED
Middle Tennessee - Kermit Davis hired away to Ole Miss - Nick McDevitt HIRED
Mississippi - Andy Kennedy out - Kermit Davis HIRED
Missouri State - Paul Lusk fired - Dana Ford HIRED
Nicholls State - Ritchie Riley leaves for S. Alabama
Pepperdine - Marty Wilson out at end of year - Arizona Assistant Lorenzo Romar HIRED
Pitt - Kevin Stallings fired -
Rhode Island - Danny Hurley leaves for UConn -
San Diego - Lamont Smith resigns
South Alabama - Matt Graves fired - Ritchie Riley HIRED
SC-Upstate - Eddie Payne out - Kyle Perry is interim but has not been retained
Tennessee State - Dana Ford left for Missouri State -
UC-Riverside - Dennis Cutts fired - Assistant Justin Bell is Interim - David Patrick HIRED
UConn - Kevin Ollie fired - Danny Hurley to be HIRED
UNC-Asheville - Nick McDevitt leaves for MTSU
UTEP - Tim Floyd steps down - Phil Johnson is interim - Rodney Terry to be HIRED
Utah State - Tim Duryea fired
Western Carolina - Geno Ford's college coach & friend Larry Hunter steps down -


42 spots opened up -20 now appear filled with a new hires -
 
Utah State hires Craig Smith - who leaves University of South Dakota (Summit League) after 4 years there going 79-55, 26-9 this year
..and there are reports of UT-Arlington firing Scott Cross and Xavier's Chris Mack taking Louisville job

...another firing - Detroit - Bacari Alexander






Arkansas - Little Rock - Wes Flanigan fired
Bryant - Tim O'Shea steps down - Frank "Happy" Dobbs is Interim
Cal State - Northridge - Reggie Theus fired - Mark Gottfried HIRED
Charlotte - Mark Price fired after just 2+ seasons - Assistant Houston Fancher is interim but will not be retained - Virginia asst Ron Sanchez HIRED
Chicago State - Tracy Dildy fired
Colorado State - Larry Eustachy resigns - Niko Medved HIRED
Delaware State - Keith Walker fired -
Detroit - Bacari Alexander fired
Drake - Niko Medved left for Colorado State
Eastern Carolina - Jeff Lebo resigned - Michael Perry is interim
Eastern Kentucky - Dan McHale resigns - AW Hamilton to be HIRED
Evansville - Marty Simmons fired - Walter McCarty HIRED
Florida Atlantic - Michael Curry fired - Florida asst. Dusty May HIRED
Fresno State - Rodney Terry leaving to take UTEP -
Georgia - Mark Fox fired - Tom Crean to be HIRED
High Point - Scott Cherry fired - Tubby Smith HIRED
Incarnate Word - Ken Burmeister fired - Carson Cunningham HIRED
LaSalle - John Giannini fired
Longwood - Jayson Gee fired - Griff Aldrich to be HIRED
Louisville - Rick Pitino out - David Padgett in as interim but he will not be retained - Chris Mack to be HIRED
Loyola-Maryland - GG Smith fired -
Maine - Bob Walsh fired - Richard Barron HIRED
Marist - Mike Maker fired
McNeese State - Dave Simmons fired - Heath Schroyer HIRED
Memphis - Tubby Smith fired - Penny Hardaway HIRED
Middle Tennessee - Kermit Davis hired away to Ole Miss - Nick McDevitt HIRED
Mississippi - Andy Kennedy out - Kermit Davis HIRED
Missouri State - Paul Lusk fired - Dana Ford HIRED
Nicholls State - Ritchie Riley leaves for S. Alabama
Pepperdine - Marty Wilson out at end of year - Arizona Assistant Lorenzo Romar HIRED
Pitt - Kevin Stallings fired -
Rhode Island - Danny Hurley leaves for UConn -
San Diego - Lamont Smith resigns
South Alabama - Matt Graves fired - Ritchie Riley HIRED
SC-Upstate - Eddie Payne out - Kyle Perry is interim but has not been retained
Tennessee State - Dana Ford left for Missouri State - ISU assistant Brian "Penny" Collins HIRED
UC-Riverside - Dennis Cutts fired - Assistant Justin Bell is Interim - David Patrick HIRED
UConn - Kevin Ollie fired - Danny Hurley to be HIRED
UNC-Asheville - Nick McDevitt leaves for MTSU
University of South Dakota - Craig Smith leaves for Utah State
UT-Arlington - Scott cross FIRED -
UTEP - Tim Floyd steps down - Phil Johnson is interim - Rodney Terry to be HIRED
Utah State - Tim Duryea fired - Craig Smith HIRED
Western Carolina - Larry Hunter steps down -
Xavier - Chris mack leaves to take Louisville


45 spots opened up -25 now appear filled with a new hires -
 
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There are strong rumors that former Bradley assistant Patrick Beilein will be named the next head coach at Marist.
 
Duke assistant Jon Scheyer has been offered the Pitt job

Western Carolina said to be hiring Mark Prosser
Maryland-Eastern Shore fires Bobby Collins
 
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