Chibearsfan10125
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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
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
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 ofEvan Daniels
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Colorado State is expected to hire Niko Medved, per a source. Medved spent four seasons at Furman, before coaching at Drake this past season.
Middle Tennessee State HIRES UNC-Asheville??™s Nick McDevitt
..and rumor a couple teams waiting to talk to Porter Moser...
Western Carolina - Geno Ford's college coach & friend Larry Hunter steps down - [/B][/SIZE]
If you were Moser and got offered $2M+ would you leave Loyola? I would.