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2020-21 Coaching carousel

There have been many rumors that Dan Muller was on the hot seat this year at Illinois State. And he did very little to quiet those rumors by finishing dead last with a record of 7-18, 4-14 in the MVC, and exiting the MVC Tournament in the opening round. But that was good enough for the ISU Athletic Director to say:
"I have really nothing to say. He's our coach. I don't know why there's rumors. There's no truth to the rumors he's leaving ... he's not going anywhere."
https://twitter.com/Pg_Benson/status...41032378327043
 
As the official pessimist of this Board, I'll be the first to think Wardle will be on the hot seat next season.... Like the guy a lot, and, will give him the benefit he can coach and motivate today's kids to consistently perform, but, BU again doesn't have the horses.

On a positive note, BU will be 1 year closer to trying again to land a coach who can recruit well enough to make BU a MVC Conference power.
 
I'll take the bait. :)
I think it would take several down years before anyone begins to consider that. He is coming off three 20-win seasons in a row, and back to back MVC Conference Championships, This year can be considered an anomaly. 3 top players suspended for the final 6 games, including 2 starters who are the top 2 scorers. Unexpected injuries causing the loss of 2 other key players, and numerous games missed by other key players due to illness, personal leave, and injuries. And Coach Wardle had no control over any of that.

And as far as recruiting... We all have our opinions, but IMO, Bradley has had some pretty good talent recruited by Coach Wardle and his staff.
We've got one of the top players in the conference, MVP of last year's Tournament, and if not for all the unforseen circumstances, possible Player of the Year in Elijah Childs. In addition, Bradley had 2 All-MVC players in 2018, 2 more in 2019, and 3 in 2020. Note that Bradley went 3 straight years without a single All-MVC player thanks to the last head coach. And I think there is still a lot of talent here. Teams don't win the MVC Championship back to back unless they have great talent.

We saw what changing coaches did for us in 2011 and again in 2015- years of finishing at the bottom of the MVC. We've finally overcome those painful years of being the laughingstock of the MVC. If we tried that move again, we'd lose what's left of the remnant of our fan base.
 
AZ BU Fan said:
As the official pessimist of this Board, I'll be the first to think Wardle will be on the hot seat next season.... Like the guy a lot, and, will give him the benefit he can coach and motivate today's kids to consistently perform, but, BU again doesn't have the horses.

On a positive note, BU will be 1 year closer to trying again to land a coach who can recruit well enough to make BU a MVC Conference power.
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This was a joke, right? :confused:
 
Northern Illinois will name Arizona State Associate Head Coach Rashon Burno as their new head coach-
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/6/22316859/rashon-burno-niu-basketball

Burno has not had any college head coaching experience before, but has worked as an assistant at multiple Division I schools over the past 10 years. He played college basketball at DePaul for head coach Pat Kennedy. He has had previous assistant coaching positions at Towson State, Manhattan College, University of Nebraska, and Florida (under current Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan).
 
Da Coach said:
I'll take the bait. :)
I think it would take several down years before anyone begins to consider that. He is coming off three 20-win seasons in a row, and back to back MVC Conference Championships, This year can be considered an anomaly. 3 top players suspended for the final 6 games, including 2 starters who are the top 2 scorers. Unexpected injuries causing the loss of 2 other key players, and numerous games missed by other key players due to illness, personal leave, and injuries. And Coach Wardle had no control over any of that.

And as far as recruiting... We all have our opinions, but IMO, Bradley has had some pretty good talent recruited by Coach Wardle and his staff.
We've got one of the top players in the conference, MVP of last year's Tournament, and if not for all the unforseen circumstances, possible Player of the Year in Elijah Childs. In addition, Bradley had 2 All-MVC players in 2018, 2 more in 2019, and 3 in 2020. Note that Bradley went 3 straight years without a single All-MVC player thanks to the last head coach. And I think there is still a lot of talent here. Teams don't win the MVC Championship back to back unless they have great talent.

We saw what changing coaches did for us in 2011 and again in 2015- years of finishing at the bottom of the MVC. We've finally overcome those painful years of being the laughingstock of the MVC. If we tried that move again, we'd lose what's left of the remnant of our fan base.
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Allow me to retort..... Two 3 day miracle weekend runs in MVC Tournament, for two one and dones in NCAA's. This is the blind devotion of a fan base who's bar is so low a rattlesnake could soar over it. I'm old fashioned, give me a team that dominates the MVC for a season, and I'll take my chances in MVC Tourney and NCAA's.

You want success? Check out DeVires at Drake. Pretty impressive first 3 years' run in MVC.

I doubt fan base would care if BU can find a coach like DeVires.... No matter how many coaches they had to churn through.

You don't build a fan base without a team that can succeed season in/season out in the Valley. Who wants to support/go to home games where your team stinks - even if a miracle eventually wins an out of town MVC Championship??

If BU is any more successful next year than this in the MVC regular season I'll buy a drink for any BU fan that wanders into the Phoenix desert!
 
Great retort AZ! :)
My turn..... Drake has had a couple nice years, but they do not have one of these yet. Maybe this year.
To me and a lot of fans, that is success. Loyola and Drake fans can enjoy their regular season titles the last 2 seasons (does anyone know if there is even a trophy for that?), but I am pretty sure they would trade them for this trophy.

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AZ BU Fan said:
Allow me to retort..... Two 3 day miracle weekend runs in MVC Tournament, for two one and dones in NCAA's.
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Well, we weren't one and done twice. Our second championship last year didn't lead to an NCAA game because the tournament was canceled, and everyone and their brother thought we got a raw deal with a 15 seed and being matched up against MSU in the 1st round of the tournament in 2019. Need I remind you that MSU went to the final 4 and we still gave them everything they could handle. Some would say were it not for some favorable calls near the end of the game, we very well could have won.

Furthermore, Wardle showed improvement in every year as a head coach until this season, and let's be honest, this season was a mess. COVID, limited practices, and no fans changed the playing field and it had an effect across all the NCAA as so many perennial tournament teams are either out or on the bubble.

Wardle will get this team back on track next year, trust me, and he's probably the best coach we've ever had and certainly in recent memory. Sure we had some great teams back in the day when we got the best recruits in the nation, but that's not the case anymore.
 
The recent PJStar article that discussed the players who should be back next year made no mention of East or McAdoo. I thought that both contributed to the team. Is something going on here that has not been publicized?
 
The Old Guy said:
The recent PJStar article that discussed the players who should be back next year made no mention of East or McAdoo. I thought that both contributed to the team. Is something going on here that has not been publicized?
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I doubt it, though you'd have to ask Dave Eminian why he wrote that article but failed to even mention those two.
 
McNeese State head coach Heath Schroyer is stepping down and will act as Athletic Director only. Assistant coach John Aiken will be promoted to head coach.
https://twitter.com/McNeeseSports/st...12397885771782

Coaching changes for 2020-21-

Portland- Fired Terry Porter; named assistant coach Ben Johnson Interim Head Coach.
Fordham- Fired Jeff Neubauer; named assistant coach Mike DePaoli Interim Head Coach
Northern Illinois- fired Mark Montgomery; named AZ State assistant Rashon Burno named new head coach
UT-Martin- Head Coach Anthony Stewart died unexpectedly; assistant coach Montez Robinson named Interim Head Coach
Penn State- Pat Chambers resigned related to an investigation for inappropriate behavior; assistant coach Jim Ferry named Interim Head Coach.; to hire Micah Shrewsberry.
Texas State University- Danny Kaspar resigned amid an ongoing investigation; assistant Coach Terrence Johnson named Interim Head Coach.
Wichita State- Gregg Marshall resigned; assistant coach Isaac Brown named Interim Head Coach.
UC Riverside- David Patrick has left UC to take the Associate Head Coach position at the University of Arkansas; Associate Head Coach Mike Magpayo named Interim Head Coach.
University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley- head coach Lew Hill died; assistant coach Jai Steadman was named Interim Head Coach
Boston College- Jim Christian fired; assistant coach Scott Spinelli named Interim Head Coach; hired Earl Grant.
New Mexico- Paul Weir reportedly will not return next season.
Indiana State- Greg Lansing reportedly let go after season (not official)
Binghamton- Tommy Dempsey let go
Albany- Will Brown let go
Eastern Illinois- Jay Spoonhour let go
Central Connecticut State- Donyell Marshall resigns
Eastern Michigan- Head coach Rob Murphy let go
Indiana State- Head Coach Greg Lansing let go; hire Josh Schertz
McNeese State- Head coach Heath Schroyer will step down and assume full-time AD duties; Assistant coach John Aiken promoted to head coach.
San Jose State- has "parted ways" with head coach Jean Prioleau
Indiana- fired Archie Miller
Minnesota- fired Richard Pitino
DePaul- fired Dave Leitao
Charleston- Head Coach Earl Grant takes Boston College job
South Carolina State- parts ways with Murray Garvin
Iowa State- to part ways with Steve Prohm
 
Being reported that DePaul will fire Dave Leitao.
If true, watch them to make a strong effort to entice Porter Moser.

I wonder if Javon Freeman-Liberty is having second thoughts.
DePaul has been a disaster. They have finished in last place in the Big East for the last 5 years, and haven't had a winning Big East record since 2006-07 under Jerry Wainwright.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/depaul/
 
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