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Coach Jimmie Foster a candidate for Asst. Coach job at Wisconsin

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Bradley's men's basketball staff has had only a couple changes over the last 9 years, but this month, there will be another change.
Christine Braun, who started in the basketball office at Bradley back at the beginning of the Geno Ford era, and for the last 9 years has worked with Coach Wardle, is leaving her position to take another job locally. Initially, Chris' title was Men's Basketball Administrative Assistant, but this past season she was named the Director of Basketball Operations. - https://bradleybraves.com/staff-directory/chris-braun/185

Chris has always done a great job and will be missed. Good luck to Chris in the future! - https://twitter.com/BrianMWardle/status/1781349979547914631

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Da Coach said:
Bradley's men's basketball staff has had only a couple changes over the last 9 years, but this month, there will be another change.
Christine Braun, who started in the basketball office at Bradley back at the beginning of the Geno Ford era, and for the last 9 years has worked with Coach Wardle, is leaving her position to take another job locally. Initially, Chris' title was Men's Basketball Administrative Assistant, but this past season she was named the Director of Basketball Operations. - https://bradleybraves.com/staff-directory/chris-braun/185

Chris has always done a great job and will be missed. Good luck to Chris in the future! - https://twitter.com/BrianMWardle/status/1781349979547914631

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I worked at Peoria Apron and Towel in the 70s with lady named Braun who worked at the scorers table at BU games. Maybe Chris' mom?
 
Da Coach on 4/21/24 said:
I am hearing rumors that another change in the Bradley staff could be happening.
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The rumors appear to be true- Bradley Associate Head Coach Jimmie Foster is a candidate and could be leaving Bradley and fill an open assistant coach position at Wisconsin under head coach Greg Gard.

He would fill the open assistant coach spot previously held by Dean Oliver, who left Wisconsin earlier this month - https://wisconsin.rivals.com/news/a...r-moving-on-from-the-university-of-wisconsin-
 
Da Coach said:
The rumors appear to be true- Bradley Associate Head Coach Jimmie Foster is a candidate and could be leaving Bradley and fill an open assistant coach position at Wisconsin under head coach Greg Gard.
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Btw, I'd like to see Coach Wardle bring back Coach Drew Adams.
 
Could Bradley afford him? I believe he was getting an increase in salary at Cincinnati. Is Adams still employed at Cincinnati? Let's get a recruiter. Of course Wardle likes to promote from within.
 
Best of luck to Coach Foster! Thanks for all he did for this program. We have lost our Milwaukee and Indiana connections now. Interesting to see who Wardle fills this spot with. Huge hire needed.
 
BU freak said:
Best of luck to Coach Foster! Thanks for all he did for this program. We have lost our Milwaukee and Indiana connections now. Interesting to see who Wardle fills this spot with. Huge hire needed.
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Yep. Needs to be a big time hire with connections and proven recruiting. Congrats to Coach Foster. Appreciate all he's done for the program!
 
LongTimeFan said:
Could Bradley afford him? I believe he was getting an increase in salary at Cincinnati. Is Adams still employed at Cincinnati? Let's get a recruiter. Of course Wardle likes to promote from within.
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I can't see any way that Bradley could offer enough money for Adams to leave Cinci. Cinci's head coach is paid 3 times what Wardle makes.
 
There is often not much difference between the compensation of an associate head coach position at a mid-major and a 3rd assistant at a P6 program.
Plus the chance for advancement may be better as an associate head coach at a successful program, compared with the lowest assistant rung on the ladder at a major program.
 
Da Coach said:
There is often not much difference between the compensation of an associate head coach position at a mid-major and a 3rd assistant at a P6 program.
Plus the chance for advancement may be better as an associate head coach at a successful program, compared with the lowest assistant rung on the ladder at a major program.
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Are you hinting at something? I'd welcome Adams back with open arms.
 
ManMythLegend said:
Are you hinting at something? I'd welcome Adams back with open arms.
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It seemed to me before Adams left that if BW were to move on in the future, Adams would be a candidate to replace him from an AssocHC position internally. That would especially be true with Foster gone, although Bargen might have a say in that as well. At any rate, if Adams wants a shot at the BU job or any other MVC job in the future, 2d or 3d assistant from a B12 also-ran is not the platform from which to achieve that.
 
Serbiansniper34 said:
Are we sure this is legit?
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Was the original post edited? I could have sworn it said that he did actually accept a position as if it was already official? I told a bunch of friends about this after I saw it and now I'm trying to remember if I imagined it or not. The fact that a few posters congratulated him right after and wished him luck makes me think I'm not crazy.
 
It was edited. A second source reports that apparently no final decision has been made yet. Hopefully, the decision will be made public soon.
 
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