Assistant Coaches

Ned Zissou · Post by **Ned Zissou** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:58 pm

Now that it appears Miller is staying, what are the thoughts on who we would like and who are realistic candidates to fill our assistant coaching positions?

My totally random names are:

1. Kevin Ollie - Fired at UCONN, was Jim Calhoun assistant and seems to have lots of recruiting ties to east and west coast.
2. Michael Bibby - as a pro player, I always thought he had great insight into the game during post game interviews. He clearly connects to the younger generation player. I have no idea if there are conflicts between him and Miller that would prevent this.
3. Jim Calhoun - my far-outside the box candidate. Maybe he could help teach Miller how to win in the tourney (not meant as a shot at Miller, but few have ever been better in March. I always thought Calhoun was one of the best coaches of all time).

LBdCactus · Post by **LBdCactus** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 9:29 pm

Do not want anything to do with UCONN, thanks but no thanks.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sun Mar 18, 2018 7:15 am

Ned Zissou wrote:Now that it appears Miller is staying, what are the thoughts on who we would like and who are realistic candidates to fill our assistant coaching positions?

My totally random names are:

1. Kevin Ollie - Fired at UCONN, was Jim Calhoun assistant and seems to have lots of recruiting ties to east and west coast.
2. Michael Bibby - as a pro player, I always thought he had great insight into the game during post game interviews. He clearly connects to the younger generation player. I have no idea if there are conflicts between him and Miller that would prevent this.
3. Jim Calhoun - my far-outside the box candidate. Maybe he could help teach Miller how to win in the tourney (not meant as a shot at Miller, but few have ever been better in March. I always thought Calhoun was one of the best coaches of all time).

No to all there.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:54 am

By the way, can i call you Kingsley?

Azgirl · Post by **Azgirl** » Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:37 am

Adam Cohen (AHC) and Brandon Roy (AC) are my choices.

Postmaster · Post by **Postmaster** » Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:49 am

Calhoun might be next Uconn coach. Ollie got fired for cause, don't know what it was though.
Bibby, not sure, but it appears he can recruit.

I wouldn't mind seeing Gearry get a real chance. He has coached quite a bit.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:50 am

Azgirl wrote:Adam Cohen (AHC) and Brandon Roy (AC) are my choices.

I'll cosign that.

Dosia · Post by **Dosia** » Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:54 am

Azgirl wrote:Adam Cohen (AHC) and Brandon Roy (AC) are my choices.

Yes please

Newportcat · Post by **Newportcat** » Sun Mar 18, 2018 10:31 am

Dosia wrote:
Azgirl wrote:Adam Cohen (AHC) and Brandon Roy (AC) are my choices.
Yes please

One of my buddies texted me saying Roy

Did Jason post that on premium

He would be awesome and nice present from romar

Ned Zissou · Post by **Ned Zissou** » Sun Mar 18, 2018 10:40 am

ChooChooCat wrote:By the way, can i call you Kingsley?

Si

This is a good day.

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Tue Apr 03, 2018 7:55 pm

Any more word on who they might be.....any realistic bites?

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Tue Apr 03, 2018 8:00 pm

Hope Raphael Chillious is a candidate, was at Washington with Romar for a while and short stints at Villanova, UConn. I don't think Brandon Roy is an actual candidate. Right now there's no news or anything on who the coaches could be, not even Cohen.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:13 am

NYCat wrote:Hope Raphael Chillious is a candidate, was at Washington with Romar for a while and short stints at Villanova, UConn. I don't think Brandon Roy is an actual candidate. Right now there's no news or anything on who the coaches could be, not even Cohen.

I've been advocating for Chillious man, he fits the mold of exactly what we need at the moment, and more importantly he's available.

I know who the first new assistant is and I'll save my thoughts for another day on that.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:59 am

Promotion from within?

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:03 am

azcat49 wrote:Promotion from within

Nah.

goslingswagg · Post by **goslingswagg** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:03 am

ChooChooCat wrote:
azcat49 wrote:Promotion from within
Nah.

Doesn't sound like you have positive thoughts on that assistant Choo?

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:56 am

goslingswagg wrote:
ChooChooCat wrote:
azcat49 wrote:Promotion from within
Nah.
Doesn't sound like you have positive thoughts on that assistant Choo?

Ehhh I get it, but I'm not sure how much he helps honestly. There's positives to the hire, but eh.

goslingswagg · Post by **goslingswagg** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:15 am

ChooChooCat wrote:
goslingswagg wrote:
ChooChooCat wrote:
azcat49 wrote:Promotion from within
Nah.
Doesn't sound like you have positive thoughts on that assistant Choo?
Ehhh I get it, but I'm not sure how much he helps honestly. There's positives to the hire, but eh.

Thanks man, appreciate the insight. First time posting on this site, but I love reading these forums.

CatHoops · Post by **CatHoops** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:02 am

Cohen from Stanford and he's bringing jordan brown to Tucson!

goslingswagg · Post by **goslingswagg** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:24 am

CatHoops wrote:Cohen from Stanford and he's bringing jordan brown to Tucson!

I'd be surprised if the first one is Cohen, as I think it would be a great hire.

MC1983 · Post by **MC1983** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 5:20 pm

Can we get an announcement already. What is the holdup

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 5:21 pm

MC1983 wrote:Can we get an announcement already. What is the holdup

Waiting for Schlabach's approval.

MC1983 · Post by **MC1983** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 5:28 pm

azgreg wrote:
MC1983 wrote:Can we get an announcement already. What is the holdup
Waiting for Schlabach's approval.

Lol Yes the football guy who only reports on basketball when it has to do with Arizona.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:35 pm

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 9:12 am

Here's the guy I've been alluding to.

Ih8assu · Post by **Ih8assu** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 9:26 am

Thoughts? And any clue on the last opening? Looking for more recruiter or X & O’s guy?

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:00 am

Ih8assu wrote:Thoughts? And any clue on the last opening? Looking for more recruiter or X & O’s guy?

He's young, he's hungry, he's a hard worker, and he's familiar with Miller's schemes. Outside of that I've got nothing. I have no idea how he will be as a recruiter and quite frankly to me that's all that matters at the moment.

The next guy has to absolutely be a good recruiter and preferably African American.

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:15 am

Danny Peters Named One of NABC's 30-under-30

http://www.ballstatesports.com/news/2016/4/8/210873625" target="_blank

MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State men's basketball assistant coach Danny Peters was selected to the 2016 Under Armour 30-under-30 Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

The 29-year-old Peters joined Buffalo's Bryan Hodgson as the only Mid-American Conference representatives on the list designed to highlight the brightest young coaches in the country.

Peters recently completed his second season on the Ball State staff. He helped the program to its first 20-win campaign and first postseason appearance in 14 years. The Cardinals finished 21-14 (10-8 MAC), shared the MAC West Division championship and reached the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT).

Peters graduated in 2010 from Ohio State, where he played for coach Thad Matta. He then spent four seasons with Sean Miller's program at Arizona before joining James Whitford's Ball State staff in the summer of 2014.

Looks like Whitford took him when he took the Ball State job

Newportcat · Post by **Newportcat** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 6:04 pm

I’ve met him and I think he will be a good assistant for us. Has a bright future ahead of him but he will be our third assistant if that makes sense. We need a strong recruiter now as Phelps isn’t a recruiter from what I’ve been told.

But I really liked Peters when I met him and heard he was a very hard worker. Feels like he is ready for a big assistant job

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:25 am

CatHoops · Post by **CatHoops** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 11:58 am

One more to go! Simon or Roy?

goslingswagg · Post by **goslingswagg** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:04 pm

CatHoops wrote:One more to go! Simon or Roy?

Are either of these likely? I would be fine with either but doesn't seem to be the direction Sean is heading according to some of the premium posts.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:06 pm

The Roy stuff was just rumors, there's nothing to it.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:24 pm

CatHoops wrote:One more to go! Simon or Roy?

Hopefully not Simon. I don't dislike the guy, but what from the first time around would make us think he's a good option?

goslingswagg · Post by **goslingswagg** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:34 pm

ChooChooCat wrote:The Roy stuff was just rumors, there's nothing to it.

Interesting...so Simon is potentially involved? I wouldn't mind it if he is ready to grind to help us recruit. I think Raphael Chillious should be option #1 though.

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:08 am

goslingswagg wrote:
ChooChooCat wrote:The Roy stuff was just rumors, there's nothing to it.
Interesting...so Simon is potentially involved? I wouldn't mind it if he is ready to grind to help us recruit. I think Raphael Chillious should be option #1 though.

That's a fantastic suggestion.

Chillious was Romar's lead recruiter for many years and did a stint under Jay Wright as well. Was hired by Kevin Ollie to help him recruit... right before Ollie got canned.

He's available, experienced, and has a top notch track record of recruiting to the West Coast.

Terrence Ross
Tony Wroten
Dejounte Murray
Marquese Crisp
Noah Dickerson
Matisse Thybulle
Markelle Fultz

...all his dudes. Hiring him would also almost certainly net us Akinjo and the Lithuanian big man that decommitted from UConn.

Hopefully Romar would help make the pitch on our behalf.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:00 pm

YoDeFoe wrote:
goslingswagg wrote:
ChooChooCat wrote:The Roy stuff was just rumors, there's nothing to it.
Interesting...so Simon is potentially involved? I wouldn't mind it if he is ready to grind to help us recruit. I think Raphael Chillious should be option #1 though.
That's a fantastic suggestion.

Chillious was Romar's lead recruiter for many years and did a stint under Jay Wright as well. Was hired by Kevin Ollie to help him recruit... right before Ollie got canned.

He's available, experienced, and has a top notch track record of recruiting to the West Coast.

Terrence Ross
Tony Wroten
Dejounte Murray
Marquese Crisp
Noah Dickerson
Matisse Thybulle
Markelle Fultz

...all his dudes. Hiring him would also almost certainly net us Akinjo and the Lithuanian big man that decommitted from UConn.

Hopefully Romar would help make the pitch on our behalf.

I've been advocating for Chillous for quite awhile now, especially because he doesn't even have a job at the moment.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:06 pm

YoDeFoe wrote: Hopefully Romar would help make the pitch on our behalf.

Wouldn't Romar want him for Pepperdine?

FreeSpiritCat · Post by **FreeSpiritCat** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:09 pm

Merkin wrote:
YoDeFoe wrote: Hopefully Romar would help make the pitch on our behalf.
Wouldn't Romar want him for Pepperdine?

That's what I was thinking.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:21 pm

Wouldn't that be a pretty big step down? Come to Arizona and help rebuild the program on the national stage.

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:14 pm

84Cat wrote:Wouldn't that be a pretty big step down? Come to Arizona and help rebuild the program on the national stage.

Could he expect to be paid the same at Pepperdine as Arizona?

Could he expect to land the same caliber of players at Pepperdine?

Could he expect to coach and win the same marquee games at Pepperdine?

Pepperdine simply doesn't offer him the platform to succeed.

Ih8assu · Post by **Ih8assu** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 11:04 am

Any chance we make a run at now former UCLA asst David Grace? By all accounts he is a great recruiter and obviously would bring contacts in our already established recruiting areas. I would like this better than all the Simon rumors if there’s any truth to those honestly.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 12:49 pm

Ih8assu wrote:Any chance we make a run at now former UCLA asst David Grace? By all accounts he is a great recruiter and obviously would bring contacts in our already established recruiting areas. I would like this better than all the Simon rumors if there’s any truth to those honestly.

No.

TucsonClip · Post by **TucsonClip** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 1:53 pm

Ih8assu wrote:Any chance we make a run at now former UCLA asst David Grace? By all accounts he is a great recruiter and obviously would bring contacts in our already established recruiting areas. I would like this better than all the Simon rumors if there’s any truth to those honestly.

I dare you to ask Miller that question. Hes not a fan, at all.

Ih8assu · Post by **Ih8assu** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 3:23 pm

Thanks for the info I appreciate it. In that case maybe he will go to the Scummies and we can continue the hate!

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 3:47 pm

Ih8assu wrote:Thanks for the info I appreciate it. In that case maybe he will go to the Scummies and we can continue the hate!

Honestly as an Adidas school with newfound competition on the west coast on the Adidas circuit in UW, I'd hire him with the quickness if I was ASU.

EVCat · Post by **EVCat** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:00 am

YoDeFoe wrote:
84Cat wrote:Wouldn't that be a pretty big step down? Come to Arizona and help rebuild the program on the national stage.
Could he expect to be paid the same at Pepperdine as Arizona?

Could he expect to land the same caliber of players at Pepperdine?

Could he expect to coach and win the same marquee games at Pepperdine?

Pepperdine simply doesn't offer him the platform to succeed.

It would offer him a chance to remain in the LA area and, if his contacts are strong, perhaps succeed Romar when he moves on in a year or three. It would be a long play, no doubt, but it would also put him in the mix for the various smaller schools in the LA area as a HC. Or he can go back to the major route as an assistant and move away.

I can see a couple of plays there, and one would be to stay in the LA area. The draw of Pepperdine is you know Romar is not long for there. But downside is, like you mention, doing 1st assistant work at a smaller school, though WCC.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:49 pm

Got a name. It's a very very safe hire with connections in a big recruiting area of ours. That's all I can say. Every thing is still pending though of course.

ProfessorFate · Post by **ProfessorFate** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:06 pm

If this person is hired, on a scale from 1 to 10, how would you rate the hire?

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:09 pm

ChooChooCat wrote:Got a name. It's a very very safe hire with connections in a big recruiting area of ours. That's all I can say. Every thing is still pending though of course.

Rick Pitino?

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