Hoops: College coaching carousel 2025

[TarrantCoHorn]

I’d take Miller

[Gerry Hamilton]

1 hour ago, Jordan91 said:

That was at Arizona which is a basketball school. Totally different than a football school. And let’s be honest, there were also other reasons kids went there. Is it legal now? Yeah it is. However, what you said at the end is what I needed to know. Texas is still not interested in putting all the resources necessary to have an elite program. They want to use as little money as possible and somehow get an occasional sweet sixteen every three years. They don’t seem interested in consistently being in the top half of the SEC on a consistent basis. The top of the SEC are all football schools. Alabama, Auburn(Football based but not good at it), and Florida. And what happens when Coach Miller needs that other guy? What happens when they tell him no? What does he do? Does he find some other way to get that guy? Texas sounds like a job where you don’t have to do too much to keep them happy. Honestly if Sean Miller comes, then he will have to get use to a lot less winning than he had at Arizona. Just my message board opinion. This budget business drives me crazy, because that type of bs is not what I want Texas basketball to be at all. I will say it again. It sounds like Tom Penders. Put a product that’s exciting to watch and try to give us a couple of wins in the tournament every now and then. And for the record Penders only got Texas to the sweet sixteen twice. He won that game once, his second year here. 

If Texas opens, and hires a coach on the level of a Sean Miller ... he will do well in Austin IMO. 

[BobInHouston]

Under the radar guy who is going as well as he ever has -- Brad Brownell at Clemson.

Making 3.5 this year, goes up 250K each year through 2029.

[Hashtag]

17 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

If Texas opens, and hires a coach on the level of a Sean Miller ... he will do well in Austin IMO. 

I’d honestly make Tommy Lloyd say no first before thinking of Miller. Some say Arizona is a basketball school here as some excuse but they’re broke, they have subpar NIL for a “basketball” school. Austin for international recruits would slay. 

Edited February 22 by Hashtag

[bierce]

34 minutes ago, BobInHouston said:

Under the radar guy who is going as well as he ever has -- Brad Brownell at Clemson.

Making 3.5 this year, goes up 250K each year through 2029.

I thought about Brownell, too.  Clemson has always been at a disadvantage in the ACC, as Barnes knew very well.

My biggest concern about Brownell is that until this year his teams couldn't sustain momentum from one year to the next, but maybe he's past that now. 

[qaertyisthatdude]

Brownell wouldn’t be a bad hire.  To have the success he’s had the last few seasons at a football school can’t be overlooked.  Wouldn’t be my first choice but that’s something to consider.

[bierce]

49 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

He didn't have his best player in year two there. That kept them from being an NCAA Tournament team IMO

I can see excusing Miller for missing the tournament last year due to not having Freemantle last year, but he went into the season knowing he'd be out, and he previously made the sweet sixteen without him in 2023, and with Freemantle now back he's at risk of missing it again.  Of course, Freemantle did miss 3 games this year including two close losses in q1 games, but even so, Xavier hasn't been all that good this year, even if I think it could still make the tournament.

I'm not much of a fan and will be disappointed we didn't go for a younger guy if we hire Miller. 

I never will understand throwing tons of money at a coach when a bigger share of the money could be used to get better players for a younger and better coach.

 

[tylerlindsey2111]

Got a crazy idea for you guys.. 

 

hire the architect of UCONN’s offense and pace. Hire Luke Murray. 

[bierce]

19 minutes ago, tylerlindsey2111 said:

Got a crazy idea for you guys.. 

 

hire the architect of UCONN’s offense and pace. Hire Luke Murray. 

The only crazy part of that would be if we invited his dad Bill to ham it up on the radio every game.

 

[qaertyisthatdude]

I hope OU gets hot down the stretch only to lose to Texas.  Maybe that’s just enough to save Moser’s job.

[Jordan91]

2 minutes ago, qaertyisthatdude said:

I hope OU gets hot down the stretch only to lose to Texas.  Maybe that’s just enough to save Moser’s job.

They are not raising their NIL. Would love to see how Moser does at a school that gives him more money. 

[bierce]

For those people who want to dismiss the idea of Murray without any real consideration, I offer two names:

Jon Scheyer and Tommy Lloyd

Both long time assistants at great programs who never had a head coaching job before being hired at Duke and Arizona.  Both are doing quite well. 

Might as well add Hoiberg to that list.  He was an NBA front office guy before taking the ISU job, and he did very well there before he went crazy and decided to go back to the NBA. 

Edited February 22 by bierce

[Jordan91]

Brad Stevens. Sure he turned Indiana down but it’s Texas. He’ll love the city and will accept the low NIL, low salary, and since all he has to do is make the tournament, he will love having no pressure!

[bierce]

21 minutes ago, Jordan91 said:

Brad Stevens. Sure he turned Indiana down but it’s Texas. He’ll love the city and will accept the low NIL, low salary, and since all he has to do is make the tournament, he will love having no pressure!

No, no, no, no.  All he had to do is make the tournament AND not be Rodney Terry.  Isn't that what our discussion of a possible coaching change is all about?  Not that I think that is fair to Terry. 

[Jordan91]

1 hour ago, bierce said:

No, no, no, no.  All he had to do is make the tournament AND not be Rodney Terry.  Isn't that what our discussion of a possible coaching change is all about?  Not that I think that is fair to Terry. 

That pretty much sums it up. 

[TexasFanatic]

7 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

And I'm not saying he is option No. 1 or there aren't other quality coaches ... 

But he checks very important boxes for me: 

Strong talent evaluation ... he hit on a lot of guys at Zona. That includes international players (an area Texas needs to be much stronger in the future). It's easy to say, he just signed highly ranked players ... but he did a damn good job of hitting on the highly ranked kids/developing them when others around the sport have struggled. 

Putting a talented team together on the court that actually plays at a high level. 

One of the winningest active coaches in the NCAA Tournament. 4 Elite 8's, 8 Sweet 16's and an overall record of 21-12. 

Plays a pace an style that acceptable/needed. 

Here is what's most important for me ... it was mentioned above:

You give a proven winner that has evaluated players at a high level 3.5-4 mill in NIL ... and he's going bring you a lot of W's. I'm not saying an NC (nobody ever has at Texas), but he would evaluate and build a roster and coach that roster to give you an opportunity in the SEC and in March Madness IMO. 

***And here is a final piece if UT job opens ... Texas isn't going to go pay a CBK coach 7-9 million a year more than likely. So who is the best coach Texas could hire in the 4.5-5 mill range that could maximize a 3.5-4 mill future NIL roster ... Sean Miller should be on that list of guys considered. 

He was going to be the hire last go round, if RT hadn't got the job. 

Terry is getting 3.8 M in NIL money. A new coach better get more than 3.5 to 4 M

[Jordan91]

Jai Lucas to Miami?
 

https://x.com/adamzagoria/status/1893441546101440713?s=46

Edited February 22 by Jordan91

[Jordan91]

3 minutes ago, TexasFanatic said:

Terry is getting 3.8 M in NIL money. A new coach better get more than 3.5 to 4 M

Nope they are on a budget. I am assuming Sean Miller is fine with it. 

[TexasFanatic]

9 minutes ago, Jordan91 said:

Nope they are on a budget. I am assuming Sean Miller is fine with it. 

If CDC truly wants to be the best at every sport then he better pony up on this. Beard was getting more than 4M

if not he is a liar 

Texas needs to be at least top 3 in the SEC on basketball NIL. 
 

Poor schools are outspending us

Edited February 22 by TexasFanatic

[Gerry Hamilton]

29 minutes ago, Jordan91 said:

Jai Lucas to Miami?
 

https://x.com/adamzagoria/status/1893441546101440713?s=46

That would be awesome for Jai 

[TexasDeathStar]

47 minutes ago, Jordan91 said:

Nope they are on a budget. I am assuming Sean Miller is fine with it. 

[qaertyisthatdude]

48 minutes ago, TexasFanatic said:

If CDC truly wants to be the best at every sport then he better pony up on this. Beard was getting more than 4M

if not he is a liar 

Texas needs to be at least top 3 in the SEC on basketball NIL. 
 

Poor schools are outspending us

He's about to pay up for Aaliyah Chavez for Vic Schaefer.  He should definitely give MBB the same financial attention.  It's one of the big three college sports after all.

Edited February 23 by qaertyisthatdude

[Jordan91]

8 minutes ago, TexasDeathStar said:

I am good. Went out and watched some high school playoff basketball. 

[Jordan91]

6 hours ago, BobInHouston said:

Under the radar guy who is going as well as he ever has -- Brad Brownell at Clemson.

Making 3.5 this year, goes up 250K each year through 2029.

Barnes old stomping grounds. 

[Jordan91]

56 minutes ago, TexasFanatic said:

If CDC truly wants to be the best at every sport then he better pony up on this. Beard was getting more than 4M

if not he is a liar 

Texas needs to be at least top 3 in the SEC on basketball NIL. 
 

Poor schools are outspending us

Mississippi State, reportedly has a higher NIL. Actually, if memory serves Beard briefly made more than Sark. I think he made four and a half million a year. Ole Miss pays him five million.