OHSportsFan
Fan of Ohio Sports in Indy
Fruitless exercise but I am a fan of the recent trend of getting a top assistant coach from a good/great program.
See- Tommy Lloyd, Arizona (former Gonzaga asst). Jerome Tang, Kansas St. (former Baylor asst). Not sure who else fits that bill - the guys at Kansas and other top 5 teams seem like lifers.
That said…
Dante Jackson (Xavier asst), former X player, young (34), Columbus native
Michael Lewis (Ball State head coach), former IU player late 1990s, coached at UCLA before coming back to midwest. Turning Cardinals around quick.
Dennis Gates (Missouri head coach), just hired at Mizzou after 3 years at Cleve State, won Horizon his last 2 years. Chicago native, 43 years old.
Bryan Mullins (Southern Illinois head coach), having a good 4th season, Illinois guy.
Can Groce handle the Big Ten a 2nd time? Go steal Drake’s coach or Toledo’s had a fun team recently. Heck, there’s a Sullinger on Kent State’s staff and they have a decent record.
I’m at the point where I’m thinking, do your worst because it has to be better than this year.
Or just hope Chris saves his own ass next year. Which, I would love to root for because I like him.
See- Tommy Lloyd, Arizona (former Gonzaga asst). Jerome Tang, Kansas St. (former Baylor asst). Not sure who else fits that bill - the guys at Kansas and other top 5 teams seem like lifers.
That said…
Dante Jackson (Xavier asst), former X player, young (34), Columbus native
Michael Lewis (Ball State head coach), former IU player late 1990s, coached at UCLA before coming back to midwest. Turning Cardinals around quick.
Dennis Gates (Missouri head coach), just hired at Mizzou after 3 years at Cleve State, won Horizon his last 2 years. Chicago native, 43 years old.
Bryan Mullins (Southern Illinois head coach), having a good 4th season, Illinois guy.
Can Groce handle the Big Ten a 2nd time? Go steal Drake’s coach or Toledo’s had a fun team recently. Heck, there’s a Sullinger on Kent State’s staff and they have a decent record.
I’m at the point where I’m thinking, do your worst because it has to be better than this year.
Or just hope Chris saves his own ass next year. Which, I would love to root for because I like him.