Hurley: 'Finding a General Manager is a top priority'

[aburks41]

Good article here from Borges.

Main takeaways:

1) Staff will be focusing on 2024 recruiting until Jackson and Newton make their final decisions in a month from now.
2) Kimani and Luke will both be here next year
3) Hurley's main priority with the staff is hiring a GM, which is what Duke did last year, and Nova just did a week ago.

"In college basketball, it's an organization," Hurley said. "With re-recruitment of players in the program, the portal, there's a lot of things going on. If you're a top-level organization in college basketball or college football, you need someone who looks at themselves as a GM, for dealing with scheduling, the conference, NIL, raising money. It's almost more important than critical staff members."

Anyone got any good names to throw into the mix? An ex-player? AAU guy?

UConn men must be 'patient' waiting for Jackson, Newton decisions

The UConn men's basketball team won't know for sure its 2023-24 roster until at least another month, but Dan Hurley is preaching patience.

www.ctinsider.com

 

[navery12]

Anyone got any good names to throw into the mix? An ex-player? AAU guy?

 

[karstenkibbe]

Good article here from Borges.

Main takeaways:

1) Staff will be focusing on 2024 recruiting until Jackson and Newton make their final decisions in a month from now.
2) Kimani and Luke will both be here next year
3) Hurley's main priority with the staff is hiring a GM, which is what Duke did last year, and Nova just did a week ago.

"In college basketball, it's an organization," Hurley said. "With re-recruitment of players in the program, the portal, there's a lot of things going on. If you're a top-level organization in college basketball or college football, you need someone who looks at themselves as a GM, for dealing with scheduling, the conference, NIL, raising money. It's almost more important than critical staff members."

Anyone got any good names to throw into the mix? An ex-player? AAU guy?

UConn men must be 'patient' waiting for Jackson, Newton decisions

The UConn men's basketball team won't know for sure its 2023-24 roster until at least another month, but Dan Hurley is preaching patience.

www.ctinsider.com

As this GM role becomes more commonplace in college basketball and football, I believe that you’ll see different schools hire people with very different backgrounds - based on needs, current athletic department strengths and resources, etc. Some schools will hire people with strong sport-specific credentials, while others will bring on people from the pro sports industry, whose backgrounds lean more towards business operations.

 

[NJHoops]

The article also mentions them looking to develop a GM type of role. That was going to be Eric a year ago before he decided to step back from college basketball, which kind of stalled the hiring process.

I wrote this in the other thread about this article. The original approach was going to be reorganizing the guys on the current staff. Now, a year later, it might be filled externally.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Main takeaways:

1) Staff will be focusing on 2024 recruiting until Jackson and Newton make their final decisions in a month from now.
2) Kimani and Luke will both be here next year
3) Hurley's main priority with the staff is hiring a GM, which is what Duke did last year, and Nova just did a week ago.

"In college basketball, it's an organization," Hurley said. "With re-recruitment of players in the program, the portal, there's a lot of things going on. If you're a top-level organization in college basketball or college football, you need someone who looks at themselves as a GM, for dealing with scheduling, the conference, NIL, raising money. It's almost more important than critical staff members."

Anyone got any good names to throw into the mix? An ex-player? AAU guy?

UConn men must be 'patient' waiting for Jackson, Newton decisions

The UConn men's basketball team won't know for sure its 2023-24 roster until at least another month, but Dan Hurley is preaching patience.

www.ctinsider.com

Idk that he'd take and idk if people would like it but I bet Glenn Miller would be great at it.

 

[Slick]

Good article here from Borges.

Main takeaways:

1) Staff will be focusing on 2024 recruiting until Jackson and Newton make their final decisions in a month from now.
2) Kimani and Luke will both be here next year
3) Hurley's main priority with the staff is hiring a GM, which is what Duke did last year, and Nova just did a week ago.

"In college basketball, it's an organization," Hurley said. "With re-recruitment of players in the program, the portal, there's a lot of things going on. If you're a top-level organization in college basketball or college football, you need someone who looks at themselves as a GM, for dealing with scheduling, the conference, NIL, raising money. It's almost more important than critical staff members."

Anyone got any good names to throw into the mix? An ex-player? AAU guy?

UConn men must be 'patient' waiting for Jackson, Newton decisions

The UConn men's basketball team won't know for sure its 2023-24 roster until at least another month, but Dan Hurley is preaching patience.

www.ctinsider.com

How about Steve Pikell?

 

[August_West]

I wrote this in the other thread about this article. The original approach was going to be reorganizing the guys on the current staff. Now, a year later, it might be filled externally.

It should be at this point

 

[How Sway?!]

Kevin Freeman

 

[GotNets?]

Are any of the former UConn players active as agents, in advertising/marketing, or front office roles?

 

[NJHoops]

It should be at this point

Agreed. There’s no one on the current staff who has his experience (player, grad assistant, DBO). It’s a unique role- it’s not necessarily the next step before getting an assistant job (which makes a bunch of people not interested) and requires a varied skill set (have to do the tedious, detail oriented work while also being able to schmooze it up).

ETA- when it comes to contract negotiations, a competitive package for a role like this is the kind of stuff he wants

 

[MilliniumPrince]

There's a guy who was just demoted at St. John's.....

 

[Magic32]

As much as I'd love to have Newton and Jackson back, I'd be even happier if they were both drafted and went on to the NBA.

Would think that filling the GM role will go fairly quickly once they set the specifics of the job and list it.

 

[metsfan2323]

Sounds like a job for a lawyer with business management skills, a former college athlete turned lawyer would be ideal.

 

[ThabeetDown]

Sounds like a job for a lawyer with business management skills.

What an awesome job. Duke hired a former Nike exec, so you can see the level of experience required for this. Ideally a former player that is super interested or has experience in the business side of things or a lawyer like Metsfan mentioned or someone with experience at a Nike or something similar.

 

[karstenkibbe]

How about Steve Pikell?

 

[firstnline]

Sounds like a job for a lawyer with business management skills, a former college athlete turned lawyer would be ideal.

Haha, how about Jay Bilas.

 

[formerlurker]

Caron

 

[Scoe]

Seth Greenberg

 

[aburks41]

What an awesome job. Duke hired a former Nike exec, so you can see the level of experience required for this. Ideally a former player that is super interested or has experience in the business side of things or a lawyer like Metsfan mentioned or someone with experience at a Nike or something similar.

Yup was just gonna say this. It has to be someone who is connected in the business side of the basketball world. Swin Cash is currently the VP of basketball operations for the Pelicans. She could be a potential candidate.

Also Caron Butler...although he is an actual coach for the Heat, not a front office guy

 

[GemParty]

Need a new SID too.

 

[Mooch82]

Good article here from Borges.

Main takeaways:

1) Staff will be focusing on 2024 recruiting until Jackson and Newton make their final decisions in a month from now.
2) Kimani and Luke will both be here next year
3) Hurley's main priority with the staff is hiring a GM, which is what Duke did last year, and Nova just did a week ago.

"In college basketball, it's an organization," Hurley said. "With re-recruitment of players in the program, the portal, there's a lot of things going on. If you're a top-level organization in college basketball or college football, you need someone who looks at themselves as a GM, for dealing with scheduling, the conference, NIL, raising money. It's almost more important than critical staff members."

Anyone got any good names to throw into the mix? An ex-player? AAU guy?

UConn men must be 'patient' waiting for Jackson, Newton decisions

The UConn men's basketball team won't know for sure its 2023-24 roster until at least another month, but Dan Hurley is preaching patience.

www.ctinsider.com

While I do want us to focus on 2024 recruiting, I think we still need to be monitoring the transfer market (and would assume we are even though it wasn't worded that way). We have one open scholarship at a minimum - and in my opinion should focus on a 2/3 type with a good outside shot who is comfortable enough as a 6th/7th man but could also be in the mix to start if TN/AJ leave. Honestly, an Alleyne type is exactly who we should be looking for. I'm worried that if we just sit back and do nothing until the end of May, pickings will be slim with guys who are still available. Could get lucky and snag another Joey C type late, but that would be like catching lightning in a bottle two years in a row.

 

[August_West]

Yup was just gonna say this. It has to be someone who is connected in the business side of the basketball world. Swin Cash is currently the VP of basketball operations for the Pelicans. She could be a potential candidate.

Also Caron Butler...although he is an actual coach for the Heat, not a front office guy

Swin would be a slam dunk

 

[August_West]

Haha, how about Jay Bilas.

10 years ago he’d be the top pick I assume he could still kill it if he wanted, but we won’t pay as much as what he makes ( and shouldn’t) . It would be fun to see someone come to the light side of the force, you can tell he wants to. But yeah, never. Swin would have take a huge cut too but she bleeds blue

 

[Samoo]

This position needs someone who is highly organized, experienced at managing multiple moving parts, and knows how to implement projects and programs. While I'm sure there are some out there who could do it, not the first characteristics I usually identify with "former players".

 

[Rewster]

Emeka