Kenya Hunter Potential Replacement

[Huskyforlife]

"As the Cardinals’ recruiting coordinator, he was instrumental in building UofL’s six-man 2019 signing class, which ranked ninth in the nation by ESPN.com, 10th by Rivals.com and 11th by 247sports.com. His efforts had him recognized as one of the top five recruiters in the nation by 247Sports."

From his bio on Louisvilles website. This would be such a massive hire for us.

 

[MDHuskFan]

“Make it happen”

It would take some (guts) to leave Louisville for UConn

 

[Ajs120102]

It would take some (guts) to leave Louisville for UConn

Would be an upgrade you’d think.

 

[Hoophound]

It would take some (guts) to leave Louisville for UConn

Those days are over. UConn in the Big East is a coaching and recruiting dream for lots of guys. For basketball purists, it is an awesome set of circumstances.

 

[Umami Zen]

Would be nice to get a DMV guy who is wired into the talent..Or a Big who can coach Bigs..Not a former guard who thinks he can coach Bigs..Donyell/KFree/Vaughn.. Have the background.. I'm sure DH is bouncing names off of JC.. Bob Sr is already an unpaid "consultant"..LOL

 

[David 76]

We need bigs development and recruiting that region. Lets not go after shiny objects.

 

[Hungryhusky99]

Do whatever you want with this info. As far as I can see Diggins was not recruited by Louisville

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Diggins followed him a while ago . Nothing to see here unfortunately.

 

[Hoophound]

Diggins followed him a while ago . Nothing to see here unfortunately.

This has all been developing over the course of at least a month. There could be something to it.

 

[Samoo]

I agree it would be a great hire ... but the scenario is very similar to us losing Kenya. On the surface, not much reason to leave but has a strong relationship with the HC and others and perhaps feels it’s better for his career trajectory (that’s just speculation but it’s there).

Sometimes we need to remember these are humans. Maybe he likes Hurley and the idea of UConn. Maybe he likes the area better than KY. Maybe he likes blue more than red.

Nike over Adidas might be enough for me! Half joking...

I've taken positions simply to work for a specific person. It has usually turned out well.

 

[CallMeBruce]

This has all been developing over the course of at least a month. There could be something to it.

Looking at Murray's follows, it appears that Diggins has been following him since before he committed to UConn. It's not related.

 

[DayDayTFS]

Where there is smoke...

 

[kansashusky]

Louisville could get hammered by NCAA soon...

 

[CallMeBruce]

Where there is smoke...

There isn't smoke.

 

[Mooch82]

There isn't smoke.

This thread is smoke.

 

[husky429]

@ the guys saying we need a bigs coach.

1) only an idiot would turn down Luke Murray if he is actually an option. He is well known as one of the most qualified assistants in d1 ball. He elevates our recruiting to new heights. He brought in a 5* and two top 75 4* players in ONE CLASS.

2) coaching bigs ain't rocket science. There are tons of skills involved obviously but A LOT of coaches can work with bigs. Our lack lack of development in the Ollie era had to do with the coaches not spending time with players on film, not making plans for off-season solo-work, and poor recruiting. They didn't motivate players to improve or support them when they wanted to. Not because we had no one who understood how to coach big men.

Tom Moore is a more than capable bigs coach. Look up Hassan Martin.

Yeah, a guy you can point to on the staff like Kenya who has helped developed big name bigs is important. Selling point for recruits. But we can do fine without as far as developing bigs.

We need the best coach available. Great thing about a guy like Tom Moore on the staff is he is an absolute do-it-all coach. Guard. Wings. Bigs. Offense. Defense. Skill development-wise he is fantastic. The business side of running a program is what was tough for him at Quinnipiac.

 

[auror]

Louisville could get hammered by NCAA soon...

This is the domino that would make sense to me. Even if they don't get death penalty or whatever, they'll get major recruiting restrictions.

If you're the recruiting guy, if you have diminshed results for a couple years, it may slow down your head coach track.

 

[Huskyforlife]

@ the guys saying we need a bigs coach.

1) only an idiot would turn down Luke Murray if he is actually an option. He is well known as one of the most qualified assistants in d1 ball. He elevates our recruiting to new heights.

2) coaching bigs ain't rocket science. There are tons of skills involved obviously but A LOT of coaches can work with bigs. Our lack lack of development in the Ollie era had to do with the coaches not spending time with players on film, not making plans for off-season solo-work, and poor recruiting. They didn't motivate players to improve or support them when they wanted to.

Tom Moore is a more than capable bigs coach. Look up Hassan Martin.

Yeah, a guy you can point to on the staff like Kenya who has helped developed big name bigs is important. Selling point for recruits. But we can do fine without as far as developing bigs.

We need the best coach available. Great thing about a guy like Tom Moore on the staff is he is an absolute do-it-all coach. Guard. Wings. Bigs. Offense. Defense. Skill development-wise he is fantastic. The business side of running a program is what was tough for him at Quinnipiac.

Pretty funny there's people who believe there's a coach walking this planet that would've made any of our bigs over the last 5 years into good players. Talent matters over everything.

 

[UconnU]

should be relatively easy for us to land a good assistant here given all the dynamics. Word is that we’re good with Hawkins so I’m not too concerned.

 

[Stainmaster]

Pretty funny there's people who believe there's a coach walking this planet that would've made any of our bigs over the last 5 years into good players. Talent matters over everything.

Would you call Isaiah Whaley a good player?

 

[superjohn]

@ the guys saying we need a bigs coach.

1) only an idiot would turn down Luke Murray if he is actually an option. He is well known as one of the most qualified assistants in d1 ball. He elevates our recruiting to new heights. He brought in a 5* and two top 75 4* players in ONE CLASS.

2) coaching bigs ain't rocket science. There are tons of skills involved obviously but A LOT of coaches can work with bigs. Our lack lack of development in the Ollie era had to do with the coaches not spending time with players on film, not making plans for off-season solo-work, and poor recruiting. They didn't motivate players to improve or support them when they wanted to. Not because we had no one who understood how to coach big men.

Tom Moore is a more than capable bigs coach. Look up Hassan Martin.

Yeah, a guy you can point to on the staff like Kenya who has helped developed big name bigs is important. Selling point for recruits. But we can do fine without as far as developing bigs.

We need the best coach available. Great thing about a guy like Tom Moore on the staff is he is an absolute do-it-all coach. Guard. Wings. Bigs. Offense. Defense. Skill development-wise he is fantastic. The business side of running a program is what was tough for him at Quinnipiac.

I'm a big Tom Moore fan, hope he's here for good.

 

[husky429]

I'm a big Tom Moore fan, hope he's here for good.

He's 55 with kids and has lived in Tolland for what, 20 years? I wouldn't be surprised if he retires here.

 

[superjohn]

He's 55 with kids and has lived in Tolland for what, 20 years? I wouldn't be surprised if he retires here.

He's our Tom Hagen.

 

[johnhuskies95]

It would take some (guts) to leave Louisville for UConn

The NCAA has Louisville in its sights (again). They already had a kid decommit this summer because of it.

 

[MDHuskFan]

The NCAA has Louisville in its sights (again). They already had a kid decommit this summer because of it.

I feel like everyone here missed the DH to Lil Sool reference

 

[djct1999]

Pretty funny there's people who believe there's a coach walking this planet that would've made any of our bigs over the last 5 years into good players. Talent matters over everything.

Coaching bigs these days is easy. Just have them stay after practice and take 500 three's. As for the assitant who can recruit 5stars with national reach and deep roots with the staff, yeah you hire him if you can.