coaching changes

[triaddukefan]

Hatchett got the ax.

 

[Plebe]

I definitely would say so. Colonial gets 2 teams in every once in a while.

Massey: Colonial 17, Southland 32
RPI: Colonial 10, Southland 25

True that the Colonial is all-around a better conference. But it's been a while since the CAA could be considered a multi-bid league. I believe last time the CAA got an NCAA at-large bid was 2009, when VCU was a #10 seed. However, it's worth noting that James Madison was among the committee's last 4 out this year.

(Geeky quibble: Massey's conference rankings are *slightly* skewed because they separately count the MAC East and West and the OVC East and West. So the Southland was 32nd out of 36 in Massey, which equates to 28th out of 32 D-I conferences.)

 

[Vowelguy]

@BlakeDuDonis
Can confirm that former Vanderbilt head coach Melanie Balcomb and current Rutgers assistant coach Nadine Domond were also finalists for the College of Charleston job. #NCAAW

 

[CocoHusky]

@BlakeDuDonis
Can confirm that former Vanderbilt head coach Melanie Balcomb and current Rutgers assistant coach Nadine Domond were also finalists for the College of Charleston job. #NCAAW

If Melanie Balcomb is interested in the CoC job then she might as well emerge as a candidate for the UNC job.

 

[triaddukefan]

Welp.. Duke is in the market for an assistant coach

 

[Plebe]

Welp.. Duke is in the market for an assistant coach

Holly Warlick is available.

 

[triaddukefan]

Holly Warlick is available.

I'd drive to Durham and padlock myself to the front doors of Cameron in protest

 

[triaddukefan]

Bad news for my HPU Panthers

I can't blame her...... coming off the best season in program history..... and losing most of the key players.... it was time to strike when the iron was hot.

 

[triaddukefan]

I hope that he is right. Interesting comment at the end.... concerning the campus. Also, HPU is opening a new $130 Million Dollar Arena and Conference Center in 2020..... that might just be the top mid-major arena in the country when it opens. That might make the job even more attractive.

 

[Dillon77]

Bad news for my HPU Panthers

I can't blame her. coming off the best season in program history..... and losing most of the key players.... it was time to strike when the iron was hot.

While she's losing a lot of key players in High Point, she's walking into a situation where the two best players are coming back (and Dickerson is really quite a talented scoring point guard). And Duffy had a good recruiting class.

Still, a new coach at High Point could take advantage of the campus, facilities and a year or two "grace period" to get in her/his players. Will be interesting to see who goes after this....

 

[Vowelguy]

34 spots, 23 filled


P5

1. Penn St (Coquese, 12 yrs) --> Carolyn Kieger, Marquette
2. GaTech (Joseph, 16 yrs) --> Nell Fortner
3. Tenn (Warlick, 7 yrs) --> Kellie Jolly Harper, Missouri St
4. UNC (Hatchell, 33 yrs) -->

Mid

1. BGE - Xavier (Brian Neal, 6 yrs) --> Melanie Moore (Mich assoc)
2. BGE - Marquette (Carolyn Kieger, 5 yrs) to PSU --> Megan Duffy, MiaOH
3. AAC - East Carolina (Heather Macy) --> Kim McNeill, Hartford
4. A10 - Richmond (Michael Shafer, 14 yrs) --> Aaron Roussell, Bucknell
5. A10 - URI (Daynia La-Force, 5 yrs) --> Tammi Reiss (Syr asst)
6. SUN - Ga Southern (Kip Drown, 4 yrs) --> Anita Howard, Columbus St (D2)
7. SUN - LA Monroe (Jeff Dow, 5 yrs) --> Brooks Williams (Alabama asst)
8. SUN - Arkansas St (Brian Boyer, 20 yrs) --> Matt Daniel (Marshall 2012-17)
9. CAA - Charleston (Candice Jackson, 5 yrs) --> Robin Harmony (Lamar)
10. CAA - Hofstra (Krista Kilburn-Stevesky, 13 yrs) --> Danielle S Atkinson (Pitt assoc)
11. MVC - Missouri St (Kellie J Harper, 6 yrs) to Tenn --> Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (MichSt assoc)
12. MAC - MiamiOH (Megan Duffy, 2 yrs) to Marq --> DeUnna Hendrix, High Point

Lower

1. SUM - No Dakota St (Maren Walseth of Simsbury/Penn St, 5 yrs)
2. STHL - Incarnate Word (Christy Smith - Ark 98 F4 team, 3 yrs) --> Jeff Dow (fired from ULM)
3. STHL - Lamar (Robin Harmony, 6 yrs) to Charl
4. WCC - Portland (Cheryl Sorenson, 5 yrs) --> Michael Meek, Geo Fox (D3)
5. ASUN - Lipscomb (Greg Brown, 7 yrs) --> Lauren Avant Sumski, Rhodes (D3)
6. OVC - Eastern Ky (Chrissy Roberts, 11 yrs) --> Samantha Williams (Lou asst)
7. AmE - UMBC (Phil Stern, 17 yrs)
8. AmE - Hartford (Kim McNeil, 3 yrs) to ECU --> Morgan Valley (AZ asst)
9. NEC - St Francis PA (Joe Haigh, 7 yrs)
10. NEC - LIU Brooklyn (Stephanie Del Preore, 4 yrs) --> Rene Haynes (Duke asst)
11. NEC - Fairleigh D (Peter Cinella, 12 yrs)
12. MEAC - Florida A&M (LeDawn Gibson, 10 yrs)
13. SWAC - Ark Pine Bluff (Nate Kilbert, 7 yrs)
14. Season ticket holders - Samford (Mike Morris, 17 yrs) Retired --> Carly Kuhns, Valdosta St (D2)
15. Season ticket holders - W Carolina (Stephanie McCormick, 4 yrs)
16. PAT - Holy Cross (Bill Gibbons, 34 yrs) --> Ann McInerney interim (HC asst)
17. PAT - Bucknell (Aaron Roussell, 7 Yrs) to Rich
18. BSO - High point (DeUnna Hendrix, 7 Yrs) to MiaOH

 

[Plebe]

I hope that he is right. Interesting comment at the end.... concerning the campus. Also, HPU is opening a new $130 Million Dollar Arena and Conference Center in 2020..... that might just be the top mid-major arena in the country when it opens. That might make the job even more attractive.

Perfect opportunity for Holly Warlick

 

[ochoopsfan]

Perfect opportunity for Holly Warlick

Are there Cracker Barrel Restaurants near HPU? It is a must for anyone who has been in Tennessee for most of their lives.

 

[Plebe]

Are there Cracker Barrel Restaurants near HPU? It is a must for anyone who has been in Tennessee for most of their lives.

One within 10 miles, two within 15 miles, four within 30 miles

 

[Vowelguy]

Lauren Sumski, better known to many of us as Lauren Avant was named head coach at Lipscomb. Avant was a highly rated recruit at Tennessee before injuries -- and supposedly a desire to concentrate on getting into med school -- led her to transfer to D3 Rhodes College as a soph.
After being a D3 assistant, she returned to Rhodes as head coach *two* years ago. They went 35-21 during her time. Now at age 27 she's head coach at Lipscomb.
She mustve given one hell of an interview because her resume seems rather, um, thin.

 

[Vowelguy]

34 spots (26 fired/etc, 1 retirement, 7 moved up)
24 filled

P5

1. Penn St (Coquese, 12 yrs) --> Carolyn Kieger, Marquette
2. GaTech (Joseph, 16 yrs) --> Nell Fortner
3. Tenn (Warlick, 7 yrs) --> Kellie Jolly Harper, Missouri St
4. UNC (Hatchell, 33 yrs) -->

Mid

1. BGE - Xavier (Brian Neal, 6 yrs) --> Melanie Moore (Mich assoc)
2. BGE - Marquette (Carolyn Kieger, 5 yrs) to PSU --> Megan Duffy, MiaOH
3. AAC - East Carolina (Heather Macy) --> Kim McNeill, Hartford
4. A10 - Richmond (Michael Shafer, 14 yrs) --> Aaron Roussell, Bucknell
5. A10 - URI (Daynia La-Force, 5 yrs) --> Tammi Reiss (Syr asst)
6. SUN - Ga Southern (Kip Drown, 4 yrs) --> Anita Howard, Columbus St (D2)
7. SUN - LA Monroe (Jeff Dow, 5 yrs) --> Brooks Williams (Alabama asst)
8. SUN - Arkansas St (Brian Boyer, 20 yrs) --> Matt Daniel (Marshall 2012-17)
9. CAA - Charleston (Candice Jackson, 5 yrs) --> Robin Harmony (Lamar)
10. CAA - Hofstra (Krista Kilburn-Stevesky, 13 yrs) --> Danielle S Atkinson (Pitt assoc)
11. MVC - Missouri St (Kellie J Harper, 6 yrs) to Tenn --> Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (MichSt assoc)
12. MAC - MiamiOH (Megan Duffy, 2 yrs) to Marq --> DeUnna Hendrix, High Point

Lower

1. SUM - No Dakota St (Maren Walseth of Simsbury/Penn St, 5 yrs)
2. STHL - Incarnate Word (Christy Smith - Ark 98 F4 team, 3 yrs) --> Jeff Dow (fired from ULM)
3. STHL - Lamar (Robin Harmony, 6 yrs) to Charl
4. WCC - Portland (Cheryl Sorenson, 5 yrs) --> Michael Meek, Geo Fox (D3)
5. ASUN - Lipscomb (Greg Brown, 7 yrs) --> Lauren Avant Sumski, Rhodes (D3)
6. OVC - Eastern Ky (Chrissy Roberts, 11 yrs) --> Samantha Williams (Lou asst)
7. AmE - UMBC (Phil Stern, 17 yrs) --> Carlee Dewey interim (UMBC asst)
8. AmE - Hartford (Kim McNeil, 3 yrs) to ECU --> Morgan Valley (AZ asst)
9. NEC - St Francis PA (Joe Haigh, 7 yrs)
10. NEC - LIU Brooklyn (Stephanie Del Preore, 4 yrs) --> Rene Haynes (Duke asst)
11. NEC - Fairleigh D (Peter Cinella, 12 yrs)
12. MEAC - Florida A&M (LeDawn Gibson, 10 yrs)
13. SWAC - Ark Pine Bluff (Nate Kilbert, 7 yrs)
14. Season ticket holders - Samford (Mike Morris, 17 yrs) Retired --> Carly Kuhns, Valdosta St (D2)
15. Season ticket holders - W Carolina (Stephanie McCormick, 4 yrs)
16. PAT - Holy Cross (Bill Gibbons, 34 yrs) --> Ann McInerney interim (HC asst)
17. PAT - Bucknell (Aaron Roussell, 7 Yrs) to Rich
18. BSO - High point (DeUnna Hendrix, 7 Yrs) to MiaOH

 

[triaddukefan]

Perfect opportunity for Holly Warlick

I'd drive over to High Point ..and padlock myself to the front door of the Millis Center to protest

 

[triaddukefan]

I have candidate in mind for the HPU job.......... A young energetic assistant with experience at 3 Power 5 programs.... played in the ACC...... a North Carolina Native........ experience in recruiting.. and someone who would be able to relate to the youngsters of today. Any guess on who Im thinking of???

 

[bballnut90]

Lauren Sumski, better known to many of us as Lauren Avant was named head coach at Lipscomb. Avant was a highly rated recruit at Tennessee before injuries -- and supposedly a desire to concentrate on getting into med school -- led her to transfer to D3 Rhodes College as a soph.
After being a D3 assistant, she returned to Rhodes as head coach *two* years ago. They went 35-21 during her time. Now at age 27 she's head coach at Lipscomb.
She mustve given one hell of an interview because her resume seems rather, um, thin.

I may be biased but I love this hire. 3 years of assistant coach experience followed by 2 years as a D1 head coach. Took over a program that went 5-21 the year prior and led them to an 18-9 record. Played 4 years of college basketball. Not a thin resume for a school like Lipscomb. Extremely impressive considering she is only 27. She was an excellent student as well and has her Masters. I'll be following her program over the next few years.

 

[Plebe]

Three very interesting AC hires reported today by Raoul Man of Mystery:

• Jackie Nared as AC at Arizona. She's the sister of Jamie and a former AC at Washington State.
• Dean Lockwood (longtime Tennessee AC) and Kristin Haynie (PG on the 2005 Michigan St team that lost the championship game to Baylor) both hired as ACs at Michigan State.

 

[UConnCat]

Three very interesting AC hires reported today by Raoul Man of Mystery:

• Jackie Nared as AC at Arizona. She's the sister of Jamie and a former AC at Washington State.
• Dean Lockwood (longtime Tennessee AC) and Kristin Haynie (PG on the 2005 Michigan St team that lost the championship game to Baylor) both hired as ACs at Michigan State.

Suzy Merchant hired a male assistant coach. What are we to make of that?

 

[Plebe]

Suzy Merchant hired a male assistant coach. What are we to make of that?

Clearly she's either a bully or an advocate of bullying.
Quick edit to add: /s.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Jackie Nared as AC at Arizona. She's the sister of Jamie and a former AC at Washington State.

Also has been on staff with Oregon and Washington. She's gonna have the whole Pac 12 covered at this rate.

 

[UConnCat]

 

[triaddukefan]

I have candidate in mind for the HPU job..... A young energetic assistant with experience at 3 Power 5 programs.... played in the ACC. a North Carolina Native... experience in recruiting.. and someone who would be able to relate to the youngsters of today. Any guess on who Im thinking of???

I figured @Plebe or @CamrnCrz1974 would come up with the answer