Curran and Sellers among candidates for CCSU job

[CCSU97]

Curran, the associate head coach at St. Bonaventure, was a CCSU assistant under Howie Dickenman in 2005-10. He joined St. Bonaventure as part of Mark Schmidt's staff in 2010 and was promoted to associate head coach in 2018.

Sellers, a Fairfield assistant under Jay Young, is a 1991 Central graduate. He was an assistant at Central in 1999-00 and has also coached at UConn, Fairleigh Dickinson, DePaul, UMass, Creighton, and Hofstra.

Sellers and Young were finalists for the CCSU job in 2016 before Donyell Marshall was hired. Marshall was 40-104 over five seasons and his contract was not renewed.

Curran, Sellers among candidates for CCSU basketball job

Central Connecticut State’s search for a new men’s basketball coach is about to reach...

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[Hey Adrien!]

Gotta be honest, for CCSU those two are solid options.

Both candidates are very similar in that they've started their coaching careers in '94 and their coaching paths crossed New Britain. They've worked hard to get where they are at and both have earned their opportunity to get their first head coaching gig.

That being said, Steve Curran might have the leg up as he's currently the AHC under one of the best mid-major coaches in the country. That's more appealing on both on Curran has a more advanced role within his team and also Saint Bonaventure is a more respected program than Fairfield.

 

[CallMeBruce]

I hope they go with Sellers. That's basically his dream job, and if he gets it he'll stay there until they make him leave.

 

[CCSU97]

Jacobs is reporting hearing a few additional names ...

Mike Donnelly - Head Coach at D-II Florida Southern; former HC at D-II Southern Connecticut; played 2 years at CCSU before transferring to then D-II Sacred Heart. Built nationally-ranked D-II programs in CT and FL. Played HS at St. Joes - Trumbull.

Matt Kingsley - Associate Head Coach at Yale; on James Jones' staff for 15 years; assistant at Eastern Connecticut and St. Thomas Moore Prep; from West Haven and graduated from Wesleyan.

Grant Billmeier - Assistant at Seton Hall; one season as assistant at FDU; Seton Hall '07

Reported that former Penn State interim HC Jim Ferry was interested before getting the UMBC job.

 

[CCSU97]

Gotta be honest, for CCSU those two are solid options.

Both candidates are very similar in that they've started their coaching careers in '94 and their coaching paths crossed New Britain. They've worked hard to get where they are at and both have earned their opportunity to get their first head coaching gig.

That being said, Steve Curran might have the leg up as he's currently the AHC under one of the best mid-major coaches in the country. That's more appealing on both on Curran has a more advanced role within his team and also Saint Bonaventure is a more respected program than Fairfield.

Both Curran and Sellers were finalists last time around, along with Young (Fairfield), Holloway (St. Peter's) and Grasso (Bryant). The selection of an inexperienced Donyell Marshall by our former Chief Administrative Officer, and not the former Athletics Director, set the program on a 5-year implosion. Anyone who thought that was a good idea at the time (including the CAO) was wearing UConn glasses.

New interim AD, Chief Operating Officer, and President this time around. As long as there are no surprises, we should be in good shape.

 

[nadav]

I hope they go with Sellers. That's basically his dream job, and if he gets it he'll stay there until they make him leave.

In 4 years. Let’s be honest, it’s a tough gig!

 

[ucp990411]

I thought he meant PJ Curran and Rod Sellers

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I thought he meant PJ Curran and Rod Sellers

Exactly, though I did wonder if PJ was 'available.'

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I thought he meant PJ Curran and Rod Sellers

Exactly, though I did wonder if PJ was 'available.'

 

[ucp990411]

Exactly, though I did wonder if PJ was 'available.'

We prove once again what age group we are in.

 

[Magruber]

Grass is doing an excellent job at Bryant and would have been great choice for CCSU the last time around.

 

[Austin316]

Sellers = longevity

I hope he gets it

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

We prove once again what age group we are in.

Pretty great roster and pretty great season for a 6th grader, in his 3rd season going to games at the Field House, and having even seen the newcomers (WesB, Hollowatty, Pendees, Ritter) that year in freshman games that preceded the main event.

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[UconnU]

Praying for Sellers.

 

[gwhuskyfan]

As if we haven't pissed off Seton Hall enough by jumping back into the Big East, let's annoy them some more and have CCSU steal one of their assistants

 

[CCSU97]

Some Guy's take on the Central search.

With Central there always seem to be a lot of cooks involved. Too many non-athletic people can mean a lot of folks giving different weight to different agenda and, thus, a different final decision..

For what’s it worth, once source is telling me it’s 1. Sellers and 2. Jefferson. Another is saying either Sellers or Curran. A third source said don’t waste your time, it’s Sellers. Take your pick.

 

[elmcityboy]

is that tj sorrentine this tj sorrentine? hire him based on this shot alone. my favorite non-uconn college basketball clip.

 

[Hoophound]

Lol. I didn’t post this when I typed it this morning. Great clip:

I might pick Sorrentine. He’s a personal hero for his heroics for UVM against Syracuse in 2005. I had the fortune of being in a small and crowded bar in Stowe VT for that game. “From the parkin lot!”