ECU Hires Joe Dooley from FGCU

[StunningSteve]

The Rhode Island coaching search narrows and ECU gets their guy. #DunkCity

 

[JMick]

Good for the league. I hope he gets them competitive

 

[Matrim55]

Good for the AAC. Kind of bummed for us, though, because I'm pretty sure this means URI's gonna go with Cox.

Que sera.

 

[StunningSteve]

Good for the AAC. Kind of bummed for us, though, because I'm pretty sure this means URI's gonna go with Cox.

Que sera.

Yep. Apparently their search drew out because he had demands he wanted them to meet (staff, investment, etc). Looks like ECU met his resource requirements.

 

[HawkHusky]

Yup. Good for the AAC. Likely bad for our chances at poaching the URI class.

 

[Tex-Lager93]

Interesting to see him go back to a place from which he was fired. I agree that this is good for the AAC.

 

[Adios]

For an up-and-comer to leave for ECU is a very good sign for the AAC. These schools are clearly motivated to be heavily invested in athletics.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Yep. Apparently their search drew out because he had demands he wanted them to meet (staff, investment, etc). Looks like ECU met his resource requirements.

What? But everybody on the URI board told me the AAC was a garbage league, worse than the A10! And certainly ECU couldn't compete with the future Gonzaga of the East in Kingston. They were willing to put up 2 whole million dollars for a practice facility!

 

[UConnStats]

No other media outlet confirming this as of right now.

 

[ctchamps]

No other media outlet confirming this as of right now.

Their Some Guy is The Game.

 

[tcf15]

 

[UCDaveD]

Piss.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

Welp let's hope URI and John Becker really like each other.

At least this helps the AAC.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Yup. Good for the AAC. Likely bad for our chances at poaching the URI class.

I don't think our needs would be met by poaching the URI class anyways. We need a PG and a CG/shooter

 

[UCfor3]

We need good players at any and all positions.

 

[Guapo]

I'm happy, not just for the fans and alum, but for all citizens of East Carolina.

Impressive hire.

 

[tcf15]

For those who are unaware, Dooley was an assistant at ECU from 1991 - 1995, then head coach from 1996 - 1999. He went 57-52 in 4 seasons, got fired, then made stops at New Mexico, Wyoming and Kansas before becoming head coach at FGCU. And now, 20 years after being fired from East Carolina, he's back.

Has any coach ever been fired by a school only to be hired by them again 20 years later?

 

[Guapo]

For those who are unaware, Dooley was an assistant at ECU from 1991 - 1995, then head coach from 1996 - 1999. He went 57-52 in 4 seasons, got fired, then made stops at New Mexico, Wyoming and Kansas before becoming head coach at FGCU. And now, 20 years after being fired from East Carolina, he's back.

Has any coach ever been fired by a school only to be hired by them again 20 years later?

2038: Kevin Ollie

 

[ctchamps]

I don't think our needs would be met by poaching the URI class anyways. We need a PG and a CG/shooter

Don’t want the class. Want a recruiter who relates to players like the above tweets demonstrate.

If he stays at URI as head coach he’ll be a whoos and I’ll claim I never wanted him!

 

[TheChamps990411]

Im still not sold on Cox being the coach at URI but we`ll see.

 

[StunningSteve]

Here's a pic of Joe Dooley around 30 yo when he was promoted to the Pirate HC job.

 

[BRG 1]

For those who are unaware, Dooley was an assistant at ECU from 1991 - 1995, then head coach from 1996 - 1999. He went 57-52 in 4 seasons, got fired, then made stops at New Mexico, Wyoming and Kansas before becoming head coach at FGCU. And now, 20 years after being fired from East Carolina, he's back.

Has any coach ever been fired by a school only to be hired by them again 20 years later?

Norm Sloan coached Florida Gators in the early 60's, then went to his alma mater NC State, which included a Final Four, then coached at Florida again in the 80's with Vernon Maxwell.

 

[Edward Sargent]

For those who are unaware, Dooley was an assistant at ECU from 1991 - 1995, then head coach from 1996 - 1999. He went 57-52 in 4 seasons, got fired, then made stops at New Mexico, Wyoming and Kansas before becoming head coach at FGCU. And now, 20 years after being fired from East Carolina, he's back.

Has any coach ever been fired by a school only to be hired by them again 20 years later?

Dave Leitao

 

[tzznandrew]

Dave Leitao

Leitao wasn't fired: he got the UVa job, and did well with it for a few years before he was fired there.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Leitao wasn't fired: he got the UVa job, and did well with it for a few years before he was fired there.

yep