Jim Foster OSU FIRED

[Wbbfan1]

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Most universities are reluctant to fire women basketball coaches who have had some success. This is a plum job...... Who ever they hire will need a couple of years to rebuild recruiting

 

[Wonkster]

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Wow - the shot heard round the Big 10 world!

Gotta be a juicy buyout, seeing that there was 5 years left on his contract. Wouldn't mind seeing that check wind up in my bank account!

 

[Forty_four]

This is a bit of a surprise for a well established and successful coach. And they get to pay him for another 4 years. Dont know his age but that seems like a nice segway into retirement if he chooses.

 

[Wonkster]

... that seems like a nice segway into retirement if he chooses.

Biffster! Calling Biffster!!!!!!

 

[speedoo]

This is a bit of a surprise for a well established and successful coach. And they get to pay him for another 4 years. Dont know his age but that seems like a nice segway into retirement if he chooses.

Successful? Not so much lately. I suspect TOSU was embarrassed to host NCAA's without a team in the tournament.

 

[msf22b]

His coaching obit in the Washington Post noted that he was from Philly.
I didn't know that. Another Philly coach!

 

[DishNSwish]

I heard buyout, btw, semantics, but still...

 

[Vowelguy]

Ah so the twitter rumors from the weekend were true.

 

[Fiftyish]

His coaching obit in the Washington Post noted that he was from Philly.
I didn't know that. Another Philly coach!

I seem to remember reading somewhere that Geno and Foster coached together somewhere along the line.

 

[Vowelguy]

His coaching obit in the Washington Post noted that he was from Philly.
I didn't know that. Another Philly coach!

Uh yeah. He gave geno his first WCBb job!

 

[Wonkster]

Uh yeah. He gave geno his first WCBb job!

Uh, no. That was Debbie Ryan at Virginia.

 

[Vowelguy]

Uh, no. That was Debbie Ryan at Virginia.

Uh, no, it was Jim Foster.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Foster coached at St. Joseph's, then Vanderbilt, then OSU. I would suggest he was successful at all, spectacular at none.

His career is definitely intertwined with some of the other coaches from Philly; note that one of his assistants during his Ohio State stint was Debbie Black, a former WNBAer that played for him at St. Joseph's.

 

[Tonyc]

Heres some info on Sadie. Shes a combo guard, slasher, penetrator and very good ballhandler who can run the point.

 

[UConnCat]

Foster hired Geno as an asst coach at Bishop McDevitt HS and then hired him as an asst coach at St Joe's.

 

[Vowelguy]

Foster: " The man who gave Geno his first job coaching females, first in high school and later at St. Joseph's"

http://articles.courant.com/2010-12...ct-script-maggie-dixon-classic-coaching-women

 

[triaddukefan]

Heres some info on Sadie. Shes a combo guard, slasher, penetrator and very good ballhandler who can run the point.

Tonyc was so excited about your new recruit, he decided to put some info in this thread

 

[pap49cba]

I love the quotes.

'Jim Foster is SUCH a great guy and did SO much for Ohio State. BTW, you're fired!'

 

[Wonkster]

Foster: "The man who gave Geno his first job coaching females, first in high school and later at St. Joseph's"

You win - I forgot Geno was holding down 23 part-time jobs while he was getting his undergraduate degree at West Chester College.

 

[Vowelguy]

Hmm, I wonder who will be on the list?

Niele Ivey? Susie M Serio? Jim jabir? Quentin?

 

[arch]

Hmm, I wonder who will be on the list?

Niele Ivey? Susie M Serio? Jim jabir? Quentin?

CD? If not Ohio State, who?

 

[arch]

You win - I forgot Geno was holding down 23 part-time jobs while he was getting his undergraduate degree at West Chester College.

To beat a dead horse I think he graduated '77 and asst. coached St Joes 78 and 79.

 

[Wonkster]

To beat a dead horse I think he graduated '77 and asst. coached St Joes 78 and 79.

The Official UConn Bio lists him as graduating West Chester in 1981. He coached at Virginia from 1981-1985. His other gigs must've been part-time.

 

[semper]

The TonyC post in the middle of all this is a riot...we should start doing that from time to time..a post in search of a thread....the non sequitur...loving it!

 

[Wonkster]

The TonyC post in the middle of all this is a riot...we should start doing that from time to time..a post in search of a thread....the non sequitur...loving it!

Not just a post in search of a thread, but a post promising "info" on Sadie. I made several futile attempts to find a friggin' link. LOL!!