Kenya Hunter Potential Replacement

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What a stupid article. Guy says “this is big boy basketball where assistants make more than $300k”. Uhh dude, the guy Hunter is replacing was making LESS than Hunter was at UConn.

I hate these P5 schools that are garbage at everything, but because the heavyweights like OSU, UM, MSU etc bring football money to the conference, they act like they earned their $40m paycheck instead of getting lucky. Fuch off

 

[CallMeBruce]

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

Murray was, in fact, the primary recruiter on Hopkins. Would have to imagine he's a little frustrated to lose a kid he recruited because of sanctions.

 

[whosurdaddy2720]

Coming news

Rumor has it Nolan Smith may be leaving dook and is a finalist for an asst gig somewhere...

 

[huskyfan224]

Coming news

Rumor has it Nolan Smith may be leaving dook and is a finalist for an asst gig somewhere...

No thanks, Duke can suck it

 

[methodology]

Didn’t Luke go to UConn his freshman year? Think he transferred to sacred heart or Fairfield

 

[Nebraskan18]

If we got Nolan Smith.... ohhh man that'd be sick, dude could hoop

 

[Ajs120102]

Didn’t Luke go to UConn his freshman year? Think he transferred to sacred heart or Fairfield

LUKE MURRAY, BILL'S SON, COACHES HOOPS FOR POST

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so many UConn connections.

 

[Ajs120102]

 

[Nebraskan18]

I'd love to get Webster

 

[Stainmaster]

I am so sorry for the misery some of you will experience if it turns out to be KFree.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Lobo has less coaching experience than KO did, unless you count coaching her daughter in AAU. It isn't gender bias to say she's not a qualified hire. I suspect that she might be the first to say so.

Agreed. And doesn't she have a pretty good TV gig? Why would she want to be out recruiting? And do we think she'd be effective at recruiting HS boys?

 

[Ajs120102]

Have to assume it’s Webster with Freeman being the obvious second choice. UConn can double Webster’s salary and it’s a huge step up. I’d be thrilled. He has a connection with Tripp as well

 

[HuskyHawk]

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.

Not sure how anybody can say this when we just lost a guy to Indiana.

 

[CTBasketball]

Not sure how anybody can say this when we just lost a guy to Indiana.

If you’re getting paid 25% more to go to a less than desirable company most people would take that and go.

 

[Fatroony5]

Lead recruiter for a bunch of their players. Has coached under Amaker, Buzz Williams, and Mike Young. Recruiting ties to NC and VA.

 

[husky429]

Webster would be a solid pickup. Similar to a Kimani-level hire IMO. Has the geographic region we need to recruit locked up.

I know Penn St. was really good last year, but I would prefer an assistant with a few more years experience than KFree.

 

[BoukofJames]

Lead recruiter for a bunch of their players. Has coached under Amaker, Buzz Williams, and Mike Young. Recruiting ties to NC and VA. View attachment 58024

I wonder if Webster was the lead recruiter for Bouknight - he took a visit down to Blacksburg in HS

 

[Cuse Socks]

Webster would bring us some Oak Hill guys. Gimme Webster. Yup yup yup yup.

 

[husky429]

Fwiw looks like they didn't list lead.recruiters for 247 until recently. But this past year webster is listed for their top 2 recruits

Joe Bamisile #89
Darius Madox #108

Both from the DMV.

Also Chris Clarke from oak hill recently. Who was a solid top 75-ish player.

Jalen cone from NC was a 4* as well.

 

[husky429]

Webster makes 145k a year from what I see. Both our assistant make 205k+... so we can likely beat any offer.

Blacksburg has also been pretty timultuous lately and their offense blows chunks. I think we offer a more promising future career-wise. Up and coming team.

 

[Watchdog]

Here's the "less filling, tastes great" take from Borges' article:

"He’ll likely look for someone who can work with big men, and may go for someone younger (current assistant Tom Moore is 55 and Kimani Young is in his mid-40’s).

Hurley will also likely go for a recruiting bulldog."

 

[djct1999]

It has to be Webster. I love KFree, but is he even an upgrade to Kenya(as a recruiter)?

 

[aburks41]

Webster would bring us some Oak Hill guys. Gimme Webster. Yup yup yup yup.

If the timeline was right we could have gotten Cam Thomas. Will Wade is about to be fired or put in prison lol

 

[mauconnfan]

Christian Webster - Men's Basketball Coach - Virginia Tech Athletics

Joined Virginia Tech men’s basketball staff: 2016 and enters his eighth year with the program. With the Hokies: Webster, who was retained by Tech head coach

hokiesports.com

He grew up in DC, went to school at Harvard and coached there too so knows NE as well as VA and that area. Sounds like a nice catch. Does anyone know about KFree and his recruiting expertise these days as a Nittany Lion?