Marisa Moseley heading to Wisconsin

[MilfordHusky]

Will Marisa keep the Wisconsin assistants, bring some from Boston, or do something else?

I’m predicting a new hire. Here’s part of the resume:

-Formerly ranked #1 high school player

-College All-American

-4x NCAA champion

-WNBA champion

-Looking for a career change.

I think that “Grandma Tuck” would be an awesome coach and recruiter. Plus, she’s from 150 miles south of Madison, so the Midwest is her territory.

 

[CajunHusky]

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I think that “Grandma Tuck” would be an awesome coach and recruiter. Plus, she’s from 150 miles south of Madison, so the Midwest is her territory.

Tuck left the area ten years ago .... I think - don't know for sure - her family moved away the year she graduated fromm high school.

 

[UcMiami]

Tuck left the area ten years ago .... I think - don't know for sure - her family moved away the year she graduated fromm high school.

Still, she would have a fair amount of familiarity with coaches and programs from her HS days. That can be a positive.

 

[cbraarj]

It's a great choice for Wisconsin by hiring Marissa! With their history not so much for her! It's a wait and see situation for me. Congratulations and Good Luck!

 

[Boreifs]

She's not that young as she's almost 40.

That sounds young to me!

 

[HopJim]

Some BY’ers consider Marisa’s move to WI a risk. I don’t. Jumping to a moribund program at a P5 conference has enormous upside. WI is a school that has had significant success in men’s sports and is looking to kickstart women’s sports as well. As some have suggested, the low bar for WBB at WI will allow Marisa the time to slowly build the program back to respectability.

I have to imagine that Marisa talked to Geno about the opportunity at WI. Who better to talk to about reviving a mediocre WBB program and turning it into a successful one. Assuming that Marisa gets the job done at WI she can either remain in Madison as the HC for a very long time, or perhaps have the opportunity to move on to a former powerhouse program looking to restore their program.

Off the top of my head, I can think of 2 programs in Knoxville and South Bend that just might be looking for a new coach in 3-4 years.......

Agree with all you say. While any conversation with Geno is beneficial, recruiting has changed dramatically since Geno came to Storrs. My point was that there could have been better opportunities for Marisa out there with a track record of support from the school and administration. Likely these types of schools also would be on the bottom or would not be hiring. Both types of opportunities have risks so we have to assume she did her diligence.