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[ctchamps]

Anyone know what recruits TM got for URI?

 

[Storrs South]

 

[intlzncster]

Anyone know what recruits TM got for URI?

He's only been there this year, so I'm guessing the answer is probably very few if any.

 

[MattMang23]

So far we know that Hurley is bringing along Tom Moore, Eric Youncofski (URI Director of Basketball Ops) and Tripp Doherty (Video Coordinator) from URI. Potentially retaining Kevin Freeman.

UConn recently posted on their jobs site that they are looking for two assistant coaches (closes on the 29th). Here are the preferred qualifications (which is usually tailored to the person Hurley has already selected):

Five years’ experience coaching at a men’s collegiate basketball program; former playing experience at the collegiate level; coaching experience at the Division 1 level; experience in overall basketball operations at the collegiate level, including a demonstrated understanding of team travel, schedule and budget; and involvement in student-athlete community service activities.

One is obviously Moore, but not sure the other candidate. Don't think it's Boswell because he hasn't coached at the college level for 5 years and neither has Youncofski. Freeman has been at UConn for 7 years but not sure if being Director of Basketball Administration would be considered coaching.

The inclusion of "including a demonstrated understanding of team travel, schedule and budget; and involvement in student-athlete community service activities" insinuates to me that it's written for one of the two current DO's, Freeman or Youncofski. Not sure how much time at D1 Youncofski has but Freeman has the five years so it sounds like his posting to move him from DO to Assistant Coach.

 

[Huskybass]

Perhaps TCF or someone else can provide an update as to our coaching staff. In addition to head coach Hurley and Tom Moore, are there any other coaching positions that are officially filled at this point?

If this has been addressed already, please pardon my ignorance. I was away for a week and a half and I am getting caught up on lots of things.

 

[ZenConn]

Chief's got it

LOL. He's gonna help Hurley get his perfect APR.

 

[LIuconn]

I think it's a good move to keep a former husky player on staff. Let him learn from guys who knows what to do, and keep the connection strong

 

[BlueMAB]

The inclusion of "including a demonstrated understanding of team travel, schedule and budget; and involvement in student-athlete community service activities" insinuates to me that it's written for one of the two current DO's, Freeman or Youncofski. Not sure how much time at D1 Youncofski has but Freeman has the five years so it sounds like his posting to move him from DO to Assistant Coach.

Agree. Hopefully K-Free can help coach up the bigs

 

[Stinger92860]

LOL. He's gonna help Hurley get his perfect APR.

Only Chief can bring the and a perfect APR.

 

[mauconnfan]

Perhaps TCF or someone else can provide an update as to our coaching staff. In addition to head coach Hurley and Tom Moore, are there any other coaching positions that are officially filled at this point?

If this has been addressed already, please pardon my ignorance. I was away for a week and a half and I am getting caught up on lots of things.

Oh then you don’t know Kevin Ollie is going to be the big mans coach?

 

[Edward Sargent]

URI staff bios - at bottom of linked site (even Rhody has a Dir of Ops and Asst Dir of Ops; latter possibly paid almost nothing). As a Landover, MD native with DC high school and Georgetown coaching experience, Bill & Mary Tribe alum Cox would be a good fit for DMV recruiting.

Acknowledging UConn's had 2-3 hoops strength & conditioning coaches in a couple years, what's the likelihood DH brings in his S&C guy (not necessarily the current guy at URI)?

After Bob Sr.'s comment about how scrawny our guys were compared to URI's I have a feeling there may be a high liklihood of that happening

 

[BlueMAB]

Hurley: 'Dream come true' to coach at UConn

"Kevin Freeman, UConn's director of basketball administration, was the only member of Ollie's staff to attend the news conference"

I think it's pretty clear that the first two postings/staff members are Tom Moore and Kevin Freeman.

 

[tcf15]

Perhaps TCF or someone else can provide an update as to our coaching staff. In addition to head coach Hurley and Tom Moore, are there any other coaching positions that are officially filled at this point?

If this has been addressed already, please pardon my ignorance. I was away for a week and a half and I am getting caught up on lots of things.

Sounds like Hurley is bringing 3 guys from the URI staff - Tom Moore, Eric Youncofski (DBO), and Tripp Doherty (Video Coordinator). And Freeman might be retained.

 

[ktuck911]

After Bob Sr.'s comment about how scrawny our guys were compared to URI's I have a feeling there may be a high liklihood of that happening

Fact, our guys, especially in the paint, that got the most minutes were scrawny

 

[SubbaBub]

Fact, our guys, especially in the paint, that got the most minutes were scrawny

And our guards were muscled off at the tin, rarely making the and 1. There is a huge gulf between getting to 5 feet for a floater and finishing at the rim. Even JA had a lot of trouble there whereas Kemba, Bazz and every other lead guard we've had didn't.

 

[Wordbomar]

I really wonder what connection Freeman had that allowed him to be retained? What’s his connection to Hurley?

 

[Hoophound]

His connections to JC and Tom Moore helped I’d think. Tom coached KFree and if they have an opening for operations, Kevin knows the ropes.

 

[intlzncster]

His connections to JC and Tom Moore helped I’d think. Tom coached KFree and if they have an opening for operations, Kevin knows the ropes.

That's probably the most important. He knows hte lay of the land and it'll help with the transition, without taking up a valuable AC spot. Hopefully him and Youncofski are co-DOBs.

 

[husky429]

And our guards were muscled off at the tin, rarely making the and 1. There is a huge gulf between getting to 5 feet for a floater and finishing at the rim. Even JA had a lot of trouble there whereas Kemba, Bazz and every other lead guard we've had didn't.

Bazz being a good finisher was a myth. Look at his %s outside of 5 ft vs inside. He was quite mediocre actually. He made up for it with some floaters and a nasty 3 pt shot.

 

[CT Rhody]

He's only been there this year, so I'm guessing the answer is probably very few if any.

Not one..

 

[Edward Sargent]

I really wonder what connection Freeman had that allowed him to be retained? What’s his connection to Hurley?

Freeman was a New Jersey guy. Danny has known him a long time

 

[MuchoDogYears]

Freeman was a New Jersey guy. Danny has known him a long time

I thought that Freeman was from Mass. No?

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Not one..

Based on some salacious suggestions, purportedly you are incorrect. Allegedly albeit absent any avouchment in a few URI empathizers' commentaries, Tom Moore recruited at least one guy. C'mon @CT Rhody get in sync, Moore supposedly recruited his boss.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Freeman was a New Jersey guy. Danny has known him a long time

I thought that Freeman was from Mass. No?

Jersey native, yet finished high school living and playing in Longmeadow, MA.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Freeman was a New Jersey guy. Danny has known him a long time

Good story! I took some of the kids from our neighborhood to a RU v UConn game at the RAC and after the game we were standing and talking to some friends when Kevin came out to talk to some friends. The boys I brought to the game all wearing UConn hats saw him and said hey there is a UConn guy let's get his autograph. Their older brother said leave him alone he is talking to friends. One of the friends overheard that and came up to us and whispered he's a freshman. He would love it if you asked for his autograph. We all got K Free autographs on our UConn hats. I hope we keep him because he has always been one

Fact, our guys, especially in the paint, that got the most minutes were scrawny

yes you are right and how did that work out for us?