Coach Wish List

[lions09]

So, who do we want?

I really want a young guy that's an assistant at DI. Would probably take a pay cut just to get his own program. Have not idea who, though.

Y'all?

[brandon]

Honestly, I don't keep up with Basketball coaches. But I would like, someone who wants to build something special. Like I said before, someone that would do something like what Bobby Bowden did at Florida State for football.

I know UNA will bring pay up to be competitive with our "peer schools" that being in and out of conference. But money will have to not be the driving issue with the coach that wants to build a program, at first.

He would bring us through the transition and then heads, be in contention for the conference championship every year, at the least, have a bar set for the NIT.

He would help the A-Sun be regarded as on of the best basketball conferences and have multiple NCAA and NIT bids yearly.

He will create so much buzz about the program, the new Agricultural center is where all games will have to be played.

We will have home games against North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky, Georgetown, Gonzaga,and so forth.

College Game day will have their own rooms at the Marriott.

Thats my wish list.

[tuna85]

Mar 18, 2018 12:48:00 GMT -6 brandon said:

Honestly, I don't keep up with Basketball coaches. But I would like, someone who wants to build something special. Like I said before, someone that would do something like what Bobby Bowden did at Florida State for football.

I know UNA will bring pay up to be competitive with our "peer schools" that being in and out of conference. But money will have to not be the driving issue with the coach that wants to build a program, at first.

He would bring us through the transition and then heads, be in contention for the conference championship every year, at the least, have a bar set for the NIT.

He would help the A-Sun be regarded as on of the best basketball conferences and have multiple NCAA and NIT bids yearly.

He will create so much buzz about the program, the new Agricultural center is where all games will have to be played.

We will have home games against North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky, Georgetown, Gonzaga,and so forth.

College Game day will have their own rooms at the Marriott.

Thats my wish list.

Don't know much about basketball coaches either, but I sure do like your wish list.

[1949lions]

I don't keep up with basketball coaches, much, either. I'm sure he'll have a lot of applicants so maybe we'll be surprised by who is interested.

[northalaspectator]

I hope they will release the names of the final 3 or 4 before a decision is made.

[unafied]

I think we’ll hire an assistant from somewhere, just due to the realities of the job. And I think I’m ok with that. We’ll need someone motivated to prove themselves. I feel like it’s a big challenge to sell players on coming here, at least for the next couple of years, since we are locked out of the postseason. So I would really like to see a charismatic younger guy who can easily connect with his players. If you could find somebody who has played for a Coach K, or Roy Williams, Bill Self, etc., that could also be a nice recruiting tool. But I’d put the odds on someone who is currently an assistant at a mid-major.

I just don’t want to promote from within.

[kperk1959]

Mar 18, 2018 20:09:28 GMT -6 unafied said:

I think we’ll hire an assistant from somewhere, just due to the realities of the job. And I think I’m ok with that. We’ll need someone motivated to prove themselves. I feel like it’s a big challenge to sell players on coming here, at least for the next couple of years, since we are locked out of the postseason. So I would really like to see a charismatic younger guy who can easily connect with his players. If you could find somebody who has played for a Coach K, or Roy Williams, Bill Self, etc., that could also be a nice recruiting tool. But I’d put the odds on someone who is currently an assistant at a mid-major.

I just don’t want to promote from within.

Same here. If we are going to do that, we should call Champagne and tell him we were just kidding. Come on back.

[rmfl1988]

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