Ralph was mediocre at... Pitt? Was it Pitt? But Kevin's doing a decent job bringing Iona up from a no-talent assclown of a team to one that's 9-1 in the MAAC. He might be worth a look.
Who do you think are the up and coming coaches, Not-Sleeveless?
"Up and coming" varies, but almost all are relatively young. I included a few older guys that may be looking for that one career crack at a high-major program (a la Jarvis at GW).
I think it will take an exceptional recruiter and a disciplined mind to be able to be able to restore the program to the upper echelon of the Big East and be a consistent Top 25 program. Given the likely below-average salaryand Chris Monasch, St. John's will likely have to hire outside counsel to enable the transition to be a success.
Tony Barbee
Chris Mack
Randy Bennett
Erik Reveno
Brad Brownell
Larry Harrison
Josh Pastner X
Brad Stevens
Jeff Capel X
Charlton Young
Dave Rose
Kevin Willard
Vince Taylor
Fran McCafferey
Jeff Battle
Tony Shaver
Blaine Taylor
Ben Jacobsen
Doug Wojcik
Brian Gregory
Russ Springmann
Donnie Jones
Chris Collins
Sydney Johnson
Joe Dooley
Rod Strickland
Scott Duncan
Ken McDonald
Steve Forbes
Billy Kennedy
Ed Cooley
Good list to start. I've put X's next to those that already have better jobs. ONe of you do the same to those who are too old and another to those that don't have HC experience (a mandatory next time).
Thanks. Although they weren't placed in any particular order, I didn't exactly pick them randomly.
Tony Barbee:38, turned UTEP (horrible place to recruit to) around, very good track record as a recruiter, does have the seal/stench of Calipari:)
Chris Mack -very good rep as an instructor and a solid Midwest recruiter, limited hc (Xavier) experience, 40
Randy Bennett- has made St. Mary’s into a consistent mid-major winner, Catholic school experience
Erik Reveno-rep as a very good big man coach, has made perennial doormat Portland into a postseason contender in short time, Catholic School experience
Brad Brownell-very successful at both UNC-W and Wright State, 41
Larry Harrison-Created the pipeline for Huggins to WV from our area, from Danbury, coached at Hartford (AE COY) , ex-NBA scout,
Josh Pastner
Brad Stevens-Butler is a top 25 team, 32, never missed the NCAA Tournament, 74-14 in 3 years
Jeff Capel
Charlton Young-CY helped Hewitt get a lot of SE players, not exactly articulate
Dave Rose-will very likely win MWC COY for the third time in his five years, Mormon
Kevin Willard-
Tony Shaver-took the beyond rural and womanless Hampden-Sydney to a D-III title game and made absolute doormat W&M into a contender and was named CAA COY twice already, mid-50s
Blaine Taylor-300+ wins, coached at ODU, Montana, and Stanford
Ben Jacobsen-39, set the record for wins last year and will likely break it this year, MVC COY last year
Doug Wojcik -played with David Robinson, revived Tulsa, 45, worked w/Izzo, but coached with Doh and Quartlebaum-with Jordan leaving, he’ll likely do the same
Brian Gregory-very good recruiter, Izzo disciple
Sydney Johnson-35, Assistant on Georgetown’s FF team, slowly resurrecting Princeton
Joe Dooley-NJ native, ECU head coach, 44, assistant for Fraschilla and Self’s NCAA title team
Ken McDonald-RI native, 39, great recruiter for Barnes at Clemson and Texas, led WKU to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in his only year
Billy Kennedy-a success at Southeastern LA and Murray St., was an assistant coach literally all over the country, 46
Steve Donahue-led isolated and frigid Cornell to back-to-back titles and the first Top 25 ranking in over forty years, 47
Ed Cooley-Al Skinner disciple, solid basketball mind, with the ability to get after it on the recruiting trail, has made Fairfield, a perennial coaching graveyard, into a competitive program
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Jeff Battle-right hand man for Skip Prosser and Gaudio, along w/ Pat Kelsey helped Wake land all of the talent
Scott Duncan-great eye and recruiter, arguably the go to guy on the West Coast
Russ Springmann-With McDonald, helped make Texas a recruiting powerhouse
Vince Taylor-Very good recruiter and articulate, spent time with three coaches that have won national titles: Pitino, Krzyzewski, and Tubby Smith
Chris Collins-hands down, Duke’s best recruiter over the past decade, very analytical basketball mind, has interest in the NBA
Donnie Jones-Pearl’s right hand man at UT and UWM,
Rod Strickland-sells the ex-NBA angle to guards, Bronx native, actually hits the pavement on recruiting
Steve Forbes-Pearl’s chief recruiter, got players for Gillispie at A&M, former head coach at JuCo powerhouse, Barton, 42