The only thing I can think of is serious commitment from major donors to legitimize the talent. James Harden recently came out and said he’d be throwing money in. And it’s one of the wealthier fan bases
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Hard for a program to recover after a bad season. Not quite Prohm bad, but Keats was given enough time to build a consistent NCAA Tournament program.
It could also be driven by the ACC's new revenue sharing model and possible realignment in early 2030's.
And ASU is in a major fiscal deficit (bailed out by money from the university) and so therefore they probably don’t want to make a change and have to pay a buyout to get a decent coach out of his current contract
After four seasons leading the Gophers, it was announced early Thursday morning that Ben Johnson would not be returning
The Gophers fired men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson early Thursday after four years at the helm.
Niko Medved seems like the most no brainer hire, so they will probably target someone else.
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This is kind of wild: Minnesota AD Mark Coyle is on the selection committee and was in Indiana yesterday, which means he flew back in secrecy to Minneapolis late Wednesday to fire Ben Johnson. "It was ruthless," one source said.
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Niko Medved would crawl to Minneapolis from Fort Collins for that job so naturally it'll be an NBA assistant or failed head coach that's never recruited or been involved in the college game.
I'm not that concerned with Devries leaving. I get he doesnt have the best roster, but he has some ugly losses.
Some of the more "insider" posters say the loss to colo. is a direct result of a lack of funding. Apparently, Devries told WVU he needed an additional 500k NIL to get a legit big man, and was told no.
Some of the more "insider" posters say the loss to colo. is a direct result of a lack of funding. Apparently, Devries told WVU he needed an additional 500k NIL to get a legit big man, and was told no.
Yes, he was there for one year before he bolted for Colorado State. 2017-18.
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This is a perfect example of why these articles are click bait. Ben Johnson was just fired and hours later publications are writing about coaching candidates. The authors of these articles have no clue who the AD is actively pursuing at this time... the position has literally been open for a couple hours! Rather these authors simply want people to read their article.. it's pure click bait
Just keep that in mind next time TJ is mentioned in one of these articles
This is a perfect example of why these articles are click bait. Ben Johnson was just fired and hours later publications are writing about coaching candidates. The authors of these articles have no clue who the AD is actively pursuing at this time... the position has literally been open for a couple hours! Rather these authors simply want people to read their article.. it's pure click bait
Just keep that in mind next time TJ is mentioned in one of these articles
Ben is a fine coach but idk how you sell a fanbase on a dude who hasnt coached a ncaa tournament game since 2016
I'd be shocked at this point. He's a lifer at UNI and that's a good thing for both sides.
crazy GMac now has coaching tree with like 6 HCs
