Head Coach Search for MBB

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SCH890
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12:00a, 1/23/25
Been seeing good stats thrown around from some users on the site. But I thought it would be good to make an actual forum so we don't lose them in the chaos of the 2024-2025 thread.

So far names I've seen thrown around are:
Tom Brown WTAMU, James Miller OSU, Jase Herl UNT,Mike Boynton Michigan,Jeremey Cox OSU and Desmond Haymon Tulsa
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SFASawmillGuy
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12:25a, 1/23/25
I say we just offer Brad Underwood ownership of Lake Nacogdoches and invite him back.
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7:39a, 1/23/25
Another D2 coach to consider is Brett Ballard at Washburn. They are the current #1 team in D2. He played at KU and his coaching stops include KU, Tulsa and Wake Forest. 44 years old. Seems very likeable.
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9:27a, 1/23/25
Wish coach Keller and family the best.


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11:46a, 1/23/25
Would love to get Jeremy Cox back. I truly believe our success was due in large part to him.
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In reply to SFASawmillGuy • 11:47a, 1/23/25
SFASawmillGuy said:
I say we just offer Brad Underwood ownership of Lake Nacogdoches and invite him back.

Too late, Illinois already gave him Lake Michigan.
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3:19p, 1/23/25
"History has no rubbish heap." Louis Blake Duff
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In reply to RedRiverLa • 10:47p, 1/23/25
RedRiverLa said:
SFASawmillGuy said:
I say we just offer Brad Underwood ownership of Lake Nacogdoches and invite him back.

Too late, Illinois already gave him Lake Michigan.


Well, we'll just have to invade Minnesota and get him a superior Lake. A Lake Superior as it where.
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In reply to TallTexan • 11:11p, 1/23/25
TallTexan said:
RedRiverLa said:
SFASawmillGuy said:
I say we just offer Brad Underwood ownership of Lake Nacogdoches and invite him back.

Too late, Illinois already gave him Lake Michigan.


Well, we'll just have to invade Minnesota and get him a superior Lake. A Lake Superior as it where.


Good plan, I don't think Minnesota would be hard to take, a lot have already relocated.
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In reply to SFAXE93 • 10:28a, 1/24/25
At some point I would think that McBroom is smart enough to hire someone who has not worked with or for him previously. There are plenty of great fish in the coaching sea who would love the chance to upright this ship.
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11:05a, 1/24/25
Hate to see Coach Keller gone but it was time to move on.

I bet there will be a lot of top assistant coaches from Major Programs wanting to come to Nac. Excited to see who they bring in.




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11:15a, 1/24/25
Should be a hot job for sure. Lots of good history in the recent years. The powers that be really needs to get this one right.
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In reply to SFA Jack Fanatic • 11:43a, 1/24/25
SFA Jack Fanatic said:
At some point I would think that McBroom is smart enough to hire someone who has not worked with or for him previously. There are plenty of great fish in the coaching sea who would love the chance to upright this ship.
I do agree as well but in this case the guy is decorated for success. Unless we have some big name P5 assisstant coach with a great track record of being a HC then Im all for it. But I just don't see some of the names flying around as that. While some are former SFA Coaches I would be all for but I want to see success not just former names.
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5:51a, 1/25/25
The problem is we need to temper our expectations. We wanted another Brad Underwood right away. BU lost 14 games and 1 conference game in 3 years. That's 89-14 and 53-1 which more than likely just isn't realistic, at least not with a coach taking over a full rebuild, which with the transfer portal is going to happen with any coaching change.

It's important to remember Brad took over a team with Thomas Walkup, Jake Parker, and Trey Pinkney already on the roster. He didn't need to recruit those dudes. He had them. That's never going to happen again on a transfer portal era roster during a coaching change.

Whoever we hire, they're gonna have a tough time starting off because they're gonna need to rebuild their roster. The second the season is over any player worth a damn is gonna hit the portal and we won't know what we have until the new hire brings in his own dudes a few weeks into his job.

I bring this up because when a new coach is announced, it needs to be someone who doesn't hit the ground running, but sprinting.
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7:58a, 1/25/25
...and he had 3-point shooters like Deshaunt Walker and Demetrious Floyd
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In reply to SFASawmillGuy • 8:00a, 1/25/25
SFASawmillGuy said:
The problem is we need to temper our expectations. We wanted another Brad Underwood right away. BU lost 14 games and 1 conference game in 3 years. That's 89-14 and 53-1 which more than likely just isn't realistic, at least not with a coach taking over a full rebuild, which with the transfer portal is going to happen with any coaching change.

It's important to remember Brad took over a team with Thomas Walkup, Jake Parker, and Trey Pinkney already on the roster. He didn't need to recruit those dudes. He had them. That's never going to happen again on a transfer portal era roster during a coaching change.

Whoever we hire, they're gonna have a tough time starting off because they're gonna need to rebuild their roster. The second the season is over any player worth a damn is gonna hit the portal and we won't know what we have until the new hire brings in his own dudes a few weeks into his job.

I bring this up because when a new coach is announced, it needs to be someone who doesn't hit the ground running, but sprinting.
. There you go again. Bringing sense and reason to the situation. lol.
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7:07p, 1/25/25
Assistants who have never been head coach but are great recruiters and from the East Texas area.

Jai Lucas (Associate Head Coach Duke)
Hometown - Houston, Texas
Alma Mater - University of Texas
Age - 36 Years Old

Assistant Coach - Texas
Assistant Coach - Kentucky
Associate Head Coach - Duke

Brandon Chappell (Assistant Coach Texas)
Hometown - Beaumont, Texas
Alma Mater - Lamar
Age - 41 Years Old

Assistant Coach - Armstrong State
Assistant Coach - Northern Arizona
Assistant Coach - Arkansas - Fort Smith
Assistant Coach - Lamar
Assistant Coach - UNLV
Assistant Coach - Texas

Alvin Brooks III (Associate Head Coach Kentucky)
Hometown - Houston, Texas
Alma Mater - Idaho State
Age - 45 Years Old

Assistant Coach - Arkansas - Fort Smith
Assistant Coach - Midland
Assistant Coach - Bradley
Assistant Coach - Sam Houston State
Assistant Coach - Kansas State
Associate Head Coach - Baylor
Associate Head Coach - Kentucky
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In reply to SFAXE93 • 9:06p, 1/25/25
That's the kind of coaches that I hope they will pursue.
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In reply to SFAXE93 • 9:35p, 1/25/25
SFAXE93 said:
Assistants who have never been head coach but are great recruiters and from the East Texas area.

Jai Lucas (Associate Head Coach Duke)
Hometown - Houston, Texas
Alma Mater - University of Texas
Age - 36 Years Old

Assistant Coach - Texas
Assistant Coach - Kentucky
Associate Head Coach - Duke

Brandon Chappell (Assistant Coach Texas)
Hometown - Beaumont, Texas
Alma Mater - Lamar
Age - 41 Years Old

Assistant Coach - Armstrong State
Assistant Coach - Northern Arizona
Assistant Coach - Arkansas - Fort Smith
Assistant Coach - Lamar
Assistant Coach - UNLV
Assistant Coach - Texas

Alvin Brooks III (Associate Head Coach Kentucky)
Hometown - Houston, Texas
Alma Mater - Idaho State
Age - 45 Years Old

Assistant Coach - Arkansas - Fort Smith
Assistant Coach - Midland
Assistant Coach - Bradley
Assistant Coach - Sam Houston State
Assistant Coach - Kansas State
Associate Head Coach - Baylor
Associate Head Coach - Kentucky


Do you honestly think we could afford Associate HC's at Duke or Kentucky? I wouldn't be surprised if they already make as much as we could offer them for our HC position.
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10:03p, 1/25/25
True it would be a pay cut for Brooks, but Brad Underwood was the Associate Head Coach at South Carolina when SFA hired him.

I don't think the money would matter at first, it's more the opportunity at getting that first head coaching gig, and what an opportunity it would be to bring back a once prestigious basketball program, not to mention some pretty nice facilities to work in.

I'm thinking of it as SFA being that stepping stone that would lead to bigger opportunities at bigger schools, like Underwood got, who now makes almost $5M at Illinois.

SFA could probably do $450K

Salaries reports I could find...

Alvin Brooks III - $800K
Brandon Chappell - $376K
Jai Lucas - $300K
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