Oliver Purnell out at DePaul
Anthony Grant out at Alabama

I'm thinking Brian Gregory is probably the only hot seat in the ACC. Rick Barnes has got to be on the hot seat as well, especially of Texas is on the wrong side of the bubble tonight.

[Edited on March 15, 2015 at 5:20 PM. Reason : Y'all add to my incomplete list ]

3/15/2015 5:20:10 PM

I think Georgia Tech still has one two more years of paying Hewitt ~$1.2 million annually for his buyout so I doubt they'd add Gregory's (supposedly ~$2.4 million total over 3 years) on top of whatever it costs them to hire a new coach, but maybe they have more money than I realize.

[Edited on March 15, 2015 at 5:29 PM. Reason : ]

3/15/2015 5:26:33 PM

Yeah that'd be the only reason not to fire him.

Crean at Indiana is another one I forgot about being on the hot seat.

[Edited on March 15, 2015 at 5:30 PM. Reason : A]

3/15/2015 5:28:18 PM

Barnes should be out at Texas, Crean has a pretty big buyout

3/15/2015 5:30:40 PM

Charlotte's coach is fired

3/15/2015 7:30:58 PM

Barnes and Crean saved their jobs for now. I don't think we will see any ACC coaching changes this year which is remarkable. Could actually be a very quiet coaching carousel this year.

3/15/2015 9:49:43 PM

DePaul - Oliver Purnell
Alabama - Anthony Grant
East Tennesse State - Murry Bartow
Nevada - David Carter
Liberty - Dale Layer
Penn - Jerome Allen
Utah Valley - Dick Hunsaker
Illinois - Chicago - Howard Moore
Citadel - Chuck Driesell
SIU Edwardsville - Lennox Forrestor
Holy Cross - Milan Brown

3/15/2015 10:00:02 PM

LOL at Liberty. Their mens team was a huge pile of steaming shit. I live in VA and catch some of their games on radio and recaps. What a nightmare of a team.

Also only one major conference firing so far...

[Edited on March 15, 2015 at 10:16 PM. Reason : s]

3/15/2015 10:16:08 PM

so ETSU apparently reached out to "NC State assistants" about their opening. I hope Lutz doesn't bail on us.

#sources

3/15/2015 10:43:22 PM

Seems like Lutz has had better offers than ETSU the last few offseasons that he's turned down.

3/15/2015 10:52:55 PM

I was under the impression that he interviewed for a few jobs but hadn't been offered one yet.

Quote :

"Bartow’s base pay is $164,800. According to the athletic director, the long-time men’s basketball coach brings in roughly $1.2 million in revenue a year."

That second line is a little unclear as I have a hard time believing he gets $1+ million in supplementary income as the head coach of ETSU, but maybe I'm wrong. IIRC, Lutz is getting close to double Bartow's salary here, but I guess that doesn't matter much if his ultimate goal is to be head coach again.

3/15/2015 11:28:35 PM

You may be right about the interviewing but not offering. I couldn't remember for sure.

I wonder if that means that ETSU program generates that much revenue? Like...it says he as the coach brings in $1.2M in revenue. But revenue obviously =/= salary. So I have no idea what that's about

3/15/2015 11:34:26 PM

I was thinking the same thing (revenue brought in by the program) but it says "coach brings in..." which is what makes it strange. I have a feeling it's the program revenue though, and the writer of that article just did a bad job, because I can't think of any way that an ETSU coach pulls in an extra $1+ million in compensation.

3/15/2015 11:53:53 PM

3/16/2015 12:18:22 AM

Paul Hewitt out at George Mason lol

3/16/2015 9:00:55 AM

man, I know that dude must really love actually coaching basketball, but I can't say I feel too bad for him since he'll collect $2.4 million from GT over the next two year for doing nothing, in addition to whatever buyout he gets from George Mason for the $750k left on his deal. and he just got a "longevity bonus" of $85k a couple weeks ago.

3/16/2015 5:43:23 PM

Paul Hewitt was great because Jarrett Jack happened. Period.

3/16/2015 5:48:02 PM

Yeah i surprised he wanted another job so quickly. I figured with that kinda buyout he'd just take a few years, maybe do announcing or something. And try to get back into coaching later

3/16/2015 6:45:41 PM

Paul Hewitt didn't take a few years off because his GT contract/buyout was fully guaranteed and did not change regardless of whether he got another coaching job. 99.999% of buyouts are not this way, and if the coach gets another job, the previous school only has to make up the difference in salary.

Paul Hewitt is my hero.

Also one time he turned around and told me/us to and i quote "SHUT THE FUCK UP". good times.

3/16/2015 6:51:29 PM

his agent is the real MVP

3/16/2015 7:06:40 PM

well honestly, it has less to do with his agent and more to do with the GT athletic director/board of trustees (or whoever approves contracts) being morons. because chan gailey got a similar deal. He made $4 million after he got fired.

3/16/2015 7:16:56 PM

^^The reason why Lutz stuck around with us and didn't take a head coaching position.

3/16/2015 7:19:01 PM

I don't really know the details of Gailey's contract so it may have been the same, but the awesome part about Hewitt's contract (for him, at least) was that it automatically extended one year each and every year, no matter what (barring NCAA violations or criminal activity or anything like that). He constantly had somewhere between 5 & 6 years remaining on his contract so it's not like they could have waited him out for the buyout to get lower, so his buyout was always going to be at least ~$7 million.

3/16/2015 8:01:37 PM

Hahaha Hewitt's agent is the GOAT.

3/16/2015 8:07:21 PM

yeah and IIRC, Hewitt's estate would have gotten paid the same amount if he died. basically the only way GT wouldn't have to pay that money was if he got fired for cause (which they probably could have done if they waited like 4 more months when the NCAA put them on probation for major recruiting violations committed under Hewitt)

in other news...
San Diego fires Bill Grier
Penn hires Steve Donahue

3/16/2015 8:18:46 PM

ESPN says Brian Gregory will be coming back. Surely a financial issue as others have said itt

3/16/2015 8:27:17 PM

Yeah, IDK about Gailey's contract, but they fired him with 4 years left on it($1mil a year), so it wouldn't surprise me if that was the case.

3/16/2015 10:20:50 PM

(eventually)

Quote :

"Syracuse, N.Y. — Jim Boeheim will spend three more years on the sidelines before retiring as part of an agreement between the Hall of Fame coach and Syracuse officials. Syracuse officials made the announcement in the wake of the NCAA's penalties against the SU basketball program, which were announced less than two weeks ago. The move comes on the heels of Wednesday's announcement that Daryl Gross is out as Syracuse athletic director. The announcement marks the first time that Boeheim and SU officials have put an actual date on his retirement."

http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2015/03/jim_boeheim_will_step_aside_after_three_seasons.html

3/18/2015 11:03:39 AM

Good night...sweet prince

3/18/2015 11:11:04 AM

1 down 3 to go!

3/18/2015 11:41:01 AM

Mississippi State fires Rick Ray
University of Illinois at Chicago hires Indiana assistant Steve McClain

Mississippi State has a couple 3-4 star (depending on service) commits at guard. wonder if we'll take a look at them now (and vice versa)

[Edited on March 21, 2015 at 2:19 PM. Reason : ]

3/21/2015 2:12:01 PM

Ben Howland to Mississippi State per ESPN

3/23/2015 1:55:58 PM

Alabama reportedly is gonna go all out for Gregggg Marshall. Doubt they get him - but who knows.

3/23/2015 5:05:10 PM

HERB ON DECK

3/24/2015 8:31:13 AM

Quote :

"Jeff Goodman @GoodmanESPN · 4m 4 minutes ago Arizona State has fired Herb Sendek after nine seasons, sources told ESPN. Story: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12551144/herb-sendek-fired-arizona-state-sun-devils-men-basketball-coach …"

3/24/2015 1:20:12 PM

Hey, he actually got fired this time...

3/24/2015 2:00:08 PM

was there not a lateral move available to Gudger College?

3/24/2015 2:05:43 PM

I wonder which mid major he'll go to


ASU messageboard thinks they have a shot at Golden State and the Lakers head coach haha

[Edited on March 24, 2015 at 2:20 PM. Reason : .]

3/24/2015 2:08:12 PM

^We thought we were getting Bill Cowher for football. Optimism always shines through hypotheticals.

3/24/2015 2:32:31 PM

Sounds like Jeff Capel is ASU's main target.

3/24/2015 2:35:31 PM

^^who is "we", you got a mouse in your pocket?

3/24/2015 2:42:17 PM

did anyone who actively followed State football really think we'd get Cowher?

3/24/2015 2:47:08 PM

Idiots did. So, pack pride.

3/24/2015 2:52:01 PM

hornets asst mark price to charlotte 49ers

3/25/2015 8:09:12 AM

/r/mildlyinteresting

Quote :

"Oliver Purnell RESIGNED from DePaul. He was not fired. Why is this important? Purnell has been a head coach at five different schools for 27 consecutive years and has never been fired. This is easily the most underrated streak in coaching, and it may be impossible to duplicate this record of amicable departure."

3/26/2015 11:34:09 AM

Archie signs extension, locked up through the 21-22 season.

http://www.whio.com/news/sports/college-basketball/ud-extends-archie-millers-contract/nkftM/

I was looking at their coaching history prior to Archie.

Brian Gregory's ceiling at GT was an NIT championship and had once NCAA appearance in his career there. GT snagged him two years after the NIT championship after a 1st round exit from the NIT.

Oliver Purnell before him had once NCAAT appearance and a bunch of NIT appearances.

I mean I realize Clemson and GT aren't exactly historical basketball powerhouses, but you'd think they could aim and hit higher than that.

Archie's gone to the NCAAT twice in three years, with an elite 8 and a round of 32 exit. Not too bad. If he continues, somebody is gonna buy him out. This all works out well for Archie. He's got at least 6 years of job security and if the right program come knocking he can move up or re-up his contract at least.

3/26/2015 11:48:27 AM

^Yeah I really think he will wait until a power conference school comes calling. He has it pretty good at Dayton. He is winning, a lot of support, nice arena, and at probably one of the best basketball schools in the A10. Could easily see Indiana going after him once Crean is out.

3/26/2015 9:09:16 PM

Tyndall out at Tennessee...the annual Tennessee basketball coaching search is underway

3/27/2015 11:49:48 AM

^^

Yeah the A-10 is a legit basketball conference. With Richmond and VCU in my backyard, i've seen a lot of A-10 ball over the past couple of years, and from the games i've gone to, A-10 is like the ACC's mini-me. Hell, VCU has a better atmosphere than several ACC teams.

Gregg Doyel's been talking up Archie to Indiana for a few weeks now, though it looks like Crean's job is safe for this year at least.

3/27/2015 12:01:40 PM

And we've easily lost to A-10 teams in the tourney

3/27/2015 12:15:28 PM