Dan McHale to EKU

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Tim1406 said:
Does anyone know the last UM assistant to be hired as a head coach anywhere? (prior to this one)
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Mike Peterson was Monson's top assistant for a couple of years and he was hired as the head women's coach at Wake Forest. He is now the head women's coach at North Texas.

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DeathClutch said:
I seem to recall that Papa P looked to Jr when Kevin Keatts left Louisville for the UNCW head job. Richard recommended Kenny Johnson, former Indiana assistant, and Rick hired him. I'm sure Richard has enough connections in the biz to find a good assistant himself.
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Of course he does, but the next home run they can hit is a second consecutive top 30 recruiting class. Next season is going to be very difficult, but with good young players on the floor, and another group equal or better on the way to Dinkytown, that should keep some of the wolves away from the door.

If Papa P. and friends and family can come up with a proven recruiter, who would be attracted to being the #2 guy at a B1G school, and Norwood decides to pay him union scale plus, I don't see the downside.
 

I suspect Richard boosted Dan for this job big time and gave him a hell of a recommendation. And since Pitino is so articulate and convincing... The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and the elder Pitino has been clear that he hires future head coaches and knows they won't be around forever. I'm sure Richard has the same outlook and same sense of decency.
 

thesanfordman said:
I like that Hokenson is a former player and from MN, but other than that, I don't think he has a ton going for him. He's an assistant at an awful mid-major program. And this is his first D1 job. He hasn't even recruited any Minnesota players to Western Illinois.

I mean that's nice that you know him and all, but he's not qualified.

Maybe what could happen is he becomes Director of Basketball Ops if Pomeday is promoted. Hokenson's profile on the Western Illinois website says that part of what he does is: "administers the day-to-to operations of the program, such as coordinating team travel, scheduling practices, compliance and monitoring academic progress," so I imagine he'd do well as the Director of Basketball Ops here.
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:rolleyes:

thesanfordman said:
Or maybe if they promote Pomeday, former Gophers video coordinator and current UNCW assistant Casey Stanley will become Director of Basketball Ops.
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:rolleyes:

Guys aren't leaving assistant jobs at lower-level DI schools to become DBO for the Gophers. Pomeday has this job because he settled for it after being fired from his previous job. Hokenson or Stanley are plenty qualified - I highly doubt either will get the job or even be in consideration for it, though.
 

Bad Gopher said:
I suspect Richard boosted Dan for this job big time and gave him a hell of a recommendation. And since Pitino is so articulate and convincing... The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and the elder Pitino has been clear that he hires future head coaches and knows they won't be around forever. I'm sure Richard has the same outlook and same sense of decency.
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You are spot on there Bad. I was just talking with a guy who is close with a coach from the Rick Pitino coaching tree. Rick told the guy when he hired him that they would have a problem if the guy wasn't hired as a head coach inside of 5 years. He was.

With this strategy - it's easy to get good assistants who are good recruiters to come on board. Most of them desire to be hired as head coach somewhere.
 


I can't recall if it is Calipari or Rick Pitino, but one of them has said that they don't hire assistants, they hire future head coaches.

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BleedGopher said:
I can't recall if it is Calipari or Rick Pitino, but one of them has said that they don't hire assistants, they hire future head coaches.

Go Gophers!!
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Cal might say it, but Rick definitely does/has.
 

Bad Gopher said:
I suspect Richard boosted Dan for this job big time and gave him a hell of a recommendation. And since Pitino is so articulate and convincing... The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and the elder Pitino has been clear that he hires future head coaches and knows they won't be around forever. I'm sure Richard has the same outlook and same sense of decency.
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Either that or they needed to clear space on the coaching staff.
 




Glad for McHale. From where I sit he's easily the most qualified guy on the staff to be a head coach, and on top of that he's a quality guy.
 

SelectionSunday said:
Glad for McHale. From where I sit he's easily the most qualified guy on the staff to be a head coach, and on top of that he's a quality guy.
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That I wouldn't know. I did just review his resume though. Looks to me like we're moving on up.
 

per the Courier Journal:

And so starts Richard Pitino's coaching tree. He has a ways to go to catch his father, but McHale marks the first of his staffers to land a head coaching job.

McHale, a former Kentucky student manager and Louisville staff assistant/director of video operations, confirmed the hire to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

"I'm excited to take on a new challenge and represent a great university in Eastern Kentucky," McHale told the paper. "I'm just ready for the next part of my journey. I couldn't have done this without coach Pitino and everything we've done at the University of Minnesota. I'll miss Minnesota on a daily basis, but this was the right decision for me and my family. Coach Pitino and his staff absolutely have his program going in the right direction."

http://www.courier-journal.com/stor...pitinos-coaching-tree-starts-at-eku/25457935/

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millions2spare said:
Anthony Grant might be in the hunt....

he is a friend of Ellis and Norwood
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Damn, that would be an awesome hire. He was also at Florida with Billy Donovan from '96-'06. Maybe there is a chance.

Assistant coach
A native of Miami, Florida, served for ten years as an assistant to Billy Donovan at the University of Florida (UF). The 1999 and 2000 teams made the first back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in school history and the 2000 squad made UF's first appearance in the National Championship game, where they lost to Michigan State. In the spring of 2002, Grant was elevated to the title of Associate Head Coach after serving as an assistant for his first six seasons.

Grant played a key role in helping the Gators to the 2006 NCAA title, the 2005 and 2006 Southeastern Conference Tournament titles, three SEC Eastern Division titles and back-to-back SEC Championships in 2000 and 2001. The Gators have reached eight straight NCAA Tournaments, capped by the national title in 2006 in which Florida became the first team since the 1968 UCLA Bruins to win both the national semifinal and the final by at least 15 points. The Gators were 226–98 (.698) during Grant's 10-year stint in Gainesville. Prior to the University of Florida, Grant served as an assistant to Donovan for two years at Marshall University helping them to a 35–20 record. Grant also served as an assistant coach during the 1993–94 season at Stetson.
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Agree, Grant would be an excellent addition. Can't hurt to have a lead assistant who was a former head coach at a big-time program.
 

Is this just speculation regarding Grant or has someone heard a rumor?
 


Grant would be an unbelievable hire.

Believe I saw him I the studio on one of the Turner Networks during the tourney. Imagine he could get a studio or game analyst gig if he wanted.
 


millions2spare said:
Anthony Grant might be in the hunt....

he is a friend of Ellis and Norwood
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Oh the irony, the former Al coach taking an assistant job at the school under the coach that some thought would go to Al. Irony or maybe it is just a Möbius strip.


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Grant made really nice money for a number of years at Alabama. McHale made $215,000 at Minnesota (source:http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/205469961.html). Even if Teague went to $400,000, that's still less than a quarter of what Grant was making at Alabama. My guess is he'd rather sit out and do TV and probably end up with a head job at a mid major next year. Would have to be tough to get back to the grind as an assistant coach in Grant's spot. I realize it's been done before, but it seems like an awfully long shot.
 


dpodoll68 said:
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:rolleyes:

Guys aren't leaving assistant jobs at lower-level DI schools to become DBO for the Gophers. Pomeday has this job because he settled for it after being fired from his previous job. Hokenson or Stanley are plenty qualified - I highly doubt either will get the job or even be in consideration for it, though.
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Being a DOBO at a high-major is above being the lowest assistant at one of the worst Division-I programs in the country (I'm referring to Hokenson). There is no doubt about that, dpo.

I think Stanley would be paid slightly higher or about the same to be a DOBO here than his current position as the lowest assistant for UNCW. But he fits in better as an assistant anyway because he's a basketball genius. He wouldn't want or be a fit to be DOBO here, better for him to stay as an assistant.
 

MadtownGopher said:
Damn. Hope this doesn't hurt our recruiting too much. Kimani is still still an elite recruiter on the east coast and Ben Johnson is as good as it gets in-state. Wonder if either Ben or Kimani get a promotion or if the new coach will replace McHale as the lead assistant.
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"elite" and "as good as it get"? Those are awful bold statements about a pair of assistants that have inked exactly one 4 star recruit...combined. I'm not saying they aren't good recruiters and bad coaches, but I think it's important to keep in perspective how they have done before we praise them so heavily.
 

thesanfordman said:
Being a DOBO at a high-major is above being the lowest assistant at one of the worst Division-I programs in the country (I'm referring to Hokenson). There is no doubt about that, dpo.

I think Stanley would be paid slightly higher or about the same to be a DOBO here than his current position as the lowest assistant for UNCW. But he fits in better as an assistant anyway because he's a basketball genius. He wouldn't want or be a fit to be DOBO here, better for him to stay as an assistant.
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Incorrect. Guys get DBO jobs in order to become assistants, not the other way around.

I also very much doubt that he makes less than Pomeday. Or, I should say, less than the typical Minnesota DBO. Pomeday probably makes more than almost any DBO because he is extremely overqualified for the position.
 

dpodoll68 said:
Incorrect.
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What is incorrect?

A search of public information shows the last three years of Hokenson's wages at WUI:

FY12: $47,040
FY13: $48,216
FY14: $57,000



The Golden Gopher DOBO wages:

2011-12: Joe Esposito $90,249
2012-13: Josh Adel $75,000
2014-15: Nate Pomeday ??????? (no public record posted yet)
 

tjgopher said:
What is incorrect?

A search of public information shows the last three years of Hokenson's wages at WUI:

FY12: $47,040
FY13: $48,216
FY14: $57,000



The Golden Gopher DOBO wages:

2011-12: Joe Esposito $90,249
2012-13: Josh Adel $75,000
2014-15: Nate Pomeday ??????? (no public record posted yet)
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Uh oh, DPO gets proven incorrect. Hard to skew those numbers. I'd be surprised if Pitino didn't already have his own contacts lined up (ref. to Hokenson)
 

tjgopher said:
What is incorrect?

A search of public information shows the last three years of Hokenson's wages at WUI:

FY12: $47,040
FY13: $48,216
FY14: $57,000



The Golden Gopher DOBO wages:

2011-12: Joe Esposito $90,249
2012-13: Josh Adel $75,000
2014-15: Nate Pomeday ??????? (no public record posted yet)
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