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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: ILLINICHIEF on March 22, 2026, 09:28:01 AM
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South Florida Bryan Hodgson hired by Providence - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48277628/sources-providence-hire-usf-bryan-hodgson-new-hc
EMPTY SEATS AT BETTER KNOWN SCHOOLS AS OF NOW:
ASU
Butler
Boston College
Cincinnati
Syracuse
Charlotte
Pepperdine
LIKELY RUMORED SEATS AVAILABLE:
LSU
OKLAHOMA
OREGON - RETIRE?
GEORGETOWN ?
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Thought Moser was confirmed back at Oklahoma
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Thought Moser was confirmed back at Oklahoma
About 10 hrs ago, didn't see that, McNamara is going to be hired by Cuse.
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Anyone want to shoot Bill Self a text?
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Get ready to put UNC on this list. If they abandon their stupid "we need a Dean Smith legacy" stance, it's one the few jobs that can move someone at Nate Oats's or TJ Otzelberger's level.
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Miller to Charlotte, seems like an underachievement to me. Oh well.
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Anyone want to shoot Bill Self a text?
Maybe KU would do a swap for Underwood?
https://fieldlevelmedia.com/ncaab/kansas-coach-bill-self-will-take-time-to-evaluate-future/
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Anyone want to shoot Bill Self a text?
Couldn't hurt, I'm sure he'd be flattered.
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Not 100% sure I’d want Self over Underwood in 2026. Self won big when being at KU had tons of advantages, like being able to pay players without repercussions. Since the playing field has been leveled he’s been objectively worse than Underwood.
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Change of scenery bump.
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Change of scenery bump.
Shave the "coochie" that's a change of scenery bump!!! (inner jobu came out there) LOL
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Randy Bennett from Arizona going home to Tempe...Good Luck their, but there is a l OO t of appeal for young basketball players to attend. NIL or not!!!
Really, really good hire here.
McDermott leaving Creighton (retiring) Huss already noted to replace, no secret here. St Mary's is promoting their asst as well.
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Calhoun (Cincy Grad) going back home.
So far
ASU
K-State
Cincinnati
All just got better imo with these hires...good days ahead imo.
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Not 100% sure I’d want Self over Underwood in 2026. Self won big when being at KU had tons of advantages, like being able to pay players without repercussions. Since the playing field has been leveled he’s been objectively worse than Underwood.
I hadn't realized how hard he's crashed in the tourney recently. He's failed to reach the 2nd weekend in 6 of the last 7 tournaments with the lone exception being the title year in 2022. I thought for sure he had another deep run or two in that time.
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I hadn't realized how hard he's crashed in the tourney recently. He's failed to reach the 2nd weekend in 6 of the last 7 tournaments with the lone exception being the title year in 2022. I thought for sure he had another deep run or two in that time.
Yep and meanwhile several B12 programs have caught up or passed KU
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Yep and meanwhile several B12 programs have caught up or passed KU
Kansas as of the last 4-5 years has not been "feared" as they had been in the past, including when playing at Allen Fieldhouse.
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KU/Self have not handled the NIL era well. Teams with no depth and reliant on finding a new wing scorer every year, which is a train wreck when you're bringing in AJ Storr and Tre White.
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Hubert Davis is GONE...leading buyout candidate is Otzelberger imo. 4 million others rumored are North of 10 million buy a lot!!!
McCasland might be an option, it would certainly be a HUGE upgrade over Texas Tech.
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Hubert Davis is GONE...leading buyout candidate is Otzelberger imo. 4 million others rumored are North of 10 million buy a lot!!!
McCasland might be an option, it would certainly be a HUGE upgrade over Texas Tech.
Kenny “The Jet” Smith…
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KU job about to open up?
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Will Wade return to LSU is sounding more and more likely by the minute
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Will Wade return to LSU is sounding more and more likely by the minute
Is it being billed as a return to the scene of the crime ?
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Self is out at Kansas per early reports, later today.....who gets that primo job?
If I were Will Wade, I would be stumping for that position over LSU or any other. Buyout around 5 million, Kansas could easily absorb that.
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would be funny if Underwood went to Kansas
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would be funny if Underwood went to Kansas
I’d be thrilled with a swap.
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would be funny if Underwood went to Kansas
Yes, but won't happen. I truly think that BU wants to try and get the ILLINI back to the "Flyin ILLINI" kind of days, and more importantly a National Powerhouse. He is getting there, Thursday will be a tipping point moving forward though.
Kansas or UNC may end up with Scott Drew, he has done about all he can do at Baylor, however does seem comfy there, maybe he doesn't want anything other than that? Buyout is relatively low by todays standards 4.5 mil, any blue blood can afford that.
May I don't see leaving
Golden is going to get a bigger bank 3 years in a row. Why leave Florida recruiting grounds?
Wade rumored to LSU, but I could see him at Kansas though.
Wright, wants to unretire? UNC makes the most sense if he does, I don't think he does though.
Oats is the easy one for UNC imo, buyout ? Who cares if it's a blue blood?
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I’d be thrilled with a swap.
Swapping with which guy, they get BU, we get?
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Swapping with which guy, they get BU, we get?
I think he means we get self and they get underwood
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I think he means we get self and they get underwood
That is what I assumed as well, except Self is not on the table. LOL
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Chris Mack to USF
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Chris Mack to USF
Good catch, seems to be an underachieving step for him. Maybe he is just a smaller college great coach, and a larger college bad to good coach?
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3096709/2022/01/27/how-chris-mack-fell-so-hard-so-fast-at-louisville-he-just-didnt-handle-all-of-this-very-well/
He has the record going for him. I would have thought if he had waited on the chairs to quit spinning his name may have come up for something better, but hey he gets the South Florida recruiting base.
He may want to stay outta the S. Florida sun with that dome though.
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Bill Self says “not so fast” on retirement rumor.
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Bill Self says “not so fast” on retirement rumor.
He Gone, he just wants it on his own terms imo. Internet mumbo jumbo, doesn't befit his 23 year career there.
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worst kept secret Wade to LSU
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Well Izzo is obviously not going anywhere, interesting although I don't care for his whiny ass, he is a hell of a coach and this article is probably the most geniune he has ever seemed in public to me at least.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48328025/izzo-scoffs-retirement-talk-michigan-state-sweet-16-loss
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Sounds like Groce might be on the move to Charleston.
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Sounds like Groce might be on the move to Charleston.
Is that a better job than Akron?
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Sounds like Groce might be on the move to Charleston.
That's a downgrade imo
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Is that a better job than Akron?
No with the exception of Belmont, who I hope we get a couple of players from this year....no other team to speak of
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That's a downgrade imo
Charleston has to be like a million times better place to live.
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yeah akron is a fucking DUMP
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Charleston has to be like a million times better place to live.
The point I think was about the job....basketball, I agree Charleston is a ton better, Akron is a shithole, lived very close for almost 5 years...not again. But basketball wise, not sure Charleston is even a lateral move over Akron?
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At that level, who cares? If the pay is similar, I’ll take the far better place to live.
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At that level, who cares? If the pay is similar, I’ll take the far better place to live.
chris mack was at 1.1 Groce at 800,000, your right if he can get the same $$$. If nothing else he gets out of that area.
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The point I think was about the job....basketball, I agree Charleston is a ton better, Akron is a shithole, lived very close for almost 5 years...not again. But basketball wise, not sure Charleston is even a lateral move over Akron?
Easy way to find out - what are the NIL budgets
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Billy Donovan seems to be the favorite for the UNC job. Would be a grand slam hire for UNC and a win for Donovan IMO as well.
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Billy Donovan seems to be the favorite for the UNC job. Would be a grand slam hire for UNC and a win for Donovan IMO as well.
Agreed, he seems to have let the NBA game wear on him, seems ready to go back to college ranks.
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Lloyd to UNC?
Scheyer to the Bulls?
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Just watched part of the McNamara introduction as the new Cuse coach....very honest, but man he looked like he already knew he was in over his head and a deer in headlights. Good luck to them.
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I think Donovan to UNC would've already happened if it was going to. Got to be Lloyd or May.
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I think Donovan to UNC would've already happened if it was going to. Got to be Lloyd or May.
I would not be surprised to see Lloyd, May I don't think so.
Michigan can boast history, C-Ship, Fab Five, legacy and playing in the BEST conference. Arizona although a very good history as well, doesn't qualify imo as being a school you stay at to skip going to a ONCE in a lifetime position. Lloyd is also being very "i'm concetrating on the Final Four etc" as he should be, but he hasn't shot down the idea. I think he skips Tucson for Chapel Hill...........I really don' think it's to hard of a choice actually. He doesn't lose anything and gains alot!
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Self staying one more year to continue his sweet sixteen drought
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Lloyd ain't going anywhere.
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UNC hiring Mike Malone. Great hire if he can bring Jokic with him.
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UNC hiring Mike Malone. Great hire if he can bring Jokic with him.
He was replaced in Denver by Alfred E Neuman.
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https://share.google/ahFmJU8kHliOgc2uN
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"What, me worry?"
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How deep is UNC about to go......I mean Malone has the NBA chops, so he should be able to sell that.
Almost to the year since he was fired by the Nuggets.
Just don't see this ending well....with Jokic (we have his agent), Malone was able to win...until he didn't. Without Jokic, 2 yrs at Sac Town, fired, 10 years with Nuggets and Jokic, still got fired?
My guess is over/under at UNC 4.5 years?
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I hope it goes as well as the Belichick experiment has gone