This is Surprising. Usually the Xavier Head Coach is poached and not an assistant.
FWIW, Johnson is a Minneapolis native, played for the Gophers and was an assistant at his alma mater under Pitino prior to spending the past three seasons as AHC at XU.
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Always have helpful tidbits. Like what you do for the forum.
That would be a damn good hire for them.
Wish we had made it back when we had the chance.
Former longtime and winningest Rice coach retiring after 39 years on the sidelines:
How in the world does Winthrop follow Pat Kelsey, who just finished the season at 23-2 with a trip to the NCAAs, when they only pay $230k? Maybe this is Bobby Lutz’s big chance.
CoC just outhired us. Awesome.
They didn’t outhire us. We weren’t hiring. If our job was open and we wanted him, we could have landed him.
South Carolina State is tough job. A&T, Florida A&M, and Bethune Cookman have left the MEAC, so SC State is left on an island being the southernmost school in the conference and with NC Central being its closest conference rival.
I am not sure I understand this
Yep. Thought Marquette would go after Moser and perhaps they did and were rebuffed.
Guess Smart thinking that it’s a good time to exit with all the criticism he’s gotten after the Longhorns were bounced from the NCAAT by Abilene Christian.
Now the chatter is Beard to Austin.