[font=verdana][size=small]According to Jeff Goodman, Alan Major is a candidate for Head Coach.[/size][/font]
[font=verdana][size=small]Ohio State Assistant Coach since 2004.[/size][/font]
[font=verdana][size=small]Xavier Assistant Coach from 1999-2001.[/size][/font]
[font=verdana][size=small]Souther Illinois Assistant Coach from 1998-1999.[/size][/font]
[font=verdana][size=small]Pacific Assistant Coach from 1995-1998.
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Wouldn’t mind seeing him take over as head coach. Looks like he does pretty good work with power forwards and centers.
[font=Arial][size=11px]Major’s first tenure with Pacific lasted three seasons, from 1995-98. In that time, he helped the program to the NCAA tournament in 1997 behind the play of the NBA’s No. 1 draft pick Michael Olowokandi. Major, who coaches the front court players at Ohio State, also worked with Greg Oden, the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Kosta Koufos, the 23rd pick of the 2008 NBA Draft, B.J. Mullens, the 24th pick of the 2009 NBA Draft, David West the 18th pick of the 2003 NBA Draft, and Terence Dials, the 2006 Big Ten Player of the Year.[/size][/font]
Once the alarmist candidates died down and we got to the real people, I have felt we were targeting really good coaches. I’m excited about the future of the program.
From what you guys are not saying, he must now be the front runner. Positives are that he knows the A10 and the recruiting area. He seems to mold winning programs. I would like to know other intangibles such as how he handles the media, alumni and promoting the program. For right now, only the hiring “committee” knows and we will have to trust them.
He is a good candidate. I think Kelsey is a potential home run (or potential bust), but the potential has moved him to the top of our list (and by “our” I mean NNN). Major, Springmann and Dooley are really all pretty similar to me, Dooley has a few years HC experience, but other than that they are all good recruiters are top programs, I’m fine with whichever one we end up getting.
What are the feelings toward Jeff Battle? He was(is?) a current candidate for the Marshall job (and others). Jeff Goodman tweeted today that Battle was the 1st choice to replace Prosser at Wake but Gaudio was selected instead after Battle “withdrew because his wife was battling cancer”
At Xavier, Battle was instrumental in the Musketeers' success from 1995 through 2001. During his seven seasons at Xavier, the Musketeers won 20 games or more six times while advancing to postseason play six times, including five NCAA Tournament appearances. Xavier averaged more than 21 wins per season during Battle's tenure on the sidelines.
[quote=“survivor45, post:17, topic:22946”]Agree that Alan Major is a good candidate.
What are the feelings toward Jeff Battle? He was(is?) a current candidate for the Marshall job (and others). Jeff Goodman tweeted today that Battle was the 1st choice to replace Prosser at Wake but Gaudio was selected instead after Battle “withdrew because his wife was battling cancer”
At Xavier, Battle was instrumental in the Musketeers' success from 1995 through 2001. During his seven seasons at Xavier, the Musketeers won 20 games or more six times while advancing to postseason play six times, including five NCAA Tournament appearances. Xavier averaged more than 21 wins per season during Battle's tenure on the sidelines.
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While we are throwing out names, I can’t believe Vince Taylor hasn’t gotten more attention. One of the best recruiters in the country at Louisville (which means he knows our program a bit from the CUSA days), he has NBA experience and has done well at Minnessota for Tubby the past couple of years.
