The Search for a New Men's Basketball Coach has begun

cibik02 · June 13, 2023, 4:47pm

So why has Ben McCollum stayed at his current D2 gig so long? What’s his salary? He’s either making a lot of money for D2 or his family doesn’t want to leave.

MeanJoeGreen · June 13, 2023, 5:02pm

Reading into it, I am guessing he is making under $200k per year, but I don’t know that. You could probably dig that up.

My sense is that he would take the job and that there is some negotiations going on, but that is speculation 100%

Whether that fit is at UWGB remains to be seen. It’s also possible McCollum will draw serious interest from other schools, and it won’t be Green Bay or bust.

UWGB at least is prepared to pay its next coach more money, and potentially much more, than the $175,000 per season Ryan made after signing a six-year contract.

“I think for me, I coach specifically to make a difference on kids’ lives,” McCollum told Andy Katz in an interview for the National Association of Basketball Coaches before the season. “It’s not an ego thing to win or an ego thing to go Division I. It’s more, can I impact the kids that I coach, and can I impact the community that I’m in?"

“We have a big enough platform that we can impact those things. I can impact the kids here. I can impact the area that I have. At this point, I haven’t been offered anything that has given me a bigger platform to help with communities, to help with the kids that I would coach. That is why I have stayed and been happy and continue to be happy.”

That doesn’t mean he will coach the Bearcats the rest of his career.

“I have a good job,” McCollum said. “Obviously, you want to move onto the next challenge eventually. But it has to be the right one. It’s not going to be because, ‘Oh, now Ben McCollum is Division I’ or whatever, and all of a sudden, I’m that much better of a coach.

“I really don’t need a big ego boost to go Division I. But I do want a different challenge at some point in my life.”

Hawthorne_49er · June 13, 2023, 5:06pm

Looks like Lundy is staying put.

https://twitter.com/CoachBartLundy/status/1668606196276948992?t=pAPpEV00ql9phV6jyV6-bg&s=19

hky49er · June 13, 2023, 5:09pm

Hope the delay is that they are negotiating with McCollum. If not, I still prefer Richey

hky49er · June 13, 2023, 5:10pm

What is a big relief for me to know Lundy is not our future coach

Ninercentral · June 13, 2023, 5:53pm

Maybe we are raising funds for Chris mack. That would be pretty good if he’s ready to hit it hard.

Wishful thinking.

MHH2006 · June 13, 2023, 5:57pm

Hope he enjoys it up there where it’s so cold it drives them to put their grandmas in cages

run49er · June 13, 2023, 6:01pm

Well, he did spend three seasons as an assistant at Marquette so was already familiar with the weather in Milwaukee before returning to Brew City as HC of UWM.

Normmm · June 13, 2023, 6:20pm

Yes, that is what I’m saying. That him losing in the Sweet 16, with that team, is more indicative of him being a bad coach than a good coach.

MeanJoeGreen · June 13, 2023, 9:07pm

I don’t even know who this is, but it’s all we got

run49er · June 13, 2023, 9:18pm

That’s good news! Nelson is on top of it as one would expect.

Daniel49er · June 13, 2023, 9:25pm

https://twitter.com/camwillsports/status/1668720953373732866?s=46&t=0SWOxHnNZ7FWKQB4BNlw1w

ninermac · June 13, 2023, 9:27pm

I just can’t. No words…

MeanJoeGreen · June 13, 2023, 9:28pm

Just keep it short Mac

run49er · June 13, 2023, 9:30pm

Bogues hasn’t coached in nine years and that was at the high school level. In fact, he has no collegiate coaching experience. Hmm…

run49er · June 13, 2023, 9:37pm

That certainly contradicts Nelson’s latest that McCollum is still the favorite and that whoever the choice is, will be a current college HC. So that would rule out Mack, etc.

Niner_National · June 13, 2023, 9:42pm

If we even interview muggsy, Mikes new work uniform needs to be a clown costume.

I wouldn’t even want him as the third assistant.

We should not be the training wheels to collegiate coaching. It doesn’t work for us and it doesn’t work for the people we hire.

Daniel49er · June 13, 2023, 9:49pm

I doubt we are interested in Bogues. However l, we just hired a former high school football coach.

hky49er · June 13, 2023, 9:51pm

Nooo to Bogues

49erAlumnus · June 13, 2023, 9:54pm

Muggsy is bringing Mike Minter and Pep Hamilton with him.