2022 college basketball coaching carousel of progress

Seems like weird timing, unless they already have a new hire lined up. Howard had four years, and went 45-71, so he had his shot. They had one player with a PER above 15, and he's a graduating senior.

 

I hope things go well for Kevin Willard at Maryland

 

Great times at St. Peter's but it must suck to know your coach is toast the second you lose.

Those coaches bolted San Francisco and New Mexico State before their teams had even left the locker room after their NCAA loss. Hard to believe you're 100% invested in the upcoming game when you've probably spent considerable time interviewing and negotiating with your next employer during time you should be prepping for your next game.

 

Remember when Randy Edsall didn't fly home with his team after the Fiesta Bowl so he could go take the Maryland football job? And then informed the UConn players he was leaving by calling one of them and having him stand in front of the room with his speakerphone on so Edsall could let them know. Class act.

 

It really doesn't make a lot of sense -- it's like they hired Turgeon again, only if he was happy to be there

 

Jeff Goodman tweeted that Maryland "swung and missed at some bigger names," so I get the sense Willard was not its first choice. But they're paying him nicely -- I think I saw he's getting $1 million more per year than Turgeon got in his final season -- even though they're still paying Turgeon and also had to pay Willard's buyout at Seton Hall. That's a lot of cash for an athletic department that has not always been wise with its money and still is trying to raise funds for a new basketball facility.

 

I have no problem with coaches cashing their tickets - I am always surprised team jump at "hot coaches" 90 percent based on winning a first-round NCAA game. It makes The Bachelor seem like he does "due diligence" (crossthread/)

Though I must say - Andy Enfield has worked out quite well at USC.

 

I have no problem with coaches cashing in. But at least wait until the corpse is cold.

 

For months, we have read that the Maryland job is one of the best in the land. If so, why are they settling for a refugee/asylum hire? They'd have been better off hiring Fred Willard.

 

Sometimes, it's not even winning an NCAA tournament game. Just making the tournament is all it takes.
Like other hires, some work out and others fall flat.
Maryland's now-notorious fan base ran off a decent coach. They got a lesser one.
Who would have satisfied them? Anybody have a guess?

 

I assume because Dennis Gates was already snatched up.

 

Matt McMahon is apparently going from Murray State to LSU. Maryland would have been a better job and they should have been able to put together a competitive offer. But something tells me they were determined to get a coach from a major conference with East Coast ties and followed those instructions down a blind alley.