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Wahlberg's last head coaching gig was 16 years ago at Pepperdine. He lasted a year and a half before he got fired for mistreating players while going 15-39. He has been a high school coach the last eight years. Fresno is a decent MWC job. What is the school thinking?

 

My guess? He has a lot of local ties. Two stints at Clovis West HS, one of the area's top high school programs, and one at Fresno City College. Has also been an assistant in the NBA.

 

I believe you can transfer at Christmas. I think the rule is you can't play for two different teams during the same academic year.

 

Former Kent State/ TCU/Ohio U head coach Jim Christian apparently headed to Canisius. The other finalist was current GMU associate head coach/former longtime St. Bona's assistant Steve Curran.

 

A little more on the Fresno State hire.
https://mwwire.com/2024/04/06/fresn...lldogs-hire-vance-walberg-as-20th-head-coach/

 

I think this might be a little better, although possibly behind the paywall.

https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/co...ate/bulldogs-basketball/article287451170.html

The MW Wire article barely touches on his Pepperdine stint, his only other Division I gig, other than that his record was 14-35. Nothing about the abuse allegations he was facing when he left. Then at the end of the story, he writes that Walberg has "won at every head coaching gig he has been at," when he already mentioned the record at Pepperdine.

 

Tennessee Selects Caldwell To Lead Storied Lady Vol Basketball Program - University of Tennessee Athletics

Guess I'm not as up on the women's game as I should, but would expect a program like Tennessee to hire more of a "wow" name than this.

 

Sounds like the former players have rebelled and revolted over the execution of Harper. Not a good place for the next coach to start.

 

I get Lawson would have been a home run hire. But this feels like a pretty "meh" pick.

And again with the disclaimer that I may not know enough about the women's game.

 

Not sure this is gonna show up, it's a locked account, but either way, shit could be getting real interesting real soon.

 

Yup it didn't show up. It's Coaching Changes saying a source it trusts says Calipari to Arkansas is 90%. Here's the first rumor I saw of it on the Twitters...all caveats apply about nobody ever hearing of this guy with 500-something followers.

 

“luscious” career? WTF is this guy smoking?