Assistants?

[BigWillie]

It was mentioned in another thread that Ross was the only coach left. If I missed a thread on which assistants were staying vs leaving, please delete this. 

With that said, who is left?

[TheReal_jayD]

31 minutes ago, BigWillie said:

It was mentioned in another thread that Ross was the only coach left. If I missed a thread on which assistants were staying vs leaving, please delete this. 

With that said, who is left?

Ross Hodge 

[BigWillie]

All GAs too??

[El Paso Eagle]

If Grant wants them, it would be hard to turn down as the money will probably be a lot higher

[BigWillie]

Man, I have complete confidence in Ross, but a full staff build worries me.

[Graddean]

I find it hard to believe he had no idea of which of the other assistants were leaving.  I would bet that he has been planning his staf well before officially being named.

[El Paso Eagle]

I understand in basketball there are no P5's, but man looking at Tech's facilities magnifies the disparity between the "Power" conferences and the G5's. Hard to turn that down. It will be interesting to see how Ross puts his staff together.

[Greenrex]

13 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

I understand in basketball there are no P5's, but man looking at Tech's facilities magnifies the disparity between the "Power" conferences and the G5's. Hard to turn that down. It will be interesting to see how Ross puts his staff together.

He will no doubt promise prospective new staff that under no circumstance will they be required to move to Lubbock, Texas.

[Glory to the Green]

He’s been coaching for a while. I’m sure he has connections with good people that would like to coach with him. It’s a recruiting pitch… just like to prospective players. 

[El Paso Eagle]

Interesting side note. Coach Burton's brother was a one-time assistant for Ross.

[Wag Tag]

I wouldn’t mind seeing HS coach in the mix!

[El Paso Eagle]

Hopefully, we will hear soon. The signing period is April 12 – May 17, 2023. What I don't like is the 60-day portal window ends May 11. Not much time to react, but I believe transfers do not actually sign; they just become official once they enroll.

[MeanGreenTexan]

I’d expect to see at least one JUCO HC jump on staff with him.

[Glory to the Green]

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[El Paso Eagle]

1 hour ago, Graddean said:

I find it hard to believe he ad no idea of which of the other assistants were leaving.  I would bet that he has been planning his staf well before officially being named.

Someone once told me that any good AD always has a short list, and any good high-level assistant always has a list of potential assistants available.

[BigWillie]

According to Vito, some could return still.

 

 

Edited April 5, 2023 by BigWillie

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

13 hours ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Interesting side note. Coach Burton's brother was a one-time assistant for Ross.

I wish but I think he’s done with coaching.

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

11 hours ago, BigWillie said:

According to Vito, some could return still.

 

 

Shaw and Wilson should be staying. Both are the reason why we were so successful in the TBT, they are very bright young minds 

[GMG_Dallas]

Jason Kidd will hopefully be looking for a job soon. Maybe he can boost recruiting?

[NT80]

 

@brettvito

UNT is currently updating its listing. A few staff members may return to work under Ross Hodge.

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Maybe a few saw Lubbockistan and said "NO WAY!"

[El Paso Eagle]

From the women's side, it seems that Coach B. has picked out his assistants. I liked his comments in the press conference today that he could not name them yet but pointed out they were in the audience.

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

On 4/4/2023 at 9:06 PM, El Paso Eagle said:

Interesting side note. Coach Burton's brother was a one-time assistant for Ross.

I message with him on Twitter. He and the family are excited to be back in DFW working alongside Hodge that they have known for a while. That being said, I got no indications he was interested in getting back into coaching. Think he enjoys his announcing career as it is now...

[CMJ]

I wonder if any former players would be interested.  Seems Smart is.  A lot of assistant coaches out there get started on the staffs of the schools they played for and/or head coaches they played under.

 

Hell, Josh White is on JJ's staff down at Teas Southern right now.

Edited April 6, 2023 by CMJ

[MeanGreen13]

Underrated name because he is still ballin overseas, but Shannon Shorter would be an excellent addition in a junior role on Hodge's staff. If he is ready to retire and come on home. Shorter played for Hodge in JC before coming to UNT. 

[CMJ]

45 minutes ago, MeanGreen13 said:

Underrated name because he is still ballin overseas, but Shannon Shorter would be an excellent addition in a junior role on Hodge's staff. If he is ready to retire and come on home. Shorter played for Hodge in JC before coming to UNT. 

SUMG mentioned that Tramiel may have played under Hodge as well. Could he work with our big men?