Ross Hodge Replacement Candidates?

[Jonnyeagle]

Can we come up with a top 5 list of replacements?

Jace Herl, Johnny Estelle and Andre Shaw would all be on my list of possibilities.  I would also throw a bone to Scotty Cross the old UTA coach that got shafted.  Any other ideas of who we could get that would be a good replacement for Ross?

Edited Wednesday at 03:04 PM by Jonnyeagle

[Wag Tag]

It has to be a coach that keeps the philosophy of defense and recruit from winning programs. Hodge did a hell of a job recruiting this year. The free throw % has to be a record for UNT. GMG

[MeanGreenTexan]

Coach Hodge came over with McCasland back in 2017.  From 2018-on, we began seeing an identity form.  One of tough, grinding, defense, and a deliberate/slow pace-of-play.   It was widely known that this defense-first identity was because of Coach Hodge.    Coach Hodge was here for 6 seasons under McCasland's tutelage.   When McCasland left, it was plainly obvious who the replacement should be.   It was the easiest hire Mosely has ever made.

I don't see the Coach Hodge equivalent on the current staff.

If we hire from within, it will be an absolute gamble.   I would much rather find a winning HC at a low/mid-major D1 school who wants to take over a winning program in the American.     A guy like John Groce at Akron, who has shown with 2 different schools that he can win a lot at the mid-major level.  That's the kind of candidate we should be looking for.

That, or a top assistant from a winning Big12/SEC school... but I'm really gun-shy about this route with how our previous hire like this went.

[kingwoodgreen]

I would have liked Pastner. But I have a lot of  knowledge of his background and followed his career. He is a bball guy. His dad ran the local leagues, select teams and he played for Kingwood High School. But unlv just grappled him up this week. Not sure what they paid  

[CMJ]

Before Mark Few got the head job at Gonzaga, he was an assistant there.  His boss was Dan Monson who also began as an assistant at Gonzaga.  Monson got his start under Dan Fitzgerald...who is the godfather of Gonzaga basketball.  Fitzgerald never had the success that Few, or even Monson, did obviously...but he's the one that really got the ball rolling on their way upward to what we think of now.  

 

Hire from within if you have the guy.

Edited Wednesday at 04:06 PM by CMJ

[Green Otaku]

Alan Huss from High Point. 27-9 last year, 29-6 this year.

[meangreen10]

Way out on the limb here, Fran Fraschilla was a finalist before we went with Grant. I like his view of the game. Matty B would’ve made sense before getting the SFA job. 
Gotta wonder if calling Rodney Terry would do anything? 

Edited Wednesday at 04:16 PM by meangreen10

[GMGGWBG]

Andre Shaw.

[MeanGreenTexan]

5 minutes ago, Green Otaku said:

Alan Huss from High Point. 27-9 last year, 29-6 this year.

Yes.  This type.

[Wag Tag]

Does Grant have a current asst we would be interested in?

[unt-chief]

Scott Cross from Troy would be my first choice. If you recall, we never beat him when he was at UTA. 

[FirefightnRick]

Scott Cross from Troy.

 

 

Rick

[MeanGreenTexan]

7 minutes ago, Wag Tag said:

Does Grant have a current asst we would be interested in?

Yes, but he took the SFA job recently (Coach Braeuer).

[MeanGreen_MBA]

Billie Gillespie???

[ABrownGMG]

If we're not hiring from within, some names to check out

Bryce Drew – Grand Canyon

284–148

2 NIT visits, 7 NCAAT visits

 

Alan Huss – High Point

56–15

CBI runner up, 1 NCAAT visit

 

Craig Smith – Utah

290–170

2 NIT visits, 2 NCAAT visits

 

Eric Henderson – South Dakota State

129–60

2 NCAAT visits

 

Brian Wardle – Bradley

276–210

5 NIT visits, 1 NCAAT visit

[Green Lantern]

Scott Cross - Troy

Takayo Siddle - UNC Wilmington 

Alan Huss - High Point

[UNT Family Man]

Matty B sign something in principle or formal?? 
 

like all the ones mentioned by ABrownGMG

 

or what about a defensive assistant from u of H

 

[GMGGWBG]

4 minutes ago, ABrownGMG said:

If we're not hiring from within, some names to check out

Bryce Drew – Grand Canyon

284–148

2 NIT visits, 7 NCAAT visits

 

Alan Huss – High Point

56–15

CBI runner up, 1 NCAAT visit

 

Craig Smith – Utah

290–170

2 NIT visits, 2 NCAAT visits

 

Eric Henderson – South Dakota State

129–60

2 NCAAT visits

 

Brian Wardle – Bradley

276–210

5 NIT visits, 1 NCAAT visit

Would these coaches be interested in UNT for the prestige or the fajitas?

[Jonnyeagle]

Another option is Tim Janckovic.  He is semi retired but might be willing to come back for the right amount of money.  He is also familiar with UNT and the challenges here.

[meangreen10]

4 minutes ago, ABrownGMG said:

If we're not hiring from within, some names to check out

Bryce Drew – Grand Canyon

284–148

2 NIT visits, 7 NCAAT visits

 

Alan Huss – High Point

56–15

CBI runner up, 1 NCAAT visit

 

Craig Smith – Utah

290–170

2 NIT visits, 2 NCAAT visits

 

Eric Henderson – South Dakota State

129–60

2 NCAAT visits

 

Brian Wardle – Bradley

276–210

5 NIT visits, 1 NCAAT visit

Very interested in Gillespie and Drew

[GMGGWBG]

Hey, Rodney Terry?

[Green Lantern]

2 minutes ago, meangreen10 said:

Very interested in Gillespie and Drew

Bryce Drew shows Base Salary: $1,374,363 

Maybe if Ernie and Brint Ryan want to level up.

 

 

[GMG_Dallas]

1 hour ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

Coach Hodge came over with McCasland back in 2017.  From 2018-on, we began seeing an identity form.  One of tough, grinding, defense, and a deliberate/slow pace-of-play.   It was widely known that this defense-first identity was because of Coach Hodge.    Coach Hodge was here for 6 seasons under McCasland's tutelage.   When McCasland left, it was plainly obvious who the replacement should be.   It was the easiest hire Mosely has ever made.

I don't see the Coach Hodge equivalent on the current staff.

If we hire from within, it will be an absolute gamble.   I would much rather find a winning HC at a low/mid-major D1 school who wants to take over a winning program in the American.     A guy like John Groce at Akron, who has shown with 2 different schools that he can win a lot at the mid-major level.  That's the kind of candidate we should be looking for.

That, or a top assistant from a winning Big12/SEC school... but I'm really gun-shy about this route with how our previous hire like this went.

Groce is who I mentioned in another thread. I'd love to have him BUT he makes what Hodge made here. We'd probably have to up pay to 7 figures to steal him. 

5 minutes ago, ABrownGMG said:

If we're not hiring from within, some names to check out

Bryce Drew – Grand Canyon

284–148

2 NIT visits, 7 NCAAT visits

 

Alan Huss – High Point

56–15

CBI runner up, 1 NCAAT visit

 

Craig Smith – Utah

290–170

2 NIT visits, 2 NCAAT visits

 

Eric Henderson – South Dakota State

129–60

2 NCAAT visits

 

Brian Wardle – Bradley

276–210

5 NIT visits, 1 NCAAT visit

Bryce Drew makes about $1.5 million, twice what Hodge earned here.

I've read Wardle also makes more than Hodhe did.

Huss is unknown but considering their arena, he's probably out of price range.

The only options on your list are Henserson and Smith unless we up our game a bit.

 

[MeanGreen22]

This hire will tell us a lot about how the school/AD views basketball and how committed they are to it. 
 

Show us what you got, Mosley. 

[meangreen10]

4 minutes ago, Jonnyeagle said:

Another option is Tim Janckovic.  He is semi retired but might be willing to come back for the right amount of money.  He is also familiar with UNT and the challenges here.

I was hesitant to suggest him but man, we could do worse. He was good here and familiar with $$$ being the main recruiting tactic