Baylor hires new BB coach

[DeepGreen]

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Baylor to name Drew head basketball coach

Star-Telegram

Scott Drew, men's basketball coach at Valaparaiso, is to be announced as head coach at Baylor at a news conference Friday, according to a Baylor source.

Drew coached one season at Valparaiso, succeeding his father, Homer Drew. Scott Drew was an assistant at Valparaiso for nine seasons, including in 1998, when Valparaiso advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

Last season, Valparaiso, a member of the Mid-Continent Conference, finished 20-11, including a 62-60 loss to Iowa in the National Invitation Tournament.

Drew will replace Dave Bliss, who resigned Aug. 8 after Baylor found evidence of NCAA violations in the men's basketball program.

[CMJ]

Yeah, not bad...not bad at all. Of course I can't imagine how hard it's gonna be to recruit there for the next 5 or so years.

[Rudy]

Word is that the new AD will be David Koresh. His style fits nicely with Baylor's problems. <_

[NT80]

Yeah, not bad...not bad at all.

They said the same thing when they hired Bliss.

[IronMan4]

Drew is very inexperienced. One year at Valpo is a different world than building a big 12 team in shambles. He apparently has a good rep as a recruiter, but he won't have much to sell at BU. From what I can tell at baylorfans, the fact he is young, up and coming, and a strong Christian got him the job. They are taking a gamble here, but they don't have much too lose and a lot to gain.

[Rudy]

they don't have much too lose and a lot to gain.

Ain't that the truth. That whole scene down there is just wrong.

[Cooley]

I hear the guy was very effective assembling a very competitive intramural team back in college. This must have been a major factor with this hire.

[VideoEagle]

I hear the guy was very effective assembling a very competitive intramural team back in college.  This must have been a major factor with this hire.

I doubt Baylor’s team this year will be better than an intramural team.

[CMJ]

I doubt it's gonna be much better than a Division II school's team for a few years.