akronzips71 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 40 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Boals is the man. We haven't been the same since he left. Boaks can not bring anyone with him who can play next year - SBU is D1 Also, he earns way more than was stated here: Stony Brook’s new men’s basketball coach Jeff Boals received a five-year deal that will be worth more than $1.875 million if he stays the entire term, according to the university’s offer sheet. Newsday obtained the document on Thursday from Stony Brook through a Freedom of Information Law request. Boals, a longtime assistant coach at Ohio State, was hired last month to replace Steve Pikiell, who left Stony Brook after 11 years to become the coach at Rutgers. The offer sheet, which was signed by Boals on April 11, the same day as his introductory news conference, states that he will make $365,000 per year and will receive an annual “location stipend” of $3,026 and monthly “automobile stipend” of $500. Boals also will receive a “continued service” bonus of $50,000 if he fulfills the five-year term. Boals’ deal also includes an option to renew the contract for an additional three years as well as various financial incentives tied to the players’ athletic and academic performance, as is typical with college coach contracts. For example, Boals will receive $10,000 for an NCAA Tournament appearance, $2,000 if a player is named conference basketball scholar-athlete of the year and $1,000 if Stony Brook beats a nationally ranked team. Pikiell was making $372,550 per year when he left Stony Brook, according to the contract extension he signed last summer. His five-year deal with Rutgers, which he received after leading Stony Brook to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in March, guarantees him $8 million, according to the school’s memorandum of understanding, also obtained by Newsday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-coaching-changes-archie-miller-leaves-dayton-for-indiana-who-will-flyers-hire/ Akron Zips Out: Keith Dambrot The Zips lose a great coach at the mid-major level and now need to bring in someone who can keep the program atop the MAC. An ideal candidate would be John Groce, who thrived in the league at Ohio before heading to Illinois. Dayton’s Kevin Kuwik would also work, if he does not get offered the UD job after Archie’s departure to IU. Jeff Boals, who grew up less than 40 minutes from the area and just finished his first year at Stony Brook, would be worth a look as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 We need to hire a stud. That being said, UA under KD had one of the best mid-major records in the Country. That has to be something of an attraction for a coach - going to a very successful program. Unlike the Bowden situation, this post offers an opportunity for resume building for the right person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Yes, I think there definitely has to be some attraction for a coach to go to a program that's already successful, and has been successful for quite some time. It's far better than our situation the last 2 times we had to hire a coach, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackburn Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Have a feeling it will be McFadden's to take... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, Blackburn said: What is KD doing with his staff? Taking everyone? Their agreements with the University won't be renewed, unless the new coach might decided to keep one or more of them. But unless he has an issue with any of them, I'll assume that they will get a chance to go with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, Blackburn said: I just don't know if anyone has heard what they were doing??? No. But they only have a few choices. Go with him, wait to interview with the new coach, or check the nation for anyone looking for assistants. I'm not sure any of them have a chance at the job. And I don't think any of them are any more a potential head coach here than the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZippers Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 2 hours ago, LZIp said: Chris Jent? Everybody flew right past this suggestion, but there is some intrigue with Jent. If the LBJ connection is really important to the university, he was formerly Lebron's personal shooting coach during his first stint with the Cavs. Apparently they are still pretty close. He was also an NBA interim head coach with the Magic for a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZip0510 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Early indication is that Dambrot is taking his coaching staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris buttermaker Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Isn't this the opportunity Matthew Wilson has been looking for.... fiscally speaking, it has to rank as one of his best days as President. He loses the university's highest paid employee, and his seasoned (paid) staff. Without being the bad guy.... he gets to reset the basketball program finances.... which loses money, generates very little revenue, and has ( if we use attendance as a reference) relatively little interest to the community - city and school. He probably would love to make a hire of a coach who's pay would be in line with what the program's true value is....given the financial condition of both the Athletic Dept, and the University as a whole. Easily spun as this is a great young coach blah blah blah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) This is my list of 15 candidates in no particular order(only the order I wrote them down on paper). Jeff Boals - Current StonyBrook head coach John Groce - Former Illinois and Ohio head coach Nick McDevitt - UNC-Asheville head coach John Brennan - Northern Kentucky head coach King Rice - Monmouth head coach Lamont Paris - Wisconsin associate head coach Travis Steele - Xavier associate head coach Larry Davis - Cincinnati associate head coach Kenny Johnson - Louisville associate head coach Larry Harrison - West Virginia associate head coach Terry Johnson - Butler assistant coach Billy Donlon - Michigan assistant coach, former Wright State head coach Dwayne Stephens - Michigan State associate head coach Matt Figger - South Carolina associate head coach Chris Jent - Ohio State assistant coach My finalists Matt Figger Nick McDevitt John Brennan King Rice Travis Steele Edited March 30, 2017 by mes102 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 4 hours ago, morris buttermaker said: Isn't this the opportunity Matthew Wilson has been looking for.... fiscally speaking, it has to rank as one of his best days as President. He loses the university's highest paid employee, and his seasoned (paid) staff. Without being the bad guy.... he gets to reset the basketball program finances.... which loses money, generates very little revenue, and has ( if we use attendance as a reference) relatively little interest to the community - city and school. He probably would love to make a hire of a coach who's pay would be in line with what the program's true value is....given the financial condition of both the Athletic Dept, and the University as a whole. Easily spun as this is a great young coach blah blah blah I would like to believe this is all facetious, but fear not. Sacrifice the second-most successful athletic program to cut corners financially? Talk about penny wise and dollar foolish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, morris buttermaker said: Isn't this the opportunity Matthew Wilson has been looking for.... fiscally speaking, it has to rank as one of his best days as President. He loses the university's highest paid employee, and his seasoned (paid) staff. Without being the bad guy.... he gets to reset the basketball program finances.... which loses money, generates very little revenue, and has ( if we use attendance as a reference) relatively little interest to the community - city and school. He probably would love to make a hire of a coach who's pay would be in line with what the program's true value is....given the financial condition of both the Athletic Dept, and the University as a whole. As much as I want to sit here and hope otherwise, I unfortunately think that this is the sad reality that we all will wake up to today. If the situation was not as you describe it, I think we would have done more to make sure that Keith wouldn't be taken from us. Like I've said many times over the past couple of weeks, all I was being told was that we were doing everything we CAN to keep him. Edited March 28, 2017 by skip-zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyfan34 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Potentially look at Butler Assistant with MAC ties Ryan Pedon. http://butlersports.com/coaches.aspx?path=mbball&rc=612 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 7 hours ago, UAZippers said: Everybody flew right past this suggestion, but there is some intrigue with Jent. If the LBJ connection is really important to the university, he was formerly Lebron's personal shooting coach during his first stint with the Cavs. Apparently they are still pretty close. He was also an NBA interim head coach with the Magic for a season. ^^Regarding Christ Jent. I'd be excited about Jent. I was worried CSU might bring in Jent. Was very relieved when they did not do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 7 hours ago, UAZip0510 said: Early indication is that Dambrot is taking his coaching staff. Good. I have no problem with that except for Thomas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 I'd be very happy with Paris or Boals. I think we could do a lot worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 "We will immediately launch a national search for our new basketball coach, and we reaffirm our commitment to building our basketball program and all of Akron Athletics into a nationally recognized program across the board. In addition to finding a new coach, we are working to be in a position to upgrade the James A. Rhodes Arena" -- Larry Williams I'm staying optimistic that Larry and Matt will bring in a coach that reenergizes my enthusiasm for MAC basketball. I feel I've watched (listen and read) the same cycle for long enough, I'm ready to move forward. Start with a good hire, upgrade the JAR, and make the schedule better now that resume padding is finished. I'm sure there is somebody out there that can achieve the goal of winning an NCAA tournament game. Go Zips!!!! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) What worries me the most is that we are now in the cycle of a mid major. Where two things happen: A coach is successful and moves on OR a coach is a dud and he's let go. I'd say go for a UA alum, but we just saw a UA alum leave. Edited March 28, 2017 by akzipper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 I have no more Likes so "well said" Dr. Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 4 minutes ago, Dr Z said: "We will immediately launch a national search for our new basketball coach, and we reaffirm our commitment to building our basketball program and all of Akron Athletics into a nationally recognized program across the board. In addition to finding a new coach, we are working to be in a position to upgrade the James A. Rhodes Arena" -- Larry Williams I'm staying optimistic that Larry and Matt will bring in a coach that reenergizes my enthusiasm for MAC basketball. I feel I've watched (listen and read) the same cycle for long enough, I'm ready to move forward. Start with a good hire, upgrade the JAR, and make the schedule better now that resume padding is finished. I'm sure there is somebody out there that can achieve the goal of winning an NCAA tournament game. Go Zips!!!! Exactly where I'm at, Good Doctor. I'm actually more excited about Zips basketball than I have been for a few years. It had grown very stale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 49 minutes ago, skip-zip said: As much as I want to sit here and hope otherwise, I unfortunately think that this is the sad reality that we all will wake up to today. If the situation was not as you describe it, I think we would have done more to make sure that Keith wouldn't be taken from us. Like I've said many times over the past couple of weeks, all I was being told was that we were doing everything we CAN to keep him. I agree with what you what you guys are saying. B&G posted basketball budgets for all D1 schools and Akron and Ohio were both well ahead of everyone else at $3.1 million. The next highest MAC team was BG at $2.4 million. Larry Williams was instructed to reduce the deficit by $1 million. Putting our basketball budget on par with the rest of the MAC would go a long way towards achieving that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyolcrowe Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 LeBron's comments: Dambrot coached LeBron James during his first two seasons at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. After losing to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, the Cavaliers star got the news that his former coach was leaving Akron. "I support everything that Coach D do. He's paid more dues than any other coach in Akron history," James said. "He got a seven-year deal? He probably got a pay raise, too. He's going to have to take me to lunch when I get back." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 16 minutes ago, akzipper said: What worries me the most is that we are now in the cycle of a mid major. Where two things happen: A coach is successful and moves on OR a coach is a dud and he's let go. I'd say go for a UA alum, but we just saw a UA alum leave. You're right there. That IS our reality once again. Kreed touched on the sobering facts above as well. We had a different situation that developed over 13 years, and we were very fortunate to have it. It was very unique for a mid-major school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted March 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 If we are talking budget, I'd start by looking at Kest. She is paid a lot for a very minimal revenue generating sport and her program has significantly dropped off the past few seasons. Her contract is up after this upcoming season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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