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Looks like he was with Miller at Greensboro before he moved to Middle Tennessee St.

(04-26-2021 04:45 PM)levydl Wrote:  https://gobearcats.com/news/2021/4/26/me...coach.aspx

Looks like he was with Miller at Greensboro before he moved to Middle Tennessee St.

I get the sense we'll be recruiting the south a lot. Wes will be able to recruit the Carolinas/Virginia region, and Morgan is from Georgia and has coaching stops in GA, NC, AL, SC, and TN, so I would expect him to recruit a lot in the deep south. Mike Roberts and Wes Miller are also New Hampton School (New Hampshire) grads, which is where MAW came from. They put out a ton of D1 talent, so I imagine we'll try to go back to that well in the future.

I hope Morgan does a good job.

(04-26-2021 05:13 PM)Hemond Wrote:  I hope Morgan does a good job.

No worry. Great addition.

At the risk of shortchanging him a thread title, I'll put this here:

Interesting that neither were named as Associate Coach...could be just an error on the reporting individual's part or could mean he is fishing for a bigger 3rd man on the bench.

Naive question here. The program gets three full assistants, correct? And, what else? Director of Basketball Operations, Strength and Conditioning, Recruiting Coordinator? Is there a limit on the total number of staff, or on specific roles?

(04-26-2021 07:18 PM)geef Wrote:  Naive question here. The program gets three full assistants, correct? And, what else? Director of Basketball Operations, Strength and Conditioning, Recruiting Coordinator? Is there a limit on the total number of staff, or on specific roles?

Not sure if there is a limit other than only being able to have 3 assistants, but including the strength coach, I've seen staffs ranging anywhere from 8-12. Head coach, 3 bench assistants, and strength and conditioning coach are all givens. Some teams will have an athletic trainer and a director of sports performance. Ops and recruiting are two common ones, as you mentioned. Analysts, scouts, player personnel, video, student-athlete development, admin, graduate/student assistants... I'm not sure what the limits are on those, if there are any.

(04-26-2021 07:31 PM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  

(04-26-2021 07:18 PM)geef Wrote:  Naive question here. The program gets three full assistants, correct? And, what else? Director of Basketball Operations, Strength and Conditioning, Recruiting Coordinator? Is there a limit on the total number of staff, or on specific roles?

Not sure if there is a limit other than only being able to have 3 assistants, but including the strength coach, I've seen staffs ranging anywhere from 8-12. Head coach, 3 bench assistants, and strength and conditioning coach are all givens. Some teams will have an athletic trainer and a director of sports performance. Ops and recruiting are two common ones, as you mentioned. Analysts, scouts, player personnel, video, student-athlete development, admin, graduate/student assistants... I'm not sure what the limits are on those, if there are any.

Correct...you can have as many support/non bench roles that you want. Only limitation is the amount of money in the pool at that point, very similar to how Alabama has built out their Nick Saban Coaching Rehabilitation Program.

What do we think about this staff so far???

First of all welcome Coach Morgan and Coach Roberts! Second, I believe this is a far more experienced staff overall than the previous regime. Here are some particulars for each:

Andre Morgan
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, MTSU, 2018-2021
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, UNCG, 2016-2018
Associate Head Basketball Coach, Kentucky Wesleyan, 2015-2016
Assistant Basketball Coach, The Citadel, 2014-2015
Special Assistant to the HC, UAB, 2013-2014
Assistant Basketball Coach, Young Harris College, 2010-2013
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing, North Georgia University, 2007-2010
Former Player, Kennesaw State and North Georgia University, 2006-2009

Mike Roberts
Assistant Basketball Coach, Indiana University, 2019-2021
Associate Head Coach, UNCG, 2012-2019
Assistant Basketball Coach, Rice University, 2008-2012
Assistant Basketball Coach, UC Berkeley, 2007-2008
Video Coordinator Men's Basketball, UC Berkeley, 2006-2007
Graduate Assistant, Texas Tech University, 2005-2006
Master of Arts - Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, 2005-2006
Bachelor of Arts - History and Management, 2000-2005
Former Player, Indiana University, 2000-2005

(04-26-2021 05:52 PM)doss2 Wrote:  

(04-26-2021 05:13 PM)Hemond Wrote:  I hope Morgan does a good job.

No worry. Great addition.

If I'm reading your sarcasm correctly...remember Luke Fickell and Marcus Freeman when first hired?

(04-26-2021 08:31 PM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  What do we think about this staff so far???

I'll get back to ya after next season.

(04-26-2021 08:31 PM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  What do we think about this staff so far???

In terms of credentials and resumes, this staff is far and away better than the last one.

(04-26-2021 08:31 PM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  What do we think about this staff so far???

I like it. I'm expecting a strong hire for the 3rd assistant spot. Hope DerMarr is included on the support staff. I know he's interviewed with Wes and has been openly expressing his desire to be involved.

(04-26-2021 09:10 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  First of all welcome Coach Morgan and Coach Roberts! Second, I believe this is a far more experienced staff overall than the previous regime. Here are some particulars for each:

Andre Morgan
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, MTSU, 2018-2021
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, UNCG, 2016-2018
Associate Head Basketball Coach, Kentucky Wesleyan, 2015-2016
Assistant Basketball Coach, The Citadel, 2014-2015
Special Assistant to the HC, UAB, 2013-2014
Assistant Basketball Coach, Young Harris College, 2010-2013
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing, North Georgia University, 2007-2010
Former Player, Kennesaw State and North Georgia University, 2006-2009

Mike Roberts
Assistant Basketball Coach, Indiana University, 2019-2021
Associate Head Coach, UNCG, 2012-2019
Assistant Basketball Coach, Rice University, 2008-2012
Assistant Basketball Coach, UC Berkeley, 2007-2008
Video Coordinator Men's Basketball, UC Berkeley, 2006-2007
Graduate Assistant, Texas Tech University, 2005-2006
Master of Arts - Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, 2005-2006
Bachelor of Arts - History and Management, 2000-2005
Former Player, Indiana University, 2000-2005

Great information and I agree--these guys have earned their stripes and bring experiences from excellent programs and respected universities. I guess we're still awaiting formal announcements of these hirings by UC?

And I agree with those suggesting it's still a good idea to find a spot somewhere on the larger staff for DerMarr Johnson or someone with a strong UC connection.

(04-27-2021 08:20 AM)OKIcat Wrote:  

(04-26-2021 09:10 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  First of all welcome Coach Morgan and Coach Roberts! Second, I believe this is a far more experienced staff overall than the previous regime. Here are some particulars for each:

Andre Morgan
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, MTSU, 2018-2021
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, UNCG, 2016-2018
Associate Head Basketball Coach, Kentucky Wesleyan, 2015-2016
Assistant Basketball Coach, The Citadel, 2014-2015
Special Assistant to the HC, UAB, 2013-2014
Assistant Basketball Coach, Young Harris College, 2010-2013
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing, North Georgia University, 2007-2010
Former Player, Kennesaw State and North Georgia University, 2006-2009

Mike Roberts
Assistant Basketball Coach, Indiana University, 2019-2021
Associate Head Coach, UNCG, 2012-2019
Assistant Basketball Coach, Rice University, 2008-2012
Assistant Basketball Coach, UC Berkeley, 2007-2008
Video Coordinator Men's Basketball, UC Berkeley, 2006-2007
Graduate Assistant, Texas Tech University, 2005-2006
Master of Arts - Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, 2005-2006
Bachelor of Arts - History and Management, 2000-2005
Former Player, Indiana University, 2000-2005

Great information and I agree--these guys have earned their stripes and bring experiences from excellent programs and respected universities. I guess we're still awaiting formal announcements of these hirings by UC?

And I agree with those suggesting it's still a good idea to find a spot somewhere on the larger staff for DerMarr Johnson or someone with a strong UC connection.

I am not up at all on assistant coaches throughoutthe country, and I'm super happy with Wes Miller and excited and all those caveats so that people don't think I'm hating. That out of the way, the staff appears to be basically his staff at Greensboro from a couple years ago? Roberts looks to have a nice resume and he's coming from IU, so that's pretty big time, although things didn't go that well there for him, it appears. And Morgan has a stop at MTSU, but they have been terrible.

Those are some potential negatives. What's the best case one can make about the hirings?

(Agree that it would be very cool if Dermarr were on staff).

Those are the 2 he’s worked with in the past. Would love to know if any former UC players contacted him for an interview as he said he’d listen to any of them who had a resume for the 3rd spot.

There's some good nuggets over on BCJ about the 3rd assistant spot. I don't share information from there out of respect to Chad, but I have a feeling we will have some good news soon and we'll all be pretty happy. (No, it's not Roy Williams lol)

I believe that Wes definitely talked to DerMarr. It’ll be easy to see that he’s not yet qualified for an assistant role when you see the recruiting wins and connections of the rumored 3rd guy. Very impressive. If DerMarr really wants to be a coach he should head back to the DMV and use his local ties and work his way up.