Jon Harris finalist at SIUE

[shoothoops]

MUBB alum Jon Harris was named one of two finalists for the SIUE (Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.  Alabama interim coach John Brannen is the other. Brannen is a nine year assistant under Anthony Grant at Bama and VCU. Harris has been a long time assistant at different stops with fellow St. Louis Metro East native Cuonzo Martin. There was a lot of interest from some good candidates.

The good news is SIUE has been making positive strides in recent years as a school, and  switching back to D-I athletics. Among the challenges is SIUE has had one of the handful of smallest hoops budgets in the country until recently.

Good luck to Jon.

[GGGG]

SIUE is probably in a better position in the long-run than regular ole Southern Illinois. 

[dgies9156]

SIUE is probably in a better position in the long-run than regular ole Southern Illinois. 

Sadly, I agree. SIU-Carbondale has a terrible basketball program that not even the kids on campus support. And the sad thing is that the people of the community and region really want it to work.

It's a good program that needs a restart badly.

[GGGG]

Sadly, I agree. SIU-Carbondale has a terrible basketball program that not even the kids on campus support. And the sad thing is that the people of the community and region really want it to work.

It's a good program that needs a restart badly.

I also mean as an overall University.  Carbondale is in the middle of nowhere and shrinking.  Edwardsville is in suburban St. Louis and growing.

[shoothoops]

Congrats to Jon for getting the job and good luck.

[GooooMarquette]

Congrats Jon!

[chapman]

Awesome.  If Barone gets the GB job we'll really be flooding the D1 ranks.