Baylor Women hire MUWBB Legend

[The Lens]

MUWBB Legend Nicki Taggart, now Nicki Collen is leaving the Atlanta Dream for Baylor. 

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31385281/atlanta-dream-nicki-collen-leaving-wnba-coach-baylor-kim-mulkey-departure

That's a heck of a job.  I would bet that's a top 3-5 job in women's hoops.

[JWags85]

MUWBB Legend Nicki Taggart, now Nicki Collen is leaving the Atlanta Dream for Baylor. 

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31385281/atlanta-dream-nicki-collen-leaving-wnba-coach-baylor-kim-mulkey-departure

That's a heck of a job.  I would bet that's a top 3-5 job in women's hoops.

It's interesting, it's not historically a great job, Mulkey literally created the program and all the success that it had. I'm trying to think of a comp on the men's side.

But there certainly is an established base that she can build off of and continue.  Top 3-5 recent program, not sure if it's a top 5 job.

I will say, not knowing exact numbers, she's likely getting a hefty raise to move to Baylor. I'd be shocked if many, if any, WNBA coaches makes 7 figures 

[Lennys Tap]

It's interesting, it's not historically a great job, Mulkey literally created the program and all the success that it had. I'm trying to think of a comp on the men's side.

But there certainly is an established base that she can build off of and continue.  Top 3-5 recent program, not sure if it's a top 5 job.

I will say, not knowing exact numbers, she's likely getting a hefty raise to move to Baylor. I'd be shocked if many, if any, WNBA coaches makes 7 figures

Best comp on the men's side I can think of is Jerry Tarkanian at UNLV.

[The Lens]

Best comp on the men's side I can think of is Jerry Tarkanian at UNLV.

That's an interesting comp but Baylor's in a Power 5, so there seems like staying power.

And yes Wags, she's definitely getting a raise.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

UCONN?

[The Sultan]

That's an interesting comp but Baylor's in a Power 5, so there seems like staying power.

And yes Wags, she's definitely getting a raise.

Lute Olson at Arizona is a good comp. Which doesn't bode well for her successors.

[Eye]

UConn before Calhoun got there is what I thought of. U of A wasn't the same pre-Lute as from mid-80s to 09, but weren't terrible. UConn wasn't much at all before the 80s.

[Shooter Flatch]

How about Baylor right now, on the men's side?

[jficke13]

Georgetown and JT Sr.?

[The Sultan]

UConn before Calhoun got there is what I thought of. U of A wasn't the same pre-Lute as from mid-80s to 09, but weren't terrible. UConn wasn't much at all before the 80s.

Yeah...that's a better comp.

[JWags85]

UConn before Calhoun got there is what I thought of. U of A wasn't the same pre-Lute as from mid-80s to 09, but weren't terrible. UConn wasn't much at all before the 80s.

There we go, bingo.  Well done

[Galway Eagle]

Baylor under Scott Drew?

[brewcity77]

UConn before Calhoun got there is what I thought of. U of A wasn't the same pre-Lute as from mid-80s to 09, but weren't terrible. UConn wasn't much at all before the 80s.

That's the one I thought of as well. I was surprised to see how much success they actually had before he arrived, but most of it was in the 1950s and 60s, decades before he arrived.