Shaka’s Coaching Staff

[Uncle Rico]

Do we have any word on potential staff?  Anyone coming with him from Texas?  Anyone you want to see stay or have him hire from outside his circle of coaches?

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Hopefully they are out recruiting right now and get named later. 

[tower912]

Hologram Al, Hologram Rick, Hologram Dean.

[Uncle Rico]

Hopefully they are out recruiting right now and get named later.

True dat

[JakeBarnes]

Hologram Al, Hologram Rick, Hologram Dean.

And Havok, Cyclops' brother

[jesmu84]

Is Moser a candidate?

[rocky_warrior]

Is Moser a candidate?

Why not - it'd be an easy commute from his current house 

[brewcity77]

My dream hire would be Antoine Pettway. Seems impossible, though, since he's an Alabama grad on Nate Oats' staff, an Alabama native, the offensive coordinator for the Tide, and maybe the best recruiter in the country.

[Avenue Commons]

Diener bridge the gap?

[JWags85]

I heard former right hand man to Coach K, Steve Wojciechowski, is on the market.  Has first hand experience assisting a top tier program and recruiting

[The Lens]

If Aidoo comes here, I would expect Justin Gainey to be on the staff.

[JakeBarnes]

If Aidoo comes here, I would expect Justin Gainey to be on the staff.

Gainey is a good holdover. Strong recruiting chops.

Think we can convince Yaklich that he should leave UIC and hang out in MKE for a year or two?

[JWags85]

Think we can convince Yaklich that he should leave UIC and hang out in MKE for a year or two?

Better chance he flames out in the next 2-3 years like the last couple UIC coaches and joins then

[tower912]

Flames out.   I get it.

[keefe]

I heard former right hand man to Coach K, Steve Wojciechowski, is on the market.  Has first hand experience assisting a top tier program and recruiting

Pretty damn handy with Power Point, too. Who needs a personality when you can whip out a killer PPT!

[brewcity77]

Love to see a former offensively minded veteran head coach, too. If Larry Krystkowiak or Steve Prohm are looking for work, they would be great choices for a spell.

[muwarrior97]

I like Brew's thinking, would help to bring that veteran insight and former head coaches who learned you can never have enough good advice/experience to lean on.

I'd like to see a Ex-Marquette player come onboard too, like Diener did for Wojo early on, I'd vote for Jerel (think he would bring that hunger/heart/junkyard dog vibe)

[willie warrior]

Love to see a former offensively minded veteran head coach, too. If Larry Krystkowiak or Steve Prohm are looking for work, they would be great choices for a spell.

Neither of these guys will take an asst. gig

[🏀]

I like Brew's thinking, would help to bring that veteran insight and former head coaches who learned you can never have enough good advice/experience to lean on.

I'd like to see a Ex-Marquette player come onboard too, like Diener did for Wojo early on, I'd vote for Jerel (think he would bring that hunger/heart/junkyard dog vibe)

Jerel for DOBO, please

[genious expert]

Gainey is a good holdover. Strong recruiting chops.

Think we can convince Yaklich that he should leave UIC and hang out in MKE for a year or two?

Who has Gainey recruited to MU? I'm not sure where this narrative of him being a great recruiter began

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Who has Gainey recruited to MU? I'm not sure where this narrative of him being a great recruiter began

His biggest get has been Aidoo

[muwarrior69]

I heard former right hand man to Coach K, Steve Wojciechowski, is on the market.  Has first hand experience assisting a top tier program and recruiting

Makes sense. We would improve our record to 5 NCAAT appearances, but still no wins over next 7 years.

[brewcity77]

Shaka should look to add someone who's coached in the Big East, won the league title and conference tournament at MSG, been to 10+ NCAA Tournaments, been to the Final Four, and is currently unemployed so we don't have to buy them out.

Anyone have JT3's number?

[Pakuni]

Shaka should look to add someone who's coached in the Big East, won the league title and conference tournament at MSG, been to 10+ NCAA Tournaments, been to the Final Four, and is currently unemployed so we don't have to buy them out.

Anyone have JT3's number?

JTIII isn't unemployed.  Does he want to leave a cushy NBA job in his hometown to grind away as an assistant in Milwaukee?

https://www.nba.com/wizards/john-thompson-iii-vice-president-player-engagement-monumental-basketball

[brewcity77]

JTIII isn't unemployed.  Does he want to leave a cushy NBA job in his hometown to grind away as an assistant in Milwaukee?

https://www.nba.com/wizards/john-thompson-iii-vice-president-player-engagement-monumental-basketball

Nice catch, I was looking at coaching jobs and he didn't have one, so different type of role. Regardless, I make that call. At least find out if you can get him. A proven HC as an assistant would help the staff.