2026 Coaching Carousel

[Biggie Clausen]

Billy Donovan played at PC.  Gotta at least give him a call.

[SchnitzelBoy]

I think Kim English got such a raw deal for his first 2 seasons. They should have been in the tournament his first season. That Bryce Hopkins injury and ensuing crapshow damaged last season's results and made it difficult to navigate the offseason.

This year, though? Lots of portal additions and a some young pieces like Mela, Oswin, and Vaaks all made for a good push to the tournament. Results weren't there for whatever reason. I think it's a bummer he's being let go because next season could have been successful if he kept that core together.

[The Sultan]

Kim English is completely mediocre...at best.

[Hards Alumni]

There are two tiers in the Big East.

Butler, Providence, Seton Hall, and Xavier are the poor schools.

The rest are far more financially well off.

And if you really want to dive down, there are really three tiers because Georgetown has so much money.

[SchnitzelBoy]

I think the tiers are as follows:

Tier 1:
Georgetown
UCONN

Tier 2:
Villanova
St. John's 
Creighton
Marquette

Tier 3:
Providence
Butler
Xavier

Tier 4:
DePaul
Seton Hall

[GoldenEagles03]

I think the tiers are as follows:

Tier 1:
Georgetown
UCONN

Tier 2:
Villanova
St. John's 
Creighton
Marquette

Tier 3:
Providence
Butler
Xavier

Tier 4:
DePaul
Seton Hall

There is no way Georgetown is in Tier 1 of anything anymore.

[The Sultan]

I think the tiers are as follows:

Tier 1:
Georgetown
UCONN

Tier 2:
Villanova
St. John's 
Creighton
Marquette

Tier 3:
Providence
Butler
Xavier

Tier 4:
DePaul
Seton Hall

They are talking about finances. Butler, PC, Xavier and Seton Hall have the smallest endowments by a significant margin.

Then you have Creighton and UConn (but they're a public university)

Then another batch of Marquette, DePaul, St. Johns and Villanova.

Then a wide gap to Georgetown.

[MU82]

The Athletic listed 6 possible replacements for English:

Gallo; Bryan Hodgson (S Fla); Moser; Luke Murray (UConn asst); Schertz (while acknowledging that he probably wouldn't leave StL for a non-top-flight job); Steele.

[GoldenEagles03]

The Athletic listed 6 possible replacements for English:

Gallo; Bryan Hodgson (S Fla); Moser; Luke Murray (UConn asst); Schertz (while acknowledging that he probably wouldn't leave StL for a non-top-flight job); Steele.

NO, NOT BEN!

[Scoop Snoop]

The Athletic listed 6 possible replacements for English:

Gallo; Bryan Hodgson (S Fla); Moser; Luke Murray (UConn asst); Schertz (while acknowledging that he probably wouldn't leave StL for a non-top-flight job); Steele.

Luke Murray? Great! Maybe his dad would show up at Fiserv and our band could play Ghostbusters. It's always a gamble giving an assistant his first HC gig, but I think this one may be a good gamble. 

I think Moser may be headed back to a mid-major somewhere.

Hey! What about Wojo? 

[Galway Eagle]

The Athletic listed 6 possible replacements for English:

Gallo; Bryan Hodgson (S Fla); Moser; Luke Murray (UConn asst); Schertz (while acknowledging that he probably wouldn't leave StL for a non-top-flight job); Steele.

Xavier fans heads would explode if Steele lead another BE program to success while Pitino Jr flames out again like at Minnesota.

[wadesworld]

Xavier fans heads would explode if Steele lead another BE program to success while Pitino Jr flames out again like at Minnesota.

Mack should be the bigger concern.  Steele stunk there.  Mack has proven to be a good coach at this level.  They should've brought him back, but I'm sure they were worried about how it would look if a second straight coach used Xavier as a stepping stone job, for the second time in their career.

[Galway Eagle]

Mack should be the bigger concern.  Steele stunk there.  Mack has proven to be a good coach at this level.  They should've brought him back, but I'm sure they were worried about how it would look if a second straight coach used Xavier as a stepping stone job, for the second time in their career.

Agreed while the optics would be bad they aren't in a financial position to gamble on coaches and if I recall it was pretty widely known that Mack(as an alum) was only going to leave for Louisville because his wife's from there.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Mack should be the bigger concern.  Steele stunk there.  Mack has proven to be a good coach at this level.  They should've brought him back, but I'm sure they were worried about how it would look if a second straight coach used Xavier as a stepping stone job, for the second time in their career.

Steele was the coach while my daughter was a student.  He was their Wojo, he could recruit and they'd look mostly good during the season but no NCAA success.

[Billy Hoyle]

There are two tiers in the Big East.

Butler, Providence, Seton Hall, and Xavier are the poor schools.

The rest are far more financially well off.

And if you really want to dive down, there are really three tiers because Georgetown has so much money.

Th

They are talking about finances. Butler, PC, Xavier and Seton Hall have the smallest endowments by a significant margin.

Then you have Creighton and UConn (but they're a public university)

Then another batch of Marquette, DePaul, St. Johns and Villanova.

Then a wide gap to Georgetown.

Endowments don't really play into athletics, though. Reportedly, PC has the fourth highest NIL budget in the Big East. Meanwhile, DFW Hoya has posted here that Georgetown athletics is rather cash-strapped despite the billion-dollar endowment of the institution.

[barfolomew]

Sounds like there might be an opening at Cal State-Bakersfield.

https://x.com/espn/status/2029586065502126531?s=20

Like they say, winning basketball games ain't easy...

[The Sultan]

Th
Endowments don't really play into athletics, though. Reportedly, PC has the fourth highest NIL budget in the Big East. Meanwhile, DFW Hoya has posted here that Georgetown athletics is rather cash-strapped despite the billion-dollar endowment of the institution.

Of course endowments play into athletics. The more money that is in your endowment, the better your budget relief is across the board. The reason Georgetown athletics is "cash strapped" is a budgetary issue more than a revenue one.

[Tums Festival]

Since you mentioned the SEC, I think he's waiting for Tennessee. Barnes can't stay around much longer, can he?

He's over $2 million at SLU and will get a nice raise after this season to stick around. Why not wait for the right job than jumping for a fast payday at a bad fit (e. g., Porter Moser)?

Syracuse fans very much want Schertz. Whether the school feels that way remains to be seen.

[MuMark]

Steele was the coach while my daughter was a student.  He was their Wojo, he could recruit and they'd look mostly good during the season but no NCAA success.

Ah.....recruiting wasn't Wojo's problem......lol

[WhiteTrash]

Syracuse fans very much want Schertz. Whether the school feels that way remains to be seen.

Syracuse better do something as their share of the ACC pie is shrinking.