Iowa is 14th Best Job in the B1G. North Carolina is 2nd Best Job in the ACC; Kansas is Best Job in the Big 12 (per Coaches anonymously polled)
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They have someone on the outside, maybe an agent, in contact with UNC. Sounds like it's BS.
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The interest is from UNC not McCollum.
Mark Cuban's financial support has helped transform Indiana's football program
Cuban has poured millions into his alma mater over the years, long before Curt Cignetti took over the football team in 2024.
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LLoyd and May were candidates 1 and 1A on UNC wish list and both said no. Sounds like if no movement by Thursday they'll hit up Billy Donovan.
I'd assume the other 3 listed would be last ditch recruits, thus peripherally engaged.
Ultimately I think they end up with Donnovan If he wants it Byington if not. It's hard to see Mccollum at North Carolina. Just doesn't If seem like a good fit for either. If Kansas opens up in a few years and Mccollum doesn't feel the administration at Iowa is committing enough resources to Basketball that'd be a scenario I might be nervous about.
Call me crazy but depending how things go with isu next few years and the mess of things with their Athletic Dept and control freak AD Pollard. I could see Otz being a very viable candidate for KU when Self leaves. We saw same with football get a blue blood with better $ all around.
hate to admit he is a good coach and has done a good job finding guys in portal that were highly touted like Jefferson and Curtis jones and done good job getting other guys to fill the gaps like with some of the bigs he got and Heise was a very good 6th man from uni. But if momcilovic goes after losing Lipsey be a huge loss for next year for him. Tough to replace those 2 plus Jefferson and isu isn’t high end with NIL. Read reports expected to spend less than Iowa.
UNC to hire ex-NBA coach Michael Malone as HC, sources say
North Carolina intends to hire former longtime NBA coach Michael Malone as the school's next basketball coach, sources told ESPN.
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In this age of NIL, you can have a program that rivals your typical bluebloods without the headache of alums. Write your own ticket, create your own legacy.
This is kind of interesting.
Ben did not want to interview for the UNC job. He wanted to be at Iowa.
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Some people are STUNNED that Ben would turn down a chance for the UNC job.
It's interesting that Ben turned down an interview with North Carolina. Glad he's happy in Iowa City!
I thought we were talking about basketball?Mark Cuban's financial support has helped transform Indiana's football program
Cuban has poured millions into his alma mater over the years, long before Curt Cignetti took over the football team in 2024.
Beth seems like a great AD. She fired Fran & had a plan in place, executed the plan, and got her man.
Meanwhile, when it comes to the North Carolina AD:
Meanwhile, when it comes to the North Carolina AD:
I can’t remember…are the glass blocks like ones homes from the ‘70’s had for their bathroom window? Lol
I was waiting for someone to mention Indy being too high…..remove them and bump everyone up one. (Then insert them somewhere in the middle.)
I think Uconn has been a blue blood for awhile now…
Iowa has definitely not been a stepping stone for their former coaches…Davis (Drake), Alford (New Mexico), Lick (Marian University), Fran (Penn)….granted Fran and The Doctor were nearing the ends of the careers though….
Kirk sure likes it in Iowa City, too.
Lute hated living in a fish bowl and Arizona (and its weather) was too much to pass up.
I think Ben loves Iowa City; hopefully he sticks around and retires at Iowa.
Things are so much different now than the Lute days. Lute was an amazing coach but was also very thin skinned. College sports was covered so differently back then. He had some very head scratching losses in the tournament, Idaho, Wichita State, etc. The way things are shaking out right now the Big Ten clearly has all the money and revenue streams so even a mid tier school like Iowa finishing 10-10 in the conference can make the Elite 8. There's no real reason to leave here at this point unless something totally unexpected happens. And we have a long history of keeping coaches. 15 years for Fran, Kirk on 20 something, Bluder could have gone as long as she wanted.