Congrats to Miller. Hope he does well.
Ditto
Congrats to Miller. Hope he does well.
Should have done it earlier and gone w/ Pat Kelsey.
Wes Miller is available!
Yes, he also said Wes would have the Tarheels in multiple final 4's in the next ten years and I believe that was a year ago that he said that so the clock is down to multiple FF's in 9 years for a team he does not coach.
That is correct.
What kind of success do you anticipate for Miller at Cincinnati?
Good for Wes- Cincy is a good job with a nice basketball history. Win there and then yes, he will be ready for an ACC job.
Yeah, Cincy has been better than Wake Forest every single year for the last 11 years. That is the entire span of any potential recruit's lifetime (in terms of remembering college basketball).
9 NCAA tourneys vs. 1*
Cincy has a better basketball history than Wake, not just over the last 11 years but over the last 60+ years.
Wes got himself a better job than the Wake Forest gig. Hate to say it, but right now it is.
Cincy has been to the NCAAs 9 times since 2011. WF once. Also, Cincy has a rich NCAA history with two National Titles and six final fours. Bearcats also have a strong following in the City; they draw fans. So, from those angles, yes, Cincy is far better than WF.
That said, they got screwed in the conference shuffle. Playing in the American Athletic Conference sucks, and that conference took a big hit in hoop when UCONN bailed. Houston had a big 2021 season, and Memphis has a some hoop history and a following, but outside of those other two schools and maybe Temple (which Villanova left in the dust), the AAC is a basketball no-mans land. ECU, Tulane, USF don't even really try to compete in basketball. UCF, SMU and Tulsa are have really low ceilings in basketball. Greg Marshall made Wichita State a name, but guessing that program backslides. Programs in the AAC will always struggle to get the revenue and attention that the other Power Conferences have. How many times did anyone watch (or was even aware of) Houston basketball this year before the tournament? That conference just gets no attention, and very limited revenue from TV. Cash is always king.
Could be wrong, but would guess that Wes wishes he was coaching WF basketball, and Forbes would never trade the WF job for the Cincy job. Will be interesting to see where each program is in 4-5 years. Happy to have DR drag this assessment back out when Miller takes the Bearcats to the Final 4 in 2025, and WF is still playing in ACC Tourney Tuesday.
Yeah, Cincy has been better than Wake Forest every single year for the last 11 years. That is the entire span of any potential recruit's lifetime (in terms of remembering college basketball).
9 NCAA tourneys vs. 1*
ATS, love ya but couldn't about 100-150 teams say that?
Cincinnati has better history but their roster is a disaster right now, just as Wake’s was when Forbes took over. And they have less money, and I believe worse facilities.
Cincinnati was a better job two years ago than it is now. I mean how relevant is what Huggins and even Cronin did when Brannon left a dumpster fire? At the end of the day ACC>AAC, especially when the comparison is between two basketball first programs.
Looks like Danny is signing on as an assistant coach under Mark Turgeon at Maryland. Maryland reaction is all over the map. Many apparently wanted a former Maryland player, Duane Simpkins. Others trash this as a "crony hire."