Billy Donlon fired after 6 seasons. They made the Horizon Championship game 3 of the last 4 years and had what appears to be a pretty good year this year. Just went over to their board and they seem overall pretty happy he's gone. I guess you had to be there.

I hope that is bad info . I like what coach was building over there
Recruiting Indiana kid s, playing good hoops... Though Julie did not really like the style and rules when he played there. I'm not sure Walt was on board there either. That said o think he is s good coach headed in the right https://mobile.twitter.com/gregrakestraw/status/710178096... edited to add info

Think he threw a clipboard or stomp his feet when he said it?

Do they have a new AD or something?

Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Rob Jeter out.

Cooper has to be gone. I know they have a solid recruiting class coming in but he's entering the last year of his contract and he just hasn't produced.

where is all the cable money and BIG shares they are getting going to? Seems they would be able to leverage some to the income there to get some projects started.

Always wondered how Vivian Stringer went from the fanbase at Iowa and the facilites to Rutgers.

Wright St is dumb. Chris Mack is right.

Billy Donlon might not be the best coach in america, but he didn't deserve this. Not to mention Bob Grant (their AD) - I've been in meetings with Grant back when I was a student at WSU and president of their basketball student section - he's never been confused with the brightest bulb in the room.

Donlon got fired for three very simple reasons.

1) WSU is a basketball school (Well as much as they can be considered any TYPE of school). It's their only big-time program and as such it is their lone money maker.
2) Lack of NCAA tourney appearances (Here is where WSU needs to check their ego and realize they aren't UD as much as they wish they were. They don't have the history, the success, the conference, the facilities, the budget - none of it.) Many "fans" were complaining that they weren't "dominating" in a "crappy league like the Horizon - ESPECIALLY since Butler left". Apparently they're big-time NCAA or bust now. Makes me chuckle.
3) People just didn't LIKE his slow-tempo, focus on defense style of play, even though it likely maximized their probability for success based on the type of kids he could recruit to Fairborn, and thus they blamed their lack of interest/attendance on Donlon (Not the fact that WSU only has 50ish years of history and only 25ish in D1, or the fact that they're overwhelmingly a commuter school which doesn't lead to much student interest nor a deep connection with alumni -- I mean I got 3 degrees from there and I attend more OU games than WSU and I can literally WALK to the Nutter Center from my house!).

With many "locals" complaining about the players/style of play, combined with half full arenas - the genius Grant decided they couldn't let their "money program" decline like that so he made the move. Then he took the punk way out by not even speaking to Donlon or talking to the press.

I've been amazed the caliber of coach WSU has been able to pull in recently from Ed Schilling (was a top assistant to Calipari) to Paul Biancardi to Brad Brownell and now Billy Donlon. If those guys can't cut it, I'm not sure what the heck they expect out of their new hire. Coach K isn't coming to Fairborn.

Oklahoma State. The school and Travis Ford have agreed to part ways.

I saw Stony Brook lost their coach. MMMMM I think that is a big move up ....will be interesting to see how long it takes to make them competitive

Great move for both parties. Dixon is a TCU grad and did just about everything he could at Pitt. TCU is making moves to be a bigger player in basketball (committed AD and new arena) and they've got a good enough recruiting base in the Dallas area.

So who goes to Pitt? Dambrot might get a look.

That would be interesting.