If it's Dustin Ford, does that mean JS is admitting a mistake two years ago? I feel he could've at least gotten an NIT bid out of last years team and he'd be working on his own recruits. With Christian, I agree with the boo rather than applause only because he leaves with no lasting great memories, nothing that I'll think back on five years later and reminisce about ad he's pretty much leaving the cupboard bare if his recruits bail. Dustin would be going into year three, likely building his program, an extension of the one Groce was constructing.

I see ZERO chance it is Dustin Ford.

Jeff, I do know that Richmond has one of the largest endowments in the country and that the tuition is very high.

Just tossing some names out there...

Pat Kelsey
Part of the Xavier/Wake Forest coaching tree. Pretty much a carbon copy of Chris Mack.  A Cincinnati native, Elder H.S. grad, played at Xavier and graduated cum laude. Really intense coach and high energy guy like John Groce. Coached guys like Chris Paul, Jeff Teague, Josh Howard, Jordan Crawford, etc. He's already turned Winthrop into a winner in only two seasons.

Travis Steele
I guess you could say he's Pat Kelsey-lite, in that he doesn't have the head coaching experience. Graduated cum laude from Butler, coached the AAU Spiece/Indiana Adidas Elite for five years before going to Indiana, got his first job at Xavier under Sean Miller and has stuck around ever since. You could say he's responsible for Xavier's current recruiting class they are bringing in, which has been listed anywhere between Top 10 and Top 20 in recruiting classes.

Dino Gaudio
Probably unjustly fired from Wake Forest after a second round exit in the NCAA Tournament in 2010. Wake Forest hasn't been the same ever since, mind you. Coached under Skip Prosser at Wake before Prosser passed away, but also knew him way back in the 1980's in Wheeling, WV. Also coached at Army and Loyola-Maryland. Has a career winning percentage of .454, unfortunately.

Sean Woods
Played under Pitino at Kentucky. Got his first head coaching job at Mississippi Valley State and coached them for four years, earning an NCAA Tournament bid his last season. Led to the job at Morehead State, where he has turned the team around, going 20-13 and making it to the OVC semifinals.

Jeff Neubauer
Has been the head coach at Eastern Kentucky for nine years, making the postseason four times, including two NCAA Tournament berths. Recruits Ohio pretty well, with a player from Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Lancaster currently on the roster. Falls in the John Beilien coaching tree, with him at stops in Richmond and WVU before heading to EKU.

There was another short thread asking about Dino.  I have posted with the Wake Forest folks since Grobe arrived but did not follow Wake Basketball very closely.  I inquired yesterday on the board and received a few responses despite the fact everybody was focused on the probable Danny Manning hiring.  The general consensus was that Dino was "A Players Coach" well liked by the players, their families and the fans, but maybe not the strongest X's and O's coach.  Although it has been over seven years since Prosser died (heart attack in his office), the Wake fans are really still stung by his sudden death. They still have a prominent memorial thread with his picture. He and Grobe were really tight and I know he took it hard as well. They mentioned that since Dino was a trusted assistant coach for Prosser that will always have positive thoughts about Dino. 

If he was interested, I would think Dino would be worthy of an interview.  If he is a "people person" which I think he is and enjoys the relationship aspect of coaching, being an Ohio Grad and what he went through with Prosser's death it might help keep him here for a longer period of time.

Boals could always hire a former teammate as an assistant to help recruit and coach the Big Men!

Nvm

Would it be a bad reason to want him just because he's a native of my area?  (My mom actually at one point worked with his mom....)

NOOOOO Thanks. Bobby Knight wannabe with all the sabre rattling, player demoralization and none of the bb intellect.

Another name off the top of my head at a school that is not a traditional basketball school.

Donny Tyndall from Southern Miss

I really, REALLY like Donny Tyndall. I think we would have been an attractive job to him if he was still at Morehead. I wouldn't be surprised if Southern Miss is paying him more than we could afford.