Breaking! Hopkins canned!

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Breaking! Hopkins canned!

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Post by Seattle or Bust » Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:31 am

Will be interesting to see what happens.

Wesley Yates was the no. 57 overall recruit in the country and redshirted his freshman year.

Zoom Dialo is the no. 33 overall recruit, borderline 5 star, and was slated to join UW.

Gotta figure out a way to keep these 2 around... would also seem pretty important to keep Koren Johnson around too.

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Post by Michael K. » Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:33 pm

I’m too lazy to look. But I heard we have like 8 Seniors in the rotation. Could get ugly.

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Re: Breaking! Hopkins canned!

Post by D-train » Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:41 pm

I can't believe some kid loves Hopkins so much he would now transfer and would have stayed if they kept him....
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Post by D-train » Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:04 pm

How about Brandon Roy???
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Post by AZOldDawg » Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:48 pm

Rumor has it they will go after Tommy Lloyd as he is a home town boy plus Arizona appears to have significant financial issues

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Post by Sibelius Hindemith » Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:01 am

D-train wrote:
Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:41 pm
I can't believe some kid loves Hopkins so much he would now transfer and would have stayed if they kept him....
Yeah, the opposite is more likely.

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Re: Breaking! Hopkins canned!

Post by D-train » Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:26 pm

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Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:48 pm
Rumor has it they will go after Tommy Lloyd as he is a home town boy plus Arizona appears to have significant financial issues
Wow, Kelso guy. I had never even heard of him. Also was an assistant at Gonzaga. Sounds perfect to me. Bet he would love to come home and coach for a B10 team instead of coach for the Seattle Mariners of College athletics....
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Re: Breaking! Hopkins canned!

Post by D-train » Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:15 pm

6 candidates from Percy's article:
Randy Bennett, Saint Mary’s
Almost every time there’s a coaching vacancy with a West Coast Power Five team, his name is thrown in the mix. Last year, he reportedly rebuffed overtures from California. During his 23-year tenure at Saint Mary’s, Bennett has built a basketball powerhouse and the Gaels (24-7) are poised to make their 10th appearance in the NCAA tournament in the past 20 years.

Darian DeVries, Drake
The 48-year-old DeVries has never won fewer than 20 games in a season during his six years with the Bulldogs. This season, Drake is 26-6 and on the verge of its third NCAA tournament under DeVries. Son Tucker, a 6-foot-7 junior guard, is the two-time Missouri Valley Conference player of the year.

Dusty May, Florida Atlantic
Arguably the hottest name among mid-major coaches, who is reportedly one of the top two candidates for the Ohio State job along with Xavier’s Sean Miller. May is 124-67 over six seasons at Florida Atlantic and surprisingly he returned to the Owls for this year after guiding them to a 35-win season and the Final Four.

Niko Medved, Colorado State
Much like May, Medved has been a rising star among mid-major coaches since guiding the Rams to four 20-win seasons in the past five years. However, since making his only trip to the NCAA tournament in 2022, the Ram have finished eighth and seventh in the Mountain West.

Kyle Smith, Washington State
Smith is beloved in Pullman after guiding the Cougars to a 23-8 record, second-place Pac-12 finish and an expected NCAA tournament appearance, which would snap their 16-year postseason drought. But Washington would be foolish not to explore his interest. Besides, the last coach who left WSU for UW turned out pretty good for the Huskies: the legendary Marv Harshman.

Danny Sprinkle, Utah State
Several college basketball pundits believe it’s his job if he wants it. Sprinkle led Montana State to consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and during his first year at Utah State, the 22nd-ranked Aggies are 22-5 and headed to the Big Dance. Sprinkle is a Pullman native whose father played football at UW.
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Re: Breaking! Hopkins canned!

Post by Seattle or Bust » Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:56 pm

D-train wrote:
Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:15 pm
6 candidates from Percy's article:
Randy Bennett, Saint Mary’s
Almost every time there’s a coaching vacancy with a West Coast Power Five team, his name is thrown in the mix. Last year, he reportedly rebuffed overtures from California. During his 23-year tenure at Saint Mary’s, Bennett has built a basketball powerhouse and the Gaels (24-7) are poised to make their 10th appearance in the NCAA tournament in the past 20 years.

Darian DeVries, Drake
The 48-year-old DeVries has never won fewer than 20 games in a season during his six years with the Bulldogs. This season, Drake is 26-6 and on the verge of its third NCAA tournament under DeVries. Son Tucker, a 6-foot-7 junior guard, is the two-time Missouri Valley Conference player of the year.

Dusty May, Florida Atlantic
Arguably the hottest name among mid-major coaches, who is reportedly one of the top two candidates for the Ohio State job along with Xavier’s Sean Miller. May is 124-67 over six seasons at Florida Atlantic and surprisingly he returned to the Owls for this year after guiding them to a 35-win season and the Final Four.

Niko Medved, Colorado State
Much like May, Medved has been a rising star among mid-major coaches since guiding the Rams to four 20-win seasons in the past five years. However, since making his only trip to the NCAA tournament in 2022, the Ram have finished eighth and seventh in the Mountain West.

Kyle Smith, Washington State
Smith is beloved in Pullman after guiding the Cougars to a 23-8 record, second-place Pac-12 finish and an expected NCAA tournament appearance, which would snap their 16-year postseason drought. But Washington would be foolish not to explore his interest. Besides, the last coach who left WSU for UW turned out pretty good for the Huskies: the legendary Marv Harshman.

Danny Sprinkle, Utah State
Several college basketball pundits believe it’s his job if he wants it. Sprinkle led Montana State to consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and during his first year at Utah State, the 22nd-ranked Aggies are 22-5 and headed to the Big Dance. Sprinkle is a Pullman native whose father played football at UW.
I've wanted Few or Bennett for a while.

Sprinkle sounds like the most likely fit. Being from Washington certainly is a plus. Has done some really nice things at Utah St.

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