MBB: Head Coach Suggestions

[RedBug58]

I don't know. How big is a basketball coaches staff? If I was coming in from say Indiana and didn't really know the area, I'd be looking to pick up a more local guy who had a good handle on the Louisiana recruiting area and a good relationship with a lot of the high school coaches. Might be a good place for a guy like Brad to start getting his feet wet in college basketball. Could be a great asset to the staff. He would be worth an interview with the new head coach. No harm in that. I think he is a diamond in the rough.

[ZoomZoom]

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2001 new century, 8K or better (response to 8-9k crowd size). I missed one, there was two. 2003 and 2011. I used new century because the Blackham days aren’t measured and the majority of those 8/9k crowds were Fletcher. Been a slow spiral downward from 1985 to today.

[Ragin9221]

I feel like Basketball is one area we could succeed at. We have the facilities and in the South there really isnt any basketball powerbouses. You look up north they have Marquette, UConn, Gonzaga.

Now i am not saying we can.become those schools, but i would love for us to become a Loyola-Chicago, Drake, or St. Mary of the south.

I am like bow much is Drake paying there coach? I heard the name mention Ben McCollum? I am sure we can offer a higher salary? He makes 275,000 i am sure we can offer double that?

Cajundome has to be at least top 30 venue in NCAA basketball?

I always felt like we were a basketball school. Which back in the day we were!

[ZoomZoom]

I feel like Basketball is one area we could succeed at. We have the facilities and in the South there really isnt any basketball powerbouses. You look up north they have Marquette, UConn, Gonzaga.

Now i am not saying we can.become those schools, but i would love for us to become a Loyola-Chicago, Drake, or St. Mary of the south.

I am like how much is Drake paying there coach? I heard the name mention Ben McCollum? I am sure we can offer a higher salary? He makes 275,000 i am sure we can offer double that?

Cajundome has to be at least top 30 venue in NCAA basketball?

I always felt like we were a basketball school. Which back in the day we were!

Of all the programs you mentioned all but UCONN are private universities that don’t play FBS football. And UCONN is a state flagship. Apples and oranges.

We were a basketball school many decades ago. Know exactly how you feel.

[Esqueleto]

I feel like Basketball is one area we could succeed at. We have the facilities and in the South there really isnt any basketball powerbouses. You look up north they have Marquette, UConn, Gonzaga.

Now i am not saying we can.become those schools, but i would love for us to become a Loyola-Chicago, Drake, or St. Mary of the south.

I am like bow much is Drake paying there coach? I heard the name mention Ben McCollum? I am sure we can offer a higher salary? He makes 275,000 i am sure we can offer double that?

Cajundome has to be at least top 30 venue in NCAA basketball?

I always felt like we were a basketball school. Which back in the day we were!

Cajundome ain't close to top 30 for basketball. The city and university half-assed it with the remodel when they failed to build mid-level suites.

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Cajundome ain't close to top 30 for basketball. The city and university half-assed it when they failed to build a basketball arena instead of a multi purpose arena. .

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[zeppelincajun]

Done only 15 times, only once since the new century started. Unicorn numbers.

The run I believe Houston was referring to:
Arkansas State 5,304
Western Kentucky 7,071
Denver 8,066

Obviously if that's what he was referencing he misremembered amounts, and it was more than a few seasons ago. It was Marlin's first year. We also made it into the 5,000s numerous times during the 2017-2018 season. Personally I think the 4,500-5,000 mark is the peak we could expect for average attendance in the current state of college athletics. That would still be a very impressive feat though. The only thing making it seem less impressive would be that 5,000 average attendance would mean a less than half full venue each game.

[Spydaman70507]

If you want a young & energetic coach that should be considered is Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas. He's the son of former NBA coach John Lucas II & brother of John Lucas III Jai is from Houston Texas and is a great recruiter. He would be the type of hire that will build up a program bring excitement but only be here a max 3 years & leave once a bigger job opens up.https://goduke.com/sports/mens-baske...jai-lucas/5013

[zephyr]

2001 new century, 8K or better (response to 8-9k crowd size). I missed one, there was two. 2003 and 2011. I used new century because the Blackham days aren’t measured and the majority of those 8/9k crowds were Fletcher. Been a slow spiral downward from 1985 to today.

2000 starts a new century. It's 5

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