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Old Norm
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posted 05-07-2015 09:51 PM
His name is Michael White, and he was Louisiana Tech's coach, where he went 27-9 last season.
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catmandoo
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posted 05-07-2015 09:57 PM
White signed a six-year deal worth about $2 million per year. The 38-year-old Florida native finished 101-40 in four seasons at Louisiana Tech but never coached in the NCAA Tournament. His father is Duke athletic director Kevin White.
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handycat
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posted 05-08-2015 07:28 AM
Never heard of him. Very surprised as I thought they would have went after more of a name coach. At least on the surface, he adds nothing to the SEC resume.
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boomdaddy
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posted 05-08-2015 07:52 AM
Hiring that guy is like having to drive a station wagon to the prom, nothing to brag about.
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PaulCat
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posted 05-08-2015 08:42 AM
That's a puzzling hire. I wonder if they just want to throw more money at football.
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posted 05-08-2015 10:11 AM
I wouldn't sell White short as he is qualified and was recently named by Jay Bilas and Jeff Goodman the No. 1 up-and-coming head coach in college basketball.
Here are some of his accomplishments as a coach:
LA Tech came within 40 minutes of reaching the NCAA Tournament for the program's first time since 1991, finishing 18-16 on the season which was a six-win improvement from the year before.
White already boasts a 74-31 record. At the 100-game mark, he had the highest winning percentage and the most wins of any coach in LA Tech history.
Prior to coming to Tech White spent the previous seven seasons on the Ole Miss coaching staff and developed a reputation as one of the top assistant coaches in the country.
A finalist for the 2009 Coaches Award presented by BasketballScoop.com - honoring the top assistants in the college game - White was instrumental in the Rebels' rise to prominence in the Southeastern Conference as he helped lead the program to four postseason berths and a pair of SEC West titles in the past five years. The Rebels won 20 or more games four of the last five seasons.
White was very well-known in the recruiting circles nationwide, especially in the Southern region of the country. He helped Ole Miss land three recruiting classes ranked in the Top 25 in the country by numerous recruiting publications, including the 2005 class that was ranked as high as No. 7 by Hoop Scoop.
In addition to his recruiting responsibilities, he worked closely with the Rebel guards, including helping Terrico White who earned the SEC Freshman of the Year award and Freshman All-America accolades in 2009. Ole Miss had five guards named all-SEC during the last five seasons and eight different guards that made seven or more three-pointers in one game during that stretch.
Prior to his stint on the Ole Miss staff, White spent four years at Jacksonville State, helping coordinate the Gamecocks' recruiting efforts for three seasons. White had five recruits named all-conference in four seasons at Jacksonville State. During his time at the school, Jacksonville State also recorded the winningest season in its Division I history in 2002-03 while also recording the program's first-ever league tournament victory.
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posted 05-08-2015 11:45 AM
I think his biggest problem in the beginning will be to attract the big name recruits. He is at a big name school now and he can't last too long if he doesn't get the top Florida kids to come to Florida. You never know how far they will go with him since they are more interested in football.
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catmandoo
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posted 05-08-2015 12:11 PM
Billy Donovan's record at Florida last year was less than 50% (16-17) so one would think White will get a few years grace until he has a chance to build the program back up.
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boomdaddy
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posted 05-08-2015 12:13 PM
Kentucky hired a young up and comer in Billy Clyde. We all know how that worked out.
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SCWC
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posted 05-08-2015 12:41 PM
I wonder if he will retain Pelfrey and Grant????
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boomdaddy
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posted 05-08-2015 12:47 PM
Eddie Munster would need assistants to join him in Ok
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Old Norm
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posted 05-08-2015 05:47 PM
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Originally posted by SCWC:
I wonder if he will retain Pelfrey and Grant????
According to KSR, he's taking Grant with him. No word on Pelfry.
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SCWC
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posted 05-08-2015 05:48 PM
Opie could be looking for a new job then.
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posted 05-08-2015 06:26 PM
I remember him when he played at Ole Miss.
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catmandoo
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posted 05-08-2015 11:26 PM
It would be great if we could find a spot for Pelfrey now that Rohersson is gone.
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posted 05-09-2015 09:15 AM
I wouldn't want him as an assistant. I would prefer he get hired on Pitinos staff or Pitino Jrs staff, not Cals
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posted 05-09-2015 08:46 PM
I don't have any feelings either way about Pelphry. Why would you NOT want him on our staff, Boom?
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posted 05-09-2015 09:24 PM
Pelphrey would make a good assistant coach for any team and glad he got some good experience coaching under Billy Donovan.
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