UConn Asst. Coach Moseley Named HC at Boston U, ...
by dillon77 (2018-04-17 14:31:44)
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...her alma mater.

Moseley was the posts' coach for the Huskies for nearly 10 years and is going back to her alma mater. While she was listed as a possibility for an interview for the UMinn Job (which she also worked at), doubt much ever came of that, given how quickly Whelan was put in place.

Save for the fact that she's going back to her alma mater, I think this is a similar kind of a landing spot to where Megan Duffy landed...a mid-major where you can work hard, have some growing pains without being in the spotlight and learn your craft. Megan had a better-than-expected first year and it will be interesting to see how her first year of recruits (which Michaela Mabrey worked on with her) do in 18-19.

Will be interesting to see whom Geno chooses as a replacement. Will he pull someone from the UConn family tree?





Do either Whalen or Thompson have any HC experience? *
by Slotts  (2018-04-17 16:33:04)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

No. TT Has 3 Years as Ass't.; Whalen No Coaching Experience
by dillon77  (2018-04-17 17:46:41)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

...Tina Thompson was tutoring club post prospects in and around Houston before she accepted an offer from Karen Aston at Texas to be post coach. She was promoted to assc. head coach.

...Whalen has no (zip, nada) experience as a coach at any level.

This is not to say that neither of them has the knowledge to succeed. And they probably bring great brand value (themselves) to a recruit. But as far as game decisions and the CEO-part of the job, sure seems like a crap shoot to me.

We've spent a lot of time on various boards discussing the relative merits of being a Head Coach before taking over a big program (say, Megan Duffy) vs. being a long-time assistant coach (say Niele Ivey, Shea Ralph at UConn). Now we seem to have the college/pro star. we've seen it in the NBA and now it seems to be popping up here.

I'll be very interested in how this plays out with these two players. Even Stephanie White, who had a year or two as assistant, then had HC experience withe Indiana in the WNBA, has not had a good two years at Vandy.

Remember, the other finalist for that job were Niele and Courtney Banghart of Princeton...back to long-term assistant vs. work-your-way up argument again.

(BTW, I thought Banghard would've been a natural for Virginia..wonder if she was considered)
That's what I thought, wasn't sure. Let them go through the
by Slotts  (2018-04-18 12:42:19)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

growing pains of learning on the jobs. The "great player must be a great coach" syndrome will probably be proven incorrect again.

Absolutely. Well Better Them Than Us....
by dillon77  (2018-04-18 13:22:44)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I wish I could be a fly on the wall in UVA and know what other candidates were considered.

Heavens forbid an AD should hire a coach who has paid his/her dues working at smaller schools and moving up the ranks or doing a consistently great job at a place that does not have as many advantages. Or, is a valued assistant for many years at a place that has great success.

Maybe I could understand Stephanie White getting the call over Niele Ivey and Courtney Banghart at Vandy. But it does not seem that Banghart or Ivey didn't even get considered at UVA (now with Brunelle, I could understand Niele not being considered. But Banghart...geeesh).