Fresno State Basketball Coaching Search - Final 4

[FresnoFacts]

On 4/13/2024 at 12:11 AM, bigd said:

67 isn’t even odd if it’s a retread who had major success. This hire doesn’t fit the bill. 
Still hope it works out for you guys, it be nice to see Fresno have a good basketball program again.

 

In D1 basketball 67 is unusual for a head coach either continuing in a position or a new hire.

The ESPN article I posted previously said that as of November 2023 there were only 20 D1 head coaches over 65 and only 6 over 70:

"The average age of a Division I men's basketball head coach in 2023 is 50. Then there are the outliers. Scanning the entirety of Division I, we find: 50 coaches who are currently 60 years of age or older (think John Calipari, Bill Self, Mark Few and Brian Dutcher); 20 who clock in at 65 or above (e.g., Tom Izzo, Rick Barnes, Kelvin Sampson and Dana Altman); and, finally, a select group of six elder statesmen who have seen their 70th birthdays come and go."

I am over 65 myself. I think Walberg has only a few potential good years. This is more of a short term situation vs a 50-something hire who might extend longer with good seasons.

[Spaztecs]

On 4/10/2024 at 12:05 PM, 818SUDSFan said:

 

As for Jeff Tedford, the comparison is ridiculous on multiple levels. For one thing, Tedford had been the most successful HC in decades at a school a large step above the MWC rather than at a school three notches or so below. 

That's an insult to Clovis H.S. placing the Fresno BB program in such high esteem.

[Spaztecs]

On 4/12/2024 at 11:23 PM, CPslograd said:

What is that for?

Anytime you hire a 67 year old coach, it's an odd hire, no argument there.

I'm just saying a Clovis Unified coach wouldn't necessarily have to be teaching to get paid a decent amount (not talking D1 coaching salaries, I'm talking normal upper middle class wages).  It's not like he was a gym teacher that was the basketball coach that you might see at a lot of public schools getting a 5 or 10 grand stipend to coach.  I'm actually curious if he taught, does anyone on the board know?

 

At least he won't have to teach Drivers Ed and Summer School to make ends meet.

[818SUDSFan]

On 4/11/2024 at 11:44 AM, smithy said:

Supposedly Welsh told Calipari that he was leaving before the Arkansas move was announced. And judging from reports, many coaches has already turned down the UK HC job and chose to stay at their present schools. I smell a stink in the program.

When your recruiting is hyper focused on one-and-done Mickey Ds AA types, you're playing with fire and likely to eventually get burned.

[Super six]

On 4/12/2024 at 10:23 PM, CPslograd said:

What is that for?

Anytime you hire a 67 year old coach, it's an odd hire, no argument there.

I'm just saying a Clovis Unified coach wouldn't necessarily have to be teaching to get paid a decent amount (not talking D1 coaching salaries, I'm talking normal upper middle class wages).  It's not like he was a gym teacher that was the basketball coach that you might see at a lot of public schools getting a 5 or 10 grand stipend to coach.  I'm actually curious if he taught, does anyone on the board know?

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