Mizzou announces new coach...

[Windyplayer]

according to sources it's a done deal: Kim Anderson. The meltdown on their boards is epic...

http://tigerboard.com/boards/list.php?board=1

[EnderWiggen]

had to google who that was...

[Tugg Speedman]

Save us the trouble ... who is he?

[Bocephys]

Save us the trouble ... who is he?

First google image result:


Also a basketball coach at Central Missouri or something.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Ben Howland must be

[ZiggysFryBoy]

and for f uck's sake, get a new board format Missouri.  That place makes UWM's board look sophisticated.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Central MO has been pretty damn good since Anderson has been the coach...of course...D2 ball is completely different. They could have found the next Bo Ryan....or a bust

No Howland again....

[Silkk the Shaka]

Doing some quick Wikipedia research, doesn't seem like a horrible hire actually. The guy clearly loves Missouri as aside from being an alum he's had two stints with the Tigers and has coached DII Central Missouri for over a decade. If it's anything like Bo coming from a long stint in DIII, they probably have a good long-term solution.

[Windyplayer]

Doing some quick Wikipedia research, doesn't seem like a horrible hire actually. The guy clearly loves Missouri as aside from being an alum he's had two stints with the Tigers and has coached DII Central Missouri for over a decade. If it's anything like Bo coming from a long stint in DIII, they probably have a good long-term solution.

True, but kind of a big "if." Any other current head coaches at power conference schools or schools that have had DI success recently who came from the ranks of DII or DIII? 

[Silkk the Shaka]

True, but kind of a big "if." Any other current head coaches at power conference schools or schools that have had DI success recently who came from the ranks of DII or DIII? 

Oh absolutely. It could be a complete disaster as well, and I kinda hope it is. No clue on the DII/III to high major jump success rate. Imagine it's fairly rare though.

[SaveOD238]

True, but kind of a big "if." Any other current head coaches at power conference schools or schools that have had DI success recently who came from the ranks of DII or DIII? 

Bo.

And...that's about it

[marquette20]

Bo.

And...that's about it

Even Bo had 2 years at Milwaukee which is not in a so called Power conference, so this will be quite the jump.

Does he bring his recruits with?

[GooooMarquette]

Doing some quick Wikipedia research, doesn't seem like a horrible hire actually. The guy clearly loves Missouri as aside from being an alum he's had two stints with the Tigers and has coached DII Central Missouri for over a decade. If it's anything like Bo coming from a long stint in DIII, they probably have a good long-term solution.

Define long-term.  He will be 59 when he coaches his first game for Mizzou.

[GGGG]

Even Bo had 2 years at Milwaukee which is not in a so called Power conference, so this will be quite the jump.

Does he bring his recruits with?

Bo would have done just fine in Madison without the stop over in Milwaukee.

Anderson was a D1 assistant for many, many years.  It would have been like Wojo going to a D2 school to coach between his tenure at Duke and his tenure at MU.

[Dawson Rental]

True, but kind of a big "if." Any other current head coaches at power conference schools or schools that have had DI success recently who came from the ranks of DII or DIII? 

That could just as easily (or even more likely) be a result of bias in hiring as it could be an indicator of a disparity in talent in the ranks of DII or DIII compared to DivI.

[4everwarriors]

Guess Barney panicked and jumped at the first gig that would guarantee him big sheckles.

[NotBuzzWilliams]

[ChicosBailBonds]

Bo.

And...that's about it

Bruce Pearl....Southern Indiana

[Galway Eagle]

True, but kind of a big "if." Any other current head coaches at power conference schools or schools that have had DI success recently who came from the ranks of DII or DIII? 

Jim Larranga, and John Beilein both came out of those ranks.  Don't feel like doing any research to get a whole list. 

[bradley center bat]

Fran Fraschilla was saying his name for the Missouri job, since day 1.

[MU82]

Ben Howland must be

That SI article, combined with a few other things I read about Howland's last few seasons at UCLA, made me very happy we passed on him. Obviously, Marquette was not alone to be concerned. You hate to pay premium $$ for a coach and then have a toxic situation on your hands.