Iup basketball

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Looking at the Cathedral Prep HS Twitter feed, it looks like their head coach Steve Piotrowicz is coming back to IUP to be Joe’s assistant again.

Im not sure I like this hire.

If I was Joe, the 'no-brainer' hire to be my top assistant would be Chuckie Humphries. He lives in Indiana. He can still practice (a trait Joe loves in assistants). He's great with people and would be an excellent recruiter. He knows the system and program.

Perhaps Chuckie isn't interested but it seems like a no-brainer.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

When you're apparently soliciting donations from alumni to meet payroll that certainly isn't a good sign.

Is that equally as bad as Edinboro asking its former basketball coach to fundraise half his salary?

[Ship69]

There has been serious concern for some time. AB gave rosy fund raising and enrollment projections in May/June to buy time. HEPC required monthly financial reports and benchmarks to be met. Once it was clear that these goals would not be met, HEPC took action to shut down before start of school. Some stories implied that AB was less than transparent on finances to HEPC, as evidenced by threat of utility shutoff triggering emergency meeting by HEPC last Friday.

When you're apparently soliciting donations from alumni to meet payroll that certainly isn't a good sign.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

There has been serious concern for some time. AB gave rosy fund raising and enrollment projections in May/June to buy time. HEPC required monthly financial reports and benchmarks to be met. Once it was clear that these goals would not be met, HEPC took action to shut down before start of school. Some stories implied that AB was less than transparent on finances to HEPC, as evidenced by threat of utility shutoff triggering emergency meeting by HEPC last Friday.

AB was actually projecting to be fairly decent in men's basketball this year. Hopefully at least some of those guys can still find a home. It's tricky in August -- especially in basketball with the small roster sizes.

[Columbuseer]

Yeah. What a fiasco to shut everything down at the end of July. West Virginia authorities certainly had to see this problem coming some months ago.

There has been serious concern for some time. AB gave rosy fund raising and enrollment projections in May/June to buy time. HEPC required monthly financial reports and benchmarks to be met. Once it was clear that these goals would not be met, HEPC took action to shut down before start of school. Some stories implied that AB was less than transparent on finances to HEPC, as evidenced by threat of utility shutoff triggering emergency meeting by HEPC last Friday.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Yeah. What a fiasco to shut everything down at the end of July. West Virginia authorities certainly had to see this problem coming some months ago.

It will probably be tricky to find a team to come in here this late -- especially since they'd normally get two games out of the trip.

My hunch will be Joe will end up scheduling PSU-Altoona again as a fill-in (or some similar D3 opponent). Most schedules are locked in by now.

[Ship69]

IUP and UPJ needs a non-conference game now. AB was set to attend one of the weekend tournaments in Indiana. That's obviously not happening now.

Yeah. What a fiasco to shut everything down at the end of July. West Virginia authorities certainly had to see this problem coming some months ago.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

IUP and UPJ needs a non-conference game now. AB was set to attend one of the weekend tournaments in Indiana. That's obviously not happening now.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

It seems like with Todd as AD, the message from him to every coach except Joe and Torts is "rent, don't buy." Yet when you have the third-biggest sport on campus with a clear opening, he went status quo. Not saying one way or another on whether Carey is right for the job, but just the circumstances seem a little odd to me when it definitely looks like Todd wants to make a change at every level of athletics.

From what I heard, (1) the players really like Carey and went to bat for him, and (2) Todd really thinks highly of him.

Tom had that program going in the wrong direction. The talent cupboard was getting thin. His players weren't developing. His recruiting was going down hill. Cal pretty much owned him. I think he knew it and jumped ship last July. Maria Cerro looked like a bust under Tom but turned in to a star under Carey.

Carey had a pretty good record last year with a team that had zero depth. Reality is his record should have been at least 2-3 wins better. It really wasn't his fault that team would miss 14 layups a game. He wasn't perfect by any means but I'll chalk that up to growing pains.

Tom was great at saying all the right things. Carey doesn't say much. They are total opposites in that regard. Tom was great at kissing babies and shaking hands. Carey may come out of his shell a bit this year. He got these big transfers signed.

He's going to have night and day better talent this year -- and much more of it. He's added some very talented, proven D2 players -- especially underneath. His two star guards need to co-exist a little better this year. But, that's a different discussion.

[hawks16]

Carey did have some built-in (legitimate) issues a year ago.

He's signed a stellar class of impact transfers. They should be dramatically better this year.

It seems like with Todd as AD, the message from him to every coach except Joe and Torts is "rent, don't buy." Yet when you have the third-biggest sport on campus with a clear opening, he went status quo. Not saying one way or another on whether Carey is right for the job, but just the circumstances seem a little odd to me when it definitely looks like Todd wants to make a change at every level of athletics.

[IUPHawks24]

Gannon, Hurst, UPJ hoops schedules are out

Gannon has two games with Salem and then a pretty easy field for the Gary Miller- smarter scheduling than what they did last year. Should be four wins right there.

Looks like Hurst is playing in that Small College Basketball Classic, as well as the Clarion Tournament for what would normally be opening weekend. That's two tough games vs Central Oklahoma and Colorado School of Mines to start the season, especially after losing what they did.

UPJ has interesting matchups with Indianapolis and St Thomas Aquinas. Rest of their OOC they should handle.

[IUP1423]

Gannon, Hurst, UPJ hoops schedules are out

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I don't think many care about the women's side. Carry on...

Carey did have some built-in (legitimate) issues a year ago.

He's signed a stellar class of impact transfers. They should be dramatically better this year.

[IUPalum]

A fair point about the involvement of HR and it reinforces that there is a vetting process that this new assistant coach must have gone through and passed. I further agree that if an individual is not formally charged there will be no criminal record, but that is where the interview process with the HR professionals comes into play. If they do their job, they will pick up on inconsistencies and holes in the work history (among other things) of an individual. I do stand by my original concern that if you are going to post something of this nature, you better be right as the harm to the individual involved and to his family is unmeasurable.

Now back to basketball, I read in the Trib-Review that Clev Wright of Gannon got a commitment from Olivia Pepple of Penn-Trafford. Was wondering if anyone has seen her play and had any thoughts on her as an addition to the program?

I don't think many care about the women's side. Carry on...

[IUPbigINDIANS]

A fair point about the involvement of HR and it reinforces that there is a vetting process that this new assistant coach must have gone through and passed. I further agree that if an individual is not formally charged there will be no criminal record, but that is where the interview process with the HR professionals comes into play. If they do their job, they will pick up on inconsistencies and holes in the work history (among other things) of an individual. I do stand by my original concern that if you are going to post something of this nature, you better be right as the harm to the individual involved and to his family is unmeasurable.

Now back to basketball, I read in the Trib-Review that Clev Wright of Gannon got a commitment from Olivia Pepple of Penn-Trafford. Was wondering if anyone has seen her play and had any thoughts on her as an addition to the program?

He's a phenomenal D2 coach. If he signed her trust the process.

Everybody thought he'd be the new coach at IUP (with double with his GU salary). Todd elected to ride out his interim.