Atlantic Region 2023 (Men's)

[bballfan03]

Correct. I wonder if any of our top coaches may pursue the YSU opening.

Just a complete guess but id think it'd be an assistant coach from a mid major.

[Topper_Hopper]

Best championship game in years!

I only caught the last 10 minutes of the game, but it was a fun 10 minutes. The Nova Southeastern turnover with 25 seconds left was killer.

[Ship69]

Fantastic championship game. Minnesota State knocks off Nova with a last second three after a back and forth last several minutes

Either of those teams was certainly better than any team in our region this year. Nova's depth almost told, but Minnesota State was able to play halfcourt ball just enough to get the win.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Big news breaking in Erie

[IUPalum]

Big news breaking in Erie

Fee is moving up boys! Not announced where yet.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Fee is moving up boys! Not announced where yet.

That was quick

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Gary Manchel is dancing in the streets of Erie

[IUPHawks24]

Fee is moving up boys! Not announced where yet.

FAU Assistant. Maybe to eventually go back to Nova?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

FAU Assistant. Maybe to eventually go back to Nova?

Don't be shocked if he takes Omajafo with him.

[IUPHawks24]

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[IUPHawks24]

Don't be shocked if he takes Omajafo with him.

Not good enough in my opinion for that level.

[IUP24]

This job opening at Youngstown State is interesting.

They hired out of our Region the last time.

Does anybody see any potential Atlantic coach going for the job?

D1 destination job? No. But, it is the foot in the D1 door (that leads to greener pastures).

I do wonder if that's the type of job that our buddy Ben would be interested in, and if YSU would be interested in him. The Horizon League is not a bad conference by mid-major standards. Calhoun did okay there. Ben is younger than Calhoun when they took a flyer on him. From a recruiting standpoint, you have access to Northeast Ohio, which is a basketball hotbed.

The challenge for that style of play and recruiting strategy is that it's a tough sell going from D2 straight to a large job. If he has goals of coaching in the big leagues of college hoops one day, and I imagine that simply given how young he is, he does, then a job at a school like Youngstown State is a no brainer. Sure a lot of West Liberty fans are rolling their eyes and biting their fingernails about this, but we went through this with Lombardi for years.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I do wonder if that's the type of job that our buddy Ben would be interested in, and if YSU would be interested in him. The Horizon League is not a bad conference by mid-major standards. Calhoun did okay there. Ben is younger than Calhoun when they took a flyer on him. From a recruiting standpoint, you have access to Northeast Ohio, which is a basketball hotbed.

The challenge for that style of play and recruiting strategy is that it's a tough sell going from D2 straight to a large job. If he has goals of coaching in the big leagues of college hoops one day, and I imagine that simply given how young he is, he does, then a job at a school like Youngstown State is a no brainer. Sure a lot of West Liberty fans are rolling their eyes and biting their fingernails about this, but we went through this with Lombardi for years.

YSU promoted an assistant. Job is filled.

[IUP24]

YSU promoted an assistant. Job is filled.

Wow. I'm out of the loop. Missed that one.

[boatcapt]

I do wonder if that's the type of job that our buddy Ben would be interested in, and if YSU would be interested in him. The Horizon League is not a bad conference by mid-major standards. Calhoun did okay there. Ben is younger than Calhoun when they took a flyer on him. From a recruiting standpoint, you have access to Northeast Ohio, which is a basketball hotbed.

The challenge for that style of play and recruiting strategy is that it's a tough sell going from D2 straight to a large job. If he has goals of coaching in the big leagues of college hoops one day, and I imagine that simply given how young he is, he does, then a job at a school like Youngstown State is a no brainer. Sure a lot of West Liberty fans are rolling their eyes and biting their fingernails about this, but we went through this with Lombardi for years.

I heard they reached out to Ben but that he wasn't interested in leaving WLU.