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Matt Hammer is on the market!
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No winning seasons to his name at the D2 level, but certainly represents a direct link back to some pretty good years in Northern's historyOriginally posted by NSU4LIFE View PostComment
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Hammer brings back some very fond memories for NSU basketball fans. He has not had a lot of success as a D2 basketball coach.Originally posted by NSU4LIFE View PostComment
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The flip side is...we can only go up from here.Originally posted by Thunder View Post
Maybe for the rebuild, you need a guy that loves Northern, has a past, gets the fan bases and donors active again, it's a lot easier to recruit to a place you love or appreciate.
worst case, doesn't work out, or we win and he moves on. Beat case, he is solid for the last 25 years of his coaching career and we go through six coaches in 100 years.Last edited by NSU4LIFE; 03-19-2025, 07:07 PM.Comment
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Would be better than last year no doubt, and I have no doubt Hammer would put in the work. He just hasn’t really had success like a guy like McKowan (gonna have to learn to spell that if he’s the guy).Originally posted by NSU4LIFE View PostComment
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A concern I have about the Upper Iowa coach: his teams have been nearly all Iowa kids. A couple MN, a couple WI. Iowa recruiting is a little different - Upper Iowa is the only 1 D2 in Iowa, lots of good players. I hope his approach/contacts translate to SD.Originally posted by Thunder View Post
Hammer would satisfy the crowd that is looking for an NSU guy, but his record isn't the best. Like him personally, but it sounds like the Upper Iowa coach might be the guy. Compared to the rest of the pool that I heard about he is a bigger name.Comment
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Matt Hammer would be a popular hire due to his Northern ties and playing for Meyer. A few others that eould be interested in that same pedigree is Tom Parks who is an alum and currently a head coach at junior college. He has done pretty well recruiting some good players with a current player of his going to Auburn. Another one I could think of is Houston Reed as he is another former Northern player who has D2 head coaching experience and currently an assistant for Steve Smiley at Northern Colorado. Not sure if either of those guys applied, are interested or if Northern has interest in them but both could be a good fit. Another one who doesn’t have direct ties to Northern is Matt Wilber who was the head coach at DWU and then left to coach for the Phoenix Mercury. I don’t know of these 3 applied for the job or who is in the running but looking forward to Northern Basketball getting back to how it was just a few years ago.Comment
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In today's version of coaches with NSU ties, Randy Baruth has resigned from Saginaw Valley St.Comment
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Unlikely, from what I learned this weekend, it's a done dealOriginally posted by Stanger86 View PostComment
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I cannot confirm nor deny the next coach was one of the greatest clappers in NSIC historyOriginally posted by MrAugustana View Post
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Can't believe they haven't hired the coach yet. will be interestingComment
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It would appear the coaching search has taken a few different twists and turns. I honestly thought McKowen was the guy, but obviously he chose MoWest. Other rumors I had heard involved assistant coaches from Summit League teams, but not this one. I don't honestly know much about him, but he does appear to have had some success in the past. Hopefully a decision is made soon so the new coach can build a roster for next season.
https://hoopdirt.com/daily-dirt-3-26-25/Comment
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Do you not remember the one year UMary made a run with Anthony Moody and Eric Erdmann? That was Herbst's team. He'd be decent I think.Originally posted by Thunder View PostComment
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