2013-2014 Basketball

mountainred · December 23, 2013, 09:07:03 PM

Quote from: billhoward
Quote from: Trotsky
Quote from: JayFisher90Based on the tables I saw in the tribune we are the only winless team left in D1. Ugh.
#1 draft pick though, right?
"Conscript"

Probably less funny if you're the player, his girlfriend, his parents, the coach, or the concession stand workers. NJIT ("Newark's MIT") lost 51 straight.

The string probably won't last past Oberlin on January 11th, as the Yeoman are pretty bad even for a D3 squad.

Ken711 · December 24, 2013, 07:08:14 PM

Interesting would Cornell welcome back Donahue?

Quote from: When he was hired away from Cornell to replace Al Skinner, Donahue was lauded by many as an ideal fit in Chestnut Hill. Donahue had been the architect of Cornell's brilliant run at the end of the last decade. In his last three years there, the Big Red went 72-21 (38-4 Ivy League). Donahue won three straight Ivy titles after decades of Penn-Princeton dominance in the Ancient Eight.

BC wasn't the only school interested in Donahue when it hired him. Given BC's high academic standards, hiring an Ivy coach seemed like a pretty good move.

But after a solid first season in 2010-11 that finished with a 21-13 record and trip to the NIT, the Eagles have fallen apart. Since then, BC is 29-47 (11-24 ACC).

This year was supposed to be a turnaround year with potential for an NCAA tournament bid. Instead, BC is 4-8 with losses to Toledo and Auburn, and appears to be headed for another long year.

Ivy coaches have had mixed results in bigger jobs. Georgetown's John Thompson III and Temple's Fran Dunphy have thrived after success at Princeton and Penn, respectively, but both coaches changed their staffs and recruiting styles. Donahue took his Cornell staff with him and hasn't been able to recruiting an ACC caliber roster.

While Boston College has struggled with Donahue, the Big Red have fared even worse without him. In the past three years, Cornell is 35-63. The Big Red (0-11) are the only team in Division I without a win this season (several schools only have wins over non-Division I teams).

If BC is willing to pull the trigger to start over, it's fair to wonder if Cornell and Donahue might reunite.http://www.gazettenet.com/home/9932898-95/matt-vautour-struggles-at-boston-college-cornell-tied-to-steve-donahue

mountainred · December 24, 2013, 07:36:11 PM

I can't imagine that leaving to take an ACC job would have been burned any bridges, so who knows? I wouldn't be surprised if Penn is looking for a new coach this off-season as well and the Quakers made a run at Steve once before.....

Ken711 · December 24, 2013, 09:27:31 PM

Quote from: mountainredI can't imagine that leaving to take an ACC job would have been burned any bridges, so who knows? I wouldn't be surprised if Penn is looking for a new coach this off-season as well and the Quakers made a run at Steve once before.....

That's true, he did leave for a higher D1 position so maybe Cornell would seek his services again if they let Courtney go and Donahue is released by BC.

billhoward · December 26, 2013, 04:21:27 PM

Quote from: Ken711
Quote from: mountainredI can't imagine that leaving to take an ACC job would have been burned any bridges, so who knows? I wouldn't be surprised if Penn is looking for a new coach this off-season as well and the Quakers made a run at Steve once before.....
That's true, he did leave for a higher D1 position so maybe Cornell would seek his services again if they let Courtney go and Donahue is released by BC.

Imagine if we had welcomed back Ned Harkness after his ill-fated run to a job (Detroit Red Wings) that he was not suited for. Donahue has Philadelphia roots so a Penn or maybe Princeton job would not be out of the question. Maybe another D1 major sees the problem not as Steve Donahue but a poor fit between Donahue and BC. Villanova might be the best Philadelphia fit for Donahue. In pro football, a dismissed coach sometimes reloads by spending a year or two as assistant coach. Back to Cornell? That'd be nice. But how likely?

ugarte · December 26, 2013, 10:30:24 PM

Quote from: billhowardVillanova might be the best Philadelphia fit for Donahue.

Why is Villanova a good spot for Donahue? This actually boggles my mind. Why would Villanova want to have anything to do with a guy who got dumped by BC for failing to recruit competitively? What makes Villanova - a consistently competitive, currently top 10 - a better fit than BC from Donahue's perspective?

billhoward · December 27, 2013, 09:22:44 AM

Donahue grew up, went to college, worked early on in the greater Philadelphia area. At Villanova he'd have more talent to work with. That's why Donahue would want to be there; it's something he can dream about in the shower if nowhere else.

Josh '99 · December 27, 2013, 11:43:06 AM

Quote from: billhowardDonahue grew up, went to college, worked early on in the greater Philadelphia area. At Villanova he'd have more talent to work with. That's why Donahue would want to be there; it's something he can dream about in the shower if nowhere else.

You answered the easy part of the question but not the hard part.

ithacat · December 28, 2013, 12:12:05 PM

The only thing that gets him the Nova job is going there as an assistant, the HC vacating the position and he gets promoted. I don't see Wright going anywhere soon, though it seems he would love the Syracuse job.

dbilmes · December 28, 2013, 01:49:13 PM

I'm surprised no one posted this yesterday, but our men's basketball team was the subject of a feature piece in The NY Times.

Trotsky · December 28, 2013, 02:21:26 PM

Quote from: dbilmesI'm surprised no one posted this yesterday, but our men's basketball team was the subject of a feature piece in The NY Times.

Obituaries?

Robb · December 28, 2013, 02:37:52 PM

Quote from: Trotsky
Quote from: dbilmesI'm surprised no one posted this yesterday, but our men's basketball team was the subject of a feature piece in The NY Times.

Obituaries?

Nah, missing persons.

Al DeFlorio · December 28, 2013, 09:23:38 PM

67-59 St. Peters; 0-12

ithacat · December 28, 2013, 10:02:27 PM

Quote from: Al DeFlorio67-59 St. Peters; 0-12

18 in a row...ouch.

Al DeFlorio · January 01, 2014, 10:51:12 AM

0-12 team gets national exposure (well, sort of) against St. Bonaventure Saturday at 2pm on NBCSports.::yark::