Who should be Wichita State's Head Coach?

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

I think Mark Madsen should get a look.

Love the Mad Dog!! His dance and speech at the Lakers championship parade was epic!!

Coaching Highlights:

He is 68-50 in his four years at Utah Valley including two regular season WAC titles. Has been 46-20 in his last two seasons. Beat New Mexico by 14 in the NIT first round Tuesday.


https://gouvu.com/sports/mens-basket...rk-madsen/2135

[ShockingButTrue]

When were you right about something?

I never claimed to know everything about college basketball, but I do know this, with certainty; if Fogler is on the search committee for a new coach WSU basketball is ******, just like the last time he gifted the team with a coach. That's not even debatable.

[ShockingButTrue]

Sup Buffon?

Been awhile.

Once a dingleberry, always a dingleberry...

[asiseeit]

Madsen is certainly worth consideration

[shockerfan_realist]

So just FYI here are some articles for people confused on the search firm. The list of hires they've facilitated are long and pretty impressive, including the new Big 12 Commissioner.

https://www.parkersearch.com/practices-areas/sports/search-experience

https://www.parkersearch.com/search-process-sports

[WuShock16]

Are people seriously upset that we are using a search firm? Jim Schaus literally used this exact firm to assist in hiring Gregg. It’s SOP for competent leaders to use this in their search process.

[shockersx]

So just FYI here are some articles for people confused on the search firm. The list of hires they've facilitated are long and pretty impressive, including the new Big 12 Commissioner.

https://www.parkersearch.com/practices-areas/sports/search-experience

https://www.parkersearch.com/search-process-sports

It’s a smart move to use one. Just helps get a lot of the legwork done in terms of references, scheduling, background checks, etc. Plus the search has additional contacts and resources that can be used. Gene Taylor used one when he hired Klieman and Tang.

[SubGod22]

Are people seriously upset that we are using a search firm? Jim Schaus literally used this exact firm to assist in hiring Gregg. It’s SOP for competent leaders to use this in their search process.

The only people upset with it are those that are pissed about IB and trying to bring down Saal because of it.

[ShockerDropOut]

If only we had used a search firm with our last MBB hire.

[Kel Varnsen]

Also, search firms are used for every high profile hire both inside and outside the sports world.

[rjl]

A lot of the names that have been talked about are now available. Nonetheless, I'm guessing it will be a week or more before we hear anything. The search firm is tasked with compiling some names, and Saal probably will (and should) at least speak to all of them.

We're also in the same market for these guys as some other teams. As the Eldridge article earlier implied, the big domino waiting to fall is the Notre Dame job. There's also Texas Tech, but I think we're on a pretty even footing with them. So, just as we are shopping around for coaches, the coaches may be shopping around for schools.

[RoyalShock]

I wonder if those facebook group children think the search firm will actually do the hiring?

[pogo]

A lot of the names that have been talked about are now available. Nonetheless, I'm guessing it will be a week or more before we hear anything. The search firm is tasked with compiling some names, and Saal probably will (and should) at least speak to all of them.

We're also in the same market for these guys as some other teams. As the Eldridge article earlier implied, the big domino waiting to fall is the Notre Dame job. There's also Texas Tech, but I think we're on a pretty even footing with them. So, just as we are shopping around for coaches, the coaches may be shopping around for schools.

Some people might diasagree that WSU is on equal footing with TT. They are in the big 12 minus 2 plus 4 but we do have Wichita and they have Lubbock.

[SubGod22]

Some people might diasagree that WSU is on equal footing with TT. They are in the big 12 minus 2 plus 4 but we do have Wichita and they have Lubbock.

Pretty sure the Taylor article quoted at least one of the national types and they said we were in the same realm as TT. I'm sure Wichita would be more attractive to a number of coaches.

[Shock Top]

UND is a big school, for sure. It's going to take someone special to win there though, competing against both Football and the other great basketball schools in the conference.

It could/would be tough to beat them out for a coach, but that's why you have to have the right sell.