Basketball Coaching Carousel '25

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Jon Rothstein tweets Wes Miller will be hiring UCF assistant Mamadou N'Diaye as an assistant...

UCF Rivals guy alleging:
- N'Diaye "shopped himself" and Thiam throughout the season while employed by UCF, insisting they were a package deal
- N'Diaye demanded an above-market salary, guaranteed for two years
- UC is desperate (and got a "huge influx of NIL money this year in a last-ditch effort" to win under Wes) agreed to pay $1.6M for N'Diaye, $2M plus for Thiam
- UC has not announced N'Diaye yet because of optics

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UCF Rivals guy alleging:
- N'Diaye "shopped himself" and Thiam throughout the season while employed by UCF, insisting they were a package deal
- N'Diaye demanded an above-market salary, guaranteed for two years
- UC is desperate (and got a "huge influx of NIL money this year in a last-ditch effort" to win under Wes) agreed to pay $1.6M for N'Diaye, $2M plus for Thiam
- UC has not announced N'Diaye yet because of optics

I can believe all of that. Basketball is a business and everyone is acting in their own interest.

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Official https://gobearcats.com/news/2025/4/2...all-staff.aspx

Wes: "We are thrilled to welcome Mamadou N'Diaye to Cincinnati. His experience at every level of basketball makes him a tremendous asset to our program. He's not only a respected coach, but also an elite mentor and recruiter. Our team and staff will benefit greatly from his leadership and knowledge of the game."

Mamadou: "I am incredibly excited to join Coach Miller and the Bearcats family. Cincinnati has a proud basketball tradition, and I look forward to helping this program continue its ascent in the Big 12 and on the national stage."

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Official https://gobearcats.com/news/2025/4/2...all-staff.aspx

Wes: "We are thrilled to welcome Mamadou N'Diaye to Cincinnati. His experience at every level of basketball makes him a tremendous asset to our program. He's not only a respected coach, but also an elite mentor and recruiter. Our team and staff will benefit greatly from his leadership and knowledge of the game."

Mamadou: "I am incredibly excited to join Coach Miller and the Bearcats family. Cincinnati has a proud basketball tradition, and I look forward to helping this program continue its ascent in the Big 12 and on the national stage."

When is the last time UC has had a coach to have a lot of success working with the big men? Frank Martin, maybe. Hopefully, coach N'Diaye's playing and coaching experience can truly make a difference for inside play next season. Also, I hope that Miller gives the guy the freedom and space to do his thing.

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Saint Joseph’s basketball has promoted Steve Donahue to head coach after Billy Lange decided to take a front office job with the New York Knicks.

Donahue joined the program in May as an associate coach after nine seasons as coach at Penn. He was Ivy League Coach of the Year in 2017-2018, when he led the Quakers to the NCAA Tournament. He had previously been the coach at Boston College and Cornell. He has a career record of 331-344 and led Cornell to three NCAA Tournament berths.

https://apnews.com/article/saint-jos...01fe50d8e56969

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ESPN's Jeff Borzello tweets Bruce Pearl is expected to retire with his son, Steven (an assistant on staff), in line to coach this season

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ESPN's Jeff Borzello tweets Bruce Pearl is expected to retire with his son, Steven (an assistant on staff), in line to coach this season

Because he's running for Tommy Tuberville's Senate seat. Tuberville is expected to run for Governor of AL when his term ends

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Because he's running for Tommy Tuberville's Senate seat. Tuberville is expected to run for Governor of AL when his term ends

Per ESPN.com, Pearl has decided not to run for public office at this time. He kicked the tires on that thought last autumn. He is remaining with Auburn as an "ambassador" for the program.

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Per ESPN.com, Pearl has decided not to run for public office at this time. He kicked the tires on that thought last autumn. He is remaining with Auburn as an "ambassador" for the program.

Didn't realize he gave that idea up.

Cal Sate Bakersfield is now open after Rod Barnes resigned due to a criminal investigation into one of his assistants for human trafficking

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Per ESPN.com, Pearl has decided not to run for public office at this time. He kicked the tires on that thought last autumn. He is remaining with Auburn as an "ambassador" for the program.

Funny thing happened here. Looks like the person who will run for this seat is ESPN’s Paul Finebaum.

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Per ESPN.com, Pearl has decided not to run for public office at this time. He kicked the tires on that thought last autumn. He is remaining with Auburn as an "ambassador" for the program.

Funny thing happened here. Looks like the person who will run for this seat is ESPN’s Paul Finebaum.

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Tarleton State coach Billy Gillispie has been placed on temporary administrative leave as the university investigates an anonymous complaint, the school announced Friday. https://www.espn.com.au/mens-college...e-amid-inquiry