Basketball Coaching Carousel '25

[Lobot]

Starting this one a bit early this year because...

Well, Let's start this as a Hot Seat List

Todd Golden at Florida just got hit with a Title IX complaint for harassment and stalking today.

There have at least 4 national articles on what is up with Villanova and they had freshman recruit come up as ineligible today. Kyle Neptune made the mistake of following a legend I think.

[GoBearcats31]

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

[leeraymond]

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.

[GoBearcats31]

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."

[sedz]

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.

[GoBearcats31]

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

[Carthage World]

Posted in wrong thread. Please delete.

[swilsonsp4]

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

Confirmed by Keegan Knickoson of bearcatjournal.com. Worst kept secret in ages. N'Diaye and Moustapha Thiem are a package deal.

[GoBearcats31]

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

[GoBearcats31]

Thamel: FAMU is finalizing a deal to hire Charlie Ward as the next men's basketball coach. The deal is pending final board approval at 3 p.m. today. Ward is a former Heisman Trophy winner at Florida State and star basketball player at FSU and in the NBA.

[leeraymond]

Any word on who may replace Drew Adams?

[leeraymond]

SK has zero coaching experience outside of running clinics; Adams came to UC with a fairly extensive background and had been around HS and college teams for over 20 years.

Have to start somewhere. Why not at UC? I am sure that Kilpatrick can coach drills, especially shooting drills. He also can share his experiences of what it takes to be an NCAA Tournament team. I can see his value. But you are correct. No experience.

[GoBearcats31]

High Point's Alan Huss is reportedly re-joining Creighton's staff and will be coach in-waiting after McDermott eventually retires

[GoBearcats31]

Drew Adams was the recruiting coordinator and an assistant coach. He was responsible for bringing in Aziz, Simas, and Dzellat. Kilpatrick might be a good fit. Not too much older than the players, has pro experience, and he truly understands what it means to be a University of Cincinnati basketball player. No one else on the coaching staff and in basketball operations can claim that except Mike Rehfeldt. Why not use a former Bearcat player to teach the coaching staff how to play Bearcat basketball.

Why not?

SK has zero coaching experience outside of running clinics; Adams came to UC with a fairly extensive background and had been around HS and college teams for over 20 years.

[leeraymond]

Kilpatrick and Van Exel show interest in UC openings. Sean Kilpatrick, Nick Van Exel tweets excite Cincinnati Bearcats fans

Drew Adams was the recruiting coordinator and an assistant coach. He was responsible for bringing in Aziz, Simas, and Dzellat. Kilpatrick might be a good fit. Not too much older than the players, has pro experience, and he truly understands what it means to be a University of Cincinnati basketball player. No one else on the coaching staff and in basketball operations can claim that except Mike Rehfeldt. Why not use a former Bearcat player to teach the coaching staff how to play Bearcat basketball.

Why not?