Who is the next Men's Basketball Coach at UC?

[London 'Cat]

Hey GoBearcats31, can you please provide that list of coaches that UC is looking at? I cannot see the piece in the Cincinnati Enquirer. It is blocked out. Thanks.

Josh Schertz, former Indiana State and current Saint Louis coach

Jerrod Calhoun, Utah State head coach, former Bob Huggins assistant at WVU

Tony Skinn, George Mason head coach

Bryce Drew, former Valparaiso and Vanderbilt coach, currently at Grand Canyon

Eric Olen, New Mexico

Ryan Miller, Murray State

John Groce, former Illinois coach, now at Akron

Travis Steele, Miami (OH)

There are others that the article lists as long-shots. Not certain how reliable this list is either.

[leeraymond372@gmail.com]

Scott Springer's list of candidates
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...h/88680140007/

(Does not seem like a very serious list...)

Hey GoBearcats31, can you please provide that list of coaches that UC is looking at? I cannot see the piece in the Cincinnati Enquirer. It is blocked out. Thanks.

[London 'Cat]

at least Cunningham showed he could pull the firing trigger unless it was the deep pockets. I am for more in December too. I want Satt to make it, but so far, he hasn't.

I don't know if Cunningham had any other option. If he didn't fire Wes, the deep pockets would be asking for his head instead. He made the right choice because it was the only choice. Let's see how he handles this from now on.

[leo from jersey]

Understood, I'm just saying I'll be surprised if he's not let go. If I'm the University I want to make a clean sweep of the athletic department. I have a feeling we'll be talking about this in December as well. I think a Satterfield fails again he'll be gone as well.

at least Cunningham showed he could pull the firing trigger unless it was the deep pockets. I am for more in December too. I want Satt to make it, but so far, he hasn't.

[London 'Cat]

I think it's worth a shot at least contacting Pitino.

Hard pass. He's got way too much baggage and UC isn't that desperate. I'd rather take a chance on somebody else than put the program at risk with Pitino.

[BearKatz]

I don't see a proven winner leaving another Power 4 school to come to UC. It will have to be an up-and-comer.

I think it's worth a shot at least contacting Pitino.

[BearKatz]

I'm not saying anything about how he performed. Just asking who will stay and go with Wes leaving.

Understood, I'm just saying I'll be surprised if he's not let go. If I'm the University I want to make a clean sweep of the athletic department. I have a feeling we'll be talking about this in December as well. I think a Satterfield fails again he'll be gone as well.

[London 'Cat]

Evans needs to be the next in line as far as getting fired. What has he done so far? I haven't seen any Great accomplishments.

I'm not saying anything about how he performed. Just asking who will stay and go with Wes leaving.

[GoBearcats31]

The downside of pursuing Jerrod Calhoun is that we're going to have trouble spelling his first name correctly. Wes Miller was so easy!

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48167700/coaching-carousel-tracker-firings-openings-candidates-hirings-buzz-2026

Where does the job stack up in the Big 12?

Cincinnati is squarely in the middle of the pack when it comes to the attractiveness of the job. The Bearcats were a regular in the NCAA tournament under Mick Cronin and Bob Huggins in recent decades, but haven't heard their name on Selection Sunday since Cronin left for UCLA in 2019. They have the resources to build a quality team, as the on-paper talent the past couple of years has been more than enough. The program also has a sound NIL structure, having hired general manager Corey Evans from the Oklahoma City Thunder last spring.

What names will be in the mix?

There are three sitting head coaches who stand out as potential options: Utah State's Jerrod Calhoun, Miami (Ohio)'s Travis Steele and Akron's John Groce.

Calhoun is considered the favorite and checks a lot of boxes. He's from Ohio, he was a student assistant under Bob Huggins at Cincinnati and an assistant under Huggins at West Virginia, and he has had varying levels of success at three different schools. He led Utah State to the NCAA tournament last season and won the Mountain West regular-season title this season. He was Kansas State's top target before the Wildcats were forced to move on, but Cincinnati is a more appealing job to Calhoun.

Steele is plenty familiar with the area. He spent 14 years at Xavier, first as an assistant coach then as a head coach, and has been at Miami (Ohio) since 2022. He led the RedHawks to a remarkable campaign, going 31-0 in the regular season before losing in the MAC tournament quarterfinal.

Groce is another name with success as a head coach and ties to the state. He was an assistant at Xavier and Ohio State, a head coach at Ohio -- and after five seasons at Illinois, he has been at Akron since 2017, leading the Zips to three NCAA tournaments in four years.

[London 'Cat]

Now that Wes is gone, we do not need a coach that has to have ties at UC. What we need is a PROVEN WINNER!

Not another up and coming coach who might get the job done!

I don't see a proven winner leaving another Power 4 school to come to UC. It will have to be an up-and-comer.

[BearKatz]

How about the other positions? Who will stay at UC and who will leave with Miller? I was never impressed with any of the assistant coaches. What about the GM, Evans? As I recall, he was pretty close with Miller so I don't see him staying. It will be an adventure over the next 2-3 weeks.

Evans needs to be the next in line as far as getting fired. What has he done so far? I haven't seen any Great accomplishments.

[BearKatz]

And the university got one thing right.. they fired Wes before the weekend. You have to make a statement that this mediocre coaching will not be tolerated any longer!

Can't wait until April 1st and always take the cheap way out. The cheap way out has gotten us nowhere so far. We're right back to square one again, hopefully they'll get it right this time and hire a proven winner.

[London 'Cat]

How about the other positions? Who will stay at UC and who will leave with Miller? I was never impressed with any of the assistant coaches. What about the GM, Evans? As I recall, he was pretty close with Miller so I don't see him staying. It will be an adventure over the next 2-3 weeks.

[BearKatz]

Now that Wes is gone, we do not need a coach that has to have ties at UC. What we need is a PROVEN WINNER!

Not another up and coming coach who might get the job done!

[leo from jersey]

This has turned from a miserable to a groovy off season -- excited to see who it will be, the assistants and roster building.