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UTA fires MBB coach

Unread post by T-Dog » Mon Mar 26, 2018 7:32 pm

82-33 record in the last 3 seasons, NIT quarterfinals. AD cleaned house today.

You would think with a firing like this, there would be some kind of naughtiness coming forth, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
"We thank Coach Cross and his staff for their service to the University and for developing a men’s basketball program that operates with honor and integrity," said Baker. "In order to align the program’s direction with the University’s objectives, I believe new leadership and energy surrounding the program is needed. We will begin a national search immediately."
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Re: UTA fires MBB coach

Unread post by MAD Doctor » Mon Mar 26, 2018 7:59 pm

Yeah, 27 wins per season average is pretty weak. Should have fired him last year. :roll:
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Re: UTA fires MBB coach

Unread post by VNova » Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:40 pm

MAD Doctor wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 26, 2018 7:59 pm
 Yeah, 27 wins per season average is pretty weak. Should have fired him last year. :roll:
Such a terrible coach. :lol:
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Re: UTA fires MBB coach

Unread post by hapapp » Tue Mar 27, 2018 4:35 am

Obviously different schools have different goals. Certainly seems pretty harsh. Of course, they were pre-season odds on favorites with a senior laden squad. I would guess they are in a serious rebuild mold.
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Re: UTA fires MBB coach

Unread post by AtlAppMan » Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:27 am

As I said in another thread, this school and coach obviously had very specific metrics on what it would take to stay or be shown the door.
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Re: UTA fires MBB coach

Unread post by appaneer1984 » Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:20 am

Great article that goes into more detail...apparently the AD wants to hand pick the next coach and AD and Coach Cross had a tumultuous relationship since the summer of 2016 and it gets juicier from there...
https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/colleg ... cott-cross
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Re: UTA fires MBB coach

Unread post by asu66 » Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:54 pm

Finishing a close second in the race for the biggest post-season surprise in the Sun Belt is Texas State for NOT firing Danny Kaspar. At least not yet. Kaspar just closed out his five-year contract heading a team that finished the season in an ugly 1-10 slide. How the guy still has a job in San Marcos is amazing to me. Kaspar's teams regularly played ugly basketball and more recently ugly, bad basketball. The Bobcat brain-trust must know something that the basketball world doesn't know about Kaspar's '18-'19 team. Wow! :roll:
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