Being reported by several sites.
“@GoodmanESPN: Davidson assistant Jim Fox is in negotiations to become head coach at AppState. Deal should be done soon
Jeff Borzello @jeffborzello
Appalachian State and Davidson assistant Jim Fox are close, sources confirmed. First reported by @GoodmanESPN.
Jim Fox new HC?
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Re: Jim Fox new HC?
I must say that I'm underwhelmed. He has 5 years as an assistant in high school, and then 12 on Davidson's bench. He may do well but it is an interesting hire to say the least. This guy is more qualified than Matt???
What happened to HC experience and being familiar with the Sun Belt?
What happened to HC experience and being familiar with the Sun Belt?
Re: Jim Fox new HC?
If it is Fox...what the heck took so long? Apparently every other rumored coach declined.
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Re: Jim Fox new HC?
One could assume that BobMcKillop gave hi a good endorsement. Assume he's use to having players in the classroom the assistants he will choose will be the most important thing he does. Underwhelmed because I don't know him. Hoping he turns out to be a real find
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Re: Jim Fox new HC?
I would say he is a little more qualified than Matt because he has been a part of a winning mid-major program for longer and has learned from one of the very best coaches in college basketball. But, the two are fairly equal candidates.JTApps1 wrote:I must say that I'm underwhelmed. He has 5 years as an assistant in high school, and then 12 on Davidson's bench. He may do well but it is an interesting hire to say the least. This guy is more qualified than Matt???
What happened to HC experience and being familiar with the Sun Belt?
I'm fine with Fox. He has learned from one of the best, he has recruited winners with good academics, he has coached teams that have overachieved. Davidson teams play hard and they know what they are trying to do offensively and defensively. There is good movement off the ball, the players appear to know where each other are going to be, lots of screening, good help defense, etc. Fox has been a part of that for 12 years and its reasonable to think his teams at App will share some of those traits with Davidson. That should be enough to compete again. And if he can recruit then we could be really good.
We were never going to get a slam dunk candidate.
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Re: Jim Fox new HC?
I guess we will see folks come to the board to complain because the guy they wanted didn't get the job. My choice was chosen either. However, if he is the next coach then the thing we need to do is get behind the guy and give him the support he needs to succeed.
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Re: Jim Fox new HC?
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13th Season
Jim Fox, associate head coach of Davidson’s basketball team, has been by head coach Bob McKillop’s side during a 12-year run that includes some of the best seasons and prestigious wins in the history of the school.
Davidson’s record during Fox’s 12-year tenure has been an impressive 268-117 against tough schedules that consistently include games against opponents from the nation’s power conferences. The 2008 season saw the Wildcats, led by the sensational Stephen Curry, advance to the NCAA Elite Eight and defeat powerhouses Gonzaga, Georgetown and Wisconsin before losing to eventual national champion Kansas by two points.
Knowing that it must take care of its own neighborhood first, Davidson in this 12-year period has gone 172-41 against Southern Conference teams and won conference titles six times. In those 12 years, Davidson has played in six NCAA tournaments, two postseason NITs, and the CBI.
As Davidson prepares for its last season as a member of the Southern Conference before heading to the highly competitive Atlantic 10, the Wildcats once again are considered one of the teams to beat for the conference championship.
“It’s no coincidence that our program has enjoyed consistent success since Jim Fox joined our staff in August 2001,” Coach McKillop says. “We’ve asked him to wear more hats and take on additional coaching responsibilities, and he hasn’t missed a beat. This versatility has prepared him well to be a head coach, and he’s certainly ready for that challenge.”
Fox’s basketball background coupled with old-fashioned hard work has helped him cultivate recruiting contacts from all over the country. He is superb at recognizing talent while at the same time targeting players that can do the rigorous schoolwork required of Davidson student-athletes. McKillop has given him opportunities to participate in all facets of Davidson’s program: recruiting, scheduling, scouting, game preparation and on-court teaching.
Fox has learned from one of the game’s best, that’s without question.
“I love coming to work every morning and helping coach the young men that we bring to Davidson as student-athletes,” Fox says. “We have excellent students who are also good basketball players and are more than willing to work hard to become great.”
Fox’s rapport with the players is such that they feel comfortable talking with him about a wide range of issues, not just those related to basketball. The players find him to be a good listener, a characteristic enhanced by his valuable experience as a successful high school coach in New York State.
The longest-tenured assistant coach on Davidson staff’s, Fox, a native of Levittown, N.Y., spent five years as associate head coach at St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, N.Y. and one year as the school’s athletic director. As head coach of the freshman team, he directed the St. Dominic frosh to an amazing record of 55-1 and four consecutive Catholic High School championships. He also taught government, economics, criminal justice and psychology at the high school.
Fox graduated in 1995 from the State University of New York at Geneseo College, earning his degree in political science. His father retired as a chief U.S. Probation Officer and his mother retired as a school principal at a Catholic elementary school on Long Island. Fox’s father also directed a youth basketball program on Long Island, and Jim began coaching in the program when he was still in high school.
It was obvious even back then that coaching was in his blood. However, he also held a keen interest in working in federal law enforcement, interned with the U.S. Secret Service between his junior and senior years in college and seriously considered joining the Service as a career. But seeing how much enjoyment and fulfillment his father received from working with young men in basketball, Fox was influenced to give coaching a try, which he did with tremendous success at St. Dominic. It turned out to be a good decision. His love and respect of the game is deeply held. There is no real off-season for him as he’s always on a mission to learn things that will help him coach and recruit at an even higher level. He often visits and talks basketball and studies game tapes with some of the leading coaches in both college basketball and the NBA.
In addition to coaching at St. Dominic, Fox was also head coach and director of the Long Island Lightning AAU Basketball Club, where one of his players was Matt McKillop, Coach McKillop’s son and a three-year starter at Davidson who is also an assistant coach in his father’s program. Fox coached more than 20 players who went on to play college basketball.
The trend of excellent players continued in his 12 seasons at McKillop’s side as the Wildcats have had 27 All-Conference players, six conference players of the year, three league freshmen of the year, and four All-Americans in the past 12 years. Curry was All-America and a first-round draft choice of the Golden State Warriors and has emerged as an NBA star and one of the league’s most popular players.
Fox has had a long acquaintance with Coach McKillop, first meeting him when McKillop was a highly successful coach at Long Island Lutheran High School. When McKillop offered Fox a job at Davidson, Fox quickly accepted.
“I knew Coach McKillop as a person and coach,” Fox says, “and I knew working for him and learning from him would be great for my career. Coach lets his assistants get involved in all areas of coaching. The work ethic in the Davidson program runs from the coaches to the players. Everyone works towards a common goal: to get to the NCAA tournament and be successful in it.”
Fox is single and lives in Davidson. His brother, Jeff, is a lawyer, and his sister, Jen, is a nurse. Coach Fox loves golf, tennis, politics and rooting for his beloved New York Yankees.
But mostly he’s a college basketball coach whose star is on the rise.
13th Season
Jim Fox, associate head coach of Davidson’s basketball team, has been by head coach Bob McKillop’s side during a 12-year run that includes some of the best seasons and prestigious wins in the history of the school.
Davidson’s record during Fox’s 12-year tenure has been an impressive 268-117 against tough schedules that consistently include games against opponents from the nation’s power conferences. The 2008 season saw the Wildcats, led by the sensational Stephen Curry, advance to the NCAA Elite Eight and defeat powerhouses Gonzaga, Georgetown and Wisconsin before losing to eventual national champion Kansas by two points.
Knowing that it must take care of its own neighborhood first, Davidson in this 12-year period has gone 172-41 against Southern Conference teams and won conference titles six times. In those 12 years, Davidson has played in six NCAA tournaments, two postseason NITs, and the CBI.
As Davidson prepares for its last season as a member of the Southern Conference before heading to the highly competitive Atlantic 10, the Wildcats once again are considered one of the teams to beat for the conference championship.
“It’s no coincidence that our program has enjoyed consistent success since Jim Fox joined our staff in August 2001,” Coach McKillop says. “We’ve asked him to wear more hats and take on additional coaching responsibilities, and he hasn’t missed a beat. This versatility has prepared him well to be a head coach, and he’s certainly ready for that challenge.”
Fox’s basketball background coupled with old-fashioned hard work has helped him cultivate recruiting contacts from all over the country. He is superb at recognizing talent while at the same time targeting players that can do the rigorous schoolwork required of Davidson student-athletes. McKillop has given him opportunities to participate in all facets of Davidson’s program: recruiting, scheduling, scouting, game preparation and on-court teaching.
Fox has learned from one of the game’s best, that’s without question.
“I love coming to work every morning and helping coach the young men that we bring to Davidson as student-athletes,” Fox says. “We have excellent students who are also good basketball players and are more than willing to work hard to become great.”
Fox’s rapport with the players is such that they feel comfortable talking with him about a wide range of issues, not just those related to basketball. The players find him to be a good listener, a characteristic enhanced by his valuable experience as a successful high school coach in New York State.
The longest-tenured assistant coach on Davidson staff’s, Fox, a native of Levittown, N.Y., spent five years as associate head coach at St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, N.Y. and one year as the school’s athletic director. As head coach of the freshman team, he directed the St. Dominic frosh to an amazing record of 55-1 and four consecutive Catholic High School championships. He also taught government, economics, criminal justice and psychology at the high school.
Fox graduated in 1995 from the State University of New York at Geneseo College, earning his degree in political science. His father retired as a chief U.S. Probation Officer and his mother retired as a school principal at a Catholic elementary school on Long Island. Fox’s father also directed a youth basketball program on Long Island, and Jim began coaching in the program when he was still in high school.
It was obvious even back then that coaching was in his blood. However, he also held a keen interest in working in federal law enforcement, interned with the U.S. Secret Service between his junior and senior years in college and seriously considered joining the Service as a career. But seeing how much enjoyment and fulfillment his father received from working with young men in basketball, Fox was influenced to give coaching a try, which he did with tremendous success at St. Dominic. It turned out to be a good decision. His love and respect of the game is deeply held. There is no real off-season for him as he’s always on a mission to learn things that will help him coach and recruit at an even higher level. He often visits and talks basketball and studies game tapes with some of the leading coaches in both college basketball and the NBA.
In addition to coaching at St. Dominic, Fox was also head coach and director of the Long Island Lightning AAU Basketball Club, where one of his players was Matt McKillop, Coach McKillop’s son and a three-year starter at Davidson who is also an assistant coach in his father’s program. Fox coached more than 20 players who went on to play college basketball.
The trend of excellent players continued in his 12 seasons at McKillop’s side as the Wildcats have had 27 All-Conference players, six conference players of the year, three league freshmen of the year, and four All-Americans in the past 12 years. Curry was All-America and a first-round draft choice of the Golden State Warriors and has emerged as an NBA star and one of the league’s most popular players.
Fox has had a long acquaintance with Coach McKillop, first meeting him when McKillop was a highly successful coach at Long Island Lutheran High School. When McKillop offered Fox a job at Davidson, Fox quickly accepted.
“I knew Coach McKillop as a person and coach,” Fox says, “and I knew working for him and learning from him would be great for my career. Coach lets his assistants get involved in all areas of coaching. The work ethic in the Davidson program runs from the coaches to the players. Everyone works towards a common goal: to get to the NCAA tournament and be successful in it.”
Fox is single and lives in Davidson. His brother, Jeff, is a lawyer, and his sister, Jen, is a nurse. Coach Fox loves golf, tennis, politics and rooting for his beloved New York Yankees.
But mostly he’s a college basketball coach whose star is on the rise.
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Re: Jim Fox new HC?
I'm not saying he won't do a good job, or that I won't support him. It's just hard to understand the hire based off of his experience. He doesn't meet any of the requirements Cobb laid out.
As for McMahon not being as qualified, I'd say 14 years as an assistant at App, Tenn, UNCW, and Murray State are just as good if not slightly better. As I said, it's an interesting hire.
As for McMahon not being as qualified, I'd say 14 years as an assistant at App, Tenn, UNCW, and Murray State are just as good if not slightly better. As I said, it's an interesting hire.
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Re: Jim Fox new HC?
Not so fast my friends. The people in Boone say this report isn't true. Evidently they're not real happy...
Edit- Other sources saying its a done deal. Who the heck knows???
Edit- Other sources saying its a done deal. Who the heck knows???
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Re: Jim Fox new HC?
JTApps1 wrote:I must say that I'm underwhelmed. He has 5 years as an assistant in high school, and then 12 on Davidson's bench. He may do well but it is an interesting hire to say the least. This guy is more qualified than Matt???
What happened to HC experience and being familiar with the Sun Belt?
Fox would be a credible hire and sounds like a guy who's ready for his shot. That said, I think your two questions are very reasonable ones.
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That's the reason I put the ? on the end. I've heard both sides but it was out there so I posted it.JTApps1 wrote:Not so fast my friends. The people in Boone say this report isn't true. Evidently they're not real happy...
Edit- Other sources saying its a done deal. Who the heck knows???
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Re: Jim Fox new HC?
Not true because he's turned us down or not true because Cobb hasn't chosen him/engaged him in negotiations?JTApps1 wrote:Not so fast my friends. The people in Boone say this report isn't true. Evidently they're not real happy...
Edit- Other sources saying its a done deal. Who the heck knows???
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Re: Jim Fox new HC?
Are you saying that Matt was interested and was not contacted? - possibly he let it be known he would not accept the position ---JTApps1 wrote:I must say that I'm underwhelmed. He has 5 years as an assistant in high school, and then 12 on Davidson's bench. He may do well but it is an interesting hire to say the least. This guy is more qualified than Matt???
What happened to HC experience and being familiar with the Sun Belt?
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Re: Jim Fox new HC?
http://www.journalnow.com/news/state_re ... f6878.html
"BY TOMMY BOWMAN Winston-Salem Journal
Jim Fox, the associate head coach at Davidson, has been offered the job as men’s basketball coach at Appalachian State, according to sources.
A source — who was not authorized to comment publicly but who is familiar with the search process to replace Jason Capel, whose contract wasn’t renewed after four seasons as the Mountaineers’ coach — said that contract discussions were underway with Fox.
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"BY TOMMY BOWMAN Winston-Salem Journal
Jim Fox, the associate head coach at Davidson, has been offered the job as men’s basketball coach at Appalachian State, according to sources.
A source — who was not authorized to comment publicly but who is familiar with the search process to replace Jason Capel, whose contract wasn’t renewed after four seasons as the Mountaineers’ coach — said that contract discussions were underway with Fox.
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