2013-’14 Men’s Basketball Head Coaching Hire
Background Breakdown Part 1: A-C
Misc notes from this group:
- Only 1 of the 6 was a college head coach before.
- None were internal hires.
- Only 1 of the 6 had worked at the institution previously.
- 4 of the 6 played in college.
American University- Mike Brennan
- Previous position? Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Georgetown for John Thompson III (who played and coached at Princeton)
- Coached here before? Yes- was previously an assistant basketball coach here.
- Played in college? Yes- Princeton for legendary coach Pete Carrill.
- College Head Coach Before? No
- Years experience? 14
- Misc. Info: Played professionally overseas
- Official Link: American University Athletics website
Ball State University- James Whitford
- Previous position? Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach at Arizona for Sean Miller.
- Coached here before? No
- Played in college? No- was a manager at Wisconsin.
- College Head Coach Before? No
- Years experience? 19
- Misc. Info: Worked for Herb Sendek at Miami (OH). Whitford’s former boss, Arizona coach Sean Miller, also worked for Herb Sendek at NC State.
- Official Link: Ball State Sports website
University of Buffalo- Bobby Hurley 
- Previous position? Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach at the University of Rhode Island for his brother Dan Hurley.
- Coached here before? No
- Played in college? Yes- at Duke for Mike Krzyzewski. Won two national championships and is the NCAA’s all-time assists leader.
- College Head Coach Before? No
- Years experience? 3 (Does not include time as a scout in the NBA)
- Misc. Info: Bobby’s NBA career was cut short by injury. His father, Bob Hurley, Sr., is a Hall of Fame High School Coach at St. Anthony’s.
- Official Link: Buffalo Sports website
Cal State Fullerton- Dedrique Taylor 
- Previous position? Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach at Arizona State for Herb Sendek.
- Coached here before? No
- Played in college? Yes- at Kings River CC, Armstrong Atlantic St (DII), and UC Davis.
- College Head Coach Before? No
- Years experience? 13
- Misc. Info: Been to 3 NCAA’s and 3 NIT’s as a coach.
- Official Link: Fullerton Sports website
Cal State Northridge- Reggie Theus 
- Previous position? Head Coach of the Los Angeles D-fenders in the NBA D-League
- Coached here before? No
- Played in college? Yes- at UNLV for Jerry Tarkanian & a 13-year career in NBA.
- College Head Coach Before? Yes- New Mexico State
- Years experience? 11
- Misc. Info: Head Coach of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings 2007-’09
- Official Link: CSNU Sports website
Campbell University- Kevin McGeehan 
- Previous position? Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach at Richmond for Chris Mooney
- Coached here before? No
- Played in college? Yes- at Gettysburg.
- College Head Coach Before? No
- Years experience? 15
- Misc. Info: Was cut from the high school basketball team four times.
- Official Link: Campbell Sports website
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If I missed any schools (Chattanooga will come later under UTC) please let me know!
Until next time, Coach ’em up!
Hal Wilson
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