Mike Montgomery is back coaching in the Bay Area. He was hired today as the coach at Cal. What a great fit. After a tremendous run at Stanford and an ill advised (money was good) move to the NBA he is back in college where he is at his best. Also, Bill Bayno has left the Portland Trailblazers to become the head coach a Loyola Marymount. It was foregone conclusion that Bayno would be the top choice due to his relationship with the Pump Brothers and their association with Loyola. Bayno was the head coach at UNLV before moving to the NBA.
Rumors: Tim O’Shea interviewed for the vacant Providence job. The Ohio head coach was an assistant at Boston College and Rhode Island prior to leading the Bobcats to the NCAA tournament.
Brett Gunning, Villanova assistant, is the leading candidate at Marist. Also, Jim Engles from Columbia will be named the head coach at NJIT. Talk about a tough job.
LSU appears to waiting for Travis Ford to make up his mind.
Now that Billy Grier has turned down the Oregon State job, look for them to go after Randy Bennett. I don’t think he will take the job and look for them to possibly turn to Dean Demopoulos of the Portland Trailblazers. Demopoulos would be a great choice due to his NBA experience and his familiarity with the Northwest.
