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Re: Head Coaching Search
DIR By: sbugold
Date: March 23, 2019, 1:12 pm
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What do you think of this guy as a HC candidate? I kind of like
his bona fides, especially since he's an east coast guy and not
likely to bolt in the near term.
Eric Eaton returns for his second season on the Iona men's
basketball staff in 2018-19 under the direction of Tim Cluess.
Eaton has helped guide Iona to its third (2018) and fourth
(2019) straight MAAC Championships and NCAA Tournament
appearances.
Eaton has established himself as a premier assistant coach with
18 years of NCAA Division I experience. He has been to seven
NCAA Tournaments, an NIT, and 11 total postseason appearances.
Eaton has been directly involved in all aspects of running four
different Division I programs including recruiting, practice
planning, on court coaching and opponent scouting, academic
monitoring and fundraising.
Prior to Iona, Eaton was an assistant at Iona's MAAC rival
Quinnipiac. His recruiting prowess yielded the Bobcats five
players who scored 1,000 or more points (Justin Rutty, James
Johnson, Ousmane Drame, Umar Shannon and Cameron Young) and two
who pulled down over 1,000 rebounds (Rutty, Drame). Rutty was
the 2010 Northeast Conference Player of the Yea while Young was
the 2019 MAAC Player of the Year. Eaton also was responsible
for the recruitment of 2017 MAAC All-Rookie selection Peter
Kiss. He is well connected in the New England Prep Schools, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and
Washington D.C. as well as at the Junior College level
nationally.
At Quinnipiac, Eaton coordinated the individual instruction of
the post players, where he was instrumental in developing Justin
Rutty (2010 NEC Player of the Year, 2011 First Team All-NEC),
Ike Azotam (2012 & 2013 All-NEC Second Team, 2014 All-MAAC First
Team) and Ousmane Drame (2012 NEC All-Rookie, 2014 & 2015
All-MAAC Second Team). In total, five of his former frontcourt
players at Quinnipiac went on to the professional ranks after
graduation. The Bobcats were also consistently ranked as one of
the top rebounding teams in the country, leading the nation in
at least one rebounding category for six years in a row from
2010-11 through 2015-16, including the 2013-14 season, when the
Bobcats ranked first nationally in total rebounds, offensive
rebounds, defensive rebounds and rebounding margin.
Eaton played a major role in the most successful five-year
stretch in Quinnipiac history. The program recorded 98 wins from
2009-14, won a NEC regular season title in 2010, and
participated in four postseason tournaments (2010 NIT, 2011 &
2014 CIT and 2012 CBI). Quinnipiac also had the largest
three-year APR turnaround in the country from 2008-10 (+219
points) and posted the highest GPA in the Northeast Conference
from 2010-2012.
Recognized as one of the top coaches in the region and
nationally, Eaton was called out by Collegeinsider.com as one of
30 assistants nationally “Ready to Run Their Own Program” in
2016. In 2012, he was selected to attend the Nike Villa 7
Consortium. At this prestigious event, VCU's Center for Sport
Leadership, VCU athletics and Nike brought together university
athletic directors and the country's elite assistant basketball
coaches in an effort to prepare the next generation of college
basketball leaders. Eaton was also named the No. 3 assistant in
the Northeast Conference by FoxSports.com after the 2009-10
season, while he earned an honorable mention on the
CollegeInsider.com Top 25 Mid-Major Assistants list following
the 2008-09 season.
Prior to Quinnipiac, Eaton joined the University at Albany staff
as an assistant for the 2005-06 season. The Great Danes finished
21-11 and reached the 2006 NCAA tournament for the first time at
the NCAA Division I level. Eaton was then elevated to Associate
Head Coach and the Great Danes won the 2007 America East
Tournament Championship while earning an NCAA berth for the
second consecutive season.
During his time with the Great Danes, Eaton played a key role in
developing a two-time America East Player of the Year, three
all-league performers and a Defensive Player of the Year. The
team also posted the highest team grade point average in the
America East for those two seasons.
Prior to joining the Albany staff, Eaton coached at the College
of the Holy Cross from 2000-04 under head coach Ralph Willard.
While in Worcester, the Crusaders won the Patriot League
championship and reached the NCAA Tournament in three
consecutive seasons (2001-03). During that period, Eaton
recruited the Patriot League's Rookie of the Year and a two-time
First Team All-League player. He also assisted in the
development of 15 players who earned all-league or all-rookie
recognition, including three Player of the Year award winners.
Eaton was an assistant coach for one year at Assumption College
in Worcester, MA prior to joining the Holy Cross staff. He also
worked at Anna Maria College from 1997-99 and was a volunteer
assistant at UMass-Dartmouth when that program won 20 games and
made a NCAA Division III Tournament appearance.
A member of the UMass-Dartmouth Athletic Hall of Fame, Eaton
played on three Little East Conference championship teams that
reached the NCAA tournament in the mid-1990s including a Final
Four in 1993. He earned his undergraduate degree in business
management.
Eric and his wife, Alexis, are the parents of twin boys, Evan
and Owen.
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Re: Head Coaching Search
DIR By: iBOsbu
Date: March 23, 2019, 2:21 pm
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sbugold...he would an excellent hire. High ceiling. No immediate
flight risk.
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Re: Head Coaching Search
DIR By: iBOsbu
Date: March 23, 2019, 2:24 pm
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Wolfie... you think Claxton would be interested in coaching SBU?
I would think he is shoe in as next Hofstra coach, when Mihalich
moves to a higher paying job.
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Re: Head Coaching Search
DIR By: NoVA_Seawolf
Date: March 23, 2019, 3:18 pm
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--- Quote from: iBOsbu link ---
>
> Wolfie... you think Claxton would be interested in coaching
SBU? I would think he is shoe in as next Hofstra coach, when
Mihalich moves to a higher paying job.
>
--- End Quote ---
I agree with this. We're going to have a very hard time getting
a Hofstra grad to coach at SBU. I'd go far enough to say that
would never happen.
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Re: Head Coaching Search
DIR By: seawolfemeritus
Date: March 23, 2019, 5:14 pm
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--- Quote from: Wolfie_MD link ---
>
> I have a few expectations for this hire- I'd prefer a local
guy who will want to stay here. I think Pikiell really would
have stayed here forever but its hard to turn down a Big 10
offer. He loved living here and raising his family locally.
Priore, for all his warts, loves being in this area. Despite
cost of living and whatnot, Long Island is still IMHO a great
place to be. I want a guy with a good pedigree and who can
recruit well.
>
> If it were up to me, Speedy Claxton would be my #1 target. He
knows NYC and Long Island, was a 1st round NBA draft pick, and
seems to be an apt recruiter. He also lives in Dix Hills so you
don't have to sell him on Long Island. I'll give Hofstra credit
where its due- their team has come a long way with multiple
solid recruiting classes.
>
> Jay Young should also get a look but I get the sense that ship
has sailed. Again, he's a guy that knows the area and really
built the solid Stony Brook defenses that we knew and loved.
>
> I don't love these firms for coaching searches to be honest- I
think a comprehensive search by the administration would be
sufficient.
>
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Great post.
Disagree on Clayton...no Hofstra guys.
Agree on Young...he should have been the choice back then,
should be the choice now. Great coach, great guy, and loyal SBU
guy. But as you say, that ship may have sailed.
Agree on search firms...what a joke. AD’s get paid big bucks and
then pay big bucks to aid in decisions they should be able to
make themselves.
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Re: Head Coaching Search
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: March 23, 2019, 6:17 pm
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As I mentioned earlier in thread, Claxton was my #1 choice. But,
as IBO points out, he will be heir apparent when Mihalich ages
out, so there’s flight risk there. What about Barrett from
Hofstra? Less of a household name, but I’ve heard good things
about him. I would think certainly less of a flight risk than
Claxton, and he’s been in the LI market for 3 years now.
Heilbron didn’t want Young 3 years ago, so what has changed? If
Heilbron had a change of heart, I would think it might be too
awkward a situation for the 2 of them to co-exist. Also, Pikiell
and Young haven’t exactly gone gangbusters over at RU, since
they took over, although they inherited a program in distress.
Agree on the search firm. Post the job, collect 100’s of
resumes, filter them out based on must-have criteria, interview,
and make choice. Lots of public info out there on candidates.
Search firms are over-paid head hunters.
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Re: Head Coaching Search
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: March 23, 2019, 9:41 pm
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Paul Hewitt's an island guy who's recruited on a national level
at a couple places. I wonder if he's getting the itch to return
to the bench. Do we want a proven coach/retread like him or
Pecora, or a up-and-comer with his first head coaching gig?
Somebody else brought up Pitino. That would certainly fill the
seats, but too filthy for this job. Kevin Ollie too probably.
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Re: Head Coaching Search
DIR By: guest369
Date: March 25, 2019, 3:14 pm
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Looks like Ford is the guy?
HTML https://twitter.com/goodmanhoops/status/1110272736897785857?s=21
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Re: Head Coaching Search
DIR By: steveoh
Date: March 25, 2019, 3:28 pm
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Newsday is reporting about Geno Ford too.
HTML https://www.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook/geno-ford-basketball-coach-1.28956762
Not sure how or what I think about that.
He was really good at Kent State and really awful at Bradley.
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Re: Head Coaching Search
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: March 25, 2019, 4:04 pm
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well ill state the obvious first.
familiarity with the U and the campus. players know him.
already on the payroll. continuity. a known quantity (for the
most part). maybe ability to keep recruits on the roster.
similar knowledge to the midwest as boals.
his post-season record is better than anyone at SB. ;D
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