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New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: steveoh
Date: March 25, 2019, 3:41 pm
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD.
DIR By: ThegreatK
Date: March 25, 2019, 4:10 pm
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The players got the coach they wanted. Good chance we keep
everyone except Yeboah now.
And even he may return(50% chance).
I hope more AD�s around the country give an ear to the players
regarding bringing in new coaches when you have a fantastic
nucleus, but lose a good coach due to a bigger bank calling. So
many teams get blown up every year due to AD�s just totally
switching up the whole show. (Word is Siena May do the same as
us)
This is Great Hire! Yes Ford fumbled that USF game but let�s
look at the positives for a second, we were kicking a very good
HM teams ass for majority of the game after a huge emotional
blow to the kids. Ford is a motivator and great at managing
personalities. We probably can bring in even meaner kids. Former
two time MAC coach of the year. That�s nothing to sneeze at.
He�s more experienced being at the helm than Boals and at one
point was one of America�s rising stars in the Coaching ranks.
Maybe he can get his Mojo back right in Strong Island. Let�s go
Seawolves!
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: March 25, 2019, 5:08 pm
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Here's the Newsday article. I'm betting that Yeboah staying was
part of the agreement:
HTML https://www.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook/geno-ford-basketball-coach-1.28956762
For those who don't subscribe to Newsday:
Stony Brook promoting Geno Ford to head coach, source says
Stony Brook has decided to promote assistant coach Geno Ford to
become its next basketball coach, according a person familiar
with the situation.
Ford, an assistant at Stony Brook under former head coach Jeff
Boals for the past three seasons, was previously a head coach at
Division I programs Kent State and Bradley.
Ford, 44, takes over for Boals, who left Stony Brook last week
to become the head coach at his alma mater, Ohio University.
Ford coached Stony Brook last week when it lost in overtime at
South Florida in the first round of the College Basketball
Invitational.
Ford's experience as a Division I coach combined with the
players' and administrators' comfort level with him made him a
leading candidate once Boals left. Ford was expected to join
Boals at Ohio �where they were college teammates �if he didn�t
get the Stony Brook job.
Ford takes over a Stony Brook team that finished second in the
America East and is in position to potentially return nearly its
entire roster. Up first on Ford�s to-do list will be to convince
leading scorer Akwasi Yeboah to stick around for his final year
of eligibility.
Stony Brook confirmed Saturday that Yeboah, a first team All
America East player, placed his name in the transfer portal,
giving him the option to leave. He is on track to graduate,
meaning that as a graduate student transfer he would not have to
sit out a season before playing.
By selecting Ford, Stony Brook went with familiarity and
stability, a different route than when it hired an unproven
assistant in Boals to replace Steve Pikiell in 2016.
Ford�s coaching resume is filled mostly with head coaching
positions. That includes a three-year stint at Kent State in
which he went 68-37 and made two NIT appearances. He left in
2011 for Bradley, a decision that didn�t pan out on or off the
court.
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Ford went 46-86 in four years and also was sued by Kent State to
recoup the reported $1.2 million buyout in his contract, a
somewhat unusual move by a college in an industry in which head
coaching changes are common.
After Bradley, Ford spent a year at ESPN before an offer from
Boals led him to relocate to Long Island. His son Darin is the
varsity basketball coach at Harborfields High School.
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: March 25, 2019, 5:10 pm
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what do you guys think, is this a year to year thing, like a
trial? perhaps a 3 year contract?
i know it's just guessing...
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: March 25, 2019, 5:13 pm
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--- Quote from: Chairman of the Board link ---
>
> what do you guys think, is this a year to year thing, like a
trial? perhaps a 3 year contract?
>
> i know it's just guessing...
>
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I'm with you - I'm gonna guess 3 years with an administration
option for more.
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: March 25, 2019, 5:23 pm
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I'll add one piece of subjectivity on my part to those who
wanted Jay Young. I think when Pikiell left for greener
pastures, Heilbron had just come aboard, and going with the
status quo (Young) was a risky move for him on his first hire,
especially if it didn't work out. I think he felt presuure to
go outside the university for this first pick, to put his stamp
on the University's sports programs.
Fast forward 3 years later, after making a solid Boals pick, I
think Heilbron is more comfortable in his skin and what he has
brought to the table at Stony Brook, and was willing to pick
Ford in the spirit of "keeping the team together". I'm betting
he took the players' feelings into account, and did what was
best for keeping this nucleus together. That includes Foreman
and Yeboah, IMO.
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: sbufan
Date: March 25, 2019, 7:30 pm
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I hope Ford keeps Weber on the staff. He was the lead recruiter
on Olaniyi, Latimer, and Otchere I believe. Would be great to
keep him around
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: March 26, 2019, 12:30 pm
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HTML https://stonybrookathletics.com/news/2019/3/25/ford-named-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx
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> "I believe in the young men in our locker room, and it became
crystal clear throughout this process that Geno was the right
coach to lead them moving forward."
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: ThegreatK
Date: March 26, 2019, 3:53 pm
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Heilbron did a great job
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: March 26, 2019, 4:06 pm
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Massive development.
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