IU Scott Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 Saw where he had to take a medical leave but i assume that has all been checked put Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 Good Hire, someone Archie is comfortable with. NC St, worked for Sean Miller for 3 years, John Thompson, UConn, we wont hold 5 years at Neb. against him. Welcome coach Hunter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Indykev said: Good Hire, someone Archie is comfortable with. NC St, worked for Sean Miller for 3 years, John Thompson, UConn, we wont hold 5 years at Neb. against him. Welcome coach Hunter. Even at Neb. he was on the staff that got them to the tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Saw where he had to take a medical leave but i assume that has all been checked put November of 2019 : UConn assistant coach Kenya Hunter to take indefinite medical leave of absence - The UConn Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 This is why I never worry too much about assistants leaving. IU just replaced Bruiser Flint with an accomplished, experienced, very well respected assistant coach, who I’ve read that many believe is a future head coach. It’s the same reason I don’t worry about Ostrom eventually leaving. I don’t want him to leave, but this program goes as Archie goes, and there will always be the next assistant coach. Hunter even sounds like a quality guy that could slide into Ostrom’s role if he ever leaves, and then you backfill with another up and coming coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, BGleas said: This is why I never worry too much about assistants leaving. IU just replaced Bruiser Flint with an accomplished, experienced, very well respected assistant coach, who I’ve read that many believe is a future head coach. It’s the same reason I don’t worry about Ostrom eventually leaving. I don’t want him to leave, but this program goes as Archie goes, and there will always be the next assistant coach. Hunter even sounds like a quality guy that could slide into Ostrom’s role if he ever leaves, and then you backfill with another up and coming coach. And then there are times when it is a blessing in disguise that an assistant leaves. Reference Kenny Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJPaisley Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 35 minutes ago, milehiiu said: And then there are times when it is a blessing in disguise that an assistant leaves. Reference Kenny Johnson. Where is he these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 hour ago, RJPaisley said: Where is he these days? Not sure. After Louisville fired him. LaSalle hired him as an assistant. But later fired Johnson when the NCAA filed a notice of allegations about him, over what he had done at Louisville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 Players Hunter recruited when he was at Nebraska : Assistant coach Kenya Hunter leaving Nebraska basketball to join Dan Hurley's UConn staff | Men's Basketball | omaha.com And.... let's not forget about D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera.... out of Indianapolis. When Hunter was at Georgetown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, milehiiu said: Players Hunter recruited when he was at Nebraska : Assistant coach Kenya Hunter leaving Nebraska basketball to join Dan Hurley's UConn staff | Men's Basketball | omaha.com And.... let's not forget about D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera.... out of Indianapolis. When Hunter was at Georgetown. Can't read this article without answering trivia questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Now that is out of the way can we knock out a couple commitments?!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 6 hours ago, IU Scott said: Even at Neb. he was on the staff that got them to the tournament. It was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Euroclydon Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 14 hours ago, milehiiu said: Not sure. After Louisville fired him. LaSalle hired him as an assistant. But later fired Johnson when the NCAA filed a notice of allegations about him, over what he had done at Louisville. I can't find anything current on Kenny Johnson, so he has fallen off the radar for now. I also could not find anything that said he is definitely under a show-cause order from the NCAA. There are references to it as the reason LaSalle may have terminated him, but I could not confirm it. Interesting since Pitino has since been hired at Iona, although he still has some lingering issues with the NCAA that have not yet been resolved. Kenny Johnson is a good example of the Peter Principle. He was a high school coach who turned his AAU connections into a college assistant position and kept getting promoted, moving from team to team, based on his recruiting prowess. Looks like he was making $550,000 at Louisville after being promoted to associate head coach. Then he got caught. The question is, was he always dirty and that's how he elevated himself or did he get to such a high level he felt he had to cheat to maintain that level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daily Hoosier Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 More background, and why I think Kenya Hunter brings more than you could have reasonably hoped for with this hire. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-kenya-hunter-appears-to-bring-more-than-one-could-have-realistically-hoped-for/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 An article from when he was hired at UConn that gives some good insight into how he approaches recruiting https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-mens-basketball/hc-sp-uconn-men-kenya-hunter-0502-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwtaylor1055 Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Checks the boxes for me. Has experience in different conferences (Nebraska, Xavier and UConn), appears to be a very good recruiter especially on the East Coast and has a previous history with the Millers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedtoIU Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Very happy with the hire. Welcome aboard Coach Hunter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricBoogaloo Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Looks like an excellent hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaloisGroupe Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Recruiting is one thing, but can Hunter get Race to play 53 minutes a game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, GaloisGroupe said: Recruiting is one thing, but can Hunter get Race to play 53 minutes a game? I don't know about 53 minutes. However....Hunter has a pretty good track record of developing players. At multiple schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 OK , how are we going to tell the Hunters apart in our discussions here? Going to have to add first initials? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaloisGroupe Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 12 hours ago, milehiiu said: I don't know about 53 minutes. However....Hunter has a pretty good track record of developing players. At multiple schools. I was just making a reference to 5 fouls comedic post in the Mason Miller thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, GaloisGroupe said: I was just making a reference to 5 fouls comedic post in the Mason Miller thread... Ahh. I missed it. Stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68Hoosier Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 When do we expect him to be on campus working with the team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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