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bornacatfan
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TOS to UTEP

Posted: 12/1/2017 8:24:10 PM

Tim Floyd retires.

Phil Johnson was named UTEP’s interim men’s basketball coach on Tuesday morning, following the retirement of Tim Floyd.

“Larry Eustachy was the National Coach of the Year and worked for me,” Floyd said following Monday’s game versus Lamar. “I had another guy, John Brady, who was at LSU and was the National Coach of the Year. He worked for me. Randy Bennett has done the best job in the United States at Saint Mary’s University, a very, very difficult place. He worked for me. Kermit Davis worked for me. Phil Johnson is better than all of those guys.”

“Nobody has had more of an impact on my career than coach Floyd,” Johnson said. “And nobody has been a better friend in my career than coach Floyd. He is probably my closest friend in the world. I think the world of him.”

Johnson has assisted Floyd on the bench at the University of New Orleans (1991-93), with the NBA’s Chicago Bulls (1999-02), at USC (2005-09) and at UTEP (2010-17). He was the head coach at San Jose State for four seasons (1998-99, 2002-05). Johnson has coached in nine NCAA Tournaments and two Final Fours and was a part of the Arizona Wildcats’ national championship run in 1997.

“I’m going to talk to the team today,” Johnson said. “I think we have some possibilities. I think we have talent in here. We have a losing record, but we don’t have any losers on our team. We have good coaches. We’ll all do this together. We’re going to figure out a way to get the most out of this team.”

Last Edited: 12/1/2017 8:40:46 PM by bornacatfan

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RE: TOS to UTEP

Posted: 12/4/2017 9:23:24 PM

At 1 and 7, there may be a TOS to Bryant thread before long. 94 wins to 189 losses at Bryant can not be the stuff of contract extensions

OUVan
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RE: TOS to UTEP

Posted: 12/5/2017 5:33:08 PM

bornacatfan wrote:

Tim Floyd retires.

Wasn't Floyd the guy that signed that 14 year old a number of years back when he was at USC? Wonder where that kid ended up.

OUVan
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RE: TOS to UTEP

Posted: 12/5/2017 5:39:04 PM

OUVan wrote:

bornacatfan wrote:

Tim Floyd retires.

Wasn't Floyd the guy that signed that 14 year old a number of years back when he was at USC? Wonder where that kid ended up.

Just looked it up and it was Ryan Boatwright who ended up going to UConn and having a nice career, and winning a National Championship.

bornacatfan
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RE: TOS to UTEP

Posted: 12/5/2017 10:02:25 PM

OUVan wrote:

bornacatfan wrote:

Tim Floyd retires.

Wasn't Floyd the guy that signed that 14 year old a number of years back when he was at USC? Wonder where that kid ended up.

Just looked it up and it was Ryan Boatwright who ended up going to UConn and having a nice career, and winning a National Championship.

Yep Aurora IL IIRC. Dad shopped that one around early...

colobobcat66
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RE: TOS to UTEP

Posted: 12/13/2017 7:06:39 PM

BillyTheCat wrote:

At 1 and 7, there may be a TOS to Bryant thread before long. 94 wins to 189 losses at Bryant can not be the stuff of contract extensions

1-10 and counting. I understand the early year record as they transitioned to D-1, but the last 3 years have been pretty bad.
It’s obvious that somebody wants them to play a very strong out of conference schedule since they’re at #70 right now, but they’re over their heads quite a bit.
I’m guessing he will be there as long as he wants just like Hunter at Western Carolina.

greencat
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RE: TOS to UTEP

Posted: 12/13/2017 7:39:39 PM

He says this Johnson guy is better than Kermit Davis? Really?

His record as a head coach is 33-84. Kermit is 382-231. That includes going 311-181 at the very un-glamorous MTSU in the very generic boring "anytown USA" of Murfreesboro TN.

I respect that Tim Floyd worked with the great Don Haskins who helped change the landscape of college basketball, but no need to blow smoke up the rears of the people in El Paso... just retire and move on.

Last Edited: 12/13/2017 7:40:42 PM by greencat

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RE: TOS to UTEP

Posted: 12/15/2017 11:26:52 AM

colobobcat66 wrote:

BillyTheCat wrote:

At 1 and 7, there may be a TOS to Bryant thread before long. 94 wins to 189 losses at Bryant can not be the stuff of contract extensions

Problem is he's not winning the non-money games he's playing and struggling within the conference.

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