NC State begins courtship of Calipari

Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:01 pm

Calipari meets w/ Wolfpack

Possibility of K, Roy and Cap all in the same state, let alone the same conference.

helmet · Post by **helmet** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:08 pm

Well that didn't go so well. What now, Cow College?

Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:19 pm

Yeah, Cap didnt bite.

MuchoBulls · Post by **MuchoBulls** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:22 pm

Cicero wrote:Yeah, Cap didnt bite.

He wants a Big East job. He would have been Pitt's 1st choice if Dixon left for Arizona State.

Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:26 pm

He is def a Big East guy. Maybe USF can steal him away? :D

helmet · Post by **helmet** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:32 pm

It looks like State is down to Steve Lavin and John Beilein.

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:10 pm

i think Beilein would have already gone somewhere if he was interested in leaving WVU. but, 2 mil per has a way of changing minds.

last week, Doyel and some other cat on CBSsportsline each had an article that just absolutely ripped NCSU and Sendek. it was harsh.

MuchoBulls · Post by **MuchoBulls** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:41 am

Cicero wrote:He is def a Big East guy. Maybe USF can steal him away? :D

He would have been a lock for Pitt if Dixon would have left for Arizona State. I think McCullum is in for a breakthrough season in 06-07.

helmet · Post by **helmet** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:58 pm

REJECTED

Now State is flirting with Phil "has Jeff McInnis driven your wife lately" Ford?

Killian · Post by **Killian** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:23 pm

Watch out for Mike Brey.

Killian · Post by **Killian** » Mon May 01, 2006 2:07 pm

Brey issued a statement saying he is staying at ND. As of yesterday, people (including one SEC coach) thought he had already accepted the NC St. job.

Terry in Crapchester · Tue May 02, 2006 5:02 pm

Killian wrote:Brey issued a statement saying he is staying at ND. As of yesterday, people (including one SEC coach) thought he had already accepted the NC St. job.

I kinda wish he was taking the NC State job. It would make the decision at ND a little easier.

Btw, I'm surprised that NC State is having as much trouble filling this position as they apparently are. Yes, I'm aware that they take a back seat in state to UNC and Duke, but this is a power conference, and the program is not devoid of tradition. I would have thought Calipari would jump at the opportunity.

Btw2, in doing a google search on Brey in response to this point, I came across a blog where someone suggested firing Brey and bringing D'OH back. I'm certainly not a huge Brey fan, but the suggestion as to his replacement was breathtakingly ignorant, imho.

Terry in Crapchester · Tue May 02, 2006 6:40 pm

Yeah, I saw that after I posted. The blog entry in question is from January. Even if he were still available, the suggestion is ridiculous, imho.

Killian · Post by **Killian** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:04 pm

If Gary Williams leaves Maryland, Brey is as good as gone, IMO. And he is apparently not getting along with the AD.

helmet · Post by **helmet** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:40 pm

Yeah, Gary isn't leaving anytime soon though, unless something totally blows up there. There was an absurd rumor that he was going to coach the Charlotte NBA team a couple days ago.

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:54 pm

1st round losses in the NIT are a stepping stone to the NBA.

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:16 pm

Bizzarofelice wrote:1st round losses in the NIT are a stepping stone to the NBA.

well, that and throwing down on mid-majors who make the final four and sweet 16.

Killian · Post by **Killian** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:42 pm

helmet wrote:Yeah, Gary isn't leaving anytime soon though, unless something totally blows up there. There was an absurd rumor that he was going to coach the Charlotte NBA team a couple days ago.

Obviously you are closer to the situation than I, but the ND guys were saying that the senario you brought up isn't as absurd as people think.

helmet · Post by **helmet** » Thu May 04, 2006 6:31 pm

It's Sidney Lowe for State.

N.C. State is set to hire Detroit Pistons assistant coach Sidney Lowe as its new head basketball coach, sources with knowledge of the coaching search said today.

Lowe, 46, will replace Herb Sendek, who left early last month to become head coach at Arizona State.

Lowe was the point guard on the Pack’s 1983 national championship team and remains a favorite among many Wolfpack fans. Although he has not coached on the collegiate level, he has been a head coach in the NBA with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies.

Lowe’s hiring would end an exhaustive search by NCSU athletics director Lee Fowler that has lasted more than a month. Texas coach Rick Barnes and Memphis coach John Calipari both were approached by Fowler but elected to remain at their respective schools.

Lowe does not hold a undergraduate degree from NCSU. He is in the process of completing degree work at Saint Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Va., the school provost confirmed Wednesday.