The success John Calipari has been able to attain in his first year in Lexington is impressive. No one can argue with this. He has been able to exceed expectations where expectations are rarely exceeded, and has stepped up to the pressure of being the most talked about person in the Bluegrass state. The problem […]
Category: Coaches
On April 15, 2008, I wrote about a merger that had a large impact on the world of coach representation. Stinson Morrison Hecker, one of the largest U.S. law firms, combined its Coaching division with Premier Sports Management’s Coaching division, to create Premier Stinson Sports. The first three coach names that I mentioned in the […]
Last week, when rumors were quickly spreading about various coaches who might seek out the vacant Kansas football head-coaching position, some writers started to take critical looks at their hometown coaches. They were upset just thinking that their head coach might leave town to try to fill the large void left by Mark Mangino. No […]
Texas Tech has come out of the NCAA gates softer than expected this season, as they have a record of 2-2 at this point. Last season the team compiled 11 wins and produced star wide out Michael Crabtree, who has yet to officially begin his NFL career after being a hot commodity in the previous […]
The agent-related article of last week that generated a lot of buzz in the sports agent community was a very long piece written by ESPN.com’s Andy Katz. While I was not able to put aside the time to give it a thorough read until several days after it was written, I am glad that I […]
Tracy Dildy, one of the many excellent coaches that are a part of Dynasty‘s Coach Division, Game Inc., was informed yesterday that he has been promoted from assistant coach and recruiting coordinator of the University of Illinois-Chicago basketball team to associate head coach. The following has been taken from an official UIC press release: This […]
The Jewish Coaches Association, a non-profit organization that supports Jewish professional, college, high school and youth basketball coaches around the United States, is proud to announce the launching of their website, www.JewishCoaches.com. The site is intended to provide association news, membership information, professional development and growth resources, and overall support for member basketball coaches. In […]
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Hamilton Gets a New Deal
This is my first coaching contract negotiation piece, ever. Upon researching my topic, I realized that the numbers in coaching contracts get very confusing. So, while listing the different incentives in Florida State basketball coach Leonard Hamilton‘s new contract, I figured I’d explain them a little more in depth: Hamilton will receive a base salary […]
O.J. Mayo has affected a lot of peoples lives. He has given the town of Memphis hope that one day the Grizzlies will be a contender. He gave BDA Sports Management a scare when there were allegations of a connection between BDA employee, Calvin Andrews, leading to Calvin’s one-year suspension by the NBPA. Bill Duffy […]
The Billy Gillispie era at Kentucky was short lived. Only two years into his contract, a historically powerful SEC team was struggling tremendously, and Kentucky had seen enough. Gillispie out, Calipari in. But it looks like Gillispie’s presence will still be felt around the town of Lexington for quite some time. Billy has filed a […]