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Hate to start a thread with this news, but there wasn't one already going so... https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/41986570/south-florida-basketball-coach-amir-abdur-rahim-dies-age-43

Abdur-Rahim seemed like a very good up-and-coming coach from a basketball family (older brother Shareef is an ex-player and currently president of the G League). Not a lot of details, just that he passed from "complications during a procedure" and had an "undisclosed illness". I feel for his family who already involuntarily signed off on a potentially absentee father and husband via his coaching career, and may have finally enjoyed some spoils and/or stability whether a long career at USF or Amir being hired by a top program. You can tell by the stories out of Kennesaw State and USF that this loss hits hard.
 
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So Gonzaga smoked Baylor to open the season... not sure what to make of it other than Gonzaga has guys
 
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Fun mid-major stuff, at least for me--

ODU hired former player Mike Jones to rejuvenate the squad--he was a huge part of the squad that upset Villanova in triple OT in the NCAAs in 1995 (also, I graduated with him). He coached at DeMatha, taking over for legend Morgan Wooten, where he coached Markelle Fultz, and went 511-119, then coached at Va Tech and Maryland for the last few years, before taking the only college HC job he said he ever wanted.

We lost 83-82 last night (82 points is ridiculous, we played offense the last few years like UVA) but it's gonna be a fun ride.

In the game Robert Davis Jr (transfer out of UMass) scored 25 points, all in the second half, on 8 three pointers and a 4-point play. He actually had a chance to have back-to-back 4-point plays but missed the and 1 on the first. He was also called for a weak taunting tech, leading to a FT. Costly in a 1 point loss, but much more fun than any game in the last few seasons.

Next game versus top 10 Arizona Saturday.
 
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RedOctober3829 said:
They have no AD currently. Who’s making that call now?
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The interim AD or basketball GM with the backing of the university President? Or the President himself? But you're probably right in that nothing will happen until a new AD gets in here which makes for another lost season. It sucks that this is the position they're in because honestly, last year's first round NIT loss to VCU in front of maybe 500 fans at the Pavilion should have been it for Neptune. That was game was the perfect encapsulation of what's happened over his two years as head coach, severely underachieving teams with a now alienated and lethargic fan base. I don't think anyone in their right mind expected Kyle Neptune to be Jay Wright 2.0 but to see this team fall so quickly has been alarming and sad. The brand equity is almost gone at this point.

I guess all that can be said is go Cats, win tonight.
 
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bandito0 said:
The interim AD or basketball GM with the backing of the university President? Or the President himself? But you're probably right in that nothing will happen until a new AD gets in here which makes for another lost season. It sucks that this is the position they're in because honestly, last year's first round NIT loss to VCU in front of maybe 500 fans at the Pavilion should have been it for Neptune. That was game was the perfect encapsulation of what's happened over his two years as head coach, severely underachieving teams with a now alienated and lethargic fan base. I don't think anyone in their right mind expected Kyle Neptune to be Jay Wright 2.0 but to see this team fall so quickly has been alarming and sad. The brand equity is almost gone at this point.

I guess all that can be said is go Cats, win tonight.
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Baker Dunleavy isn’t making that call either.
 
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I'm guessing there will be a head coach position opening very soon at the University of Florida.

Florida men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden has been accused by an undefined number of women for sexual harassment and stalking, according to Title IX documents obtained by The Alligator.

The University of Florida received a formal Title IX complaint on Golden Sept. 27 alleging that he engaged in various conduct that potentially violated the UF Gender Equity Policy.

In order to comply with federal law, UF can’t comment on or confirm any Title IX inquiries, complaints or investigations, according to a UF spokesperson.

The formal Title IX complaint against Golden obtained by The Alligator includes allegations of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and stalking. The complaint alleges that over a year, Golden specifically aimed these behaviors toward UF students.

The claims regarding sexual harassment, which could also include sexual exploitation, cited sending photos and videos of his genitalia while traveling for UF, unwanted sexual advances on Instagram, requesting sexual favors, and various occasions of stalking.
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https://www.alligator.org/article/2024/11/uf-basketball-coach-accused-of-sexual-harassment-and-stalking
 
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B H Kim said:
I'm guessing there will be a head coach position opening very soon at the University of Florida.



https://www.alligator.org/article/2024/11/uf-basketball-coach-accused-of-sexual-harassment-and-stalking
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This might be the reason the heat is off on football UF. The current AD hired a creep to coach the women's basketball team that had to resign two years ago. If this stuff is true, he has to be gone and won't be getting a third crack at hiring a football coach. All of the money raised from the "Bull Gators" for Napier's buyout ($25-30 million) might be needed for a whole bunch of other unexpected University Athletic Association expenses.
 
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RedOctober3829 said:
Baker Dunleavy isn’t making that call either.
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Right. Hence the reason I said this:

bandito0 said:
or basketball GM with the backing of the university President? Or the President himself. But you're probably right in that nothing will happen until a new AD gets in here which makes for another lost season.
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Anyway, Butler goes down to Austin Peay at home. Big East may be top heavy this year.
 
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Hell of a game between Carolina and Kansas. Very surprised by the Carolina response from being down 20.
 
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Michigan and Wake Forest played a really fun game yesterday that Wake ended up winning by 2. Both teams playing fast and relying on offense. I have no idea what the rest of the landscape across the country looks like, but both teams seem like locks to make the tourney, and maybe one of them has the chops to finish in the top 25.
 
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Arizona State and Gonzaga played a real good game yesterday afternoon as well. ASU took it to the final minutes before Gonzaga pulled away. Far cry from ASU losing to Duke in an exhibition by over 50 and Gonzaga beating Baylor early in the week by over 40.
 
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Somehow Golden was allowed to coach last night's game. Either these allegations were disproven or the AD is going to look like a giant clown letting him coach instead of indefinitely suspending him while the investigation was ongoing. I'm betting on the latter.
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Given that the specific allegations should have produced a ton of digital evidence, I have a hard time believing that there is nothing to them. I was really disappointed to read that Golden got a big ovation when he was introduced before the game last night.
 
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bandito0 said:
Villanova lost at home by 10 to Columbia last night. They gave up 90 points and got absolutely eviscerated defensively in the 2nd half.

Kyle Neptune’s presser response:

https://x.com/tommygodinjr/status/1854378475978674481?s=12

I’d be shocked if he lasts until New Year’s Day. I love this program, but I’m not how much sure of this I can take.
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Lost to St. Joe's last night. Saw most of the second half. Villanova's not only got coaching problems, they don't have a heck of a lot of talent, either, IMHO. Dead even matchup.
 
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Lost to St. Joe's last night. Saw most of the second half. Villanova's not only got coaching problems, they don't have a heck of a lot of talent, either, IMHO. Dead even matchup.
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Jay Wright built an absolute monster of a program, winning two national titles. In the 2+ years since he left:

2022-23: 17-17
2023-24: 18-16
2024-25: 2-2 with losses to Columbia and St. Joseph's (who barely beat Navy and who lost to Central Connecticut State)

As down as I am on my alma mater, holy cow Villanova fans/alumni must be despondent.
 
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Fun matchup tomorrow night in the Fort Myers tournament with undefeated Xavier playing 1-loss Michigan. Kenpom has Michigan at 29 and Xavier at 41.
 
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Big road win for Michigan in their first conference game at Madison vs. #11 Badgers. Michigan didn't play that well (credit to Wisco's D) but Wisco had no answer for Michigan's PNR game with their 2 7-footers Wolf and Goldin. Both teams were ice cold shooting (Big 10!). Michigan hosts 7-1 Iowa on Saturday afternoon.
 
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With PC's win vs BYU last night, Rhode Island's attention is firmly on the PC at Rhode Island game Saturday at noon. This is an underrated rivalry nationally and should be a good game this year. It's going to air on CBS Sports Network.
 
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That was a shitload of high quality OOC basketball in the same market (all home games) on the same night
 
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tims4wins said:
KU has been overrated, at least according to the metrics (although they did, of course, handle Duke). Auburn has been rated properly.

Duke is a metrics darling thus far, with the #1 D.
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I've not really paid any attention to overall teams to know who might be legit this year. Except Texas sucks. That's all I got.
 
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