New Coach: Who's on your wish list?

[Herman_Momart]

I think Theus or Anthony Grant is where we should start our search.

Joe, how feasible would it be to grab Theus?  What do they pay him?

[South_Florida_Flip]

Lavin

Doherty

Romar (very much a longshot)

Lickliter

Smith (if he is fired - longshot if he is anyways)

[TyBull]

how about Larry Brown... yes that Larry Brown. He ripped the Knicks for millions so $$$ should not be a problem. Impressive resume...

Kansas

UCLA

Pistons

Knicks

76ers

excetra, ecxetra, excetra....

don't laugh......

why not?

[flsportsfan83]

VOTE for GURLY!!  

It might be hard for the guys to play with you on the bench. Distraction.

[Herman_Momart]

how about Larry Brown... yes that Larry Brown. He ripped the Knicks for millions so $$$ should not be a problem. Impressive resume...

Kansas

UCLA

Pistons

Knicks

76ers

excetra, ecxetra, excetra....

don't laugh......

why not?

He has a vice president position in the Sixers organization and probably will be coaching the Sixers next year.  

Coaches like Larry Brown dont coach for fun, they coach for money.  Not even close to possible.  

[Joe]

I think Theus or Anthony Grant is where we should start our search.

Joe, how feasible would it be to grab Theus?  What do they pay him?

He makes a lil more than 250k. I would expect him to get a nice raise to around 375-400k. Ya never know, it will be a tough seel

[Triple B]

Matt Dougherty, Tom Pecora, Carl Hobbs, Quinn Snyder, [highlight]Jim Harrick (j/k trip), [/highlight]Fran Fraschilla, Steve Lavin, Anthony Grant, Chris Collins, Steve Wojohowski (sp), Reggie Theus, Scott Sutton, Gregg Marshall, Herman momart (they said they are taking all application)

anyone but Mike Jarvis....please!!

Seriously, if it's not Jr OR Sr I'm going ari on the board...

[Guest BasketBull.]

http://timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149193564408

REWARDS FOR RAMS' COACH: Won for the money

In Grant's contract, there were thousands of reasons for success in CAA tourney

BY TIM PEARRELL

TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

Mar 7, 2007

Virginia Commonwealth University basketball coach Anthony Grant netted quite a payday when the Rams won the Colonial Athletic Association tournament championship Monday night.

Grant earned $30,917 in bonuses. He received a $22,917 incentive as the Rams earned an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament, $3,000 for the CAA title and $5,000 for having his team on national television (ESPN).

With Monday's take, Grant has racked up $46,916 in incentives this season - with more possible. He has earned extra money for VCU's regular-season title, his coach-of-the-year award, VCU's average attendance (5,640) and beating the University of Richmond.

[highlight]Grant's six-year contract, signed when he was hired last spring, provides an annual base salary of $275,000. His base salary is higher than three of the other four CAA coaches in the state, trailing only the $375,000 made by George Mason's Jim Larranaga.[/highlight]

The state's Atlantic Coast Conference coaches make more: Virginia Tech's Seth Greenberg has an annual income of $623,281; Virginia's Dave Leitao makes $960,500. Greenberg and Leitao also have numerous incentives built into their contracts. Being named ACC coach of the year yesterday was worth an extra $20,000 for Leitao, and he'll get $40,000 when the Cavaliers are chosen to play in the NCAA tournament. The NCAA tournament bid is worth $10,000 to Greenberg.

Jeff Cupps, VCU's senior associate athletic director, said Grant's contract is similar to that of previous VCU coaches. The money comes from ticket sales, NCAA revenue sharing, sponsorships and alumni donations, Cupps said.

Larranaga would have earned a $37,500 bonus had Mason won Monday night.

Contact staff writer Tim Pearrell at tpearrell@timesdispatch.com or (804) 649-6965.

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http://vcurams.vcu.edu/generalnew/granthire.html

Grant served as Donovan's top aid in all phases of coaching, including recruiting, on-floor coaching, scouting, and practice planning.  Grant played a key role in helping the Gators to the 2006 NCAA title, the 2005 and 2006 Southeastern Conference Tournament titles, three SEC Eastern Division titles and back-to-back SEC Championships in 2000 and 2001. The 1999 and 2000 teams made the first back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in school history and the 2000 squad made UF's first appearance in the National Championship game. The Gators have reached eight straight NCAA Tournaments, capped by the national title in 2006 in which Florida became the first team since the 1968 UCLA Bruins to win both the national semifinal and the final by 15+ points. The Gators are 226-98 (.698) during Grant's 10-year stint in Gainesville.

“The time and situation couldn’t be more perfect for Coach Grant to join VCU – both our program and league are poised to reach the next level,†said VCU President Eugene P. Trani.  “We are thrilled to have a person of Anthony Grant’s stature, experience and recruiting talents, and eagerly await the successes that are ahead of us.â€Â

Grant has been an integral part in the recruiting and coaching of nine McDonald's All-Americans and four NBA First Round Draft choices. Four of the past seven signing classes for the Gators have been ranked in the top five in the nation by every major recruiting service.

Before making the journey south to Florida, Grant spent two years at Marshall, also under Donovan, helping the Thundering Herd to a 35-20 record.  Grant also served as an assistant for a single season at Stetson, after wrapping up a seven-year stint as a prep coach in Miami.  At the high school level, Grant's teams captured three state titles, five straight national rankings in USA Today and an overall record of 172-11.

Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Grant spent his collegiate playing career at the University of Dayton (1983-87), guiding the Flyers to a 70-49 (.588) overall mark, a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, and one National Invitational Tournament berth.  In his 105 appearances in a Flyer uniform, Grant registered 11.6 points and 6.7 rebounds each time out and was named the team's Most Valuable Player as a senior.

Grant is married to the former Christina Harrell of Miami, Fla.  They have three sons, 10-year-old Anthony, 5-year-old Preston and Makai, 11 months. Their daughter, Jayda Danielle, is four years old.

“We are extremely proud and excited to have Anthony join the VCU family,†commented soon-to-be VCU Director of Athletics Norwood T. Teague.  “He brings the experience, the recruiting ability, and the drive that will continue to help build VCU men's basketball.  I look forward to working with him for a long time. The future of VCU is very bright.â€Â

Grant will inherit a program that went 19-10 a year ago, including an 11-7 mark in league play.  The Rams, who posted an impressive 12-2 record in the Alltel Pavilion at the Stuart C. Siegel Center and saw record-setting attendance figures last season, will return three starters among eight letterwinners, while welcoming two newcomers for the 2006-07 season.

[RHBullsFan]

Matt Doherty, Steve Lavin, some of the other suggetsions on here were solid too.

Forget Snyder, he was embroiled in a lot of NCAA violation rumors and hauled ass before it hit the fan. No thanks.

[ronburgandy]

John Pelphrey gets my vote.  He played under Pitino, coached under Donovan and is going a great job in his first head coaching position.  

DW, grab him before someone else does!