Brad Brownell of Wright State: Bio

[HawkeyeRyno]

I had never heard of this guy until yesterday, but have checked with some BB people familiar with him. All are very very high on this guy. I know he's not the splash we were looking for, but he is definitely in the mix of things.

This was how people familiar with Todd Lickliter felt as well. How that turn out?

Didn't Bart just fire a guy who previously had success at a Horizon school and now his replacement could be for another guy who had success at a Horizon school??? I don't understand?? Butler is at least relevant in the college basketball world, Wright State...not so much.

Wright State averages approx. 5 more points per game than Iowa over Brownell's tenure. His style is not uptempo.

 

[DuffMan]

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[HAWKEY3]

ROFL

 

[GravyJones]

Not very classy posting pics of my woman.

 

[AHawk1]

This was how people familiar with Todd Lickliter felt as well. How that turn out?

Didn't Bart just fire a guy who previously had success at a Horizon school and now his replacement could be for another guy who had success at a Horizon school??? I don't understand?? Butler is at least relevant in the college basketball world, Wright State...not so much.

Wright State averages approx. 5 more points per game than Iowa over Brownell's tenure. His style is not uptempo.

I agree with you. I dont think Barta and most of us realized how far we have fallen. We arent getting much interest from a lot of these more accomplished coaches. Lets hope we can still land one. By early next week we should know a lot more.

 

[DuffMan]

I agree with you. I dont think Barta and most of us realized how far we have fallen. We arent getting much interest from a lot of these more accomplished coaches..

Of course we arent getting much public interest from these guys. Remember when Sabin jumped from the Phins to bama. In public it was "I'm not interested", in private it was "show me the money". I don't understand why people get all upset when people deny interest, public denials of interest just don't mean anything.

The reality is we know next to nothing about this coaching search and likely wont until someone is hired. You guys who are spending all this time and energy to try and figure out who it is before it is announced are wasting that time and energy.

It's fun to look at potential candidates, thier plusses and minuses, and debate if they are a good fit, but that's all we can do. These guys who claim to have all these inside sources and connections don't know a damn thing more than you or I do. They are all chasing thier tails and feeding off each other. Rumor feeds rumor feeds rumor. It's truly amazing what passes for news these days. Blog posts, tweets, facebook stuff. That crap isn't news, it's the modern version of "I overheard this in the steem room..."

 

[Herkyalert]

Pass.

 

[RaiderNation]

You guys forget the Horizon League coaches that have found success in BCS (err, Power 6) conferences - Thad Matta at Ohio State (after a brief stint at Xavier), Bruce Pearl at Tennessee, Bo Ryan at Wisconsin, Bennett at Washington. It looks like the Horizon does a good job of preparing coaches for Power 6 success.
Brownell is an excellent game coach but his recruiting is a little suspect. He wants guys that fit into his motion offense rather than big name star players. We've been frustrated here at Wright State because of his inability to recruit post players.
I would say his lack of success getting into the post-season tourneys has been due to injuries and the fact Butler is a top-25 team and the Horizon League only gets one or two teams in the Big Dance.

 

[DuffMan]

You guys forget the Horizon League coaches that have found success in BCS (err, Power 6) conferences - Thad Matta at Ohio State (after a brief stint at Xavier), Bruce Pearl at Tennessee, Bo Ryan at Wisconsin, Bennett at Washington. It looks like the Horizon does a good job of preparing coaches for Power 6 success.
Brownell is an excellent game coach but his recruiting is a little suspect. He wants guys that fit into his motion offense rather than big name star players. We've been frustrated here at Wright State because of his inability to recruit post players.
I would say his lack of success getting into the post-season tourneys has been due to injuries and the fact Butler is a top-25 team and the Horizon League only gets one or two teams in the Big Dance.

People around here get too wrapped up in the flavor of the month or the "opposit" idea.

Mr. Davis was too old, lets get the opposit in Steve Alford.

Steve Alford was slime and didn't understand x's and o's, lets get a system guy who knows x's and o's and who's personallity is more even keel.

Lick was from a mid major we need someone with HC experience at a big school...

A lot of people around here care about the wrong things.

 

[HawkeyeRyno]

You guys forget the Horizon League coaches that have found success in BCS (err, Power 6) conferences - Thad Matta at Ohio State (after a brief stint at Xavier), Bruce Pearl at Tennessee, Bo Ryan at Wisconsin, Bennett at Washington. It looks like the Horizon does a good job of preparing coaches for Power 6 success.
Brownell is an excellent game coach but his recruiting is a little suspect. He wants guys that fit into his motion offense rather than big name star players. We've been frustrated here at Wright State because of his inability to recruit post players.
I would say his lack of success getting into the post-season tourneys has been due to injuries and the fact Butler is a top-25 team and the Horizon League only gets one or two teams in the Big Dance.

This sounds like Todd Lickliter. NO THANKS!

 

[HawkeyeRyno]

This is a post from the Dayton Daily News on Wright State coach after a player transferred:

Another recruiting failure for BB.
He is a terrible recruiter.
WSU95
1:11 PM, 3/19/2010

Not sure this is what we want to see...

 

[DuffMan]

What it tells me is we don't have the only fanbase full of idiots with unrealistic expectations....

The guys record the last four years is this...
23-10 13-3
21-10 12-6
20-13 12-6
20-12 12-6

Wright States record the 4 years before he got there was...
10-18
14-14
15-15
13-15

Hmmmmmm a guy comes in and takes over team that hadn't had a winning record in 4 years and wins 20 games 4 years straight and he's a terrible recruiter....

That reminds me of another coach who routintely won 20 games but couldnt recruit...

 

[JHHawk]

I went back and looked at Wright St.'s last 4 recruiting classes....not a single recruit had a single offer from a power conference school....not even from good mid-majors like A-10 schools...sorry, we just had a guy like this....lick never competed with power conferences for recruits just like Brownell....they are good coaches who take the leftovers and fashion good teams....but we just tried this at Iowa...and it failed miserably....

Please,Gary Barta, do not make the same exact mistake two times in a row.
Recruiting is the biggest challenge to Iowa bb...always has been ,always will be....get a great recruiter....first and foremost.

 

[HawkeyeRyno]

I went back and looked at Wright St.'s last 4 recruiting classes....not a single recruit had a single offer from a power conference school....not even from good mid-majors like A-10 schools...sorry, we just had a guy like this....lick never competed with power conferences for recruits just like Brownell....they are good coaches who take the leftovers and fashion good teams....but we just tried this at Iowa...and it failed miserably....

Please,Gary Barta, do not make the same exact mistake two times in a row.
Recruiting is the biggest challenge to Iowa bb...always has been ,always will be....get a great recruiter....first and foremost.

THIS!! You get rep points for this!

 

[AHawk1]

not this time

 

[TS12]

I've been following Brownell his entire career. He not only rebuilt mediocre programs into consistent winners, but was the reason for their continued success season after season. He makes good players into great players and great players into stars. If you want to see true, pure team basketball on each end of the floor with consistent winning seasons, Brownell is your guy. By far one of the best basketball minds in the country. Iowa would not only be lucky, but proud to have him.

 

[ibahawkeye]

I've been following Brownell his entire career. He not only rebuilt mediocre programs into consistent winners, but was the reason for their continued success season after season. He makes good players into great players and great players into stars. If you want to see true, pure team basketball on each end of the floor with consistent winning seasons, Brownell is your guy. By far one of the best basketball minds in the country. Iowa would not only be lucky, but proud to have him.

How are you related to him?