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New Head Coach GENO FORD
« on: March 25, 2019, 04:41:36 pm »
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD.
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2019, 05:10:08 pm »
The players got the coach  they wanted. Good chance we keep everyone except Yeboah now.
And even he may return(50% chance).
I hope more AD’s around the country give an ear to the players regarding bringing in new coaches when you have a fantastic nucleus, but lose a good coach due to a bigger bank calling. So many teams get blown up every year due to AD’s just totally switching up the whole show. (Word is Siena May do the same as us)
This is Great Hire! Yes Ford fumbled that USF game but let’s look at the positives for a second, we were kicking a very good HM teams ass for majority of the game after a huge emotional blow to the kids. Ford is a motivator and great at managing personalities. We probably can bring in even meaner kids. Former two time MAC coach of the year. That’s nothing to sneeze at. He’s more experienced being at the helm than Boals and at one point was one of America’s rising stars in the Coaching ranks. Maybe he can get his Mojo back right in Strong Island. Let’s go Seawolves!
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« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2019, 06:08:41 pm »
Here's the Newsday article.  I'm betting that Yeboah staying was part of the agreement:

https://www.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook/geno-ford-basketball-coach-1.28956762

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Stony Brook promoting Geno Ford to head coach, source says

Stony Brook has decided to promote assistant coach Geno Ford to become its next basketball coach, according a person familiar with the situation.

Ford, an assistant at Stony Brook under former head coach Jeff Boals for the past three seasons, was previously a head coach at Division I programs Kent State and Bradley.

Ford, 44, takes over for Boals, who left Stony Brook last week to become the head coach at his alma mater, Ohio University. Ford coached Stony Brook last week when it lost in overtime at South Florida in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational.

Ford's experience as a Division I coach combined with the players' and administrators' comfort level with him made him a leading candidate once Boals left. Ford was expected to join Boals at Ohio —where they were college teammates —if he didn’t get the Stony Brook job.

Ford takes over a Stony Brook team that finished second in the America East and is in position to potentially return nearly its entire roster. Up first on Ford’s to-do list will be to convince leading scorer Akwasi Yeboah to stick around for his final year of eligibility.

Stony Brook confirmed Saturday that Yeboah, a first team All America East player, placed his name in the transfer portal, giving him the option to leave. He is on track to graduate, meaning that as a graduate student transfer he would not have to sit out a season before playing.

By selecting Ford, Stony Brook went with familiarity and stability, a different route than when it hired an unproven assistant in Boals to replace Steve Pikiell in 2016.

Ford’s coaching resume is filled mostly with head coaching positions. That includes a three-year stint at Kent State in which he went 68-37 and made two NIT appearances. He left in 2011 for Bradley, a decision that didn’t pan out on or off the court.
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Ford went 46-86 in four years and also was sued by Kent State to recoup the reported $1.2 million buyout in his contract, a somewhat unusual move by a college in an industry in which head coaching changes are common.

After Bradley, Ford spent a year at ESPN before an offer from Boals led him to relocate to Long Island. His son Darin is the varsity basketball coach at Harborfields High School.
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2019, 06:10:23 pm »
what do you guys think, is this a year to year thing, like a trial?  perhaps a 3 year contract?

i know it's just guessing...
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« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2019, 06:13:10 pm »
what do you guys think, is this a year to year thing, like a trial?  perhaps a 3 year contract?

i know it's just guessing...

I'm with you - I'm gonna guess 3 years with an administration option for more.
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« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2019, 06:23:01 pm »
I'll add one piece of subjectivity on my part to those who wanted Jay Young.  I think when Pikiell left for greener pastures, Heilbron had just come aboard, and going with the status quo (Young) was a risky move for him on his first hire, especially if it didn't work out.  I think he felt presuure to go outside the university for this first pick, to put his stamp on the University's sports programs.

Fast forward 3 years later, after making a solid Boals pick, I think Heilbron is more comfortable in his skin and what he has brought to the table at Stony Brook, and was willing to pick Ford in the spirit of "keeping the team together".  I'm betting he took the players' feelings into account, and did what was best for keeping this nucleus together.  That includes Foreman and Yeboah, IMO.
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« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2019, 08:30:48 pm »
I hope Ford keeps Weber on the staff. He was the lead recruiter on Olaniyi, Latimer, and Otchere I believe. Would be great to keep him around
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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2019, 01:30:07 pm »
https://stonybrookathletics.com/news/2019/3/25/ford-named-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx

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"I believe in the young men in our locker room, and it became crystal clear throughout this process that Geno was the right coach to lead them moving forward."
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« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2019, 04:53:22 pm »
Heilbron did a great job
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« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2019, 05:06:18 pm »
Massive development.

https://twitter.com/PatLawless_/status/1110648994328440832

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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2019, 05:20:35 pm »
Ford + Weber = I'm feeling a lot better about where we're heading.
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« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2019, 05:39:44 pm »
Keeping Weber is big. Feel good about this.

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« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2019, 06:09:22 pm »
So good news.  We're settled on Ford.  We've got Weber back.  We need the trifecta now, and have Akwasi decide to finish his career at SBU.

In other news, Boals has lost 2 quality coaches this week , and lost his high scorer to a Xavier transfer.  Not the start that he wanted.
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« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2019, 03:22:45 am »
My initial reaction didn't like this at all after that USF game, but with time I think I'll start feeling better about it.

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Re: New Head Coach GENO FORD
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2019, 04:30:31 am »
Ford + Weber = I'm feeling a lot better about where we're heading.

Just curious. Why is Weber so important to this BB program? What am I missing here.....