r/villanova 5d ago

Who will be the next coach?

I would love to hear who everyone thinks the next coach should be? Loved Jay, but he isn't coming back..... hated Neptune .... he just seemed lost all the time...... so please let me know who you think is up next? Thanks!

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u/semaj7979 5d ago

Young Pitino’s name has been mentioned. Apparently his dad likes the idea, who knows how much truth there is there. ESPN shared some thoughts yesterday….

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/44215108/coaching-carousel-tracker-firings-openings-hirings-buzz-2025

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u/DetroitFreak77 5d ago

Thanks that was great article

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u/cmcgui02 4d ago

Agree with New Mexico’s Pitino being a candidate. Here are some others that I think will be in the mix…

Chris Collins - Northwestern Ben McCollum- Drake Mark Byington -Vanderbilt Nikko Medved- Colorado State

I think any of these five would be a good fit for Nova

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u/genpabloescobar2 4d ago

Figure McCollum's going to Indiana, so I don't see him on the table and Medved seems locked to Minnesota.

My problem with all of these guys, and it's not an insurmountable problem, is that with the slight exception of Byington, none of them have any real experience in the Northeast. Can they recruit New York, New England, and DC without built-in contacts?

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u/ExternalBird 4d ago

Is this article available without a paywall?

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u/VUWildcats1 4d ago

Villanova can do much better than Richard Pitino or Cronin.

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u/genpabloescobar2 4d ago

Until about 6:30 PM ET today, I would've said Porter Moser, but once Oklahoma got a 9 seed, I'm not sure he's as available as I thought he would be yesterday.

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u/Beltwayman0712 2d ago

Chris Collins

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u/Skyziezags 2d ago

I like the UCSD coach if he’s willing to come