UH Ray McCallum fired

We need to get a guy who can do something that nobody has done in this town for years...

Recruit IN HOUSTON.

The pressure is really on UH Basketball now that the football team has been brought back to respectability and the womens' team is in the tournament. It's inexcusable for the home of Phi Slamma Jamma to have cratered so completely in the last 20 years.

 

Good guy, bad coach. Somebody needs to inject some life into this program fast. It's circling the drain.

 

I'd bring Drexler back. At least he brought in some real talent. Eventually that talent is going to take over if you keep bringing it in. Coaches can learn on the job just the same as players can.

 

What talent did Clyde bring in?

 

Please...for the love of God.....I hope you're not Dave Maggard.

No big name is necessary. Art Briles & Joe Curl have proven that. I'd be happy with a respectable team that can clean up in Conference USA & win it's fair share outside of conference.

I wasn't around for the Guy V. Lewis years, so I refer to the Pat Foster era as the "glory days", and that's just sad

Here's hoping for better days ahead.

 

Hopefully as the football team gets better the school's name will improve and look better to recruits.

Also, we probably need to get some better hookers or something... damn!

 

In 1998: The class is made up of Antonio Falu, George Williams and Chris Anderson, who all signed their official letter of intent. Ranked as the top recruiting class in Texas.

In addition to that, They left one scholarship open for Yao Ming.
Hehad till the 17th to sign during the fall signing period. He could not sign at the time due to his committment to CBA.

in 2000: His class was ranked in the top 15 in the Nation. Some outlets had top 20 but no lower than that.

Clyde's name alone was turing the tide.

 

Pat Foster had some good teams. I always wondered why they sunk so low after he left...what was he doing that was so special? Seems like I always heard that he would recruit JuCo guys, where others were hesitant to do that. The team he had w/Bo Outlaw, Goldwire, and Byron Smith was pretty darn good. I think I'll always root for UH even though I didn't go there.

I think McCallum was a good coach, btw. His teams just weren't.

 

Tom Penders is all tanned and ready . . .

 

Except that he:

a) couldn't coach
b) didn't care
c) wasn't willing to work

His teams were not good, but he did recruit some big name locals, who played a combined 4 seasons at UH (3 by Williams, 1 by Ford). It was a pr move, pure & simple, and a total disaster.

I go out on a limb & hire Josh Pastner. Great background, has learned under one of the best ever (Lute Olson) and has ridiculous connections to the local H.S. scene.

 

Whatever happened to that guy? He was really hyped back then and then I never heard about him again.

 

I don't know about Gillespie, but that turnaround is sort of impressive.

Pastner is a really, really good recruiter. Of course it doesn't hurt when you have $60K to throw around supposedly.

Lucas would be the best choice as a coach IMO.

 

Imagine this team under Drexler

Yao Ming C
C. Anderson PF
G. Williams SF
Gervin SG
Falu PG

That's a final four team. But it wasn't meant to be.

 

Only because of the center, take out Yao Ming, and it's a team that's fortunate to get to the NIT. Being able to recruit athletes is all well and good, but it helps if you actually a) can coach them, b) give enough of a damn to try.

 

Check out the Top 10 Recruiting classes of 1998/99. Very interesting. Add Boozer to Duke as well.

1. DUKE (29 Points)..........4 Recruits..........7.3 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Atlantic Coast Conference..........(9) Casey Sanders, 6'11, C, Tampa (Prep) FL; (9) Jason Williams, 6'2, PG, Metuchen (St. Josephs) NJ; (8) Michael Dunleavy, 6'7, WF, Portland (Jesuit) OR; (3) Nick Horvath, 6'10, C, Arden Hills (Mounds View) MN.

2. KENTUCKY (27 Points)..........4 Recruits..........6.8 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Southeastern Conference..........(10) Keith Bogans, 6'4, 2G, Hyattsville (DeMatha) MD; (10) Marvin Stone, 6'10, PF, Huntsville (Grissom) AL; (4) Marquis Estill, 6'9, C, Richmond (Madison Central) KY; (3) John Stewart, 7'0, C, Indianapolis (Lawrence North) IN.

3. VIRGINIA (27 Points).........4 Recruits..........6.8 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Atlantic Coast Conference..........(8) Travis Watson, 6'7, PF, Mouth of Wilson (Oak Hill) VA; (8) Majestic Mapp, 6'0, PG, Bronx (St. Raymond's) NY; (8) Roger Mason, 6'4, 2G, Wheaton (Good Counsel) MD; (3) Jason Rogers, 6'9, C, Staunton (Robert E. Lee) VA.

4. GEORGIA (27 Points)..........6 Recruits..........4.3 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Southeastern Conference..........(8) Alfred Bell, 6'4, WF, Santa Fe (JC) FL; (4) Ezra Williams, 6'4, 2G, Marietta (H.S.) GA; (4) Shawn Fields, 6'4, 2G, Lexington (Catholic) KY; (4) Nathan Popp, 7'1, C, Lexington (Catholic) KY; (4) Ramod Marshall, 6'2, PG, Fork Union (Military) VA; (3) Moses White, 5'11, PG, Fitchburg (Notre Dame Prep) MA.

5. GEORGETOWN (26 Points)..........5 Recruits..........5.2 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big East Conference..........(8) Lee Scruggs, 6'10, C, Daytona Beach (JC) FL; (6) Wesley Wilson, 6'11, C, Pittsfield (Maine Central Institute) ME; (4) Demetrius Hunter, 6'2, PG, Las Vegas (Cheyenne) NV; (4) Courtland Freeman, 6'8, PF, Myrtle Beach (Socastee) SC; (4) Victor Samnick, 6'7, WF, Kensington (Newport Prep) MD.

6. INDIANA (26 Points)..........6 Recruits..........4.3 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big 10 Conference.......... (8) George Leach, 6'11, C, Charlotte (Olympic) NC; (6) Kei Madison, 6'9, PF, New Hampton (Prep) NH; (4) Jeffrey Newton, 6'7, PF, Atlanta (Mays) GA; (3) Trey Ferguson, 6'5, 2G, Hoover (H.S.) AL; (3) Tommy Coverdale, 6'2, PG, New Hampton (Prep) NH; (2) Mike Roberts, 6'9, PF, Eugene (South Eugene) OR.

7. HOUSTON (25 Points)..........4 Recruits..........6.3 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Conference USA..........(8) George Williams, 6'8, WF, Sugar Land (Elkins) TX; (8) Antonio Falu, 6'4, PG, Houston (Waltrip) TX; (6) Chris Andersen, 6'11, C, Blinn (JC) TX; (3) Yao Ming, 7'5, C, Shanghai, China.

7. MICHIGAN (25 Points)..........4 Recruits..........6.3 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big 10 Conference..........(9) Kevin Gaines, 6'4, PG, Las Vegas (Clark) NV; (8) Jamaal Crawford, 6'5, 2G, Seattle (Rainier Beach) WA; (4) Leland Anderson, 6'8, PF, North Attleboro (H.S.) MA; (4) Gavin Groninger, 6'5, WF, Plainfield (H.S.) IN.

9. N.C. STATE (24 Points)..........3 Recruits..........8.0 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Atlantic Coast Conference..........(8) Damien Wilkins, 6'7, WF, Orlando (Dr. Phillips) FL; (8) Anthony Grundy, 6'3, PG, Chatham (Hargrave Military) VA; (8) Clifford Crawford, 6'3, PG, Winston-Salem (Parkland) NC.

9. KANSAS (24 Points) ..........3 Recruits..........8.0 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big 12 Conference..........(8) Nick Collison, 6'9, PF, Iowa Falls (H.S.) IA; (8) Andrew Gooden, 6'9, C, El Cerrito (H.S.) CA; (8) Kirk Hinrich, 6'3, PG, Sioux City (West) IA.

 

Here are the 2000 Verbal commitments as well just for looking at:

1. ST. JOHN'S (41 Points)..........6 Recruits..........6.8 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big East Conference..........(10) Darius Miles, 6'9, PF, East St. Louis (H.S.) IL; (8) Omar Cook, 6'1, PG, Middle Village (Christ the King) NY; (8) Kyle Cuffe, 6'8, PF, New York (Rice) NY; (6) Mohammed Diakite, 6'11, C, Rockville (Montrose) MD; (6) Willie Shaw, 6'5, WF, Bronx (John F. Kennedy) NY; (3) Eric King, 6'7, WF, Brooklyn (Lincoln) KY.

2. SETON HALL (30 Points)..........4 Recruits..........7.5 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big East Conference..........(10) Eddie Griffin, 6'9, PF, Philadelphia (Roman Catholic) PA; (9) Andre Barrett, 5'9, PG, New York (Rice) NY; (8) Marcus Toney-El, 6'6, WF, West Orange (Seton Hall Prep) NJ; (3) Damion Frey, 6'7, PF, Huntington (Walt Whitman) NY.

3. NORTH CAROLINA (26 Points)..........4 Recruits..........6.5 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Atlantic Coast Conference..........(9) Jason Parker, 6'9, PF, Fork Union (Military Academy) VA; (8) Brian Morrison, 6'2, PG, Kirkland (Lake Washington) WA; (6) Adam Boone, 6'2, PG, Minnetonka (H.S.) MN; (3) Neil Fingleton, 7'6, C, Worcester (Holy Name) MA.

4. IOWA STATE (26 Points)..........5 Recruits..........5.2 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big-12 Conference..........(8) Ernest Brown, 7'0, C, Iowa City (West) IA; (8) Jake Sullivan, 6'1, 2G, Oakdale (Tartan) MN; (4) Tyrae Pearson, 6'8, PF, Kankakee (JC) IL; (3) Shane Power, 6'4, WF, Gary (Andrean) IN; (3) Andy Skogland, 7'0, C, Hopkins (H.S.) MN.

4. HOUSTON (26 Points)..........5 Recruits..........5.2 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Conference USA..........(8) Alton Ford, 6'9, PF, Houston (Milby) TX; (6) Cedric Taylor, 6'7, WF, San Jacinto (JC) TX; (6) Patrick Okafor, 6'8, PF, Lee (JC) TX; (3) Justin Lyman, 6'6, WF, Blinn (JC) TX; (3) Chris Booker, 6'7, WF, Fort Worth (Diamond Hill) TX.

6. CONNECTICUT (24 Points)..........3 Recruits..........8.0 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big East Conference..........(10) Caron Butler, 6'6, WF, Pittsfield (Maine Central Institute) ME; (8) Taliek Brown, 6'1, PG, Astoria (St. John's Prep) NY; (6) Scott Hazelton, 6'7, PF, Lawrence (Central Catholic) MA.

7. IOWA (24 Points)..........5 Recruits..........4.8 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big-10 Conference..........(8) Glen Worley, 6'8, PF, Iowa City (West) IA; (6) Jared Reiner, 6'11, C, Tripp (Tripp-Delmont) SD; (4) Brody Boyd, 5'10, PG, Dugger (Union) IN; (3) Courtney Scott, 6'6, PF, Lansing (Waverly) MI; (3) Sean Sonderlieter, 6'9, C, Des Moines (Christian) IA.

8. TEXAS (23 Points)..........5 Recruits..........4.6 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big-12 Conference..........(8) James Thomas, 6'7, PF, Chatham (Hargrave Military) VA; (6) Freddie Williams, 6'1, PG, Delta (JC) MS; (4) Brandon Mouton, 6'5, 2G, Lafayette (St. Thomas More) LA; (3) Brian Boddicker, 6'9, PF, Duncanville (H.S.) TX; (2) Jason Klotz, 6'11, C, Houston (Klein Forest) TX.

8. OKLAHOMA STATE (23 Points)..........5 Recruits..........4.6 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big-12 Conference..........(6) Terrance Crawford, 6'6, WF, Oklahoma City (Bishop McGinnis) OK; (6) Bernard Kidd, 6'4, 2G, Dallas (Madison) TX; (4) Jack Marlow, 6'10, C, Tulsa (Union) OK; (4) Ivan McFarlan, 6'8, PF, Sugarland (Willowridge) TX; (3) David Anderson, 6'8, PF, Chatham (Hargrave Military) VA.

8. FORDHAM (23 Points)..........5 Recruits..........4.6Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Atlantic-10 Conference..........(8) Jeff McMillan, 6'8, PF, Oakdale (St. Thomas More) CT; (6) Michael Haynes, 6'8, PF, Millersburg (Military) KY; (3) Glenn Batemon, 6'11, C, Detroit (Cass Tech) MI; (3) Yankuba Camara, 6'11, C, Chester (H.S.) PA; (3) Cori Spencer, 6'8, PF, Laurinburg (Institute) NC

 

Check out McCallum's recruiting class in 2003: I was suprised his ranking was that high.

39. HOUSTON (19 Points)..........5 Recruits..........3.8 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Conference USA..........(6) Andrew Francis, 6'7, PG, Alief (Alief-Elsik) TX; (4) Darius Brannon, 6'9, PF, Lee (JC) TX; (3) Lanny Smith,, 6'3, 2G, Missouri City (Hightower) TX; (3) Parker Pinkalla, 6'4, 2G, Houston (Strake Jesuit) TX; (3) Elijah Miller, 6'11, C, Cleveland (Heritage Christian) TX.

 

drexler had great recruiting class, but the problem was he couldn't get them into school. taylor x2, falu, anderson, yao, booker, lyman, the nigerians, etc. never made to uh.

richarson would be a good choice right now. he could recruit in houston and nationally. and he's a proven great coach if not a little old. lucas would be okay too. he had an nba pedigree and houston recruiting connections. josh pastner is the real interesting choice though. great recruiting connections, although he's only 25 yrs old. apparently nic wise said he would decommit to arizona if pastner was hired. who ever the choice is, he better be able to recruit in the houston area.