Season Record

[robomomo]

Love him or not he's a champion coach with a history of winning. Compare with TInks head coaching bio below:
Wayne Tinkle is 31-31 in two seasons at his alma mater, going 14-16 in 2007-08 and 17-15 in his inaugural season as head coach in 2006-07.

Last year the Griz were 8-8 in the Big Sky Conference, tying for fourth place. The fourth-seeded Griz lost 67-65 at Idaho State in the league’s post-season tournament.

Two seasons ago UM had a 10-6 league ledger and finished third, losing 78-71 to Northern Arizona in the Big Sky tourney semifinals, played in Ogden, Utah.

Tinkle, 41, was named the 26th head coach at Montana in the summer of 2006, replacing Larry Krystkowiak, who left his alma mater to become the (former) head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks

there's more in his bio but mostly abut his playing career and Coach K's success.

 

[citygriz]

i'm symathetic that tinks lost his starting point guard. point guard is the most important postion on the team. you should recruit one point guard every year, which we've done now for the past three years--cta, stockton, cherry. but stockton's not ready and cherry's not here. anthony johnson is a wonderful player but not (yet, at least) a true point guard. a couple of big games--portland state and washington--and we don't have a point guard. that hurts.

still, this can't hide the fact that this team lacks overall athleticism, hustle and grit. tinks may have the players he needs in the pipeline--selvig, digs, cherry, woods, ward--to turn around a program that seems to be floundering right now. but that is to be determined.

 

[Sugar Bear 16]

The below was a long-shot candidate for the U of minnesota job before Tubby Time came along. Won the d-2 national championship twice. Tell me this guy's credentials are not 10 times better that Tinkle's. Think O'Day even made a phone call?

Sorry it does not follow your list but thought this is a pretty good example.


Mike Leaf
Head Coach: 11th Year
[email protected]
507-457-5530

Hometown: Winona, MN

Coaching Credentials: 11th year head coach … 11 years as assistant men’s basketball coach … Coached Warriors to NCAA Division II National Championships 2005-2006 and 2007-2008 ... NABC 2005-06, Multon/DII Bulletin 2005-06, 2007-08 and Basketball Times 2005-06, Co-2006-07 National Coach of the Year ... NSIC Coach of the Year 1998-99, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 … Coached Warriors to WSU’s first NCAA region tournament victory 2004-05 ... Coached Warriors to NSIC championships in 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 … won the NSIC Tournament Championship in 2000-01, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 … During his tenure at WSU Leaf’s players have earned 2 academic All-American, 30 academic All-Conference, 5 Conference Academic Student of the Year, 2 Elite Eight Most Outstanding Player, 8 Elite Eight All-Tournament, 7 All-American, 3 National Player of the Year, 2 Region Player of the Year, 8 All-Region, 3 Conference MVP, 5 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, 3 Conference Tournament MVP, 14 Conference All-Tournament and 30 All-Conference honors ... Leaf is WSU’s all-time leader on the coaches list for wins and in winning percentage.

Education: B.A. '83 Saint Mary's University, B.S. '85 and M.A. '89 at Winona State

Leaf's a great choice and will probably be the next Bo Ryan or Bruce Pearl type. The DIII coaches would be tougher to get becuase a lot of them have been at their programs for a very long time and its hard for them to leave that security same for a few of the D2 programs you listed. The other factor is having strong recruiting ties to a particular region but, good coaching can overcome that any day of the week. I personally think Giacoletti would be a great fit but, he makes over 6 figures at GU as an assistant with less stress and pressure as a HC.