Steve Prohm returns as head coach at Murray State
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For sure. I know he's still relatively young (47) but I'd guess if he can get it rolling again, he retires there. Probably ends up as the AD or something when he's done coaching.
people really care about prohm around here
It's safe to say he was loved as a person. By the people that could look past his shortcomings as a P6 head basketball coach.
I love this. I live close enough to Cedar Falls that I will probably drive over whenever the Racers are in town for a game.
Call me a skeptic but he highly benefitted from having two NBA point guards at Murray State his first go around. One was an experienced carryover from the previous coach who stayed two more years. The other was drafted #14 after two years. There was no gap.
In that league, such players are quite rare and a big reason for the success. Is he finding those guys again? And, jumping up a league, he's going to need pieces around them even if he is fortunate enough to land them. He's also entering a league as a geographical outsider, so recruiting will add some wrinkles too.
I wish him the best and hope he succeeds bc he does it the right way and wants to develop more than just ball players. I can see where he's going to have to grow as a coach though to find new successes given the challenges cited above.
In that league, such players are quite rare and a big reason for the success. Is he finding those guys again? And, jumping up a league, he's going to need pieces around them even if he is fortunate enough to land them. He's also entering a league as a geographical outsider, so recruiting will add some wrinkles too.
I wish him the best and hope he succeeds bc he does it the right way and wants to develop more than just ball players. I can see where he's going to have to grow as a coach though to find new successes given the challenges cited above.
Murray state will get worked in the new system. He will identify a player they prove their salt then go to Kentucky.
McDermott vibes. Successful at mid-major, tried to move up and didn't work out, back to mid-major and back to being successful. Good for him. Murray State is obviously a good program.
Well he is credited with recruiting both guys at Murray and essentially did the same thing with Haliburton here so his track record would say he'll continue to find great point guards (who are often under recruited).
And inexplicably, both had the pieces in place to be successful at ISU. They just couldn't make it work.
As somebody already pointed out: News flash, McDermott’s not at a mid major.
I dont know if some of guys know this, but Creighton moved to the Big East probably 7 or 8 years ago.
And hasn't been since 2013.
If SP does find more great guard talent, the new age of NIL will be a challenge he never had at Murray the first time around.
