Bill Fennelly

Carly Thibault-DuDonis is the Daughter of Mike Thibault. Long time Basketball Coach in the NBA, Old CBA and WNBA.

He was an assistant coach a big evaluator of talent with the Chicago Bulls. He was intrigal in taking Muchael Jordan with the 3rd pick.

Coached the Omaha Racers in the CBA, I worked in that organization in 1996, small office, he was a good coach.

Coached the Connecticut Sun and Washington Mystics in the WNBA for 20 years. Currently the Coach of the Belgian Womens National Team.

Assistant Coach in the NBA for the Lakers, Bulls and Bucks.

I belive his son is/was also a head coach.
Thibault-DuDonis would be an interesting candidate. Her brother, Eric, is also the associate head coach of the Minnesota Lynx.
 
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He’s been at SDSU for 25 years so maybe he doesn’t want to change, but Aaron Johnston would be a great hire.
I definitely agree with this post. He's had lots of success & the teams are fun to watch. The team recently set a record of 19 3 pointers in one game!

Iowa State Jackrabbits....x3:rolleyes:
 
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Ezell is probably on JP's short list but I think it would be a mistake to restrict his shortlist to those on Bill's tree if the goal is to legitimately contend for conference championships and Final 4 runs which Bill hasn't done for several years. A clean break from Bill and his tree is justified IMO if recent/current results carry through to 2026-27.
I know she played for BF but I don’t think you would consider her part of BF’s coaching tree. She has coached at three different places and played ball overseas. There is no doubt that she learned a lot from BF but she has other experiences to pull the good and leave the negative from BF.
 
The injury is excuse is legit when losing to top big 12 teams, but even with an injury or 2 we should be able to handle the Colorado's and Cincinatti's. That's the problem!!

Probably true but it still just sucks
 
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This is the first year for Pohlman without any Jennie B players and it's rough. Unless she has a highly successful season next year she is probably out. Johnston has been at SDSU for 30 years, probably a lifer.

Top 2 candidates if still available should be Fairfields Carly Thibault-DuDonis and Greenbays Kayla Karius

Carly Thibault-DuDonis is from Omaha and was an assistant at Minnesota for 4 years so has experience in the Midwest.
Yeah, Thibault-DuDonis has a very impressive resume and by the time Spring 2027 rolls around, I will be shocked if she doesn’t have another P5 gig locked up.

Also agree on Karius being a real good candidate as well if she is still at UWGB next season. I forgot she assisted Pohlman at Drake for one season.

I highly doubt Pohlman will be on any hot seat in the next couple years and given she was on Jennie’s staff and recruited the players on her teams as HC, I would not dismiss her recent success at Drake as being solely due to coaching Jennie’s players. She does have a very young team this season that took their lumps in non conference play, they will likely again end up doing well in MVC play.

 
The fact that Billy didnt look for a head job makes me think the deal is done. If he really wants the job, but JP insisted he get HC experience, he’d have done it. He knows it’s a great gig, and I don’t think he wants out of coaching when daddy retires, so why not cut your teeth and come back when he retires? Probably because he doesn’t have to.
If Billy is the successor (and I doubt he is), then he should be named HC in waiting ASAP because 2026 and 2027 HS recruiting has been neutered due to Bill’s imminent retirement. Am aware of at least one 2026 P5 level HS recruit lost who wanted to play at ISU but committed elsewhere due to the current situation.
 
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We can’t be paying out payouts for sports that don’t generate revenue. His seat is ice cold. If the women’s team made money we might think about it.
Everybody should just treat him like garbage. Put a "For Sale" sign in his yard. Egg his car. Maybe even a flaming bag of dog **** on his porch. He'll get sick of it eventually and just quit. Problem solved.
 
What kind of system would people prefer from the next coach? Defense like Otz, or wide open like Fred? Or just win!
 
If Billy is the successor (and I doubt he is), then he should be named HC in waiting ASAP because 2026 and 2027 HS recruiting has been neutered due to Bill’s imminent retirement. Am aware of at least one 2026 P5 level HS recruit lost who wanted to play at ISU but committed elsewhere due to the current situation.

HS recruiting has been neutered by the style of play and current players we have.

If you are a HS post, you're not getting many minutes behind Crooks and Brown. And if you are a guard, you're basically feeding those two, while sitting in the corner of a stagnant offense.
 
What kind of system would people prefer from the next coach? Defense like Otz, or wide open like Fred? Or just win!
I would like a defensive based team. Just completely different from the current system.

I like watching WVU their ladies give a lot of effort all the time on defense.
 
Has there ever been a case in the history of sports where the coach's son taking over as head coach has worked out well?
 
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Everybody should just treat him like garbage. Put a "For Sale" sign in his yard. Egg his car. Maybe even a flaming bag of dog **** on his porch. He'll get sick of it eventually and just quit. Problem solved.

That didn't work on either Criner or Walden back in the 80's and early 90's!

I remember driving by Criner's house on Sunday mornings growing up. About every week there were 6-10 "For Sale" signs in his front yard after a FB loss.
 

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