Indiana Statesman

March 3rd, 2007

ISU men’s basketball head coach a sweet gig

I have been thinking lately about what kind of coach the administration will bring in to replace Royce Waltman.
I assume it wil be a young coach who is chomping at the bit to get his first real shot.
This job would be great to get. First, it is in the hot conference of the NCAA–the Missouri Valley. Second, this team has a lot of young talent to build around. If the team can bring in one more big guy to replace Wurtz, this team would be very solid. The third reason is Gabe Moore. He is a great player and one of the best in the MVC. He also serves as a player-coach while on the court, so he should make the new coach’s job a little easier.
One thing that makes it difficult for an incoming coach is the fact that Waltman was here for so long. His stamp is everywhere on this program.
One of the knocks against Waltman was that he was not a good recruiter, but I believe he got it right this year with Holmstrom, Stinson, McCoy, Marshall, Leitnaker and Wells.
All-in-all, this team has the talent, we’ll just have to wait to see if the administration brings in the right guy to lead it.

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