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COACHING TRANSITIONS:
A FRESH START

Rob Harrington, staff
robharrington@prepstars.com
May 12, 2011

As the coaching carousel slows to a halt, the new hires jump off, roll up their sleeves and make tracks along the recruiting trail. With a keen eye on the coaching changes, the grassroots landscape ahead, and challenges facing more than a few basketball programs the momentum meter starts clicking furiously, adding intrigue to the recruiting game.

Missouri's Frank Haith wisely jumped on an in-state underclassman and then used an existing pipeline to N.C. to land postman Tyrek Coger, and set his sites on elite PG Rodney Purvis.

Smart Move.

Tennessee's Cuonzo Martin wasted little time and quickly added to the Vol's stable of incoming talent with IL WG Quinton Chievous and NC C Yemi Makanjoula. Elsewhere in the SEC, Florida's Billy Donovan had to attend to a priority staffing need to re-assemble the building blocks for his Gator program.

In the ACC at Maryland, Mark Turgeon also recognized staffing needs and relationship building required to ensure continued future success for the Terrapins.

Meanwhile, as coaching positions are filled, other schools are left scrambling during this crucial time slot of the recruiting calendar. Texas A&M now has its work cut out and its sights set high with little time to spare.

Wow! And to some, it's a slow time for basketball recruiting.