Coach Antigua's coaching staff

[Bear]

From COA history... what signs do we have that he is a bad coach?

[Triple B]

From COA history... what signs do we have that he is a bad coach?

Who said he's a bad coach?

[raptorcj]

From COA history... what signs do we have that he is a bad coach?

Just the opposite, his coaching exploits so far have been pretty good. Or are you fishing...

[Triple B]

 

From COA history... what signs do we have that he is a bad coach?

Just the opposite, his coaching exploits so far have been pretty good. Or are you fishing...

 

 

He probably should have Quoted flsportsfan83. He's the only one, I think, who's already written COA off ... 

[Vega]

Hoops Hype Canada â€@HoopsHypeCA 

Jordy Tshimanga head coach @ MacDuffie MA Jerry McCullough has left post to take job with @USFCoachO in South Florida sources tell HHC

 

Yeah I know McCullough was going to be on staff, but I posted this because of the massive human being he might bring to USF in the near future.

Remember the name Jordy “La Foudre†Tshimanga. 6ft 11in and 280lbs as a sophomore in HS. The bigger schools are already taking an interest and I have to expect USF to do the same with his HS coach on staff here. Btw his nickname means Thunder in French.

 

[Reliable Source]

Thunder  Chimichanga, I  like        it.                                   

[Vega]

Like I said a GRAND SLAM HIRE!!!

 

Hoops assistant Rouco leaving Ole Miss for USF

 

Ole Miss has lost a second men's basketball assistant coach.

Sergio Rouco is leaving his position for a similar one at South Florida. RebelGrove.com first reported the story. Coach Andy Kennedy has not returned a message seeking comment.

 

Ole Miss is already down one assistant, after Al Pinkins resigned to join Donnie Tyndall's staff at Tennessee. A hire has not been announced, though Callaway's David Sanders has been linked to the opening.

Like Pinkins, Rouco joined the staff in 2011. Rouco, a native of Cuba who was raised in Miami, had previously been the head coach at Florida International in a long career at multiple levels.

He opened up an international pipeline for Ole Miss, leading to the Rebels signing Anthony Perez (Venezuela), Sebastian Saiz (Spain), Dwight Coleby (Bahamas) and Janari Joessar (Estonia) during the last three years.

According to the most recently available salary information, Rouco was paid $128,363 while Pinkins received a salary of $107,708.

The NCAA is currently in a quiet period, where coaches are not allowed to evaluate prospects but can make phone calls and host on-campus visits.

 

Ole Miss finished 19-14 last season, a year after after advancing to the NCAA tournament for the first time in a decade.

 

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/olemisssports/2014/05/04/ole-miss-sergio-rouco-usf/8695845/

[Vega]

 

  Hometown:

Miami, Fla.      

 

A former Division I head coach and 25-year veteran in the coaching ranks at many levels, Sergio Rouco is in his third season at Ole Miss after coming to Oxford in 2011.

Last season, Rouco helped lead a Rebel revival as Ole Miss claimed its second SEC Tournament title, won a school record-tying 27 games and earned its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2002. Rouco also helped coach a Rebel offense that led the league in scoring for the first time in school history. Rouco helped mentor Marshall Henderson to SEC Player of the Year honors, Murphy Holloway to the All-SEC first team and Reginald Buckner to the SEC All-Defensive Team.

 

In his first season with Ole Miss, Rouco helped the Rebels win 20 games and earn an NIT bid. Long known for his ability to coach defense, Ole Miss became one of the SEC's stingiest squads in 2011-12, ranking third in the league in field-goal percentage defense (.405), while Buckner was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team.

In five seasons as head coach, Rouco led the Golden Panthers to a 55-94 overall record. In his first season at the helm, Rouco guided FIU to the semifinal game of the Sun Belt Conference Championships, the longest postseason run for the program since 1998. He mentored four players to All-Sun Belt Conference status, including two-time honorees Ivan Almonte and Alex Galindo. Freddy Asprilla was the 2009 SBC Freshman of the Year.

 

Rouco began his college coaching career as an assistant at FIU from 1987-91, including one season under former Ole Miss head coach Bob Weltlich. Rouco returned to FIU as an assistant from 2000-03 before being hired by Billy Gillispie as an assistant at UTEP for the 2003-04 season.

Rouco was credited for much of the team's success in his one season at UTEP, which saw the Miners win 24 games and advance to the NCAA Tournament.

 

Born in Cuba and raised in Miami, Fla., Rouco found much success as a high school coach in his hometown, with head coaching stops at Loyola (1986-87) and Miami Norland (1991-95). He directed Loyola to a school-record 22 wins in 1986, while he led Miami Norland to 29 wins and a No. 1 state ranking for a portion of the 1994-95 season.

He boasts head coaching experience at the professional level for Club Mauricio Baez (1995) and Los Minas (1996) in the Dominican Republic, helping both squads reach the semifinals of the playoffs. In 1996-97, he was the head coach of the Trotamundos de Carabobo in Venezuela, and he returned to that country in 2010 to coach the Marinos de Anzoategui.

 

He also spent three years as an associate director at the Boys & Girls Club of Miami, where his duties included supervising athletic programs, 30 employees and 8,000 youth, as well as spearheading fund-raising efforts and payroll budgeting.

A 1987 graduate of Nova Southeastern with an education degree, Rouco and his wife, Kelly, have two sons - Sergio Alessandro and Fabian.

http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/rouco_sergio00.html

[Mama_Bull]

He appears to be a great hire.

[Vega]

Many times when a new head coach is hired in football and basketball, we as fans tend to focus on the players that they are bringing in and not the staff. There are many things a 1st time head coach on this level has to learn, for one it is hiring a staff. Sometimes it takes a few tries to get it right and have a strong staff. Good old Stan struggled for years to put a strong staff together. The one time that he did, he got fired from Arkansas with only having 1 season with his best staff of his coaching career. The Head Coach get the credit and the air time when things are going well, but much of that has to do with having a strong coaching staff in support of the head coach and willing to lean and rely on them with player development, film study, game planning, and adjustments. Of course if you don't have a strong coaching staff or aren't willing to rely on them when needed, the Head Coach will get the blame(rightfully so) and his team will suffer in player development, game planning, and adjustments.
 

Have to give Coach O credit, he has built a very strong 1st coaching staff at USF. A staff that can recruit from coast -to -coast and internationally. A staff that will bring a lot of energy and passion to the program on and off the court. A staff that understands work ethic and the dedication it takes to get to the next level. A staff that now brings a veteran presence of knowledge on/off the floor, and opens up even more doors in recruiting.

Edited May 4, 2014 by Vega