Herb Sendek fired
Herb Sendek fired, Arizona State has reportedly parted ways with head basketball coach Herb Sendek after nine seasons. The move comes after the Sun Devils were eliminated by Richmond in the second round of the NIT on Sunday to finish the season 18-16.
Doug Haller of The Arizona Republic reported the school's decision:Arizona State Vice President for University Athletics Ray Anderson issued a statement following the decision which read in part:
I have informed Herb Sendek that he will not be retained as the head men’s basketball coach at Arizona State University. This has not been an easy decision for me. Herb has been a tremendous asset to this university and a pillar of our community, and his tenure over the past nine years has helped shift the direction of this program.
We have a four-prong approach when it comes to evaluating all of our head coaches: integrity, academics, performance, and fan affinity advancement. Herb has been a true leader in the first two categories and his dedication to ensuring our student-athletes become successful young men has been unrivaled.
However, our athletics department, university and community expect our men’s basketball program to compete consistently for Pac-12 titles, make regular trips to the NCAA Tournament, keep the best in-state talent, and energize our fans and donors. Unfortunately, we have fallen short of these expectations.
Sendek posted a 159-137 (.537) record during his nearly decade-long stay with Arizona State. He was named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 2010.
Eric Sondheimer of the LA Times reported ASU's recruiting class has already been impacted by the move, as 3-star recruit Lindsey Drew has re-opened his recruiting following the news. Drew, who committed to ASU in December, is the son of former NBA head coach Larry Drew and the younger brother of former UCLA guard Larry Drew Jr.
4-star wing Brendan Bailey has decommitted from Arizona State completely, according to Josh Gershon of Scout.com.
Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports noted that Connor MacDougall will also transfer:The program made just two NCAA tournament appearances during his tenure. It beat Temple before losing to Syracuse in 2009, and then lost to Texas in its first game of the event last year.
The 52-year-old coach previously made head coaching stops at Miami (Ohio) and North Carolina State. He had more success, at least in terms of winning percentage, with both of those programs. His career record across 708 games is 413-295 (.583).
George Dohrmann of Sports Illustrated gave his opinion of the move:Brad Evans of Yahoo Sports highlights one potential candidate the Sun Devils might look at:Ultimately, Sendek was able to have some success at Arizona State but just couldn't take the program to the next level. Two appearances in the NCAA tournament over the course of nine years simply isn't enough for a team from a major conference.
The Sun Devils now begin the process of finding a new head coach they hope will help them become a more consistent presence during March Madness.
Doug Haller of The Arizona Republic reported the school's decision:Arizona State Vice President for University Athletics Ray Anderson issued a statement following the decision which read in part:
I have informed Herb Sendek that he will not be retained as the head men’s basketball coach at Arizona State University. This has not been an easy decision for me. Herb has been a tremendous asset to this university and a pillar of our community, and his tenure over the past nine years has helped shift the direction of this program.
We have a four-prong approach when it comes to evaluating all of our head coaches: integrity, academics, performance, and fan affinity advancement. Herb has been a true leader in the first two categories and his dedication to ensuring our student-athletes become successful young men has been unrivaled.
However, our athletics department, university and community expect our men’s basketball program to compete consistently for Pac-12 titles, make regular trips to the NCAA Tournament, keep the best in-state talent, and energize our fans and donors. Unfortunately, we have fallen short of these expectations.
Sendek posted a 159-137 (.537) record during his nearly decade-long stay with Arizona State. He was named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 2010.
Eric Sondheimer of the LA Times reported ASU's recruiting class has already been impacted by the move, as 3-star recruit Lindsey Drew has re-opened his recruiting following the news. Drew, who committed to ASU in December, is the son of former NBA head coach Larry Drew and the younger brother of former UCLA guard Larry Drew Jr.
4-star wing Brendan Bailey has decommitted from Arizona State completely, according to Josh Gershon of Scout.com.
Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports noted that Connor MacDougall will also transfer:The program made just two NCAA tournament appearances during his tenure. It beat Temple before losing to Syracuse in 2009, and then lost to Texas in its first game of the event last year.
The 52-year-old coach previously made head coaching stops at Miami (Ohio) and North Carolina State. He had more success, at least in terms of winning percentage, with both of those programs. His career record across 708 games is 413-295 (.583).
George Dohrmann of Sports Illustrated gave his opinion of the move:Brad Evans of Yahoo Sports highlights one potential candidate the Sun Devils might look at:Ultimately, Sendek was able to have some success at Arizona State but just couldn't take the program to the next level. Two appearances in the NCAA tournament over the course of nine years simply isn't enough for a team from a major conference.
The Sun Devils now begin the process of finding a new head coach they hope will help them become a more consistent presence during March Madness.
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