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03-09-2006, 09:11 AM
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3/9/06
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Reports linking assistant coach John Groce to the head-coaching job at Duquesne are premature but might not be unfounded, Matta said.
"John has not spoken to any school about a head-coaching job," Matta said. "In time, if it happens, we’ll sit down and see what’s best for him and his family, but he has had no conversations with any school regarding that."
Groce, 34, declined to comment and referred questions on the matter to Matta. Groce has worked for Matta since 2000 and was an assistant at North Carolina State for four years before that.
Various Pittsburgh media outlets have reported in recent days that Groce already might have been offered the job by Duquesne athletics director Greg Amodio, a friend from when both worked at Xavier. A columnist for CBS SportsLine.com speculated that Groce "will have his choice of jobs this spring."
Matta said "it would take a real good situation" for Groce to leave Ohio State with the program positioned where it is. Groce was heavily involved in recruiting the heralded "Thad Five" recruiting class that arrives next season.
Duquesne has had two winning records in the past 25 seasons. The Dukes were 3-24 this season and 42-102 in five years under Danny Nee, who resigned Thursday.
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03-24-2006, 11:40 AM
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3/24/06
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Ohio State's Groce moves to top of Dukes AD's list
Friday, March 24, 2006
By Phil Axelrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It appears that John Groce, a longtime friend and current assistant at Ohio State, has moved to the top of athletic director Greg Amodio's list of candidates to be the men's basketball coach at Duquesne University.
The job opened when Danny Nee retired at the end of a 3-24 season.
Groce, 33, has talked to Amodio about the Duquesne situation in the past several months and reportedly will come here for an interview early next week. Amodio, who has remained tight-lipped throughout his search, was unavailable for comment yesterday. From all indications, Amodio has yet to officially interview a candidate.
Groce has been an assistant under Thad Matta the past two years at Ohio State. He was Matta's assistant from 2001-04 at Xavier and 2000-01 at Butler. Groce also was Herb Sendek's assistant at North Carolina State from 1996-2000.
Amodio and Groce forged their friendship when Groce was an assistant at Xavier and Amodio worked in the athletic department.
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03-24-2006, 04:41 PM
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Groce should hold out for a better job than Duquesne. The Dukes have been a bottom feeder of the A10 since they joined and have had 2 winning seasons since 1981. The new AD their is a former Assistant AD at Xavier so there's a relationship there and there's talk of more commitment to basketball but it would be wise to steer clear of this job.
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03-25-2006, 04:56 PM
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Groce should hold out for a better job than Duquesne. The Dukes have been a bottom feeder of the A10 since they joined and have had 2 winning seasons since 1981. The new AD their is a former Assistant AD at Xavier so there's a relationship there and there's talk of more commitment to basketball but it would be wise to steer clear of this job.
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On the flip side, what if he goes in and turns them into a tourney team? If so, he'd be a hot commodity at big schools.
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03-26-2006, 09:17 PM
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True, but the Dukes haven't shown much commitment to their basketball program and fell through with promises of upgraded budget and facilities for Danny Nee. I think that a job like Murray State which has been a pipeline for coaching advancement or a good MAC/MVC job would be the more prudent career move.
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03-28-2006, 01:08 PM
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3/28/06
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Duquesne coaching search heats up
The Duquesne University basketball coaching search has formally added two candidates, but it appears to have lost another.
Two head coaches -- Jim Christian of Kent State and Ron Everhart of Northeastern -- were given permission to speak with Duquesne about its men's basketball vacancy.
"They did request permission to speak with (Christian), and it was granted," Kent State director of athletic communications Jeff Schaefer said.
Mark Harris, the assistant director of sports information at Northeastern, said Everhart was cleared to speak with Duquesne.
Christian and Everhart could not be reached for comment. There is no indication when interviews are scheduled to take place.
Meanwhile, Ohio State assistant coach John Groce, regarded as one of the frontrunners for most of the four-week search, has told friends he is not interested in the Duquesne job.
Groce, 34, a second-year assistant under Thad Matta, could not be reached for comment.
Duquesne athletic director Greg Amodio has declined to discuss matters while the search is underway.
The job opened when Danny Nee stepped down after the Dukes went 3-24 this year, their 12th losing season in a row.
The interview requests for Christian and Everhart seem to indicate Duquesne's search is focusing on head coaches at smaller Division I schools rather than assistants from larger Division I programs.
Duquesne's salary range has been reported anywhere from $300,000 to $600,000 per season.
"It's shows we have an excellent program and a quality program," Kent State athletic director Laing Kennedy said. "Other organizations want to take a look at our outstanding people."
Christian, 40, a former assistant at Pittsburgh under Ralph Williard from 1996-99, is 89-40 in four seasons at Kent State. His contract runs through 2012 and pays him about $170,000 annually.
Everhart is 82-68 in five years at Northeastern, a Colonial Athletic Association school. His current contract runs through the 2007-08 season.
Kennedy is currently renegotiating a long-term contract for his coach. It is believed the new deal would boost Christian's salary into the range of $250,000 per season, making him the highest paid coach at the Mid-American Conference school.
Kennedy said negotiations began following Kent State's loss to Pittsburgh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
"It had nothing to do with Duquesne's interest," Kennedy said. "Our intention was keeping coach Christian."
Everhart is a 12th-year head coach. He previously worked for seven years at McNeese State. Everhart grew up about 70 miles from Pittsburgh in Fairmont, W.Va. He attended DeMatha (Md.) Catholic High School and Virginia Tech.
John Grupp can be reached at jgrupp@tribweb.com or (412) 320-7930.
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