Chris Jans - New Head Coach

[Falcon137]

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Looks like another good hire by Kingston.

John Wagner must be on vacation.

[Globetrotter]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/-colle ... ?mobile=no

Looks like another good hire by Kingston.

John Wagner must be on vacation.

Great hire. Exciting for sure.

[AyZiggy97]

Not sure if auto correct got to you but it is Chris Jans, not Jane.

[Flipper]

Jans is the man.....s.

[Falcon137]

Not sure if auto correct got to you but it is Chris Jans, not Jane.

It did, thanks for the heads up. Got it fixed.

[Rollo83]

Seems like a solid decision. The guy has been successful everywhere he's been at.

I'd take a five-year plan from him like Dave Clawson gave us...slow and methodical rebuild leading to a MAC Championship (NCCA bid) and then unfortunately we lose him to a bigger program with deeper pockets.

I'd take that...would you?

[fulch]

cool, hope he can get us to the big dance!

[AyZiggy97]

Seems like a solid decision. The guy has been successful everywhere he's been at.

I'd take a five-year plan from him like Dave Clawson gave us...slow and methodical rebuild leading to a MAC Championship (NCCA bid) and then unfortunately we lose him to a bigger program with deeper pockets.

I'd take that...would you?

I guess methodical improvement beats none. But I really hope it doesn't take 5 years. I don't expect a MAC title next year, but they do return 5 of the top 6 contributors from this season. This group was in every conference game except the one at buffalo. Hopefully a change of leadership or philosophy or outlook or whatever will make next year enjoyable.

[Globetrotter]

He is an ex Juco coach and we have 3 available scholarships. I expect this to take not very long at all.

[Flipper]

The situation here isn't as bad as it was in football and basketball lends itself to a faster turnaround....if he's the right guy, we'll be contending after a two year rebuild. Hell..with Parker and Holmes at forward, we could be decent next year with the right guards

[Rollo83]

This from Dan Dakich's Twitter feed...

Dan Dakich ‏@dandakich · 3m
Congrats to @coachchrisjans..Headed to Bowling Green as the new Bball Coach..gr8 place to live..spectacular new facility..perfect choice

[Class of 61]

The situation here isn't as bad as it was in football and basketball lends itself to a faster turnaround....if he's the right guy, we'll be contending after a two year rebuild. Hell..with Parker and Holmes at forward, we could be decent next year with the right guards

But another "big" still is needed with Cam Black gone. Too bad he doesn't have another yr. as he was really improved by the end of the season.

[MarkL]

Fantastic hire! Good luck coach!

[factman]

Great to finally see some excitement concerning Falcon men's basketball!

[Flipper]

Holmes is so good around the basket...I think we just need Gomez to set a high screens and hit the occasional jumper from inside the arc to have an effective "big" on offense. We need a PG to orchestrate and a shooter to stretch the D a bit and we'll have a functional starting five.