Has A Successful Woman's Coach Ever Gotten a Men's Job?

by **Stallion** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:01 pm

watched the profile on ABC News on UCONN's Women's Coach who has won 6 National Titles and went undefeated 32-0 w/o any game closer than 10 points. He seems to have the people skills, coaching skills and intensity to Coach the men too. But I don't know if that has ever happened.

Damn impressive resume
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geno_Auriemma

by **The XtC** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:03 am

I know several womens coaches who became assistants in the mens game, but off the top of my head I cant think of any who went on to become successful mens head coaches. And I should add that the womens head coaches who switches to the mens side weren't particularly successful as womens head coaches, most left their previous jobs because they werent winning.

From conversations I've had with some male coaches in the womens game, the biggest issue is recruiting. The coach who has spent time in the womens game hasnt made the contacts or spent time evaluating male recruits. It takes years to catch up.

by **SMU 86** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:01 am

I may be wrong but wasn't Don Haskins a woman's high school coach before he went to UTEP?

by **RGV Pony** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:12 am

SMU 86 wrote:I may be wrong but wasn't Don Haskins a woman's high school coach before he went to UTEP?

so says Glory Road

by **mrydel** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:26 am

RGV Pony wrote:
SMU 86 wrote:I may be wrong but wasn't Don Haskins a woman's high school coach before he went to UTEP?

so says Glory Road

But not his bio, right?

by **RGV Pony** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:14 am

mrydel wrote:
RGV Pony wrote:
SMU 86 wrote:I may be wrong but wasn't Don Haskins a woman's high school coach before he went to UTEP?

so says Glory Road

But not his bio, right?

it kind of does. From UTEP's site:

Haskins' coaching career began at Benjamin High School in Benjamin, Texas in 1955. He was a teacher and coach of both boys and girls teams at Benjamin High from 1955-56. Haskins also headed the basketball programs at Hedley (Texas) High School from 1956-60 and Dumas (Texas) High School from 1960 -61.

by **DiamondM75** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:46 am

We will see next year when Rhonda replaces Doh.

by **CalallenStang** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:06 pm

Wasn't there some speculation that Pat Summitt was going to coach the Tennessee Men's team a few years back? Tennessee hired Bruce Pearl instead.

by **DFW HOYA** » Sat May 23, 2009 7:09 pm

Speedy Morris was a successful women's coach at LaSalle who went on to become the men's coach there during the Lionel Simmons era, where the Explorers went 30-2.

by **couch 'em** » Mon May 25, 2009 10:17 am

Find one that is extremely hot and you could have the greatest recruiter in the country

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