U Albany Coaching Staff Vacancies

[hankla]

Today's T U has an article about Assistant Coach Matt Griffin's departure to go to Florida Gulf Coast U. Says Great Danes staff is now short two.

[billmurray]

Everybody likes stability, but movement at the assistant level is a fact of life at the mid major level. Sounded like Griffin was offered a job to return to coach for his mentor. Reasonable to move in that situation.

[hoopjunkie]

Florida Gulf is a great gig. Working for Pat Chambers

[goldsaint17]

Hamlet Tibbs leaving Albany for Notre Dame, joining Toni Wyche out in South Bend.

All three assistants and the video guy all gone from Albany after year one… DK ship sinking?

[indian82]

Killings must be 'mean'.

[bigsaintg]

He is actually a nice engaging guy and foe me to say that about a UA. Coach is huge. Maybe they see the issues with Benson and no one ever wins long term with the recent situation he had

[goldsaint17]

I liked DK when I met him… but I do think the situation this spring had a lot to do with the departures. Hard to be associated with that on your resume regardless of how real the allegations are. Obviously if you’re Tibbs and you can go to ND, you go… but the other two leaving for FGCU and an NAIA head job are better indicators of trouble in paradise

[dawg]

Seems most left for better jobs, most likely better pay.   I dont think it was personal but who knows.

[bigsaintg]

FGCU and ND are nice destinations

[hoopjunkie]

ND and the ACC is no-brainer for Ham.

FGCU is a beautful campus and Chambers is a Philly guy. Both moves make 100% sense for two young guys on the rise.