Illinois Hires Brad Underwood to Replace John Groce

[str8up]

Good hire nonetheless

Illinois hiring Oklahoma State's Brad Underwood

Underwood was hired by the Cowboys a year ago and took the program to the NCAA tournament this season, losing to Michigan in the first round Friday. Previously, he spent three seasons at Stephen F. Austin, with trips to the NCAA tournament all three years.

Paid a little more than $1 million in his deal at Oklahoma State, Underwood will more than double his salary with the Illini.

Underwood will replace John Groce in Champaign. Groce was 95-75 in five seasons but made the NCAA tournament just once.

Illinois snags OSU's Underwood as new coach

 

[aceboon]

Lol @ staying at OSU for only one year, these coaches are ruthless

 

[Freddie.Cane]

Jawun Evans declaring now

 

[hood b. goode]

Lol these coaches dont give a shyt

Be out the door in 10 months before all the boxes are unpacked

 

[str8up]

Lol these coaches dont give a shyt

Be out the door in 10 months before all the boxes are unpacked

Guess Underwood don't play about his money

 

[scarhead]

Hope he brings back the program to relevance.

 

[str8up]

Hope he brings back the program to relevance.

They're in a good position. Hopefully he can tap into all the local talent.

 

[Yogi]

He is a very good X's and O's guy. He just needs to hire an assistant that is heavily plugged into Chicago to help with recruiting.

 

[MikelArteta]

its laughable you have to sit out a year and basically beg a coach to be able to transfer, but coaches can just hop left to right

 

[ManBearPig]