Chris Murray of the Nevada Gazette-Journal has been busy as he has two new offerings today. Both are actually wrapups and analysis of Mark Fox's recruiting class and his preferences.
Go here for the first: Pack basketball: Nevada puts finishing touches on recruiting class
Go here for the second: Pack picks prep stars over JC transfers
Speaking of Mark Fox ... is there anyone besides us who is surprised he is still calling Reno home? Fox turned down overtures last year and, while we're not sure who reached out to him the last couple of months, he was mentioned in conjunction with a number of coaching vacancies.
Vegas should establish a Mark Fox and Randy Bennett (St. Mary's) coachign watch. Each is almost always among the names of coaches yet neither has made the leap. Of course, both are quite settled into very attractive situations so there's no need to bite on an offer unless the package being offered contains nothing even remotely resembling a deal-breaker.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Two columns offering wrapups/analysis on Nevada's recruiting
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I think Fox is still in Reno for 3 reasons. First, he hasn't been offered the right job; second, he needs to prove he can win without Fazekas and last year was a marginally down one for the Pack; and finally, he and his wife like Reno (at least that's what I've hear). She has a good job with the University and they have young children. I really though he'd leave sooner, but it looks more and more as if it will take a great offer. If he was offered Oregon, Washington, Kansas, Illinois, or maybe Arizona he'd maybe take the job. Especially Oregon (I think his wife is from there) or Washington (they met there).
Also, Nevada is building a fantastic new training facility for basketball and continued success will lead to a pretty healthy contract. With a little luck, Nevada might be able to pay him $750k.
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