Especially when we really got hot at the end of season and took off in the conference tournament. He's won a lot of basketball games for us and done nothing but great things for our program. |
I feel like you have to be committed by doing it right in terms of female sports. Some people look at it like an obligation, but I look at it as doing something that's right. |
I told (Mississippi athletic director Pete Boone and Thomas) once our season was over, they could talk to (Cronin). |
I'm going to do my best to help keep him around. But I'm sure there will be some people interested in him. |
It is Billy. We've met. We had a consensus. We've offered it to Billy. He's accepted, and we're going to name him as the coach. |
It's a great fit because Mick's a great coach. He gets that opportunity because of what he's done here. The last three years have very successful for our program. I have no doubt that Mick Cronin will be successful at the University of Cincinnati. |
It's a great fit for him. We wish him nothing but the best. |
Obviously, coach Willard has a great pedigree. He's done a very nice job. He's been involved with some different head coaching opportunities. He's someone I will definitely, definitely look at. But he's just one of several that I look forward to researching and visiting with. |
Throughout the process, I continued to be impressed with the fact that he was winning at programs with far less resources and tradition than what exists at Murray State. |
We feel like he's a great choice to be our next head coach. |
We know the cabin, we know the people, we know the training and we know the job. |
We've been very fortunate here, we've hired some great coaches that have moved on and done great things. That's what I want to continue doing. I knew there was a chance when I took the job here a year ago that if we continued winning I may lose a great coach. That speaks very highly of our program. |