Kellogg, 41 and in his seventh year coaching at UMass, was hired in 2008 to replace the outgoing Travis Ford. Uh, yes.
Hired in March 2016, Ford inherited a program that won 11 games in each of the two years prior. I hate Travis Ford, Sean could have done what he’s accomplished.
Anyway, back to Ford. After basketball coach Travis Ford was let go by the Oklahoma State Cowboys earlier this year, it wasn’t long before he found his next job, with the Saint Louis University Billikens. He has had success everywhere he has coached. He was previously the head coach at Campbellsville University, Eastern Kentucky University, and the University of Massachusetts. The obvious difference is that Ford doesn’t actually participate in games (although at this point, do we have that much to lose?) I truly believe Travis Ford is here to build a program. Hired in March 2016, Ford inherited a program that won 11 games in each of the two years prior. Discover what it means to be a travel nurse at Ascension. Ford earned a bachelor’s degree in communications at the University of Kentucky in 1994. UMass defeated Syracuse and Florida in the 2008 NIT quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. He entered the 2020-21 campaign with a 75-58 record at SLU and a 411-324 record overall. Ford guided Saint Louis to a magical year in 2018-19. We are excited about the future of our program with Travis as our head men’s basketball coach.”, “Our University strategic plan recognizes that our athletic programs increase SLU’s national visibility and institutional pride,” said SLU President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., at the time of Ford's hire. In four years as Saint Louis University's head men's basketball coach, Travis Ford has reinvigorated the program and reestablished its place on the national stage. 8 Myths About Renting You Should Stop Believing Immediately, 6 Ways Home Buyers Mess Up Getting a Mortgage, 6 Reasons You Should Never Buy or Sell a Home Without an Agent, Difference Between Agent, Broker & REALTOR, Real Estate Agents Reveal the Toughest Home Buyers They’ve Ever Met, The 5 Maintenance Skills All Homeowners Should Know, Click for complete coronavirus coverage from realtor.com, NBA All-Star Kevin Durant Slashes Price on His Oklahoma City Home, Duke Hoops Legend Johnny Dawkins Is Selling $1.56M Durham Mansion, Wake Forest Coach and Former NBA Star Danny Manning Still Trying to Sell in Kansas, How Red State/Blue State Differences in Housing Might Tip the Election, ‘House Party’ Podcast: Will the ‘MTV Cribs’ Reboot Be a Bust? He has coached six players who have gone on to play in the NBA and eight who have been named a conference player of the year.
He and his wife, Heather, have three children: Brooks, Kyleigh and Shane. LOUIS -- Saint Louis has hired Travis Ford to coach its men's basketball team. I can’t wait to engage with the student body and the fans as we work together to build a brand that everyone will be excited about.”, “We are thrilled to welcome Travis and his family into the program,” SLU Director of Athletics Chris May said at the time of Ford's hire. He was a junior on the 1993 Wildcat team that advanced to the NCAA Final Four. For the best experience, please enable cookies when using our site. He and his wife, Heather, have three children: Brooks, Kyleigh and Shane. Gary Williams – $2M All Rights Reserved. Travis Ford returns to the A-10, this time as SLU head coach after previously serving in the same role at UMass. Or do they go hand-in-hand?
Or both?
It looks like Cookies are disabled in your browser. Ford’s first head coaching job was at Eastern Kentucky. SLU reeled off five consecutive wins to close the regular season to snag the fourth seed in the 2019 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. A study like this only works in a vacuum, where you can imagine every coach coaching the same players at the same school for different amounts of money. We are excited to announce Ascension's Associate Travel Program! Ford began his first foray into coaching in 1997 with a three-year stint at Campbellsville University, an NAIA school in Kentucky. He has had success everywhere he has coached. Last week, Ford parted ways with Oklahoma State after eight seasons with the Cowboys. Home Buyers Reveal: 'What I Wish I Had Known Before Buying My First Home', Selling Your Home? It was a wild ride for the Billikens at the A-10 Championship, as they either trailed or was tied at halftime in all four of the games. He has coached six players who have gone on to play in the NBA and eight who have been named a conference player of the year. After nine seasons with the Cowboys and five NCAA Tournament appearances, Ford's career with the team ended in a reported $7.2 million buyout of his contract. One of my twitter followers brought up the fact that Ford’s contract is entirely too long. Ford is signed until 2019 and his salary crests at $2.8M which (as of today) would put him in the Tom Izzo Bill Self stratosphere. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the, Sorry, we were unable to share this article. “Our vision for Billiken basketball is to be nationally competitive, and Travis shares in that vision.
See, this is where the complexity of college athletics as a business comes into play. I think the problem a lot of OSU fans have with Ford’s current salary is that he’s unproven. Learn more! “St. He is currently the men's head coach at Oklahoma State University. Billiken Golf Classic presented by Stifel & HM Risk, video platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. Louis is a great sports city and my family and I are honored to become a part of it,” Ford continued. He recruited three McDonald’s All-Americans to Stillwater during his tenure. I’m not even going to get into how ridiculous this assessment is but consider this: do you think Kentucky values paying John Calipari more than twice as much per win ($148,000 to $71,000) as Texas values paying Rick Barnes? You look at what’s gone on with a school like Tulsa, which has basically been a revolving door of collegiate ladder-climbing success, and you realize you have to put money down on the future sometimes.
It was a wild ride for the Billikens at the A-10 Championship, as they either trailed or was tied at halftime in all four of the games. “I look forward to working with Chris May and Dr. Pestello in making this one of the top programs in America. His previous deal – restructured in 2012 – paid an annual base salary of $250,000 through the 2016-17 season with escalators for "other compensation" built in for an addition $415,000 “I am convinced that Coach Ford will bring the energy, experience, recruitment skills and coaching acumen needed to position our men’s basketball program among the best in the country. A forum community dedicated to Competitive Basketball players and enthusiasts. The information provided is from their perspective. It’s our Mission; it’s what we do. I was startled out of a sound sleep by a dream I had.... A Umass alum was our head B-ball coach and he was really bad. I love Travis Ford, think he’s the second coming of Bill Self and can’t wait for him to shut up all these Sutton family apologists with multiple Final Four appearances. Billiken Golf Classic presented by Stifel & HM Risk, video platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. SLU was picked to win the league, but the Billikens went through a tough stretch of losing five of six games at one point in the conference season. Travis is an accomplished recruiter and program-builder and is highly respected throughout college basketball. John Beilein – $1.6M He receives $2,500 for beating a team in the Top 50 of the NET. Travis is an accomplished recruiter and program-builder and is highly respected throughout college basketball.
SLU reeled off five consecutive wins to close the regular season to snag the fourth seed in the 2019 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
On the market for $2.25 million, the 9,480-square-foot home is the most expensive single-family home on the market in the college town. Ford had the Billikens playing some of the best basketball in the country in 2019-20 prior to the season being cut short due to COVID-19. Copyright © 2020, Saint Louis University. Saint Louis captured the 2019 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship and went to the NCAA Tournament. It's all here! Hired in March 2016, Ford inherited a program that won 11 games in each of the two years prior. Ford has led his team to the NCAA Tournament seven times. In a recent Forbes article the three-time Big 12 twenty-game winner was cited as one of college basketball’s most overpaid coaches. We are going to deliver a brand of basketball that is fun, exciting, aggressive and up-tempo – one that recruits will love playing and fans will love watching. 6 seed in the 2019 A-10 Championship at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the Billikens registered four wins in four days to capture the A-10 title and the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament (Ford's seventh NCAA appearance as a head coach). Remember, Romar was not a roaring success here, yet after 3 years he got hired away by a P5 school. The Madisonville, Kentucky native led Oklahoma State to five NCAA tournament appearances but won just one tournament game, a two-point win over No.9 seed Tennessee during his first season with the program.
He led the Minutemen to a pair of 20-win seasons in 2006-07 (A-10 regular-season co-champions, NIT second round) and 2007-08 (NIT finalist). And just last season he came about 2 stops and a Weeden to Blackmon miracle from playing for a crystal trophy. “Our vision for Billiken basketball is to be nationally competitive, and Travis shares in that vision. He is currently the men's head coach at Oklahoma State University.
“I look forward to working with Chris May and Dr. Pestello in making this one of the top programs in America. SLU was picked to win the league, but the Billikens went through a tough stretch of losing five of six games at one point in the conference season. I’d rather gamble on (and maybe even overpay) a guy like Ford looking to build a program than rent a guy like (for lack of a better example) Holgorsen who you know is bouncing at the next best offer. Saint Louis concluded the year with a 23-8 record, which included a 10-8 ledger in A-10 games. Here’s my argument for why he’s not: OSU is not a tier 1 basketball program and they have to wager accordingly. 6 seed in the 2019 A-10 Championship at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the Billikens registered four wins in four days to capture the A-10 title and the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament (Ford's seventh NCAA appearance as a head coach). Do universities put more stock into bottom lines or national titles?
He is also a person who will engage our community, advance our mission and build our brand.”. In addition to his four years at SLU, Ford has had head-coaching stints at Oklahoma State (eight years, 2008-16), Massachusetts (three years, 2005-08), Eastern Kentucky (five years, 2000-05) and Campbellsville University. Our path to sustainable success is to keep a good HC here for more than 3 years at a time.
The list was compiled based on winning percentage, NCAA appearances, Final Four appearances, and national titles, and then smoothed out by comparing total time spent coaching against all these factors. He is one of 15 active Division I head coaches with 400 or more wins in 24 or fewer seasons as a head coach.
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