My first choice for the new basketball coach is Jay Wright. I know that’s a pipe dream, and I don’t see it happening, but he might be the only coach out there who could fix this thing in the short term. We are inevitably going to have a mass exodus of players via the transfer portal. Jay Wright would be one of the few (maybe the only) coach out there who would be able to keep the ship sailing in the right direction with his ability to recruit and his incredible in-game coaching. If we don’t get Jay Wright, I want Adam Fisher for a few different reasons…
1. He is a PSU alum, grew up near Philly and bleeds blue and white. He would be loyal to PSU and wouldn’t jump ship and chase the money after one good season. Kraft can’t make the mistake of hiring another outsider like Shrews who is in it for himself.
2. He has the backing of the players that led us to our first NCAA tournament since 2011 and our first NCAA tournament win since 2001. I don’t think I need to expand on that anymore. Enough said.
3. He’s young. This combined with his loyalty to PSU means maybe he can be like Franklin and Cael and he will stay for 10+ years and really build something special.
1. He is a PSU alum, grew up near Philly and bleeds blue and white. He would be loyal to PSU and wouldn’t jump ship and chase the money after one good season. Kraft can’t make the mistake of hiring another outsider like Shrews who is in it for himself.
2. He has the backing of the players that led us to our first NCAA tournament since 2011 and our first NCAA tournament win since 2001. I don’t think I need to expand on that anymore. Enough said.
3. He’s young. This combined with his loyalty to PSU means maybe he can be like Franklin and Cael and he will stay for 10+ years and really build something special.