Looks like if Pitt loses Associate Head Coach Barry Rohrssen it will be to a school in NY/NJ. Duquesne hired Ron Everhart from Northeastern. Apparently out of default.
Ron Everhart, who built successful programs at Northeastern and McNeese State, will be the next basketball coach at Duquesne, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Tuesday.
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Everhart, who grew up 90 minutes from Pittsburgh in Fairmont, W.Va., was hired after interviewing last weekend and again Monday with Duquesne athletic director Greg Amodio, who is making his first major hire since replacing Brian Colleary nearly a year ago.Everhart and Kent State coach Jim Christian were the finalists for the job, but Christian pulled his name out of contention Tuesday. John Groce, an Ohio State assistant and a longtime friend of Amodio, apparently was not interested in the job.
Everhart played his college ball at Virginia Tech. This may be the final test for whether Duquesne should drop to Div. II or not. Everheart actually would appear to have some credibility when it comes to turning around programs.
The 44-year-old Everhart had an 82-68 record at Northeastern, including a 19-11 overall record and 12-6 conference record this season in the school’s first year in the Colonial Athletic Association — the conference that sent George Mason to the NCAA Final Four and Old Dominion to the NIT semifinals.
In 2004-05, the Huskies went 21-10 and were 15-3 in America East, the school’s best conference record since 1986-87. Among the schools the Huskies beat under Everhart were West Virginia, Boston College and Massachusetts.
Before being hired at Northeastern, Everhart had a 92-104 record at McNeese State, a school that hadn’t had a winning record in four seasons before he arrived in 1994.
His final McNeese team went 22-9. With many of the players he recruited, the Cowboys advanced to the NCAA Tournament the season after he left.
Northeastern’s 1986-87 team was put together by Jim Calhoun, who left for UConn prior to that season.
The City Game might actually stand a chance at being competitive someday.
