Terry Evans is 102-22 in last four seasons

[thebigabd]

They just won their conference and finished up 28-3 this year. Over the past 4 seasons, he is 102-22 as the UCO coach, good for 82%.

I dont care what level you coach, 82% win percentage is ridiculous.

 

[DenverSooner]

They just won their conference and finished up 28-3 this year. Over the past 4 seasons, he is 102-22 as the UCO coach, good for 82%.

I dont care what level you coach, 82% win percentage is ridiculous.

He needs to get a shot at a mid major program. ORU, Tulsa, any school in the Missouri Value, Southern, etc. conference. If he can win at that level he needs a shot at a major.

 

[pnkranger]

If you can't take a chance with a guy like Evans right now, when can you?

Program is at a low point
Economy is in the toilet
Predecessor was an "outsider"

He's a proven winner with Oklahoma roots who is respected in the region. And you can get him cheap and possibly keep him for life if he is a home run.

Low risk, potentially big reward.

 

[WTSooner]

If not for the fact that OU cannot afford to "take chances" with the next hire, I'd be all for giving Evans a shot.

 

[Edmond_Sooner]

If you can't take a chance with a guy like Evans right now, when can you?

Program is at a low point
Economy is in the toilet
Predecessor was an "outsider"

He's a proven winner with Oklahoma roots who is respected in the region. And you can get him cheap and possibly keep him for life if he is a home run.

Low risk, potentially big reward.

I'm against Evans as the replacement for Capel but these are some excellent points in favor of him taking over...

 

[campbest]

The Evans courtship makes zero sense to me. He's been very successful at UCO, but the North Division of the LoneStar Conference is weaker and they join the MIAA next year (or the year after) which is usually a tougher bball conference. (NW Missouri, Central Missouri, Washburn, etc.)

A component that really strikes me as a concern is Evans' lack of recruiting experience outside the state of Oklahoma...his current budget and school's preferences don't allow it. How is he supposed to recruit against the bigger boys? Where are his contacts?

Personally, would love Evans to get the SMU gig if and when Matt Doherty is fired.

 

[Big Old Booger]

If you can't take a chance with a guy like Evans right now, when can you?

Program is at a low point
Economy is in the toilet
Predecessor was an "outsider"

He's a proven winner with Oklahoma roots who is respected in the region. And you can get him cheap and possibly keep him for life if he is a home run.

Low risk, potentially big reward.

This is my stance on Evans exactly. If you give him a shot, you do it now when the program can't be any lower.

The fact he played for Tubbs, is from Oklahoma, plays an exciting brand of basketball, and wins at every level he's coached is reason enough to give him a shot and to think he would bring a much needed shot in the arm to the basketball program. I think the fanbase would be rejuvenated over his hire and support would be really good for the reasons stated above.

Not to mention, we could get him cheap and he would stay until he couldn't coach any more because he loves OU.

 

[sooneraia]

If not for the fact that OU cannot afford to "take chances" with the next hire, I'd be all for giving Evans a shot.

Where are the "sure things" that we could hire! Comeon guys, we are in pretty deep now and I can't think of many "sure things" that would want to come here. This program could be a career killer (poor Jeff's win/loss record will never look good now).

I think Evans would deserve some serious consideration.

 

[Sooner04]

In my opinion, OU BBall has fallen to the point where this is no longer a destination job. I think if you hired anybody who lacked OU ties they'd view it as a stepping stone. That obviously wouldn't happen with Terry Evans, and maybe you'd catch lightning in a bottle. I'd much rather see a guy who's local and who has ties to our school be the coach.

 

[Big Old Booger]

The Evans courtship makes zero sense to me. He's been very successful at UCO, but the North Division of the LoneStar Conference is weaker and they join the MIAA next year (or the year after) which is usually a tougher bball conference. (NW Missouri, Central Missouri, Washburn, etc.)

A component that really strikes me as a concern is Evans' lack of recruiting experience outside the state of Oklahoma...his current budget and school's preferences don't allow it. How is he supposed to recruit against the bigger boys? Where are his contacts?

Personally, would love Evans to get the SMU gig if and when Matt Doherty is fired.

He played basketball with Jeff Webster at OU and Jeff would probably be an asst coach. Isn't Jeff the coach of one of the better AAU teams? Doesn't he coach the AAU team that has the white kid from Plano? There's a contact.

Another asst coach would likely be Kermit Holmes, who also played at OU and is an asst. at Lamar.

I also feel very strongly that Tubbs would help Terry as much as possible in making contacts and other things.

 

[Speedy17]

I say give Evans a shot. We already have a mid-major coach or failure. He is a Sooner, through and through - maybe he could get Tubbs to be an Assistant - kind of like Kim Mulkey has Leon Barmore at Baylor.

Two things are facts, this recruiting season is pretty much lost and we won't have more talent next year. As I remember, Tubbs came to OU from Lamar.

 

[Sooner04]

Two things are facts, this recruiting season is pretty much lost and we won't have more talent next year. As I remember, Tubbs came to OU from Lamar.

Yeah, but Billy had just taken Lamar to the Sweet 16.

 

[SoonerTraveler]

He is certainly an option. He worked during his long coaching career for both Billy Tubbs and Kelvin Sampson ...

http://www.bronchosports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=144

A highly-successful high school skipper whose father once coached the Bronchos, Terry came to UCO after serving as director of basketball operations at the University of Oklahoma in 2001-02. He handled the day-to-day administrative duties of the basketball office in addition to several other assignments and helped lead the Sooners to a 31-5 record, the Big 12 Conference Tournament title and their first Final Four appearance since 1988.

Evans, a four-year starter at OU for Billy Tubbs from 1989-93, started his coaching career as an assistant at Texas Christian under Tubbs. He spent the fall of 1994 with the Horned Frogs before going to Mexico to play professionally.

He returned to coaching as an assistant at Edmond Santa Fe High School, spending the 1995-96 season there before taking over as head coach at Chickasha High School.

Evans was 9-13 in one year with the Fighting Chicks before going to Midwest City High School and leading the Bombers on a brilliant four-year run.

Terry put together a phenomenal 100-11 record and won three Class 6A state championships at Midwest City as the most dominant big-school team in the state.

His first team went 25-3 and won the state crown in 1997-98, with the Bombers going 23-4 and losing in the state semifinals the following year. Evans led Midwest City to back-to-back 26-2 campaigns and consecutive state titles his final two years before going to OU.

Evans also had great success as a player, first at Millwood High School and then at OU.

Terry helped guide the Falcons to three state titles, earning All-State honors as a senior, before spending five years at OU from 1988-93. Evans redshirted his first year with the Sooners and then started most of the next four seasons in helping OU to an 88-41 record, with the Sooners winning 20-plus games each season.

Evans played in 123 games during his career and finished as OU’s all-time leader in 3-pointers (259), 3-point attempts (698) and assists (651) while also ranking second in steals (265) and 13th in points (1,361).

A three-time Academic All-Big Eight selection, Terry converted at least 58 3-pointers in each of his four seasons and averaged in double figures his last three years. He earned honorable mention All-Big Eight acclaim his final two seasons and averaged a career-high 14.0 points a game as a senior.

Evans was graduated from OU with a degree in business management and later earned a master’s in human relations. He spent one year in private business before starting his coaching career at TCU.

Terry’s father (Eddie) was a two-time All-Big Eight guard at OU. He coached three high school state championship teams in addition to coaching at UCO from 1978-82. Evans is married (Terri) and has two children (Carli and Tre).

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Now in his ninth year at the helm of the Central Oklahoma men’s program is Terry Evans, a former college standout who has built the Bronchos into a perennial Lone Star Conference and NCAA Division II power.

Evans is 163-76 in eight years at UCO -- including a 74-19 mark the last three seasons -- and has directed the Bronchos to six national tournament appearances, five LSC North Division titles and one overall league crown.

He’s had five 20-win seasons in the past six years -- including a school-record 28-win campaign in 2007-08 -- and has coached 13 All-LSC North Division players while earning LSC North Division Coach of the Year honors four times.

Terry took over the helm in 2002-03 and promptly guided the Bronchos to a 19-10 campaign, with UCO advancing to the national tournament for the first time since 1998. Central fell to 11-17 in 2003-04, but returned with a vengeance the next season.

The Bronchos finished 22-8 in 2004-05 in capturing their first North Division title since 1998 and making it to the second round of the national tournament, with Evans earning LSC North Coach of the Year accolades.

UCO overcame a tough schedule to claim a share of its second straight LSC North championship and make it back to the national playoffs in 2005-06, finished 17-13.

The Bronchos narrowly missed out on a third straight LSC North Division title in 2006-07 and were denied a national tournament berth despite a 20-8 record.

Evans led UCO to the best season in school history in 2007-08, with the Bronchos winning a school-record 28 games in finishing 28-6.

UCO went 11-1 in taking the LSC North title, swept three games at the LSC Tournament to claim the overall conference championship and followed with a three-game run at the South Central Regional. The Bronchos pulled out a dramatic last-second win over host Tarleton State in the finals to claim their first regional title since 1992.

That earned the Bronchos a trip to Springfield, Mass. for the Elite Eight, with UCO dropping a heartbreaking double-overtime decision to eventual national runner-up Augusta State in the quarterfinals.

UCO was ranked as high as third in the nation in 2008-09 and repeated as LSC North champions before suffering a first-round upset loss in the national tournament in finishing 24-6.

The Bronchos captured a third consecutive LSC North Division crown last year in earning a third straight national tournament bid, falling in the first round to end up with a 22-7 record.

http://www.bronchosports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=144

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[WTSooner]

Where are the "sure things" that we could hire! Comeon guys, we are in pretty deep now and I can't think of many "sure things" that would want to come here. This program could be a career killer (poor Jeff's win/loss record will never look good now).

I think Evans would deserve some serious consideration.

Whether they'd come or not, nobody on this board knows. But I'd consider BCG and Tubby to both be "sure things."

 

[crawfish]

If you can't take a chance with a guy like Evans right now, when can you?

Program is at a low point
Economy is in the toilet
Predecessor was an "outsider"

He's a proven winner with Oklahoma roots who is respected in the region. And you can get him cheap and possibly keep him for life if he is a home run.

Low risk, potentially big reward.

...said we all when John Blake replaced Schnelly.

 

[campbest]

He played basketball with Jeff Webster at OU and Jeff would probably be an asst coach. Isn't Jeff the coach of one of the better AAU teams? Doesn't he coach the AAU team that has the white kid from Plano? There's a contact.

Another asst coach would likely be Kermit Holmes, who also played at OU and is an asst. at Lamar.

I also feel very strongly that Tubbs would help Terry as much as possible in making contacts and other things.

He is an assistant coach on that team, but would be a good contact nonetheless. Do we know for sure Webster would leave Dallas?

Not interested in Holmes at Lamar, we already have experimented with hiring assistant coaches who have experience on below average mid-low major teams.

 

[Sooner23]

Gillispie with Evans as an assistant would be nice. Although Evans might want to be more than assistant for his next job.

 

[Big Old Booger]

He is an assistant coach on that team, but would be a good contact nonetheless. Do we know for sure Webster would leave Dallas?

Not interested in Holmes at Lamar, we already have experimented with hiring assistant coaches who have experience on below average mid-low major teams.

Holmes, if I remember correctly, coached the Oklahoma AAU team, which I believe is Athletes First?

I mention him as a possible asst because with his time in Lamar has probably cultivated some good contacts in Texas.

 

[coolm]

well, what strikes ME about TE is the feud he had with Kelvin and the real reasons behind why he left the last time.

Maybe it was because Sampson was a jerk and TE is a good guy...or maybe it was beyond that.

 

[NickZepp]

...said we all when John Blake replaced Schnelly.

John Blake didn't have a history as a head coach at any level. There's a big difference between Evans and Blake.