I keep wondering if Drew is going to make the jump to a high major assistant job or maybe even head coach at a smaller high major school. He keeps getting at least mentioned as a successor for Izzo whenever he retires. I know that's mostly based on fan thinking that Drew is from Lansing and his brother played at MSU. I like the idea of Drew at MSU, a younger, local guy with MSU connections who "gets" what MSU hoops are about. But I really think you'd want to see a little more on his resume.
If I had to guess, he'll wait it out to take another head coaching position at the power conference level. If he gets the Ramblers back into the tournament at least once in the A10 and he keeps winning 23+ games a year, it'll be a matter of no time.
I think him going to MSU would make a lot of sense after Izzo. You'd just have to hope that by then, Valentine has kept building up Loyola at that point.
I keep wondering if Drew is going to make the jump to a high major assistant job or maybe even head coach at a smaller high major school. He keeps getting at least mentioned as a successor for Izzo whenever he retires. I know that's mostly based on fan thinking that Drew is from Lansing and his brother played at MSU. I like the idea of Drew at MSU, a younger, local guy with MSU connections who "gets" what MSU hoops are about. But I really think you'd want to see a little more on his resume.
If I had to guess, he'll wait it out to take another head coaching position at the power conference level. If he gets the Ramblers back into the tournament at least once in the A10 and he keeps winning 23+ games a year, it'll be a matter of no time.
I think him going to MSU would make a lot of sense after Izzo. You'd just have to hope that by then, Valentine has kept building up Loyola at that point.