Brad Underwood

Bill Self, Brad Underwood Should Share Big 12 Coach Of The Year

... 10-8. It explains how regardless of what happens Saturday against Kansas or next week at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, the Cowboys are headed to the NCAA Tournament. Evans has exploded, Carroll has blossomed and Forte has steadied the ship, doing for OSU what Mason, Jackson and Graham have done for KU. Just don’t discount all of the buttons Underwood has pushed, all of the adjustments he has made. Don’t discount Self, something his peers might be doing considering they haven’t voted him Coach of the Year since he shared it with Hoiberg. Here are two coaches who would rather smother you with pressure than outgun you from the perimeter. Two coaches who, out of necessity, swallowed their pride and played to their strengths, Underwood by backing off his preferred man-to-man pressure for the sake of more team defense, and Self by attacking offensively ...

What Brad Underwood Had To Say After Oklahoma State's Quarterfinal Exit Against Iowa State

... Question: Given the way the first 10 minutes went, at halftime you probably felt OK with the score, right. Underwood: "I was ecstatic. And it’s crazy because all we’ve talked about was transition defense, literally all week. I think 12 of their first 16 were in transition and the other thing was, we were in pretty good shape. We had gotten kind of a rhythm going offensively. We took some quick shots early that led to those points but yeah, we were in good shape. And it’s pretty much where we’d been in the first two games with them. "But again, we couldn’t keep scoring enough. And that’s what they do. (Matt Thomas) hit a shot to open the half on a baseline out of bounds and it was a blown coverage. It was just that kind of night.". Q: Do you recall a game with 20 missed layups. Underwood: ...

Many Emotions Riding On Warm Reception Brad Underwood Figures To Receive At K-state

... K-State to its first conference championship in 26 years, and two NCAA Tournament appearances. Sure, Weber did that with Martin’s players, guys Underwood also coached as an assistant. But what was Weber supposed to do? Lose. However, since those NCAA runs in Weber’s first two seasons, losses have mounted. The Cats came up dry the past two postseasons and are merely flirting with the NCAA bubble this year. Those who longed for Underwood are frustrated, at the very least. Was it a slam dunk that Underwood would have come to K-State? John Currie happens to be the same athletic director who could not, for one reason or another, retain Martin. A sour relationship there could have affected Underwood’s desire to work for the same AD. Regardless, Currie is in a position now where he has to at least be contemplating a coaching move, bold or not. Plans hinge on how K-State (17-10, 6-8) closes out everything and what, if any, tournament bid the Cats obtain. With several high-level Division I jobs potentially available, ...

How Much Has Attendance Improved Since Brad Underwood Took Over

... to 50 more people coming per game, give or take. The conference attendance is slightly lower, but I expect the last two crowds to help push the season average attendance over 9,000. But out of the seven seasons in the 2010 s, Coach Underwood will only best the 2014-15 and 2015-16 season. The rest of the seasons hover in the 9,000-10,000 range in total attendance, non-conference attendance and conference attendance. If you are a numbers freak, here are the numbers breaking down the past seven seasons. So even though Brad Underwood has resurrected the program from how Ford left it, the attendance numbers just aren’t quite there yet. Give it time though. This is the first year of Underwood’s tenure. There have been three sellouts of GIA this year with two games to go. There was never more than four sellouts in one season in the past decade, but Underwood may just do ...

Brad Underwood, Like Baker Mayfield, Knows Bedlam Is Best With A Little Feisty Banter

... triumph over the Cowboys in December or from firing back at OSU signee Fua Leilua on Twitter last month. Leilua: “We’re taking the Big 12 Championship mark my words.”. Mayfield, with a selfie of that shirt included: “Good luck with that.”. Among coaches, nobody had a healthier distaste for OSU than Kelvin Sampson. He stewed on Bedlam Week. And yet three weeks after the 2001 plane crash that took 10 OSU lives, Sampson sent his Sooners out for warmups at Gallagher-Iba Arena in orange T-shirts. I thought of Sampson on Jan. 30, the night Brad Underwood beat OU in his first Bedlam game as Cowboys coach. I thought of Mayfield, too, especially after hearing about Underwood’s playful banter with OU’s student section. “I said there should be a couple thousand more fans there,” Underwood confirmed Friday as his team prepared for Saturday night’s Bedlam renewal at Gallagher-Iba. Underwood went on ...

Brad Underwood Will Be The Next Head Coach At Illinois

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Illinois Hires Brad Underwood As Men's Basketball Coach

... The Cowboys ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring this season at 85.5 points per game and first in Ken __link__'s offensive-efficiency ratings. Underwood, 53, was groomed as a Kansas State assistant under hard-nosed coaches Frank Martin, now at South Carolina, and Bob Huggins, now at West Virginia. Oklahoma State won 10 of its first 12 games this season but lost six straight before righting the ship by winning 10 of 11. But the Cowboys finished with a fizzle, losing their last two regular-season games, dropping their first Big 12 tournament game and losing 92-91 in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Michigan at a No. 10 seed. Their final record was 20-13. Underwood will make about $3 million per season as part of a six-year deal with Illinois, according to ESPN. He was paid only about $1 million per season at Oklahoma State and reportedly had a fractured relationship with athletic director Mike Holder. His buyout is a reported $2 ...

What They're Saying About Brad Underwood's Departure

... __link__. Published: March 18, 2017 7:56 PM CDT. Updated: March 18, 2017 7:57 PM CDT. 0 shares. What basketball types had to say about Brad Underwood leaving Oklahoma State for Illinois. Kansas coach and OSU alum Bill Self. "It shocks me. I think it would shock most people because obviously, you know, Brad was on a roll I thought in Stillwater. A lot of great things have transpired in the short time he's been there. … You see a lot of coaching changes across America, but very rarely do you see one after just one year. But Brad's a really good guy and did a great job. But from the outside looking in, it looked to me like OSU and Brad fit very, very well.". Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger. "I've known Brad for a long time. He does a terrific job. He did an outstanding job this year in Stillwater, and he'll do a terrific job wherever he goes. He's a terrific coach and person as well.". OSU senior Leyton Hammonds‏ on Twitter. Former OSU player Brian Montonati on ...

Brad Underwood Okay With Outside Approach

... Arena. But KU's Josh Jackson fired in a corner 3, extending the lead to six with a shot Underwood considered the biggest of the game. “Josh hit a big shot from the corner, that we talked about we were willing to give up,” Underwood said. “A 23 percent 3-point shooter in his last five. Jumps up and does what a lottery pick does and makes it.”. Up Next: Big 12 Tournament. The Cowboys open play in the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday, taking on No. 24 Iowa State. Tip time at the Sprint Center is 11:30 a.m. Oklahoma State is the No. 5 seed, which comes with a a first-day bye. The Cyclones are the No. 4 seed. Iowa State swept the regular season series, though both were one-possession games late. The Cyclones pulled away at the finish to win 96-86 in Stillwater on Jan. 11, then held on for an 86-83 win in Ames last week. Kansas coach Bill Self on Eddie Sutton, the legendary OSU coach who watched the game courtside and received a post-game greeting from Self, who coached on Sutton's first three OSU staffs (1990-93). “I've had a chance to coach for three Hall of Fame coaches, ...

Brad Underwood, Oklahoma State Players Preview Michigan

... just take it four minutes at a time and really try to focus in on what the coaches are telling us. Q. Leyton, no matter where you guys win, zero games or six games in this tournament, your career is about finished. How important is your legacy that you and Phil and the veterans have left behind? How important is that to you. LEYTON HAMMONDS: It means the world to me because, I mean, I’m trying to teach the freshmen that it’s not just about basketball in college. You’ve got to learn how to become a man. I feel like Coach Underwood did a good job predicating that to us and just helping me feel and Phil just try to get in those guys’ heads that regardless of what goes on, on and off the court, you’ve still got to wake up every day and be a man and live throughout your actions. So just trying to leave my legacy, being a good person on and off the court and just trying to be a man. Q. Phil, back to the other point. Is being an underdog kind of overlooked? Are you comfortable with that role. PHIL FORTE: We’ve been in that situation before, playing in the Big 12. We ...