We are now entering Week 3, and we now have an interviewee thanks to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
"Assistant coach Kathi Bennett, generally credited with bolstering the defense of the University of Wisconsin women's basketball team in her first season on the staff, has interviewed for the head-coaching vacancy at Southern Illinois University."
A simple Google search helped me find the following info on Bennett:
- She is the daughter of former Wisconsin men's head basketball coach Dick Bennett, whose teams were known for their stifling defense.
- Bennett has head coaching experience, leading Indiana University to a 72-74 record, ending after the 2004-05 season. She has an overall head coaching record of 296-178.
- At UW-Oshkosh (a D-III school), Bennett won a national championship in 1996.
That's quite a task, but Moccia is no stranger to finding the right fit. He landed Dale Lennon, who led the Saluki football team to a 9-3 record and a Missouri Valley Football Conference championship. Moccia also nabbed Audra Nothwehr, who led the Saluki women's tennis team to a No. 3 seed in the upcoming Valley conference tourney.
Yes, tennis (one of the first beats I covered) is legit.
So as the process begins trust Moccia (and his committee) to do their due dilligence in finding the right candidate. As complex as this process seems (and I can only imagine how difficult it must be for you the reader who might not understand the situation as well as someone who has talked to Moccia on a weekly basis all year long) it's a good thing.
The last thing this administration wants to do is botch this hiring ... or worse ... make the wrong hire.
Patience is a virtue. In Moccia We Trust.
Bennett interviews for women's head coach job at SIU [JS Online]
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