Geno Ford named Bradley head coach

by **valleychamp** » March 27th, 2011, 7:39 pm

http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205124433&DB_OEM_ID=3400

PEORIA, Ill. -- Geno Ford, the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year the last two seasons at Kent State University, will become the 13th head coach in Bradley Basketball history when he is formally introduced to the public during a noon press conference Monday in the Renaissance Coliseum arena.

"I am ecstatic to work at such a great institution with such a rich basketball history," said Ford. "The passionate Bradley fan base, academic excellence and exceptional facilities will give us an opportunity to compete at the highest levels of the Missouri Valley Conference.

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by **oneNEIGHBOR** » March 27th, 2011, 7:45 pm

is this guy good?

by **tribecalledquest** » March 27th, 2011, 8:23 pm

oneNEIGHBOR wrote:is this guy good?

Obviously no one knows how he will do at Bradley but he was the MAC Coach of the Year the last two seasons. Can't be all that awful.

He recruits a lot of athletic guys. He's 36 years old. He's won as a head coach at the mid-major level. He has a lot of work to do at Bradley. Let's get going.

by **Haha** » March 27th, 2011, 8:27 pm

I like this hire

by **Jet915** » March 27th, 2011, 8:36 pm

This looks like a steal for Bradley given how Kent seems to be very good every year.

by **pafan** » March 27th, 2011, 8:58 pm

Wow. This sounds like a surprisingly good hire. Wonder what he can do with those empty schollies in time for 2011-2012.

by **getreal4** » March 27th, 2011, 9:07 pm

$500K plus package?

by **Majik45** » March 27th, 2011, 9:14 pm

As a Bradley fan, I know nothing about this guy, but if you asked me what Bradley should go after as a coach, this would fit was I was looking for. Time will tell whether it works out.

by **8ball** » March 27th, 2011, 10:07 pm

Great hire for the Braves - good luck to Coach Ford.

by **BradleyBrave** » March 27th, 2011, 11:31 pm

On the surface, it looks like a great hire. Now we just have to win to confirm that it was a great hire.