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This almost sounds like a tier 2 position under the AD. The reality of the business world as now an integral part of the sports like basketball down to the recruit and player level is a reality. A "general manager" is a title that usually means someone who answers to the highest levels in a business. It appears DH sees this as a person inside the basketball program below the coaches. GM seems to be more of a business manager as opposed to a senior executive. This would seem to be a line positionGood article here from Borges.
Main takeaways:
1) Staff will be focusing on 2024 recruiting until Jackson and Newton make their final decisions in a month from now.
2) Kimani and Luke will both be here next year
3) Hurley's main priority with the staff is hiring a GM, which is what Duke did last year, and Nova just did a week ago.
"In college basketball, it's an organization," Hurley said. "With re-recruitment of players in the program, the portal, there's a lot of things going on. If you're a top-level organization in college basketball or college football, you need someone who looks at themselves as a GM, for dealing with scheduling, the conference, NIL, raising money. It's almost more important than critical staff members."
Anyone got any good names to throw into the mix? An ex-player? AAU guy?
How NCAA champion UConn men's basketball program is assembling next year's roster: 'Got to be patient'
The UConn men's basketball team won't know for sure its 2023-24 roster until at least another month, but Dan Hurley is preaching patience.www.ctinsider.com
(day to day operations) including a lot of detail work (or added staff) . I get that DH sees having direct control of this business manager in order to meet the needs of an expanding area of responsibility. He will have to sell this I think to the AD and other superiors unless it is already budgeted in. Good luck Danny. And bring your cost/benefit analysis with you.