It is the Marshall Thundering Blogs opinion that Wake Forrest Associate Head Coach Jeff Battle will be Marshall’s next head basketball coach.
Battle makes to much sense, he fits every criteria Marshall typically looks for in a coach.
Battle has Marshall connections playing point guard for the Herd from 1982 – 1985. During that time Battle lead Marshall to consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.
Battle is a rising coach. Instead of being a coach on the rebound Battle would be a first time head coach. Historically, Marshall has not hired retreads. Mike Hamrick’s hiring of Doc Holliday illustrates this point. Instead of tabbing a coach with previous head coaching experience Hamrick chose Holliday who had been an assistant coach for over thirty years. Battle has been a assistant coach for 23 years.
Battle also has great credentials. While coaching at Wake Forest Battle has helped the Demon Deacons to six NCAA tournaments including a sweet 16 appearance in 2004. In 2008 FoxSports.com named Battle one of the top high-major assistant coaches in the country. BasketballScoop.com also tabbed him as a semifinalist for its Rising Star Coach of the Year Award in 2009.
Yes, this is a bit premature but after looking over various reports on potential candidates the Blog feels Battle will be our man.
Jeff Battle Wake Forest Profile: http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/battle_jeff00.html
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