1st - Lindsey Hicks will have to be replaced if Strack is going to stay. It's my understanding she's the one who primarily recruited and developed Kitley. I suspect she is the reason Strack is here. I think making her HC and asking her to keep VT performing at a high level is too much of a risk. She will have to learn the HC part on the job and I suspect the learning curve will be too steep. But if Strack is considering staying she'll need a coach like Hicks. I like CKBs style and I think it will be hard to replace. To me he plays closer to a "Euro style", especially with his bigs. I was interested to see what he would do with Strack as I think she can play a more "American style" of basketball as a big . There aren't many wbb head coaches who have capable bigs playing a Euro style. Hence why I think he will be hard to replace. If there are some Euro style wbb coaches that fit what Whit is looking for and can recruit and coach bigs in their system then we should go after them. I just don't know any. I also think CKB was focused more on playing an elite offensive style of basketball and being good on the defensive end. There are plenty of wbb coaches that have that philosophy and here are 2 that I know of which I think are interesting: 1. Aaron Roussell - HC, Richmond Spiders I think he checks the boxes for Whit's criteria. He's a proven winner. Recruit the footprint - kind of. Not sure what that means exactly but most of his players come from the surrounding states of Virginia. I assume he's driven to succeed. I think he's good with player development - he's had multiple freshmen of the year at his stops and a player of the year. Not mentioned in Whit's PC but another plus is he's an offensive minded coach. I think he will appeal to the players currently at Tech. Not sure how he is at developing post players - that's my concern for Strack. Not sure if there is even a chance for her to stay, but if there is I think she wants to be sure the incoming coach is good at developing post players. He will need to find an assistant who can recruit and keep bigs if he wants to keep Strack. 2. Karl Smesko - FGCU Good offensive minded coach - we saw it up close a few years ago. Here's a good article on him. Seems like a good guy. Again - don't know if he has any experience with having an elite big but he seems like a coach who can quickly adapt to this style. ** Edited by HokieHill at 3/27/2024, 4:42:29 PM