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Message: [QUOTE="Cheriehoop, post: 4170440, member: 127"] Yes, he landed great recruits by hiring Rick Pitino ( who had experience as a college assistant), Bernie Fine (local high school coach) immediately . Then he hired Brendan Malone with his strong NYC ties and prior college assistant experience when Rick left after 2 years here to become the head coach at Boston U. Jim Boeheim didn’t retain former Tom Green, a former SU player and also an assistant under Roy Danforth. Actually Mike Hopkins was the first former player under Jim Boeheim to coach at SU in 1995-1996 season. Some other players had been grad assistants, or non assistant staff members. So it took 20 years for Boeheim to hire a former player as an assistant. [/QUOTE]