Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23

[Billyboy78]

On assembling a coaching staff:
"The great thing about being out for a year — it's twofold. Everybody goes away. The people who go away, who reach out now — they're probably not part of the equation. The people you’re entrenched with, who have been through hard times with you or good times, who have been on your staff or not — true, true friends — will always be part of the conversation.
"But I’m going to build a staff with 110% accuracy in what I’m trying to hire. Expertise, positive development, guys who are involved with players. Recruiting is everything with what we’re trying to do. But our staff will be built strategically, and I’m going to take my time with it.

"I think when you panic on getting to an area and listening to a lot of people who have interest — this guy, that guy — you have to sift through that and make your decisions based on exactly how you want to add someone. I’ll take my time on it. I have an idea."

[reef]

Arch totally gets it , he is gonna take us places

[Blue Man]

On assembling a coaching staff:
"The great thing about being out for a year — it's twofold. Everybody goes away. The people who go away, who reach out now — they're probably not part of the equation. The people you’re entrenched with, who have been through hard times with you or good times, who have been on your staff or not — true, true friends — will always be part of the conversation.
"But I’m going to build a staff with 110% accuracy in what I’m trying to hire. Expertise, positive development, guys who are involved with players. Recruiting is everything with what we’re trying to do. But our staff will be built strategically, and I’m going to take my time with it.

"I think when you panic on getting to an area and listening to a lot of people who have interest — this guy, that guy — you have to sift through that and make your decisions based on exactly how you want to add someone. I’ll take my time on it. I have an idea."

Perfection.

Give me a coach who trusts himself and his process.

Give me an AD who provides all the support that coach needs without trying to assert control.

My GOD do we have it set up right.

[Rhody83]

Expect Tom Ostrom to be the top assistant. Coached with Archie at IU and Dayton. Sat out this past year as well.

[adam914]

Expect Tom Ostrom to be the top assistant. Coached with Archie at IU and Dayton. Sat out this past year as well.

Good to see you back Rhody83!

And good news on Ostrom. That would be a great start to the staff.

[reef]

Expect Tom Ostrom to be the top assistant. Coached with Archie at IU and Dayton. Sat out this past year as well.

Welcome back 83 !!

[Rhody72]

It use to be that coaching vacancies had to be posted before they could be filled. Also, current assistants are still under contract and there may be issues on filling positions until the current assistant is no longer on the payroll. Does anyone know whether Miller can fill the assistant's positions immediately?

[Jdrums#3]

The more I listen to coach Miller, the more butterflies I get in my gut! He speaks with such conviction and confidence. How can you not get excited? It’s going to be hard for me to temper my expectations.

[reef]

Agreed Arch is gonna take us places , let’s enjoy the ride !!

[SmartyBarrett]

[RF1]

Was not on Miller's staff at IU. Woodson just hired last year. Former Hoosier alum that was more recently on Izzo's staff at Michigan State for some 10 years. Was previously head coach at IPFW. Seems all experience was in the midwest (Indiana and Michigan) with no northeast connections.


https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/mens-bask ... -fife/3163

[SmartyBarrett]

Wasn't under Archie but he's very connected to IU (alum) so I imagine Archie knows him. That said, don't know if the fit is right.

[TruePoint]

It use to be that coaching vacancies had to be posted before they could be filled. Also, current assistants are still under contract and there may be issues on filling positions until the current assistant is no longer on the payroll. Does anyone know whether Miller can fill the assistant's positions immediately?

It’s 2022 and this the new University of Rhode Island. I’m pretty sure at this point we can do whatever we want. There are no more rules. We just fired the head coach and hired a new one in less than a week. I don’t think we will be waiting until June to find out about Archie’s staff. Just a hunch on my part.

[Billyboy78]

It use to be that coaching vacancies had to be posted before they could be filled. Also, current assistants are still under contract and there may be issues on filling positions until the current assistant is no longer on the payroll. Does anyone know whether Miller can fill the assistant's positions immediately?

It’s 2022 and this the new University of Rhode Island. I’m pretty sure at this point we can do whatever we want. There are no more rules. We just fired the head coach and hired a new one in less than a week. I don’t think we will be waiting until June to find out about Archie’s staff. Just a hunch on my part.

But also, Archie's not going to rush it. As he said, it's more important to get it right than to get it done quickly.

[TruePoint]

He’ll operate on his own timeline as he should but when he wants to add someone they aren’t going to tell him “great, he can start in June.” I just truly do not think that is going to happen.

[Rhody74]

I’m still hoping Ostrom is coming.

[theblueram]

It use to be that coaching vacancies had to be posted before they could be filled. Also, current assistants are still under contract and there may be issues on filling positions until the current assistant is no longer on the payroll. Does anyone know whether Miller can fill the assistant's positions immediately?

It’s 2022 and this the new University of Rhode Island. I’m pretty sure at this point we can do whatever we want. There are no more rules. We just fired the head coach and hired a new one in less than a week. I don’t think we will be waiting until June to find out about Archie’s staff. Just a hunch on my part.

Just think, no more posts about URI is poor. URI can't pay. URI is tied to state guidelines. I LOVE IT!!!!

[Iggy1979]

How about Ashley Howard. Anyone who worked for Jay Wright is OK in my book.

[Rhody74]

How about Ashley Howard. Anyone who worked for Jay Wright is OK in my book.

Good Philly connections, I think.

[RhowdyRam02]

It use to be that coaching vacancies had to be posted before they could be filled. Also, current assistants are still under contract and there may be issues on filling positions until the current assistant is no longer on the payroll. Does anyone know whether Miller can fill the assistant's positions immediately?

It’s 2022 and this the new University of Rhode Island. I’m pretty sure at this point we can do whatever we want. There are no more rules. We just fired the head coach and hired a new one in less than a week. I don’t think we will be waiting until June to find out about Archie’s staff. Just a hunch on my part.

I wonder how much, if any, of the speed this happened at can be attributed to having our own board of trustees instead of reporting to the state Board of Governors

[Jersey77]

How about Ashley Howard. Anyone who worked for Jay Wright is OK in my book.

Yes, he should be high on the list as I mentioned before.
One of the top recruiters that was on Jay's staff.

[Blue Man]

It use to be that coaching vacancies had to be posted before they could be filled. Also, current assistants are still under contract and there may be issues on filling positions until the current assistant is no longer on the payroll. Does anyone know whether Miller can fill the assistant's positions immediately?

It’s 2022 and this the new University of Rhode Island. I’m pretty sure at this point we can do whatever we want. There are no more rules. We just fired the head coach and hired a new one in less than a week. I don’t think we will be waiting until June to find out about Archie’s staff. Just a hunch on my part.

I wonder how much, if any, of the speed this happened at can be attributed to having our own board of trustees instead of reporting to the state Board of Governors

Doesn't hurt that the actual governor introduced our head coach.

We've never had this kind of support and alignment before.

[Iggy1979]

It’s 2022 and this the new University of Rhode Island. I’m pretty sure at this point we can do whatever we want. There are no more rules. We just fired the head coach and hired a new one in less than a week. I don’t think we will be waiting until June to find out about Archie’s staff. Just a hunch on my part.

I wonder how much, if any, of the speed this happened at can be attributed to having our own board of trustees instead of reporting to the state Board of Governors

Doesn't hurt that the actual governor introduced our head coach.

We've never had this kind of support and alignment before.

Gov Almond?

[Rhody72]

I wonder how much, if any, of the speed this happened at can be attributed to having our own board of trustees instead of reporting to the state Board of Governors

I suspect quite a bit.

[Blue Man]

I wonder how much, if any, of the speed this happened at can be attributed to having our own board of trustees instead of reporting to the state Board of Governors

Doesn't hurt that the actual governor introduced our head coach.

We've never had this kind of support and alignment before.

Gov Almond?

Linc was phenomenal. I don't think we ever had top down alignment that streamlined and cut through a lot of red tape like we have right now.

This isn't a slight at Linc's contributions as much as it is a compliment as to how far we've come.

[theblueram]

It’s 2022 and this the new University of Rhode Island. I’m pretty sure at this point we can do whatever we want. There are no more rules. We just fired the head coach and hired a new one in less than a week. I don’t think we will be waiting until June to find out about Archie’s staff. Just a hunch on my part.

I wonder how much, if any, of the speed this happened at can be attributed to having our own board of trustees instead of reporting to the state Board of Governors

Doesn't hurt that the actual governor introduced our head coach.

We've never had this kind of support and alignment before.

I don't know. Give me a gov that funds the school at 30% again. Then we are talking. They talk about education but don't fund what actually counts. Low cost tuition to in state students.

[Bball69]

Archie left the door open for Ostrom for a long time when transitioning from Dayton to Indiana. Gave Ostrom a chance to get a head coaching position at Dayton or elsewhere. When that didn't materialize, Ostrom went to IU. I know Ostrom has multiple opportunities. Family will play a big factor, but so will his ambition to become a head coach some day.

I'm rooting for Ostrom to land a gig that propels him to a head position ASAP.

[RhowdyRam02]

I wonder how much, if any, of the speed this happened at can be attributed to having our own board of trustees instead of reporting to the state Board of Governors

I suspect quite a bit.

I agree, and I'd love to know the actual answer, but I think that's too inside baseball for anyone to actually ask the question of President Parlange or Thorr.

If it did have a lot to do with it:
A. Thank you again President Dooley
B. This could be just the beginning of transformative moves the University can make with limited government interference, which would be absolutely massive for us as an institution, not just an athletic department

[theblueram]

I wonder how much, if any, of the speed this happened at can be attributed to having our own board of trustees instead of reporting to the state Board of Governors

I suspect quite a bit.

I agree, and I'd love to know the actual answer, but I think that's too inside baseball for anyone to actually ask the question of President Parlange or Thorr.

If it did have a lot to do with it:
A. Thank you again President Dooley
B. This could be just the beginning of transformative moves the University can make with limited government interference, which would be absolutely massive for us as an institution, not just an athletic department

Yes, Dooley set the precedent with the Hurley hire.

[Jdrums#3]

I wonder how much, if any, of the speed this happened at can be attributed to having our own board of trustees instead of reporting to the state Board of Governors

I suspect quite a bit.

I agree, and I'd love to know the actual answer, but I think that's too inside baseball for anyone to actually ask the question of President Parlange or Thorr.

If it did have a lot to do with it:
A. Thank you again President Dooley
B. This could be just the beginning of transformative moves the University can make with limited government interference, which would be absolutely massive for us as an institution, not just an athletic department

Here! Here!

[RF1]

I was just reviewing the David Cox 2018 contract in response to questions in another thread. I came across the section about staff pay and it seems the $425K salary pool may not pertain to non assistant coach support staff. The support staff positions and salary are individually addressed which leads me to think they are separate from the salary pool. This may mean that the $765k salary pool for Archie Miller may just be for his three assistant coaches. Will be something to check out when his contract is made public.


From the 2018 David Cox Contract with URI
5.0 Support Staff:
5.1 The Coach shall have the right to select and retain three (3) assistant men's
basketball coaches who shall be paid on the bi-weekly payroll subject to the same payroll
deductions and the same benefits that apply to the University's non-academic administrative
employees. A pool of $425,000.00 (Four Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand and no/100
Dollars) (the "Salary Pool") will be used for the salaries of the assistant coaches. The Coach
shall also have the right to select and retain a director of basketball operations with an annual
salary up to $46,500.00 (Forty-Six Thousand Five Hundred and no/100 Dollars) subject to
the approval of the Director of Athletics (not to be unreasonably withheld) and in accordance
with the personnel policies of the University. The Coach shall also have the right to select
and retain a Director of Player Personnel with an animal salary up to $38,000.00 (Thirty-
Eight Thousand and no/100 Dollars) subject to the approval of the Director of Athletics (not
to be unreasonably withheld) and in accordance with the personnel policies of the
University. In addition, Coach shall have the right to select and retain a full time graduate
assistant for the men's basketball program in accordance with applicable University policies
and collective bargaining agreement. Any increase in income or salary for the assistant
coaches, director of basketball operations and director of player personnel shall be subject to
University policy, based on merit, and recommended by the Athletic Director in consultation
with the Coach and subject to applicable policies of the RI Council on Postsecondary
Education.

[TruePoint]

The Coach
shall also have the right to select and retain a director of basketball operations with an annual
salary up to $46,500.00 (Forty-Six Thousand Five Hundred and no/100 Dollars) subject to
the approval of the Director of Athletics (not to be unreasonably withheld) and in accordance
with the personnel policies of the University. The Coach shall also have the right to select
and retain a Director of Player Personnel with an animal salary up to $38,000.00 (Thirty-
Eight Thousand and no/100 Dollars) subject to the approval of the Director of Athletics (not
to be unreasonably withheld) and in accordance with the personnel policies of the
University.

If you re-typed this whole thing then good on you and take no offense to what I’m about to point out because this stuff happens on message boards. But if you copy/pasted this from an official document the bolded section above has a WILD typo.

[ram1980]

I was just reviewing the David Cox 2018 contract in response to questions in another thread. I came across the section about staff pay and it seems the $425K salary pool may not pertain to non assistant coach support staff. The support staff positions and salary are individually addressed which leads me to think they are separate from the salary pool. This may mean that the $765k salary pool for Archie Miller may just be for his three assistant coaches. Will be something to check out when his contract is made public.


From the 2018 David Cox Contract with URI
5.0 Support Staff:
5.1 The Coach shall have the right to select and retain three (3) assistant men's
basketball coaches who shall be paid on the bi-weekly payroll subject to the same payroll
deductions and the same benefits that apply to the University's non-academic administrative
employees. A pool of $425,000.00 (Four Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand and no/100
Dollars) (the "Salary Pool") will be used for the salaries of the assistant coaches. The Coach
shall also have the right to select and retain a director of basketball operations with an annual
salary up to $46,500.00 (Forty-Six Thousand Five Hundred and no/100 Dollars) subject to
the approval of the Director of Athletics (not to be unreasonably withheld) and in accordance
with the personnel policies of the University. The Coach shall also have the right to select
and retain a Director of Player Personnel with an animal salary up to $38,000.00 (Thirty-
Eight Thousand and no/100 Dollars) subject to the approval of the Director of Athletics (not
to be unreasonably withheld) and in accordance with the personnel policies of the
University. In addition, Coach shall have the right to select and retain a full time graduate
assistant for the men's basketball program in accordance with applicable University policies
and collective bargaining agreement. Any increase in income or salary for the assistant
coaches, director of basketball operations and director of player personnel shall be subject to
University policy, based on merit, and recommended by the Athletic Director in consultation
with the Coach and subject to applicable policies of the RI Council on Postsecondary
Education.

Golocalprov.com has an article written in their usual negative vain toward URI a couple of days ago that supposedly has Archie's contract..

[ATPTourFan]

I want the PDF, dammit!!

[Jdrums#3]

Good stuff, RF. You all never cease to bring it!

GoLocalprov can go pound sand.

[ramster]

I was just reviewing the David Cox 2018 contract in response to questions in another thread. I came across the section about staff pay and it seems the $425K salary pool may not pertain to non assistant coach support staff. The support staff positions and salary are individually addressed which leads me to think they are separate from the salary pool. This may mean that the $765k salary pool for Archie Miller may just be for his three assistant coaches. Will be something to check out when his contract is made public.


From the 2018 David Cox Contract with URI
5.0 Support Staff:
5.1 The Coach shall have the right to select and retain three (3) assistant men's
basketball coaches who shall be paid on the bi-weekly payroll subject to the same payroll
deductions and the same benefits that apply to the University's non-academic administrative
employees. A pool of $425,000.00 (Four Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand and no/100
Dollars) (the "Salary Pool") will be used for the salaries of the assistant coaches. The Coach
shall also have the right to select and retain a director of basketball operations with an annual
salary up to $46,500.00 (Forty-Six Thousand Five Hundred and no/100 Dollars) subject to
the approval of the Director of Athletics (not to be unreasonably withheld) and in accordance
with the personnel policies of the University. The Coach shall also have the right to select
and retain a Director of Player Personnel with an animal salary up to $38,000.00 (Thirty-
Eight Thousand and no/100 Dollars) subject to the approval of the Director of Athletics (not
to be unreasonably withheld) and in accordance with the personnel policies of the
University. In addition, Coach shall have the right to select and retain a full time graduate
assistant for the men's basketball program in accordance with applicable University policies
and collective bargaining agreement. Any increase in income or salary for the assistant
coaches, director of basketball operations and director of player personnel shall be subject to
University policy, based on merit, and recommended by the Athletic Director in consultation
with the Coach and subject to applicable policies of the RI Council on Postsecondary
Education.

Golocalprov.com has an article written in their usual negative vain toward URI a couple of days ago that supposedly has Archie's contract..

I only see a small part of the official contract in the article. Article says they had a copy of the official contract and based their report on it.

Articles like these that compare the salary to that of the RI Governor, Professors at URI, etc are not fair when they don’t refer to the market for Basketball Head Coaches. These Coaches don’t have tenure like Professors do, the contacts are relatively short term.

And if comparing to Governor, Professors, David Cox, etc why not compare to the Ed Cooley who makes $3.4 million per year in a CFL contract that for sure will be re-negotiated up in a few weeks? Or to UMASS looking at $1.5 to $1.8 million for their next HC, or to Dan Hurley who is much higher than Miller is getting?



https://www.golocalprov.com/sports/in-d ... r-state-co

[ATPTourFan]

OK people, Bill Koch already reported the staff pool covers the 3 full assistants and 3 other full time staff.

https://www.providencejournal.com/story ... 097919001/



Also, Attached is the FULL Contract from a good friend.

Archie Miller Contract March 2022.pdf

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[RF1]

The Coach
shall also have the right to select and retain a director of basketball operations with an annual
salary up to $46,500.00 (Forty-Six Thousand Five Hundred and no/100 Dollars) subject to
the approval of the Director of Athletics (not to be unreasonably withheld) and in accordance
with the personnel policies of the University. The Coach shall also have the right to select
and retain a Director of Player Personnel with an animal salary up to $38,000.00 (Thirty-
Eight Thousand and no/100 Dollars) subject to the approval of the Director of Athletics (not
to be unreasonably withheld) and in accordance with the personnel policies of the
University.

If you re-typed this whole thing then good on you and take no offense to what I’m about to point out because this stuff happens on message boards. But if you copy/pasted this from an official document the bolded section above has a WILD typo.

It was a cut and paste job from a pdf file. I checked the original again and it was annual as it appears it somehow got translated wrong.

[RF1]

The Miller contract specifies the $765k is for ALL the staff (6 positions):

5.0 Support Staff:
5.1 Consistent with University policies, t he Coach shall have the right to select,
manage, terminate and retain three (3) full time assistant men’s basketball coaches and three (3)
other full time staff members, who shall be paid on the bi-weekly payroll subject to the same
payroll deductions and the same benefits that apply to the University’s non-academic
administrative employees. A salary pool of $765,000.00 (Seven Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand
and no/100 Dollars) will be used for the salaries for these positions. These positions shall
receive the same salary increases and be subject to the same criteria that apply to the University’s
non-academic employees. In consultation with the Director of Athletics, Coach shall have the
right to determine the distribution of the salary pool.

[RF1]

Interestingly, the Miller contract does add a dollar for dollar buyout offset for subsequent new employment if he were to be terminated. Hopefully, this will never be a concern. It seems that URI is getting smarter with its contract as new things get added with each new hire. Up until Hurley, I do not think that coaches ever had to paid URI a buyout if they made the decision to terminate and go elsewhere.

From Section 6.6.1
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the University's obligations under this Section 6.6.1 shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis (but
not below zero), by the amount, if any, of fees, salary, bonus, or wages that the Coach earns from
a subsequent basketball-related employer (including those arising from self-employment) at any
point in time prior to the End Date as defined in Section 2.0. The Coach shall make good faith
efforts at securing such subsequent basketball-related employment following termination.

[URI_05]

Take this with a grain of salt based on the source:

[Rhodymob05]

He's not currently listed online. But I assume its a formality until its confirmed.

https://gorhody.com/404-1.aspx?url=%2fs ... staff%3d20

[reef]

Take this with a grain of salt based on the source:

Hmmm in Arch we trust I guess ?? I’m sure Austin being on Sean’s staff meant a lot. I would hope he’s the 3rd assistant??

[STC]

Take this with a grain of salt based on the source:

Hmmm in Arch we trust I guess ?? I’m sure Austin being on Sean’s staff meant a lot. I would hope he’s the 3rd assistant??

Sources say he’s going to be water boy.

[bigappleram]

I had heard this. Somewhat expected given his relationship with Sean.

[theblueram]

Is Carroll a recruiter?

[NYGFan_Section208]

Take this with a grain of salt based on the source:

Hmmm in Arch we trust I guess ?? I’m sure Austin being on Sean’s staff meant a lot. I would hope he’s the 3rd assistant??

Sources say he’s going to be water boy.

Like Adam Sandler?

[STC]

Who has Carroll developed? Who has he recruited?

At least we should have plenty of money in the bonus pool left over for some real impact assistants.

[steveystuds06]

Austin spent five years at a big-time program in Arizona.

I had a long conversation with him in Daytona and I was very impressed.

Extremely knowledgeable about the game but what I really liked was his energy. He told me about his experience when he was a part of the coaching staff at the FIBA world championships in 2019 with Sean. He also gave me a great breakdown of how he scouted BC and teams, in general. He came off as someone that will work his ass off for our program.

I think Archie is making a great move keeping someone that knows our current players and program well. He's not going to be our top assistant..

Congrats Austin!!

[theblueram]

Austin spent five years at a big-time program in Arizona.

I had a long conversation with him in Daytona and I was very impressed.

Extremely knowledgeable about the game but what I really liked was his energy. He told me about his experience when he was a part of the coaching staff at the FIBA world championships in 2019 with Sean. He also gave me a great breakdown of how he scouted BC and teams, in general. He came off as someone that will work his ass off for our program.

I think Archie is making a great move keeping someone that knows our current players and program well. He's not going to be our top assistant..

Congrats Austin!!

Isn't everyone in the portal?