Head Coach Vanessa Blair Lewis

[Verdad]

Reality is whether or not she leaves will depend on what offers there are - which none of us, including her, have any idea about right now.

We have no idea if we'll get a home team discount if she is happy at Mason and views next year as a huge opportunity by bringing everyone back vs a P4 offer for more money.

Will it just have to be a P4 offer for more money to get her to leave, or will it take an offer from a higher tier P4 for staggering money? No idea.

 

[jessej]

Arizona had an opening after last season and IIRC, she was a candidate for this. Don't know if she turned it down or if she was their second choice and the first choice took the job.

Burke’s Arizona contract of base pay & other duties approximately $3.5 million over five years | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com

Share Tweet New Arizona women’s basketball coach Becky Burke, who was introduced to local media Friday, will make approximately a total of $3.5 million in base pay and pay from “additional duties” with opportunities for additional income based on incentives over a five-year period, as noted in...

allsportstucson.com

Coach VBL has a base salary hire than what they offered. why would she move all the way across the country, uproot her family, where she has never lived nor played before AND take a paycut? AND the university would then have to pay the buyout!!!

 

[jessej]

Ex-NBA Referee Eric Lewis Returns to Officiating Two Years After Investigation

The veteran official will receive a second chance.

www.si.com

Patrick Andres|Dec 19, 2025

"The NBA is reinstating Lewis to its officiating pool with immediate effect, it announced Friday afternoon. Lewis will begin officiating G League games this weekend, and could potentially return as an NBA official."

As i was entering Henrico Arena on Friday am - the computers failed. So, we had to wait in line while the computers rebooted. I started talking with the guy in the window next to me, he said he was a referee and knew Eric and said that Eric had given up the MEAC job and was heading back to the NBA.

 

[psyclone]

Rutgers fires Coquese Washington after 11 straight losses

Rutgers fired women's basketball coach Coquese Washington on Monday after the Scarlet Knights ended the season with 11 straight losses and failed to win 10 games for the second time in three years.

www.espn.com

I'd bet dimes to dollars that Coach VBL gets an interview

Brutal record.
I can't believe that Rutgers has the money to land Mulkey or Staley.

Coaching carousel: Kim Mulkey, Dawn Staley listed as 'Hail Mary' candidates for surprise Big Ten job

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www.on3.com

But also:
www.si.com/college/rutgers/football/rutgers-reportedly-lost-over-500-millions-since-they-joined-the-big-ten

Rutgers hires a Mulkey assistant:

Rutgers hires LSU's Gary Redus II as new women's hoops coach

Rutgers has hired former LSU assistant Gary Redus II as its women's basketball coach to replace Coquese Washington.

www.espn.com

 

[jessej]

Rutgers hires a Mulkey assistant:

Rutgers hires LSU's Gary Redus II as new women's hoops coach

Rutgers has hired former LSU assistant Gary Redus II as its women's basketball coach to replace Coquese Washington.

www.espn.com

wonder what the salary is?

this is the power of the coaching tree
this is how we got CKE