NCAA College Basketball Talk

[usc4valpo]

St. Thomas in the Pioneer? Valpo would get destroyed....

[usc4valpo]

btw - if the Tommies go Div. 1, it is only the second team in the state to go Div. 1.

[valpo64]

Jason Gardner, head coach at IUPUI is out as their coach after being arrested over the weekend for DUI.

[vu84v2]

Jason Gardner, head coach at IUPUI is out as their coach after being arrested over the weekend for DUI.

I wonder if he stuck his leg out and fell down while taking the breathalizer test.

Sorry, I could not resist.

[bbtds]

Jason Gardner, head coach at IUPUI is out as their coach after being arrested over the weekend for DUI.

He has a large family. I used to work with his mother-in-law at one time. I'm sure this is a very painful situation for all involved.

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis men's basketball coach Jason Gardner was arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Hamilton County.

According to officials at Hamilton County Jail, Gardner was booked into the jail over the weekend and released early Tuesday on his own recognizance. He was taken into custody by the Fishers Police Department.

Gardner resigned from his post at IUPUI Tuesday, Assistant Athletic Director Ed Holdaway confirmed. Holdaway said it was a mutual decision between Gardner and the university, adding "we certainly wish him the best."

The OWI investigation began around 4:30 a.m. Sunday when police were called to the intersection of Cumberland Road and Bruddy Drive to check on the welfare of a man driving a 2016 Nissan.


Officers were there on a report that the vehicle had stopped in the intersection for unknown reasons.

Officers from the Fishers Police Department arrived at the scene and found Gardner asleep behind the wheel, police said. After multiple unsuccessful attempts to wake Gardner, officers entered the Nissan and took it out of gear.

Police said Gardner was asked to step out of the vehicle, and officers noticed that he was staggering and smelled of alcohol. Gardner submitted to multiple field sobriety test and failed each one.

Gardner, the 1999 IndyStar Mr. Basketball out of North Central High School, is entering his sixth season as IUPUI's head coach and has a 64-93 career record.  Fox59 reports that assistant head coach Byron Rimm II has been named interim head coach for the 2019-2020 season.


Rimm II was hired Nov. 2018 as associate head coach and has 11 years of head coaching experience. He was head coach at Prairie View A&M from 2006-15. He directed Cal State San Bernardino to a No. 3 national ranking in NCAA Division II during the 2000 campaign and then took over as the head women's basketball coach at Texas College in Tyler, Texas.

IUPUI head coach Jason Gardner reacts after a basket against Indiana State at the Fairgrounds Coliseum Friday November 14, 2014.
IUPUI head coach Jason Gardner reacts after a basket against Indiana State at the Fairgrounds Coliseum Friday November 14, 2014.
CHRIS BERGIN/INDYSTAR
He then had a four-year run as the head men's coach at Jarvis Christian College before joining Prairie View A&M as an assistant for the 2005-06 season. He was promoted to the head coaching spot the following season at age 32.

Gardner played college ball at the University of Arizona. According to IndyStar archives, after a professional playing career in Europe, Gardner served as an assistant coach at Cathedral High School for the 2010-11 season.

He then spent two seasons as an assistant at Loyola and then became an assistant coach at Memphis. He took over the IUPUI head coaching job in 2014 after former coach Todd Howard was fired.


His Mr. Basketball run saw him lead the North Central Panthers to the Class 4A championship. He went on to earn All-America honors at Arizona, where his No. 22 jersey was retired. He finished his career third on the school's all-time scoring chart.

Call IndyStar reporter Justin L. Mack at 317-444-6138. Follow him on Twitter: @justinlmack.

Contact IndyStar reporter Elizabeth DePompei at 317-444-6196 or edepompei@indystar.com. Follow her on Twitter: @edepompei.

Originally Published 7:51 am EDT August 27, 2019
Updated 4:47 pm EDT August 27, 2019

[vu84v2]

Gardner should be incredibly grateful to the police officer for finding him and arresting him. This prevented Gardner possibly harming himself and anyone else.

[bbtds]

Gardner should be incredibly grateful to the police officer for finding him and arresting him. This prevented Gardner possibly harming himself and anyone else.

I'll agree with that. Jason put himself in danger and will pay the price. I'm thinking of those kids I saw in the picture sitting on their grandmother's desk. He had at least 4 kids in 2011.

[VUGrad1314]

Great article on coaches' opinions on how the tournament can (or should) be reformed. There appears to be lots of concern for mid majors among the coaching ranks but we'll see if that translates to anything. Of course, we shouldn't hold our breath but maybe the national attention articles like this can bring will have some small effect on the committee.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/candid-coaches-what-is-your-no-1-issue-with-the-ncaa-tournament-selection-process/

[VUGrad1314]

This is interesting, and also unsurprising. I wonder if this gambit will succeed for NMSU. According to a poster in the linked thread, Memphis tried this to get into the old Big East which was of course unsuccessful.

https://csnbbs.com/thread-882122.html

[VUGrad1314]

Trouble for the WAC incoming?

https://letsgodu.com/2019/08/30/wac-wobbles-as-chicago-state-circles-the-drain/

[VU2014]

Lol suuuuurrrrrreeeee.....

https://es.pn/2ZKtzO0

[bbtds]

Trouble for the WAC incoming?

https://letsgodu.com/2019/08/30/wac-wobbles-as-chicago-state-circles-the-drain/

The guy from New Mexico State said it was all here say or maybe it's there say since it's coming from Chicago. Or maybe it's hearsay or heardsay or heresaid or heardsaid.

(I had to re-mispel three words that auto-correct fixed in that paragraph)

Maybe I can retire and become a realignmentologist in my older years. But then some people will think I'm an auto mechanic specialist.

[VU2014]

Seriously, WTF Kansas...?

Class went out the window years ago with this corrupt "program"...

https://twitter.com/bentonasmith/status/1180302817891930112?s=21

[VULB#62]

AD had to publicly apologize.  Said he should have monitored the act in greater detail instead of just relying on verbal instructions for a clean version of the typical Snoop show.  He got all the lyrics he didn't want plus some pole dancing.

[VUGrad1314]

https://twitter.com/AlexMSilverman/status/1205171778412318720?s=20&fbclid=IwAR0Q1UFPkZaUcnHzuQzLGiXnwL_4xHAPEE5ehBcJ8y769PoWgPynPw2EIdg

https://twitter.com/njh287/status/1205159081880756224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1205159081880756224&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcsnbbs.com%2Fthread-890306.html

This could have implications for the MVC. If the AAC adds a 12th team as a FB only and a corresponding Olympic sports move this is a very likely scenario:

Air Force (FB) and VCU (Olympic) to AAC

Loyola to A10

Murray State (Please for the love of God) to MVC  If it's anyone else then we've given up on ever being a 2 bid league ever again which is a freaking stupid thing to do if the OVC could get two with Belmont getting in. Beyond that there probably won't be any expansion nor should there be. The best attainable programs right now are Wright State and NKU and neither of them have proven that they can move the needle in March. I know the A10 said no more midwestern adds after Butler left but that was back when Loyola absolutely sucked in the HL before they got to the MVC committed themselves to excellence in athletics and made a final 4. Now, having a school that has a recent history of winning in March and being a hot name in a huge market that is an institutional fit is a slam dunk for the A10. If you think those schools would not want a presence in Chicago to help recruiting there you're wrong.

[may know]

VUGrad, you should sign up on that one realignment website. You are way too knowledgeable not to. lol

[VUGrad1314]

I read it almost daily. That's where I come up with a lot of my theories about what might happen. I read the fanbases directly and see who they are interested in and if it makes sense and then see what might work as a cascading chain of events. There are more moves to come after the MVC if this scenario comes to pass of course like I think most likely WIU would take Murray State's spot in the OVC while the Summit would probably go for an Augustana or St Thomas (MN) if their waiver is approved. I wish NDSU and SDSU were available to the MVC but they aren't.

[VUGrad1314]

Boise State's coach wishes the Mountain West advocated for its teams better. Feeling a little antsy maybe? That would be a massive blow to MWC football as Boise State is their flagship program and has a special deal with the conference that probably upsets the other members. If the AAC could get Boise State (there may be some bad blood there from the failed Boise State to the Big East discussions earlier this decade but if they can get past that it solidifies the AAC as the preeminent G5 conference and really bolsters their case for status as a P6. Maybe they're angling to make a big multiteam splash. But if it's only one team who would you rather have if you're the AAC? The on field prowess of Boise State or the prestige and viewership of an academy? Good problem to have. Maybe the conference possibly being willing to expand to Boise for football might open up the prospect of Gonzaga as an Olympic sports add? That would be a grand slam and the Bulldogs would love it too I'm sure.

[VUGrad1314]

This would have to be the reason why everybody is talking about shuffling their positions. The playoff could be expanding to 8 teams with a guaranteed G5 slot. After running the MWC and getting left out of the Access Bowl, Boise State might be taking a "can't beat 'em join 'em" stance with the AAC. It would certainly bolster their case for getting in if they can win the AAC as it is considered to be the strongest G5 conference by a pretty good margin hence the deal ESPN just shelled out which is now being reworked.

https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1204847516803616772

https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/status/1204848550758273025

https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/status/1204850647901884416

[valpopal]

Butler defeated Southern today, 66-41. Derrik Smits outscored Micah Bradford 2 points to 1 point.

[VUGrad1314]

Nice to see Smits making a real impact for Butler. Although he didn't score much I'm sure his presence was really felt not only in the defense and rebounding department but also in the complaining to the refs department. And Micah Bradford if I remember correctly was once billed as having Steph Curry like playmaking ability... SMH... The peril of recruit evaluation I guess.

[wh]

Butler defeated Southern today, 66-41. Derrik Smits outscored Micah Bradford 2 points to 1 point.

Our 5 transfers-out all played in their last game, scoring a combined 11 points. Meanwhile, a drastically improved Javon - who changed his mind after learning these guys were officially gone - is averaging 22.3 PPG for the Crusaders. We also have a good 4-member freshmen recruiting class to build a future on. What a blessing in disguise this situation turned out to be.

[bbtds]

All I know is Lottich better finish ahead of last year (5th place or higher in conference in some peoples' minds) or he must go. If he can't do better than 9th or 10th we still have an issue with the head coach.

[EddieCabot]

Butler defeated Southern today, 66-41. Derrik Smits outscored Micah Bradford 2 points to 1 point.

Our 5 transfers-out all played in their last game, scoring a combined 11 points. Meanwhile, a drastically improved Javon - who changed his mind after learning these guys were officially gone - is averaging 22.3 PPG for the Crusaders. We also have a good 4-member freshmen recruiting class to build a future on. What a blessing in disguise this situation turned out to be.

Those transfers-out were all starters/rotation players for Valpo.  Helps explain why the team struggled so much the last two years.

[NativeCheesehead]

This is fully Lottich's team now and he has arguably one of the top 5 talents in school history leading the way. A bottom 4 finish to me is unacceptable.