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Bob Simon Leaving for Alabama

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Providence Associate Head Coach Bob Simon is taking an assistant coach position with Alabama according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman.

Simon joined Providence’s staff when Ed Cooley was hired four years ago and has been an assistant for Cooley for nine years in total. He will be working for former NBA head coach Avery Johnson who recently took over the Alabama program. Simon is well known as both a terrific recruiter and a solid X’s and O’s coach.

The Providence Journal’s Kevin McNamara was able to confirm the departure of Simon with head coach Ed Cooley who said, “I am happy for him, he ground out a lot of recruiting battles.”

Early speculation from Goodman is that Cooley could replace Simon with former Wake Forest assistant Jeff Battle. Battle was offered a position on Ed Cooley’s staff when Cooley was hired at PC, but he decided to remain at Wake Forest as his son was completing high school. Another candidate could be PC’s Director of Player Operations Mike Jackson who was formerly an assistant coach at Michigan and Purdue. Providence has also been rumored to be looking for a permanent spot on the coaching staff for God Shammgod.

Friarbasketball.com will have more information on this and the search for a new assistant coach as information becomes available.

12 Comments

  1. Joe Parisi

    April 19, 2015 at 9:17 pm

    Damn

  2. Tom Mason

    April 19, 2015 at 9:21 pm

    Traitor

  3. Chris Primini

    April 19, 2015 at 9:27 pm

    Cooley needs a better X’s and O’s coach than him anyway

  4. Bob Burns

    April 19, 2015 at 9:38 pm

    Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!

  5. Yvonne Batts

    April 19, 2015 at 10:17 pm

    he’s a great coach… Best of luck!!!

  6. Jim Kalagher

    April 19, 2015 at 10:34 pm

    He was our best recruiter….

  7. Jason Brush

    April 19, 2015 at 11:02 pm

    All PC needs is Shammgod talking to anyone during recruiting. and it will be guaranteed, straight to the NIT. Joe Downes Mike Mullaney Bill Duffin

  8. Ron Santoro

    April 19, 2015 at 11:22 pm

    Not a nice thing to say…Bob. …or Tom . I can never knock someone who wants to move on to other opportunities…..I wish him the best

  9. Ron Santoro

    April 19, 2015 at 11:22 pm

    Not a nice thing to say…Bob. …or Tom . I can never knock someone who wants to move on to other opportunities…none of us know his reason for leaving. ..and leaving a program you love and a coach you have been with a long time is never an easy decision. ..I wish him the best

  10. Derec Lamendola

    April 20, 2015 at 12:31 am

    CRIAG LEGHTION DEREC LAMENDOLA THING OMG BOB SOMINS GOT FRED And He All DONE And We DON’T Need HIM BAVK HE NOT GOOD FOR US See LATDER World Won’t Be HAHA IS Black SUT Wight TI Chaved Hear IS HE BACK Becuase I Love Him Davis And What’s Ducishin KRIS DUNN ON THE MONNY FOR COACH ED Cooley Contantck He Needs TO Sine His Contarckt STAY WITH US PROVINCDE YOU KNOW DiD See Danny Herlay Contrackt ALOT BUT GES IM Going Say Coach Cooley HAS GET MORE Contrsckit

  11. Kate Kennedy

    April 20, 2015 at 1:36 am

    Promote Mike Jackson and bring on God Shammgod.

  12. Eric Gibree

    April 23, 2015 at 2:24 pm

    Bob Simon was the best x/o guy on the staff not too mention the top recruiter……tough shoes to fill

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