community.foxsports.com - 6/20/2009
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I've got to admit I was blindsided by USC's choice of Kevin O'Neill. My guess is that USC athletic director fielded calls from Michigan State's Tom Izzo, NBA head coach Rick Carlisle - two of O'Neill's good friends in the industry - and decided to go with the highly flammable ...
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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 6/23/2009
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latimesblogs.latimes.com —
Mike Garrett and Kevin O’Neill were the main
attractions at Monday's news conference introducing USC's new basketball...
coach. O’Neill, the coach, was charming. Garrett, the athletic director who hired him was, uh… Garrett. "I really felt elated about ...
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USC's Mike Garrett says his record speaks for itself; agreed
dailynews.com - 6/21/2009
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dailynews.com —
USC BASKETBALL: AD Garrett chooses well-traveled coach after
others reject job. USC hired former Arizona coach Kevin...
O'Neill on Saturday to run its withering basketball program after another attempt to lure Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon failed. ...
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No consolation: USC hires O'Neill to replace Floyd - LA ...
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USC hires former Arizona interim coach Kevin O'Neill
Ballin' is a Habit —
... reaction, here is Goodman's), but I think it is great. O'Neill is really known for two things: he is a disciplinarian, and he is a tireless worker. For a program like USC, that is basically starting over from scratch (yes, you are starting from scratch when Lil' Bow Wow Lil' Mama Lil' Romeo has a chance to start) with the dark cloud of the NCAA hanging over their head, what you need is someone who will take control of the program. ...
USC Hires Kevin O’Neill
Rush The Court —
... O’Neill led the Wildcats to a 19-15 record and yet another NCAA tournament bid in his single season in Tucson, but according to some sources had difficulty connecting with the Wildcat players. While that may be a problem at some programs, I’m sure that the administration at USC will appreciate having a coach of one of their two major programs who follows the rules. While we would normally consider USC one of the best positions in the country, O’Neill has his work cut out for him with recruits leaving in droves and NCAA sanctions on the horizon. ...
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USC hires Kevin O'Neill; fans don't seem thrilled
latimesblogs.latimes.com 6/21/2009 — Trojan fans hope to eat their tweets, but their initial reaction to Kevin O'Neill's hire as USC's new men's basketball coach seems to be less than enthusiastic. You can find a sample of comments below. O'Neill has a 30-year track...
The Kevin O'Neill era starts today...
conquestchronicles.com 6/22/2009 — So we have had almost 48 hours to digest the news that Kevin O'Neill will be our next basketball coach.
Like it or not...
It is obviously still too early to know what the ramifications will be with hire but as I said over the weekend the ...
Kevin O'Neill hired by USC as basketball coach
latimes.com 6/21/2009 — The former Arizona interim coach replaces Tim Floyd; he spent last season with the Memphis Grizzlies.
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He might not have been the first choice . . . or the ...
The Kevin O'Neill Thing Is Too Good To Be True
bruinsnation.com 6/24/2009 — The whole Kevin O'Neill story is going to be the gift that keeps on giving for UCLA fans.
One minute we were worried that SC would hire Ben Howland's best friend, and the next they hired one of the least liked people in the sport of basketball.
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USC hires former Arizona interim coach Kevin O'Neill
ballinisahabit.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — USC could not have expected much out of their coaching search. Coaching in the shadow of Pete Carroll's football program and waging recruiting wars with cross-town rival UCLA is not an enviable task. Now throw into the mix the an NCAA investigation ...
Awkward: Kevin O'Neill knows he wasn't USC's first choice
rivals.yahoo.com 6/23/2009 — OK, so Kevin O'Neill wasn't USC's first choice. As a matter of fact he
wasn't even mentioned until the 11th hour, when, all of a sudden, free
of the usual preliminary "sourced" reports that have two sides "closing
in on a deal," ...
