WGSO 990 AM - LSU BASKETBALL SET TO HIRE TRENT JOHNSON

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WGSO has learned that LSU is set to hire Stanford s Trent Johnson as its new head basketball coach. Johnson, a graduate of Boise State, spent the last four seasons at Stanford compiling an overall record of 81-48 with three NCAA tournament appearances and one NIT appearance. This past season, Johnson guided the Cardinal to the Sweet 16, beating Cornell and Marquette in the NCAA tournament ... [link]

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Stanford’s Trent Johnson talking to LSU
Published 4/9/2008 by Jon Wilner at College sports
... Jon, according to wgso 990am’s website, LSU is “set to hire” Trent as its head coach. http://wgso.com/content/view/5818/40/ FYI. Leave a Reply The house rules: We encourage open and provocative dialogue. But you're a guest here. Play nice. Please, no flame wars or profanity. We reserve the right to delete inappropriate comments and to toss out commenters who ruin the experience for everyone else. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website

LSU to Hire Stanford’s Johnson
Published 4/9/2008 by Bunkie Perkins at Friends of the Program
... WGSO AM out of New Orleans (Slidell…whatever) is reporting that LSU is set to hire Stanford head coach Trent Johnson as their new basketball coach. Johnson, a Boise State grad, had been the head coach for the Cardinal since 2004, leading Stanford to the Sweet 16 this year. Johnson will become the first african-american men’s head basketball coach in school history. ...

THE GAMES CONTINUE
Published 4/9/2008 by CollegeHoopsNut at College Basketball Blog Report
Well, that WAS a championship game! Now, the games really seem to be beginning off the court...strap yourselves in for the next couple weeks. - Breaking news in the LSU coaching search as reports are circulating that LSU Basketball is Set to Hire Trent Johnson (WGSO Radio) away from Stanford. Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com wonders if this means newly appointed Cal coach Mike ...

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LSU Hires Stanford Coach Trent Johnson

Addicted To Quack: Front Page Posts found this 4/9/2008 on sports.aol.com

Stanford basketball coach Trent Johnson is leaving to take the head-coaching job at LSU, multiple media outlets are reporting. The news, which was first reported by Emily Turner of KMSS TV , means the Tigers have a proven winner at the helm of their ...

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Posted 4/10/2008 on Bayou Bengals Blog

It appears LSU did rather well for itself in landing Trent Johnson as men's basketball coach. When is the last time the Pac-10 Coach of the Year took an SEC job? It also appears Johnson has above-average (for a college hoops coach) character. He has at least one Bay Area columnist writing that he didn't leave Stanford for the money. Of course, because Johnson is getting the job and not Butch ...

Is Trent Johnson Trying to Avoid Being the Next Tubby?

Posted 4/10/2008 on Play is Under Review

Trent Johnson to LSU ? That came out of left field, didn't it. Well, maybe not. You could easily explain it off by looking at the money. Look what Stanford's AD had to say about the situation. " LSU notified me that they wanted to talk with him this morning as I was leaving Tampa" following the women's Final Four, Bowlsby said. "The position probably pays twice what ours does so I ...

Trent Johnson Leaves for LSU; Too Late for Stanford to Call Mike Montgomery?

Posted 4/9/2008 on FanIQ Blog

Originally, some very surprising news this afternoon out of Louisiana. Stanford's Trent Johnson, fresh off a Sweet 16 run, will be leaving to coach LSU who finished at 13-18 . On second glance, probably a good move for Trent on multiple levels. 1) More money. A lot more money. 2) The Lopez twins are leaving ... very little returning. 3) A few, OK, many more "resources" when ...

Stanford's AD Let Trent Johnson Walk

Posted 4/9/2008 on FanHouse

Trent Johnson 's decision to leave Stanford for LSU is not just a case of a coach leaving a program on the slide for more money and a new opportunity. As Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury-News explains , Stanford AD Bob Bowlsby delayed extending Johnson's contract for unclear reasons, creating a situation in which he felt underappreciated and open to looking for other jobs. If these reports ...

Trent Johnson to LSU

Posted 4/9/2008 on Rush the Court

Gotta say, we’re a little shocked by this one . It had to be the money. Otherwise, why would Trent Johnson, a west coast guy who had rebuilt Stanford basketball into a top program in the west take a job in the south at a football school with only lukewarm support for roundball? Johnson May Find Things a Little Different in Baton Rouge And what about LSU - they were ...

Report: Trent Johnson to LSU?

Posted 4/9/2008 on The Meaningful Collateral

Fox 33 KMSS in Louisiana posted a report on their website at about 11:30 this morning , indicating that Stanford coach Trent Johnson would be packing his bags and heading to Baton Rouge to take over the head basketball position at Louisiana State. This report comes on the heels of last night’s story out of Amherst , indicating that UMass head coach Travis Ford had pulled his name ...

Reports: Stanford’s Johnson To Take Over @ LSU

Posted 4/9/2008 on SPORTSbyBROOKS

Now that the Lopez Twins are leaving The Farm, Stanford coach Trent Johnson apparenty saw no further reason to stick around. ( Trent has his eyes on the Tigers ) Jon Wilner of the SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS reports that Johnson has accepted the head coaching job at LSU . The news comes from a report by KADN-TV that Trent is apparently Bayou bound. (more…) Share This

If Stanford loses Trent Johnson… Ahem, Bob Bowlsby, you’ve got some explaining to do

Posted 4/9/2008 on Kawakami

It’s looking like Trent Johnson is either very close to bolting Stanford for the LSU job or he’s making a major feint or he has already verbally accepted the gig. I’ve talked to Johnson enough, and heard from enough people around the situation, to feel very confident saying: If... Continue reading...

Trent Johnson a nice pickup for LSU

Posted 4/9/2008 on Sidelines

Reports are surfacing that Stanford's Trent Johnson is bolting the Palo Alto for Baton Rouge, trading his Pac 10 job for a shot at making LSU a national power. It's a good pickup for the SEC. Johnson led Stanford to three NCAA Tournament appearances in his four years there, including a Sweet 16 finish this past season. The 51-year-old led Nevada to a Sweet 16 appearance before ...

TRENT JOHNSON TO LSU; MONTGOMERY REGRETTING DECISION

Posted 4/9/2008 on College Hoop Blog: Good 'N Plenty

Now that Trent Johnson appears to be headed to Baton Rouge, it'll be interesting to see what happens with Stanford. One thin is for certain: Mike Montgomery is regretting his decision to take the Cal job last week. Johnson was in the final year of his contract, which would explain part of the reason why he has verbally agreed to a deal that will land him at LSU. The guy just took his team ...

Trent Johnson may be gone

Posted 4/9/2008 on Mad Dog Blog

I just got a text message from an ex-Stanford basketball player who told me the news: Trent Johnson now appears headed to LSU as their new coach! Not many coaches have done what Trent has done in a few short years. He's secured multiple Sweet 16 performaces, a huge recruiting pipeline into Los Angeles, Oakland and throughout the East Coast, as well as one of the best X's and O's ...

Hell freezes over: Montgomery to Cal

Posted 4/4/2008 on The Meaningful Collateral

ESPN’s Andy Katz is reporting former Stanford coach Mike Montgomery will be California’s next head coach. He’ll replace the fired Ben Braun. In other news, Dick Cheney will run for Senate as a Democrat. Going from one school is bad enough, but how about the fact his former assistant Trent Johnson is now the head man at Stanford, and until this move Montgomery was an ...

Stanford, Trent Johnson and his contract extension: Bowlsby speaks

Posted 4/3/2008 on College sports

OK, he didn’t actually speak. He emailed. Stanford’s Bob Bowlsby is king of the emailing ADs. He’s always quick to respond, always polite, always thoughtful — or as thoughtful as he can be given the private nature of some matters. And one of those private matters is Trent... Continue reading...

Trent Johnson leaving Stanford for LSU

Published 4/10/2008 on The Seattle Times: Sports

Louisiana State intends to hire Stanford's Trent Johnson, who led the Cardinal to the round of 16 in this year's NCAA tournament, as its...

LSU to name Trent Johnson hoops coach (AP)

Published 4/9/2008 on Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News

LSU intends to hire Stanford's Trent Johnson, who led the Cardinal to the round of 16 in this year's NCAA tournament, as its new coach. Several people at LSU familiar with the selection process said a formal announcement was expected by Thursday. The ...