Official today. 

Is this considered a great hire or one more of the "we had to hire someone" mold.

15 minutes ago, Breds82 said:

Is this considered a great hire or one more of the "we had to hire someone" mold.

I think this is more of a "we want to hire a big name regardless" mold.

Let’s go!! Couldn’t have a better hire. Huge for this school and community. 

13 minutes ago, Quiet_Storm11 said:

Let’s go!! Couldn’t have a better hire. Huge for this school and community. 

I am not saying you are wrong but from an outsider perspective what does Sean Woods bring to illicit your enthusiasm?

18 minutes ago, cincyswords said:

I am not saying you are wrong but from an outsider perspective what does Sean Woods bring to illicit your enthusiasm?

Woods had success at Mississippi Valley State, taking them to the NCAA tournament, before moving on to Morehead State, where he won more than he lost but also had a couple of incidents that led to his resignation. Five years at Southern University weren't bad but weren't necessarily remarkable either. He certainly can coach, however this seems more like a big name to compete in-county with a Great Crossing program that has long since passed you by as the premier program. Who was the last University of Kentucky star to have success coaching high school basketball in the commonwealth?

47 minutes ago, gchs_uk9 said:

Woods had success at Mississippi Valley State, taking them to the NCAA tournament, before moving on to Morehead State, where he won more than he lost but also had a couple of incidents that led to his resignation. Five years at Southern University weren't bad but weren't necessarily remarkable either. He certainly can coach, however this seems more like a big name to compete in-county with a Great Crossing program that has long since passed you by as the premier program. Who was the last University of Kentucky star to have success coaching high school basketball in the commonwealth?

Also..... his three head coaching jobs at the collegiate level weren't exactly powerhouses. As you mentioned, he took MV State to the NCAA tourney, and his 2020 Southern University squad finished 2nd in the regular season before COVID ended the conference tourney that year right before they were to play the SWAC Semifinal game.

Is his win career win percentage eye popping? No. However, neither are the programs.  He had some good, arguably great years (by said school standards), some .500 type years and some bad years. Which, given the history of these programs? Sounds just about right.

Historical evidence of these program's when compared to his time(s) at these places back this up. He was at all of these for what I think most of us would consider a large enough "sample size" as it pertains to the college game to back these comparison's up, too. (4-5 tenures)

Mississippi Valley State

• .367 Win %
• Woods tenure? .385

Southern University

• 523 Win %
• Woods? .438%

Morehead State

• 514%
• Woods? .524%

So, factually, two of his three collegiate stops? He had a higher win % than the overall history of the program(s) to date.

I have no idea who applied for the Scott County job, but considering their recent history from the '21-'22 season and on, I can't imagine any current head coaches at legitimate region contending (and beyond) jobs on a yearly basis leaving where they presently are? Maybe so, though.

So, assuming the above + the fact that he had any success at all while tenured in his previous schools...then throw in the fact that he played for Rick Pitino. I'm giving the benefit of the doubt that he's a pretty solid hire, and with the name recognition to boot.

Sean Woods.  Loved him as a player and I am sure he is a fine coach but as I have said a million times before, you could go dig up John Wooden, Bob Knight, bring in Coach K and Red Auerbach, if the players continue to choose to go to great crossing then nothing will change very much.

Just now, PBnoJ said:

Sean Woods.  Loved him as a player and I am sure he is a fine coach but as I have said a million times before, you could go dig up John Wooden, Bob Knight, bring in Coach K and Red Auerbach, if the players continue to choose to go to great crossing then nothing will change very much.

 And there in lies the undisputed champ of it all when it comes to this stuff. Why its so taboo and blasphemy towards all of the other warm & fuzzy, feel good, fluffy, run of the mill "coach speak" when talking all things "Keys to Success", but it's the #1 factor and always will be.

Coach Glenn is no better example of that. I have a hard time believing that since the 2021 season, he just all of the sudden 'forgot how to coach' and/or 'forgot how to develop talent' (actual talent). 

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I know I sound like a Debbie Downer but it is true.  Without good players, nobody would know the names of any of these coaches.  We remember the coaches names because they are the ones there year in and year out.  

Here's a look at Scott County and Great Crossing since 2019-20, which was the first year for GC.

Great Crossing

2019-20: 14-17, lost in first round of district vs Frankfort

2020-21: 11-12, lost in first round of district vs Franklin County

2021-22: 27-7, district champs, lost in region semis vs Henry Clay

2022-23: 28-6, district champs, lost in region semis vs Lexington Catholic

2023-24: 36-2, district champs, 11th region champs, lost in Sweet 16 semis vs Lyon County

2024-25: 35-4, district champs, 11th region champs, state champions

Scott County

2019-20: 19-16, district champs, 11th region champs, Sweet 16 Cancelled

2020-21: 8-11, lost in first round of district vs Henry Clay

2021-22: 10-18, lost in second round of district vs Henry Clay

2022-23: 11-22, district champs, lost in first round of region vs GC

2023-34: 8-22, lost in first round of district vs Sayre

2024-25: 6-21, lost  first round of district vs Sayre

Totals

Great Crossing: 151-48, two Sweet 16 trips, one state title

Scott County: 62-110, one Sweet 16 berth

In the series between the two, GC leads 8-2.

Scott County has clearly regressed as a program and has been playing second fiddle to the Warhawks recently. The Cardinals have also dropped to the bottom of their district with the likes of Frederick Douglass being the top teams recently.

We shall see is Sean Woods can indeed bring some success back to this once proud program.

 

I think the district these two play in is a huge factor as well.  Frederick Douglass, Station, Henry Clay and Sayre is stout.  No offense to the Frankfort area schools. 

How does his college pedigree translate to Scott Co?

Really interesting to me that a three time head college coach would choose to come to HS basketball even at a one time powerhouse like Scott County. Could he be looking at becoming an eventual assistant at a nearby Division 1 school? Surely this is a significant cut in pay.