Oklahoma has appointed Loyola Chicago coach Porter Moser in the same position to end his formal coaching search that lasted only a week after the retirement of legendary coach Lon Kruger, the school announced Saturday. Matt Norlander, CBS Sports, reported the news of the rent for the first time on Friday.
The athletic director of the OU, Joe Castiglione, flew to Chicago on Thursday, a source told Matt Norlander of CBS Sports and met Moser to make the deal happen. According to Norlander, the parties agreed in principle on Friday on a six-year contract. The rental was originally reported by multiple media source inclusive Shams Charania Stadium.
“We are absolutely delighted to announce and welcome Porter Moser as our next great OU head coach,” Castiglione said. While we dug deep into the background of candidates, his attributes, skill and track record were quite consistent with what we were looking for. He is a purposeful and proven leader who prioritizes positive culture, accountability, academics, player development, innovation, transparent communication and priority. a holistic approach to the student-athlete experience. ‘
Moser, 52, is coming to the Sooner States via the Midwest as one of the most popular mid-sized coaching candidates of the past decade. He took the Ramblers to a Final Four in 2018 and once again showcased his coaching staff in March Madness as he led them to a beautiful second round of No. 1 seed Illinois before falling to Oregon State in the Sweet 16. has.
In Creighton, Moser had his teeth cut in university basketball in the late 1980s, and this is where he also got his first assistant concert. After one season in Omaha in 1990-1991, he became an assistant at Texas A&M, Milwaukee and Little Rock the following decade. His first head start came when Little Rock promoted him in 2000.
At Little Rock, he went 54-35 and put together a resume that caught the attention of the Missouri Valley. The state of Illinois appealed in 2003, but the term of office ended after four seasons in 2007; Moser is 51-67 and fails to make it to the NCAA Tournament. He spent 2007-2011 as an assistant at Saint Louis. Moser is the second former Little Rock coach to pick up a new concert this off-season and has joined his current rival, Chris Beard, in Texas after Beard was hired in Texas on Thursday.
In 2011, Loyola Chicago named him his next coach, but it was not an immediate success story. The first season was the Ramblers 7-23. The next season is 15-16, followed by 10-22. Only in 2017-18 – when Loyola won 32 matches and went to the Final Four – did his star really shine. The Ramblers won the MVC in that year and in 2018-19 and 2020-21 which helped raise his profile to a bona fide high candidate.
“Our family is so excited and honored to join the Sooner family,” Moser said. “Joe Castiglione has a reputation for building championship programs at the University of Oklahoma. I’ve always said there are reasons why you win. If you look at the standards that the programs set in Oklahoma, there are reasons why they won. The coaches, infrastructure and community are all championship caliber.You just want to be a part of it.To play in a premier league like the Big 12 and be part of this championship culture makes me excited.
“I have so much respect for Coach Kruger. He’s one of the icons of our profession. The fact that he’s in Oklahoma shows that OU desires character. He’s everything young coaches should strive for. He’s all about the right way. I look forward to continuing the blueprint and continuing the blueprint we had at Loyola: to win the right way.
“I’m delighted to be part of a program that is so focused on culture, people and excellence. I look forward to diving in and building relationships with our players, the other coaches and the OU community. “
In Oklahoma, Moser has big shoes to fill in by succeeding a beloved coach. The Sooners went to a Final Four under Kruger in 2016 and won seven NCAA tournaments in eight full seasons. Kruger walked away with a record of 195-128 at the OU.