According to the Daily Princetonian and other sources, assistant coaches Brett MacConnell and Lawrence Rowley are no longer with the staff. This is a developing story with apparently may layers and a 2-sided story.
Welp, it looks like Iâm not the only one who was massively disappointed by the past season (and past 2 ILTs). That said, I donât think MacConnell and Rowley should be the scapegoats, especially the former.
Just two years later, MacConnell and assistant coach Lawrence Rowley have been asked not to return to the Tiger bench following a tumultuous season that saw the Tigers eliminated in the Ivy Madness semifinals despite being picked as the overwhelming preseason favorite to play in the NCAA tournament.
The âPrinceâ independently verified that MacConnellâs contract is not expected to be renewed and Rowley is not expected to be retained for the 2025-2026 season.
Parsing the different language used for MacConnell and Rowley (not renewed vs. not retained), it feels like the two may be in slightly different boats.
I wonder if MacConnell is accepting a head coach job while Rowley is simply being let go. After all, I donât see how MacConnell can be blamed for the past season - his recruiting efforts are unimpeachable and he was once again invited to the âElite 75â conference for top assistants being eyed for HC jobs.
Mitch may be the programâs favorite son, but I suspect him keeping his job has more to do with keeping Lee and Pierce around. Canât afford to lose either one. Next season may be his make-or-break year.
Doesnât have anything to do with how the season went, according to rumors.
Canât believe MacConnell got canned. I thought he was going to be Mitchâs replacement.
Similar to an nfl coach firing a coordinator. Buys himself another year. Itâs the other guys fault.
âBuys himself another yearâ??? Henderson has as many years as he wants, man.
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Mitch has 3 regular season titles (share/solo) in the last 4 years and made the Sweet 16 (SWEET SIXTEEN) 2 seasons ago. I cannot believe people want him gone.
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Yep. Someone had to take the fall and it wasnât going to be Mitch, especially since Xaivian and Caden probably leave if he goes.
That said, I still suspect MacConnell will land a HC job elsewhere. He may have been leaving regardless.
it is nonsensical.
no one will sniff the sweet 16 again from this league unless we pay players.
but yet they want him gone. makes sec football fans on x seem rational
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Youâre like Trump. Thereâs no âfallâ in the first place. Youâve been calling for Henderson to be fired and replaced by MacConnell for awhile.
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Reg season titles are nice. Weâre in the ivy tourney era. Not a player wouldnât trade a reg season title to dance. Mitch has danced twice. Itâs a March sport.
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Heard James J. is on thin ice for the 1st half toâs against the portal pros.
tough era. we should all transfer as fans to the power 2
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Hard to know the dynamics between a head coach and his assistants. For the anti-Mitch group, recall that Princeton was one missed Xavian Lee three from knocking off Yale in the Ivy tournament and facing Cornell in the final. Iâm happy Yale has James Jones (and please let that continue to be true for years to come) but Princeton fans should similarly appreciate Mitch.
I doubt the answer is McConnell is getting a
head coaching job. That would be the
announcement.
He made big contributions to the program,
and I hope there is no controversy.
I donât have much of a sense about Rowley.
Wonder if Gore moves up or we hire
a new associate head coach.
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Princeton made the Sweet 16 two years ago. That was in March.
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Mitch is 3-14 vs. James Jones. Of course Yalies want to keep him around 
But in any case, heâs not the one whoâs being let go.
I always thought TJ Bray would make a great coach. Maybe Gore gets promoted to BMâs job and a former player is brought aboard as a young assistant.
Princeton fans wouldnât have survived Jones first 15 years.
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So if Mitch announced tomorrow that heâs taking the Penn job, youâd be good with that?
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They need more than Mitch.
Is this what youâre talking about? (I donât have a Twitter account so Iâm using a mirror site)
Iâll wait till an actual reporter verifies this Twitter rumor (account seems to be a recent alum/superfan, but if true⌠yikes.
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