What I know about Jason Hart…

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100% agree. He was hyped up as a great recruiter because of his connections but I haven’t seen it. I personally don’t feel he’s done much in his time here. What makes it even worse is Orlando Antigua wanted to stay here and we could have had him. He’s proven he can land top guys here and even at Illinois. It sucks.

PM the OP and schedule a Misery party.
 

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I was told Sweet 16 isn’t a good season. 🤷🏽‍♂️

I also don’t care for speculation about transfers he might have landed or helped on.
Being his father’s friend put him in a position for us to be a hat on a table. Color me unimpressed.
You're just hating now since you know a sweet 16 in year one with a roster thrown together over the summer is an amazing 1st year.
 
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wtf has antigua done at illinois? they lost their best rebounder to michigan and replaced him with the inferior ivisic

their highest rated incoming HS recruit barely snuck into the top 100

they’re bringing in stojakovic but that’s NIL $ and the serbian connection
 

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wtf has antigua done at illinois? they lost their best rebounder to michigan and replaced him with the inferior ivisic

their highest rated incoming HS recruit barely snuck into the top 100

they’re bringing in stojakovic but that’s NIL $ and the serbian connection

Sweet 16 with a injured roster.
Probably the same fans who rather have bbq Pearl here.
I get your point but BP as a coach is pretty good, you could do a lot worse.
 

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You should have knowledge of the current landscape of college basketball before making any comment, it’s clear that you do not know anything at all.

Little brother fans are hilarious and desperate and it makes me giggle.. 😁
Best post of the thread. OP doesn’t know much and as someone invented many years ago..”don’t feed the trolls “
 

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I’m assuming the second yr of Jasper and Lowe are the reason Crowe chose Mizzou. And honestly, I truly believe it’s going to be tough for Pope to get the TRULY elite OAD type frosh as long as he plays guys a max of 24-25 mins/game. I know some will view that as a shot, it isn’t. Just an observation.
Hey brother, do you by chance have any connection to North Bullitt High School?? I ask because I graduated from there and my daughter currently plays varsity volleyball there. Just wondering.
 

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He was a pretty mid to bad basketball player.

He’s from LA.

He was in charge of G-League Ignite and did such a bad job developing its players that the team folded and most of the prospects came to the league unprepared for the NBA.

He didn’t land his childhood friend’s son at Kentucky.

Now please tell me again… why is he on our staff? What is value exactly?

Who has he served as the lead recruiter on that we landed?
The best recruiter in tge nation wasn't signing him Daddy got the job! Now hes playing for daddy.
 

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He was a pretty mid to bad basketball player.

He’s from LA.

He was in charge of G-League Ignite and did such a bad job developing its players that the team folded and most of the prospects came to the league unprepared for the NBA.

He didn’t land his childhood friend’s son at Kentucky.

Now please tell me again… why is he on our staff? What is value exactly?

Who has he served as the lead recruiter on that we landed?
Also look at the class (portal ) and high school kids we got this yr ,pretty damn good this yr!
 
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100% agree. He was hyped up as a great recruiter because of his connections but I haven’t seen it. I personally don’t feel he’s done much in his time here. What makes it even worse is Orlando Antigua wanted to stay here and we could have had him. He’s proven he can land top guys here and even at Illinois. It sucks.
You might wanna check out the class we just landed, portal i think is #1/2/or 3 then highschool class is up there to. Helleva class! He's been here 11 months or something.
 

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wtf has antigua done at illinois? they lost their best rebounder to michigan and replaced him with the inferior ivisic

their highest rated incoming HS recruit barely snuck into the top 100

they’re bringing in stojakovic but that’s NIL $ and the serbian connection
I was referring to his first stint there. He was responsible for the Cockburn/Dosunmu classes that turning Illinois into one of the top teams in the country.
 

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He was a pretty mid to bad basketball player.

He’s from LA.

He was in charge of G-League Ignite and did such a bad job developing its players that the team folded and most of the prospects came to the league unprepared for the NBA.

He didn’t land his childhood friend’s son at Kentucky.

Now please tell me again… why is he on our staff? What is value exactly?

Who has he served as the lead recruiter on that we landed?
Your knowledge of basketball is five degrees lower than my Great Aunt.
 
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He was a pretty mid to bad basketball player.

He’s from LA.

He was in charge of G-League Ignite and did such a bad job developing its players that the team folded and most of the prospects came to the league unprepared for the NBA.

He didn’t land his childhood friend’s son at Kentucky.

Now please tell me again… why is he on our staff? What is value exactly?

Who has he served as the lead recruiter on that we landed?
Learn the ropes of recruiting and coaching at the D1 level before spouting off opinions that make you sound clueless and out of your league.
 

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So every recruit who doesn't choose UK is a product of an assistant coach poorly selling the program?
You're way overanylizing this recruitment.

Speaking in absolutes is definitely a strange tactic. But losing a top recruit where you have a strong existing relationship on to an inferior program is a problem. And it shows you may not be fit for the role.
 

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Did you see how Rutgers fared last year with their amazing recruiting class? The days of stockpiling 5 star babies to play sgainst men are over until the NCAA reins in the portal and the freedom to switch teams yearly.

To call out a Hart is weak assuming that all you KNOW for certain is that he and the kids father are friends and that his NBA career didn’t meet your unrealistic expectations for an assistant college basketball coach.
Did you know that Crowe’s daddy is expected to be given a spot on the coaching staff at Mizzou as well? Because he’s a great basketball mind that will improve the level of coaching? Please. Hart’s fault too?

Another thing you don’t/can’t know is how much mizz paid versus what UK would pay IF he were a priority.

Bad take on the Hart’s perceived failure on your part and even worse take on his respectable 9 year NBA playing career being somehow relevant to his ability as a successful college recruiter.

We're not Rutgers. Have some self respect.

Crowe's dad has been coaching him the entire way. He is also tapped in and a former professional player. If Jason can't persuade his friend that the University of Kentucky is a superior option to showcase his son, develop his game and prepare him for his ultimate goal the NBA that is a failure.

Don't get accustomed to failure. Be better bro.
 

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How does that have anything to do with recruiting success? Was Jai Lucas an all star in the league? Did Antigua become a good recruiter cause he was a Globetrotter? Kenny Payne’s stellar four years as a pro? Rod Strickland, the ONLY example satisfying your standard, ain’t walking through that door again. Schools use former players for that kind of juice not coaches
Jai and Hurricane landed recruits. Hart on the other hand....
 

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You should have knowledge of the current landscape of college basketball before making any comment, it’s clear that you do not know anything at all.

Little brother fans are hilarious and desperate and it makes me giggle.. 😁

The landscape... lol.

Talent is always the ultimate source of building a long term sustainable program. Relying on low ceiling adult transfers is not a fool proof strategy.
 

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But landing inefficient freshman who often play worse hoping to get John Wall is a better strategy? Even Cal isn’t going all in on freshman anymore. That tells you everything you need to know.

Cal has an incoming class of Meleek Thomas and Darius Acuff. Come again?
 

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I’d take a “mediocre” player like Oweh, Brea, Butler or Williams over a highly rated recruit who plans to leave in 8 months and needs half of that time to get acclimated to the college game. In fact those “mediocre” players gave us our best tournament run since 2019. If you can get a Cooper Flagg type sure go for it, but players like that are rare. Recruiting high school players has never been as obsolete as it is now with the portal. How many 5 stars did Florida have on their roster last year?

Oh I see the difference here. You guys are using Florida and Rutgers as your metrics. I want our program to dominate college basketball. We're playing 2 diff games.

Have fun trying to catch lightning in the bottle to make a solid run.
 

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Last year a lot of people were concerned because we didn’t get Osobor. Honestly, it worked out very well for us IMO. Kinney and Rippey seem to be the focus for a while now. After watching some highlights of them, I think I like Rippey a little more. No matter, Coach Pope has got this!

I do like Rippey more too. If we get him, I'll be happy to return to this post and eat... wait for it... Crow.
 
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Its fair to question all of these guys. Assistants, too. Pope isnt going tk make home run hires 100% of the time. Maybe Hart isnt the guy for the job, but he probably deserves a little more time.

Remember, this is a new era. Mizz likely came in and paid more. Sometimes thats all it takes.

I'm confused. I know on the old board we could criticize everyone on the staff from Head Coach to Assistants to Trainers. I guess assistants who show no results that didn't even go to UK are off limits here.
 

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Personally I’ll take the senior Butler over freshman fears but that’s just me. Fears definitely has way more upside and over performed as a freshman but a healthy butler was a great college player imo.

That's a nasty decision bro. Fears wiped his butt with us twice and looks like a certified problem in Summer League already.
 
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Both recruits are top 25! Wtf are you talking about? Number 1 center and number 5 combo guard,but both top 25 players .
The point is, we are supposed to get local recruits. That is not a sign of strength. Going into other teams backyards and taking their players are how programs are built. Not hoping the tiny state of Kentucky produces great players once every blue moon. That's how we end up with Travis Perrys.
 

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I'm confused. I know on the old board we could criticize everyone on the staff from Head Coach to Assistants to Trainers. I guess assistants who show no results that didn't even go to UK are off limits here.

Yeah idk. I think its fair to question everyone. Now maybe he will turn out to be a great hire, I have no clue. But if you want to stay at the top of college basketball, every single facet of the program and every hire needs to be solid. Head coach, personal trainer, facilities, medical staff. Nothing should ever be "par" for the course.
 

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If Missouri really did hire his dad I don’t know how anyone can blame Hart for us not landing him . It’s not like Jason Hart is the actual head coach .
 

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The landscape... lol.

Talent is always the ultimate source of building a long term sustainable program. Relying on low ceiling adult transfers is not a fool proof strategy.
So, relying solely on talented yet unproven, immature, physically weak(er) 17/18 year olds that stay for 1 year is sustainable? Who has proven to be more successful lately, Houston or Rutgers? Florida or Miami?

Lol all you want. You must’ve been sleeping through the last 8 years here and truly ignorant if you don’t recognize that college basketball IS changing.