Danny Peters

[xudash]

https://goxavier.com/staff-directory/danny-peters/1377

Joining the staff

[xuphan]

https://goxavier.com/staff-directory/danny-peters/1377

Joining the staff

Hopefully he can open the recruiting doors out west.

[xu82]

I will forgive his participation in the Xavier 2007 NCAA Tournament OT loss to OSU and welcome this young man to the Xavier Family.

[ArizonaXUGrad]

I have scanned a couple Bearcat boards and they are mum about losing him. They are happier to have kept Jason Terry on staff.

[MHettel]

I have scanned a couple Bearcat boards and they are mum about losing him. They are happier to have kept Jason Terry on staff.

Bearcats?

[xu82]

Bearcats?

They are wild bearcats, absolutely the WORST kind!

[xukeith]

I will forgive his participation in the Xavier 2007 NCAA Tournament OT loss to OSU and welcome this young man to the Xavier Family.

If X starts to land top 50 West coast players I will forgive his OSU squad.

[xukeith]

Were are Murry and Gaudio?

[Xville]

Were are Murry and Gaudio?

Murray is at UConn: gaudio sucks

[basket]

So does NO ONE have an issue that Coach Peters worked for a guy that CHEATED? And or could have also been invoved in the mess at U of A! The appearance of this, I think, does NOT look good!! I KNOW XU can do better!!

[xavierj]

So does NO ONE have an issue that Coach Peters worked for a guy that CHEATED? And or could have also been invoved in the mess at U of A! The appearance of this, I think, does NOT look good!! I KNOW XU can do better!!

I wouldn’t worry about it. You are either winning or your not. That’s all that matters. If he can get Xavier good players and help develop players then he will be a good pick up.

[MADXSTER]

So does NO ONE have an issue that Coach Peters worked for a guy that CHEATED? And or could have also been invoved in the mess at U of A! The appearance of this, I think, does NOT look good!! I KNOW XU can do better!!

Not a single article I read mentioned, not even in passing, anything about Coach Peters. Book yes, but Peters no. Also I cannot fathom that Xavier didn't check the boxes on this one as well.

[ArizonaXUGrad]

Bearcats?

Dumb error, still nothing here about him. It is like he never existed.

[xudash]

Not a single article I read mentioned, not even in passing, anything about Coach Peters. Book yes, but Peters no. Also I cannot fathom that Xavier didn't check the boxes on this one as well.

This. Had he had issues, this announcement would have never happened.

[xuphan]

So does NO ONE have an issue that Coach Peters worked for a guy that CHEATED? And or could have also been invoved in the mess at U of A! The appearance of this, I think, does NOT look good!! I KNOW XU can do better!!

Sounds more like Peters and Steele are pretty good friends which helped Peters get the job. Time will tell but I was hoping the new assistant had solid AAU recruiting ties. Peters does not seem to be this guy from what I read.

[IM4X]

Welcome to the X family Danny Peters. Look forward to seeing you reel in some big fish.

[Xville]

Sounds more like Peters and Steele are pretty good friends which helped Peters get the job. Time will tell but I was hoping the new assistant had solid AAU recruiting ties. Peters does not seem to be this guy from what I read.

I was hoping for someone that wasn't a buddy who could develop players and had a reputation as a tactician. This is lukewarm at best.

[IM4X]

I was hoping for someone that wasn't a buddy who could develop players and had a reputation as a tactician. This is lukewarm at best.

He is no Matta- that’s for sure. I too wish Travis would add an assistant who is experienced, smart, successful who he can learn learn a bit from. This guy may be helpful with recruiting - which wouldn’t hurt. We can only hope Steele is smart enough to at least keep reaching out to more mature and successful coaches who can assess his coaching and help him to continue to grow, improve in strategy and become a smarter decision maker.

[Xville]

In the meantime, Louisville and Mack hire someone with outstanding experience and known as an actual tactical guru. Not real thrilled with Steele’s bosses right now that clearly lets Steele do whatever he wants even though he hasn’t earned squat.

[xavierj]

In the meantime, Louisville and Mack hire someone with outstanding experience and known as an actual tactical guru. Not real thrilled with Steele’s bosses right now that clearly lets Steele do whatever he wants even though he hasn’t earned squat.

Who did Louisville hire and is he the third assistant? Louisville also promoted a video coordinator to be an assistant. Xavier wasn’t trying to find the number one assistant. Sounds like Peters is well connected and should help land some highly thought of players. He may be the greatest or the worst coach ever but I really won’t know his worth until I see the results. Who would you have liked to be brought in?

[xavierj]

He is no Matta- that’s for sure. I too wish Travis would add an assistant who is experienced, smart, successful who he can learn learn a bit from. This guy may be helpful with recruiting - which wouldn’t hurt. We can only hope Steele is smart enough to at least keep reaching out to more mature and successful coaches who can assess his coaching and help him to continue to grow, improve in strategy and become a smarter decision maker.

Thad Matta isn’t an assistant. He is an AD for basketball and probably help advise the coach. I think Travis still plans to fill that role with someone.

[Xville]

Who did Louisville hire and is he the third assistant? Louisville also promoted a video coordinator to be an assistant. Xavier wasn’t trying to find the number one assistant. Sounds like Peters is well connected and should help land some highly thought of players. He may be the greatest or the worst coach ever but I really won’t know his worth until I see the results. Who would you have liked to be brought in?

Third assistant...I mean seriously look at the difference between this guy and who Steele just hired. It’s night and day.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cardchronicle.com/platform/amp/2021/5/17/22440322/ross-mcmains-named-third-louisville-basketball-assistant

[xavierj]

Third assistant...I mean seriously look at the difference between this guy and who Steele just hired. It’s night and day.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cardchronicle.com/platform/amp/2021/5/17/22440322/ross-mcmains-named-third-louisville-basketball-assistant

Never heard of the guy. Maybe he is the greatest ever. I mean he coached in New Zealand and the G league. Has never coached or recruited at the college level.

[xavierj]

Looks like Peters landed some pros while at Arizona. Hopefully he can do the same at Xavier. Time will tell.

[Xville]

Never heard of the guy. Maybe he is the greatest ever. I mean he coached in New Zealand and the G league. Has never coached or recruited at the college level.

So? He doesn’t need to be a great recruiter, he’s the tactician, whose teams got remarkably better at each stop he was at. A tactician is obviously what Steele needs. The last person I wanted Steele to hire was someone who was a ‘recruiter’ with little tactical basketball knowledge. There is already plenty of that

[xavierj]

So? He doesn’t need to be a great recruiter, he’s the tactician, whose teams got remarkably better at each stop he was at. A tactician is obviously what Steele needs. The last person I wanted Steele to hire was someone who was a ‘recruiter’ with little tactical basketball knowledge. There is already plenty of that

Okay. So we want another head coach. Got it. We will see if that helps Mack. Recruiting is all that matter in college basketball. The teams with the best players usually win. I couldn’t tell you what kind of assistant coaches Gonzaga has, but they land studs. You want to win, get better players. And maybe Xavier already had tacticians. Didn’t one of the assistants just land a Big 10 job, and Jonas has been up for some head jobs?

[xu82]

Okay. So we want another head coach. Got it. We will see if that helps Mack. Recruiting is all that matter in college basketball. The teams with the best players usually win. I couldn’t tell you what kind of assistant coaches Gonzaga has, but they land studs. You want to win, get better players. And maybe Xavier already had tacticians. Didn’t one of the assistants just land a Big 10 job, and Jonas has been up for some head jobs?

Kentucky and Duke say this has merit, but far from a lock.

[xavierj]

Kentucky and Duke say this has merit, but far from a lock.

And add Gonzaga. They are out recruiting both those programs. Crazy the class Gonzaga is bringing in.

[xu82]

And add Gonzaga. They are out recruiting both those programs. Crazy the class Gonzaga is bringing in.

Gonzaga not only recruits better, but they coach better and get actual results!

[Smails]

So? He doesn’t need to be a great recruiter, he’s the tactician, whose teams got remarkably better at each stop he was at. A tactician is obviously what Steele needs. The last person I wanted Steele to hire was someone who was a ‘recruiter’ with little tactical basketball knowledge. There is already plenty of that

Honest question:

What in Peters' background says he has 'little tactical basketball knowledge"? Are you just assuming this or is there actual information out there that says he can't coach, just recruit?

[xu82]

Honest question:

What in Peters' background says he has 'little tactical basketball knowledge"? Are you just assuming this or is there actual information out there that says he can't coach, just recruit?

Not to speak for others, but you might want to read that again. He said “the last person I wanted” was a recruiter with little tactical knowledge, implying he DOES (may?) have tactical knowledge. It made sense to me, anyway.


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[Smails]

Yeah, that's not how I read it and I could very well have been mistaken. I thought the sentiment was that the guy Mack hired was an X's and O's guy while our new guy was just a recruiter...

[xu82]

I really have no idea about these guys, I was just trying to interpret what was written. I don’t know the strengths or weaknesses.

[Xavier]

Recruiting is all that matter in college basketball. The teams with the best players usually win.

To a point. I think recruiting and developmental coaches are the two keys to building strong programs. I actually think Mack is one of the better X's and O's guys. Really strong at play design and getting the ball to his better players in good spots.

You do keep bringing up Gonzaga though....it isn't like the program was built on strong recruiting. It was built on coaching and developing talent. They got into a top 5 program once the stronger recruits came into the already strong system.

[Xville]

To a point. I think recruiting and developmental coaches are the two keys to building strong programs. I actually think Mack is one of the better X's and O's guys. Really strong at play design and getting the ball to his better players in good spots.

You do keep bringing up Gonzaga though....it isn't like the program was built on strong recruiting. It was built on coaching and developing talent. They got into a top 5 program once the stronger recruits came into the already strong system.

The Louisville fan base and administration disagrees with you, which is why he overhauled his staff.

Completely agree on the Zags

[Xville]

Yeah, that's not how I read it and I could very well have been mistaken. I thought the sentiment was that the guy Mack hired was an X's and O's guy while our new guy was just a recruiter...

XU 82 read it correctly...from what I can tell (admittedly don't know everything about the guy) but sounds like another recruiter but not a strong X and O guy, the guy Mack hired is an extremely strong X and O guy based on his time in Pro Leagues and everything that is written about him has been tactical info.

[XUGRAD80]

When Mack was the coach the team always ran some very successful out of bounds plays…..was that Mack or someone else designing them? If it was someone else, wouldn’t it have been Steele? I have not seen UL enough to see if they are also running them, but I do know that X isn’t.

I will say that player development isn’t just on the head coach, or even just on the coaching staff as whole. It’s also on the players. If they do all what is asked of them at practice, they will improve. But missing practices (which happened to A LOT of players last season) will slow their development.

The really great players however, are the ones that do MORE than just what they are asked to do at practice. They are the ones that come early, stay late, and work on their deficiencies when others are working on their social skills. They are the players that don’t just want to be great, but NEED to be great. I hope X has some of those players on the roster and that the coaches use they correctly.

[ArizonaXUGrad]

When Mack was the coach the team always ran some very successful out of bounds plays…..was that Mack or someone else designing them? If it was someone else, wouldn’t it have been Steele? I have not seen UL enough to see if they are also running them, but I do know that X isn’t.

I will say that player development isn’t just on the head coach, or even just on the coaching staff as whole. It’s also on the players. If they do all what is asked of them at practice, they will improve. But missing practices (which happened to A LOT of players last season) will slow their development.

The really great players however, are the ones that do MORE than just what they are asked to do at practice. They are the ones that come early, stay late, and work on their deficiencies when others are working on their social skills. They are the players that don’t just want to be great, but NEED to be great. I hope X has some of those players on the roster and that the coaches use they correctly.

I have seen Louisville, it was Mack. That guy can flat out draw up plays that put the right players in the right spots.

[Lloyd Braun]

Were are Murry and Gaudio?

I think I agree we should have considered kicking the tires in Gaudio... might still be able to get him cheap.

[SM#24]

When I hear we need an X & O guy, a tactician, a mentor for Travis, all I’m hearing is we need a new coach.

[UCGRAD4X]

When I hear we need an X & O guy, a tactician, a mentor for Travis, all I’m hearing is we need a new coach.

Yes. If the guy requires this much propping up because he is lacking in so many respects...why is he coaching still or in the first place?

[xavierj]

Yes. If the guy requires this much propping up because he is lacking in so many respects...why is he coaching still or in the first place?

Because the people on this board don’t really know what they are talking about. Travis needs better results but the guy knows basketball and is well respected. Travis does a newsletter that goes out to 28,000 coaches all over the world, and followed by around 5,000 people on Twitter. He is not basketball inept like some on here think he is. I think sometimes he try’s to coach too much and needs to let players play. Hopefully he kills it this year. I think the pieces are in place.

[Xville]

Because the people on this board don’t really know what they are talking about. Travis needs better results but the guy knows basketball and is well respected. Travis does a newsletter that goes out to 28,000 coaches all over the world, and followed by around 5,000 people on Twitter. He is not basketball inept like some on here think he is. I think sometimes he try’s to coach too much and needs to let players play. Hopefully he kills it this year. I think the pieces are in place.

LOL that’s nice he has Twitter followers. I feel better. Let me leave you with some numbers:

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23-26

.580

People on here like myself may not know as much about basketball than Steele, but I did play the organized game as much as he did..actually more. We have seen enough good, bad and great to know those are bad numbers, and the results of the past three years are crap. He has had plenty of talent, so where’s the issue?

[xavierj]

LOL that’s nice he has Twitter followers. I feel better. Let me leave you with some numbers:

0

23-26

.580

People on here like myself may not know as much about basketball than Steele, but I did play the organized game as much as he did..actually more. We have seen enough good, bad and great to know those are bad numbers, and the results of the past three years are crap. He has had plenty of talent, so where’s the issue?

On the other side of the coin he is 29-8 in the non conference, has lost three games outside of quad 1 and 2, all in conference, only non power conference team he has ever lost to is UC. Took over a tough situation for a first time head coach, then last year covid shutdowns didn’t help. This is a big year. Needs to win and make it to at least the sweet 16. The pieces are in place. Let’s see what he can do.

[XUGRAD80]

He has had plenty of talent, so where’s the issue?

Personally I’m not so sure the talent is all that it’s been cracked up to be. It IS better than the results we’ve seen, but I’m still not convinced it’s as good as it’s been in the past. There’s several players that in my estimation have a lot to prove too.

[xavierj]

Personally I’m not so sure the talent is all that it’s been cracked up to be. It IS better than the results we’ve seen, but I’m still not convinced it’s as good as it’s been in the past. There’s several players that in my estimation have a lot to prove too.

I think the young talent showed a lot of promise. Statistically it rivalled the stats of the freshman, sophomore class when Trevon and Jp were sophomores and Edmond and Kaiser were freshman. Should see a nice improvement from the guys making the sophomore to junior and freshman to sophomore jump.

[ArizonaXUGrad]

He has plenty of talent in place for a tourney seed around 6-9. If he loses one of Johnson/Nunge/Stanley, it could be 8-10. There is not enough talent for a seed around 2-4. I just don't see that, but who knows this is why you play the games.

If he misses the tourney this year regardless, we are looking for a new coach.

[XUGRAD80]

It appears that Peters might be a very welcome addition, as it seems that he is giving Xavier a recruiting presence on the West Coast that it was lacking. Already a couple of players from there have Xavier now on their radar, where they didn’t in the past. IMO if Xavier hopes to become a national presence, they need to be able to successfully recruit all areas of the country.

[xu82]

It appears that Peters might be a very welcome addition, as it seems that he is giving Xavier a recruiting presence on the West Coast that it was lacking. Already a couple of players from there have Xavier now on their radar, where they didn’t in the past. IMO if Xavier hopes to become a national presence, they need to be able to successfully recruit all areas of the country.

I appreciate your opinions more than most of the others. I’m encouraged to read this and will remain hopeful.

[GOX]

No Doubt.XU grad80 is the real deal. Informed. Objective. I don’t know how he makes his bread....but I am sure his colleagues are happy he is one of them.