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CSU hoops players react to coaches leaving program

April 15, 2016

Last week, Colorado State Rams men’s basketball was rocked when Ross Hodge — the team’s lead recruiter and beloved assistant coach — as well as fellow assistant coach Leonard Perry left the program for greener pastures.

For Hodge, an associate head coach position with Arkansas State came calling and he accepted the position. For Perry, he was brought on as associate head coach of Pacific under Damon Stoudemire.

The players, while they were asked to not take anything to Twitter, have reacted. Some vaguely touching on it, and others more specifically getting after the two leaving. Without a doubt, the players are upset and CSU hoops continues to search for new assistant coaches. Rumor has it one possible candidate may even be in town right now.

These, from the day Hodge and Perry announced to the team they’d be leaving:

Its going to be a long day!!

— JDPaige__ (@JeremiahPaige22) April 6, 2016

Tell me about it 🖕🏽 https://t.co/aNB8VTcGJe

— Prentiss. (@2prent_) April 6, 2016

Power moves only 🙏🏽🔥

— Prentiss. (@2prent_) April 6, 2016

😣😣😣

— Gian Clavell (@clavelito04) April 6, 2016

And some former players chimed in:

https://twitter.com/MarcusHolt1/status/717775095360393216

Happy for @coachrosshodge @leonardperry_jr it was only a matter of time before they left!Glad they did.Learned a lot from the both of them!

— Daniel Bejarano (@bejarano02) April 6, 2016

Then, this came from Emmanuel Omogbo on Thursday:

My next paper would be how coaches leave and get to coach right away and players have to sit out a year👀 don't get it.

— Ball Culture (@longmoney_e) April 14, 2016