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Trost
replaces Bridges at IWU Trost, who turned 38 last month, will replace Bridges, who retired March 28 after 36 years at the Titans' helm. Trost becomes the 13th coach in the 92-year basketball history at the school and only the third Titan coach in the program's last 58 seasons. Trost graduated from Minnesota-Morris in 1985, then became an assistant coach at Illinois Wesleyan in 1986. He coached at Mankato State from 1987-89 before spending seven seasons at Elmhurst (1989-90 to 1995-96), three as an assistant and his last four as the Blue Jays' head coach. Trost recently turned down the Mankato State head coaching job. During his four seasons as head coach, Trost's squads compiled a 51-49 record on the strength of double-digit wins in each of his seasons. Trost's primary responsibilities for the Wolverines included game-plan strategies and practice plans, scouting, on- and off-campus recruiting and supervision of academics. He also organized and directed the University's summer basketball camps and served as the staff spokesman on a weekly and postgame radio show in Ann Arbor. Trost, who will serve as an associate professor of physical education at IWU, is a member of the Assistant coaches committee of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Tyler
leaves Albright for Shepherd Assistant coach Gene McAteer will be interim head coach while Albright searches for a replacement.
UW-Milwaukee went 15-13 this season after going 15-14 in Ryan's first year. The 1999-2000 season was Milwaukee's first winning campaign in seven years. Platteville was 157-7 on its home court in Ryan's last 12 years, and he left with three winning streaks intact: 28 overall home wins, 68 WIAC home victories and 92 regular-season wins in the fieldhouse. In 1996-97, Platteville set a record by allowing opponents 47.5 points per game. At the time, the only other school, since the addition of the shot clock and three-point line, to hold opponents under 50 points a game was Princeton (48.2 ppg in 1991-92 and 48.9 in 1990-91). Revisit Bo Ryan's Division III career and coaching philosophy by reading Mark Simon's feature, Inside the Mind of Bo Ryan, from March of 1999. This
time, it's East that's best
Go ahead, think that NBA prospect Horace Jenkins is the only weapon head coach Jose Rebimbas' Pioneers squad. Then watch Ray Ortiz, Dag Christensen, Mufeed Thomas ... Well, you get the idea. This is a team with multiple weapons, and their offense isn't even the primary weapon. Ira Thor continues our series of stories looking at the Division III Final Four.
IWUhoops.com's Bob Quillman looks at Illinois Wesleyan's run from the bubble to the semifinals, while Pat Coleman looks at Catholic University's drive to break through after four consecutive Sweet Sixteens. Illinois Wesleyan's Luke Kasten leads the Titans with 16.2 points per game and is one of six sophomores with 12 or more minutes per game for the Midwest sectional champs.
Mark Simon takes a look at Saturday night's second semifinal teams, Ohio Wesleyan and Messiah. Ohio Wesleyan's Jessica Viertlboeck was the regular-season team leader in scoring and hit a pair of free throws to give the Battling Bishops the lead for good against Baldwin-Wallace. First-timers reach Final Four
Catholic advanced to Salem for the first time by defeating Clark 82-78. They will play Ohio Northern, which survived at home to beat Carthage 66-64. William Paterson rallied from a 62-56 deficit to force overtime and went on to beat Christopher Newport 86-75 behind 35 points from Horace Jenkins. They will face Illinois Wesleyan, which continued its run by beating Chicago 77-68 after rallying from a nine-point halftime deficit. On the women's side, Washington U. returns to try to make it four consecutive championships after beating Wartburg. They'll open in Danbury with Emmanuel, which survived an NYU rally to win in overtime. Carthage
rolls Mass-Dartmouth In women's action, New Jersey and Messiah advanced to the Atlantic sectional championship, as Messiah backup forward Melissa Ehst hit a long three to force the overtime and Messiah scored the first seven points in the second extra period to end Marymount's season. NYU needed another last-minute shot from Dari Magyar, this to drop Bowdoin. NYU faces Emmanuel in the East championship, while Baldwin-Wallace will host Ohio Wesleyan in the Great Lakes. Washington U. will play Wartburg. Danzig
named to follow Bessoir at Scranton Danzig, 35, replaces Bob Bessoir, who retired from coaching at the conclusion of the 2000-2001 season after leading the Royals to an overall record of 554-263 (.678) in 29 years. Included in that record are two NCAA Division III championships (1976, 1983), two other Final Four appearances (1977, 1988), 18 NCAA tournament berths and 14 Middle Atlantic Conference titles. Danzig becomes the 15th head coach in University of Scranton history. A native of Overland Park, Kan., Danzig comes to Scranton after serving as an assistant coach at Bucknell for the last 11 years. During this tenure, the Bison posted an overall record of 180-135 (.571) under head coaches Charlie Woollum and Pat Flannery, including seven winning seasons and 20-or-more wins in 1992 (21) and 1993 (23). Danzig's duties at Bucknell included recruiting, scheduling, scouting and film exchange. He also assisted in the coordination of the Bison summer camp program, community service projects and alumni activities and fund-raising efforts. He was graduated from Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, with a bachelor of science degree in physical education in 1987. While there, he was a two-year captain on the men's basketball team and finished his career as the second all-time leading scorer in Wildcat history with 1,732 points. A three-time all-Heart of America Conference selection and a first team all-district pick in 1987, he led Baker in scoring and rebounding three times. He was also a four-year letterman on the Baker men's golf team. Upon graduation, Danzig served as a graduate assistant with the men's basketball program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he earned a master of arts degree in education. Carl, and his wife, Lynette, a certified public accountant, are the parents of three sons: Ross (9), Ethan (5) and Jackson (17 months). Grubbs,
Jannuzzi win Jostens Award Grubbs, a D3hoops.com preseason third-team All-American, was named a preseason All-American and is the leading scorer in the Midwest Conference, averaging 21.9 points per game while shooting 44.7% from the field, 38.9% from three-point range and 82.8% from the line. With a double major in Biology and Secondary Education, she has maintained a 3.7 grade point average. She is a Deerpath Scholar, a member of the Tri-Beta National Biology Honor Society, a member of the Kappa Delta Pi International Education Honor Society and a member of the Dean’s List. Grubbs has been an active volunteer for the Soup Kitchen, a major volunteer service commitment for Lake Forest students, and for Misericordia, a major volunteer service commitment for Lake Forest student-athletes. After returning from a season-ending foot injury suffered just four games into the 1999-00 campaign, Jannuzzi has not missed a beat, leading his team with 22.0 points and 5.1 assists per game. He shoots 86.2% from the line and 53.0% from the field. David was a D3hoops.com second-team preseason All-American. David graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wilkes in 2000 with a 3.64 grade point average as a double major in Psychology and Elementary Education. David is pursuing a Master’s degree in Educational Development and Strategies, with a 3.83 average. He is a dedicated volunteer with the Personal Care Home and serves as a volunteer to many area camps and basketball clinics. In addition to the Trophy, the Wooldridge Scholarship, a $1,000 donation, will be presented in the name of the winner to his/her institution. The scholarship was named after Dan Wooldridge, a Salem Rotarian and retired commissioner of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, as a way of honoring him for his dedication to Division III athletics.
Fontbonne The men's and women's scores and game stories. The Catholic men rallied from a 14-point deficit to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth consecutive year, while Kings Point continued its March into Madness with an upset victory at Wilkes in overtime. Chicago passed its first test as the No. 1 team in the land, Christopher Newport is looking like they might be unstoppable at their new Freeman Center home, beating Roanoke 84-54, while Carthage tops Wooster 88-80 in a matchup of Top Five teams.
Full first-round scores and game stories, as well as updated pairings. Josh Tubergen works against Defiance for two of his 11 points on Thursday night. |
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Illinois
Wesleyan has named former IWU assistant and current University of Michigan
assistant Scott Trost men's basketball head coach, replacing Dennie Bridges,
who announced his retirement last month as the winningest active coach
in Division III and the second-winningest coach all-time.
Ryan
named
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return engagement
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surprise teams in Salem
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Messiah,
Catholic's
Pat Maloney cuts the net down at Clark as Catholic wins the Northeast
Sectional.
Toby
Lovecchio, director of athletics at The University of Scranton, has announced
the appointment of Carl G. Danzig as head men's basketball coach.
SALEM,
Va. — Alison Grubbs of Lake Forest and David Jannuzzi of Wilkes are
the 2001 recipients of the Jostens Trophy, recognizing the outstanding
student-athletes in Division III basketball. The two athletes will receive
their awards on March 15 at a luncheon sponsored by the Rotary Club of
Salem. 
Defending