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| Student Princes crown new coach Heidelberg named Ohio Northern assistant Anthony Gholson as its new men’s basketball head coach, ending the OAC coaching carousel that began when Baldwin-Wallace coach Steve Bankson announced his retirement last spring. Heidelberg head coach Duane Sheldon moved to Baldwin-Wallace to replace Bankson, triggering the Student Princes’ coaching search.
Gholson spent four years as an assistant at Ohio Northern and played for the Polar Bears’ national tournament team in 1988. He was also a member of the coaching staff on Ohio Northern’s 1993 national championship team.
In between coaching stints at ONU, Gholson was the head coach at Columbus (Ohio) State Community College from 2000 – 2004, compiling an 83-36 record (.704) at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II school.
Heidelberg Athletic Director Matt Palm said, “We feel [Gholson] is the right person to continue the momentum this program has built over the last few years.” In 2007-08 Heidelberg went 23-6, 14-4 in the OAC and won the conference tournament to earn a trip to the NCAA tournament.
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| Permalink | Jul 1, 2008 |
| | Sage hires first men's coach
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The Sage College of Albany chose Brian Barnes to be the first coach of its men’s basketball program that will begin varsity play in 2009-10. Sage is the co-educational counterpart of Russell Sage, a women’s college that competes in the Skyline Conference.
Barnes had been an assistant coach under Mike Griffin at RPI since 2005. He played four years at Division I Albany and was the Danes' captain as a senior in 2003. He earned a master’s in educational administration while serving as Albany’s director of basketball operations for two seasons.
“What made Brian the perfect fit for Sage was his dedication to Division III athletics as part of the educational experience as well as his local knowledge,” said Sage athletic director Dani Drews. “Brian impressed us with his organizational skills, his eloquence and his passion for the game.”
The men’s basketball team will join the rest of the Gator programs in the Skyline Conference. The addition of the program is a part of The Sage Colleges athletics expansion plan that includes the start of six new men's teams by 2010-11. |
| Permalink | Jun 26, 2008 |
| | Stevens keeps men's job in-house Following a national search, Stevens athletic director Russell Rogers announced the promotion of Bobby Hurley to head men's basketball coach on Tuesday afternoon.
Hurley, a graduate of RPI who has worked on the Ducks' staff for the past five seasons, served as the associate head coach under Josh Loeffler this past year. Hurley's promotion came approximately five weeks after it was announced Loeffler accepted a job as an assistant coach at Division I Lafayette.
"We were fortunate to have an outstanding pool of candidates," Rogers said. "Bobby clearly distinguished himself as our top choice. He has played a very important role in the recent success of our men's basketball program. Bobby is truly committed to Stevens and our student-athletes, and I am confident that under his leadership our program will continue the momentum that has been built in recent years."
Hired in August 2003, Hurley spent his first three seasons working as an assistant under former coach Steve Hayn. Hurley remained as an assistant following the hiring of Loeffler in 2006 then was promoted to associate head coach last summer.
"I am excited to be able to continue working with this program," Hurley said. "I truly believe that we are moving in the right direction and hope to build toward an Empire 8 championship. I am thrilled to be surrounded by so many quality student-athletes at Stevens. I appreciate the support and trust that Russ Rogers and the rest of the administration have shown in me. It truly is a joy to be working within this department."
In five years with the program, Hurley has helped the Ducks amass an overall record of 81-57, which translates into a .587 winning percentage. The numbers are far more impressive the last two seasons: 46-13 (.780).
In 2006-07, Hurley was instrumental in helping lead the Ducks to their finest season in program history. Along the way, Stevens set a new school record for wins in a season with a 23-7 mark. The Ducks also made their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 following victories over Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Ramapo. Stevens ended the year ranked first in the NCAA Atlantic Region and No. 24 in the D3hoops.com national poll.
This past season in 2007-08, Hurley was on the bench once again as the Ducks tied the school record for wins with a 23-6 mark and shared the Empire 8 regular-season title with Ithaca College in just their first year in the conference. Stevens also went on to win its first-ever Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Championship and was ranked fifth in the NCAA Atlantic Region.
A 2001 graduate of RPI with a B.S. in management and technology, Hurley was a four-year starter for the Red Hawks and selected as an Academic All-American in 2001. An All-Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association honorable mention selection as both a junior and senior, Hurley appeared in a school-record 107 games and made 85 starts. He was also selected to the UCAA all-tournament team as a senior.
Furthermore, Hurley was named team captain and most valuable player his last two seasons with the Red Hawks. He finished his career at Rensselaer with 767 points, 316 assists, and 155 steals. Hurley led the team in assists and steals three times. He was also the Red Hawks' leading scorer as a senior captain. |
| Permalink | Jun 25, 2008 |
| | TCNJ turns men's team over to alumnus The College of New Jersey athletic director John Castaldo has announced the hiring of 1993 graduate Kelly Williams to direct its men’s basketball program. Williams, who played for the Lions from 1989-93, when the school was known as Trenton State, and served as an assistant men’s coach with the Lions as well returns to his alma mater and will assume his new role on July 1.
“The opportunity to represent the College as an alumni and former player has always been a dream,” Williams said. “I’m excited just to have the tradition of TCNJ’s basketball program continue to grow under my direction.”
He inherits a team that went 6-19 under interim coach Matt Hunter. Williams will be the team's third coach in as many years, following Hunter and Castaldo, who compiled a 14-year mark of 200-149 before stepping down to take the AD role.
Williams takes over TCNJ’s program after successful nine-year tenure (1999-2008) at Mercer County College when he compiled a record of 154-100. During that time he led the Vikings to six Garden State Athletic Conference championships and three National Junior College Athletic Association Division II, Region XIX Finals appearances advancing one of those years to the District IX playoffs. In 2000, he was honored as the Junior College, Division II/III Coaching Staff of the Year by the New Jersey Collegiate Basketball Coaches Association.
Williams returned to his alma mater as an assistant under Castaldo from 1995-99. In addition to his familiarity with TCNJ’s basketball program throughout the years, he has been employed at the college since 1995 where he has most recently served as an assistant director in the admissions office.
"Kelly brings a wealth of basketball experience to our program," Castaldo said. "Kelly is already entrenched in the college’s mission and his character, integrity and professionalism provide for the leadership building qualities we aspire to achieve within our department. As a former TSC student-athlete and former TCNJ assistant basketball coach, I have witnessed firsthand his drive, and his desire to succeed both on and off the court. His passion for the game and more importantly for TCNJ is highly evident."
Prior to his playing career for the Lions, Williams was a standout at Ewing High School and in 2008 was inducted into the school’s athletic hall of fame. He is an active member National Basketball Coaches Association and the Black Coaches Association. |
| Permalink | Jun 24, 2008 |
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North Park's new coach to stress defense The North Park athletic department introduced Amanda Reese as its new head women's basketball coach this week.
Reese, a former assistant women's coach for Illinois-Chicago, succeeds athletic director Jack Surridge, who stepped down as the women's head coach after 12 years to focus his energy on his family and athletic director duties.
"I am excited about this opportunity and the future of the program," Reese said. "North Park has a lot to offer both athletically and academically and I'm anxious to help the student-athletes achieve their full potential. I have high expectations for the North Park women's basketball program."
Reese brings an eclectic array of experience to the North Park program. In addition to serving as an assistant coach at UIC for the past four years, she served as the lone assistant women's basketball coach at the University of Chicago.
Prior to her coaching at Chicago, Reese served as the girls' assistant varsity coach as well as the junior varsity head coach at DeKalb High School during the 1999-2000 school year. She was also a successful student-athlete at Northern Illinois University and Beavercreek High School in Ohio.
At NIU, Reese was a three-time team captain for the Huskies and earned MVP honors in 1997. She became one of only 23 players in NIU history to score 1,000 points during her playing career (1,147) and she holds the NIU record for most 10-assist games with five. Her role as a Huskie left a huge impression on the program as NIU now gives the Reese Leadership Award to a student-athlete annually.
At Beavercreek High School in Dayton, Ohio, Reese led the Battlin' Beavers to a 1995 state championship and earned Ms. Ohio Basketball in the same season. She continues to give back to her hometown as she and her high school coach have continued to run the Amanda Reese and Ed Zink Basketball Camp since 2000.
As North Park's new head coach, Reese is looking to implement a solid defensive philosophy.
"Our focus is going to be on defense and offensively I'd like to see what we have first," she said. "We're going to get our players in shape and get our current kids better. Recruiting is big. We're going to bring in talented student-athletes that will help the program continue to be successful." |
| Permalink | Jun 19, 2008 |
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Furbush returns to Bates as coach Jonathan Furbush, assistant men’s basketball coach at Springfield and former assistant coach and player at Bates, has been named Bates' new men’s basketball coach.
Furbush, a 2005 Bates graduate and native of South Portland, Maine, becomes the school's 21st head men’s basketball coach. He replaces Joe Reilly, who stepped down in April to take the head coaching position at Wesleyan.
In announcing the appointment Tuesday, Bates athletic director Kevin McHugh praised Furbush’s "passionate commitment to the college and to the basketball program," adding that "Jon separated himself from an extremely strong candidate pool as the best fit to be the next men's basketball coach at Bates."
Furbush’s appointment, McHugh said, follows a "tradition of success that Bates basketball has experienced with the appointment of young head coaches." Since 1987, Bates basketball has been led by head coaches in their 20s three times. Furbush, 25, succeeds Reilly, who was 28 when appointed in 1997. Rick Boyages, who went on to become a Division I head coach, was 24 when he began his successful four-year run as head coach in 1987.
Furbush was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Springfield in 2007-08 while pursuing a master’s degree in athletic administration. He held the same position for two seasons at Bates after graduating with a degree in American cultural studies.
"This is a great opportunity to get back in touch with my Maine roots," Furbush said. "Coming back to Bates is like a dream -- getting to coach at my favorite school."
As a player, Furbush started all 27 games as a senior, averaging 10.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 37.1% from three-point range.
The Bates men's basketball program has posted a winning record for eight consecutive years, the longest such streak in program history. Since 2003-04, the team has posted a 92-37 record (.713 winning percentage) and twice set records for wins in a season (19 in 2004-05 and 20 in 2005-06).
"What Joe Reilly has done is tremendous," Furbush said. "I want to build on the culture he created and add a few of my own contributions. I want to use basketball as an extension of the classroom, preparing our student-athletes for the next step in life. The players in my program will all be respectful and valuable members of the Bates community and will take pride in striving towards excellence on the court and in the classroom." |
| Permalink | Jun 18, 2008 |
| | Morgan hired at Haverford Haverford athletic director Wendy Smith has announced the hiring of Bobbi Morgan as women’s basketball coach. Morgan was head coach at Cabrini. “Bobbi’s experience and record of success made her an ideal choice for the position,” said Smith. “I have complete confidence that our program will see unprecedented success under her guidance and am very pleased that she will be joining our department.” “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to coach at Haverford College,” said Morgan. “I have always believed Haverford had the potential to be highly competitive in women’s basketball. It is a nationally renowned institution, features state-of-the–art athletic facilities and I sense a true commitment to athletics from everyone I have met. I am looking forward to this challenge.” Morgan comes to Haverford was coach at Cabrini for four seasons, in which she notched 66 wins and averaged 16.5 wins per season. This past season, Morgan guided the Cavaliers to a 21-7 record, the team’s first Pennsylvania Athletic Conference title since 1999 and an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Bobbi took over at Cabrini after a highly successful 17-year high school coaching career at The Academy of Notre Dame in Villanova, Pa. (1986-1989) and Haverford High School (1990-2004), compiling an impressive 326-139 career mark. Morgan took Notre Dame to the District 1 Class AA title game in 1988-89 and crowned the season with the school’s first PIAA state playoff berth. At her next stop, Morgan turned Haverford High into a perennial District One powerhouse while winning six Central League titles and qualifying for the PIAA Class AAAA state playoffs seven times.
A Bryn Mawr native, Morgan is a 1981 graduate of Haverford High School. Her high school basketball coach was Julie Soriero, Haverford College’s first ever women’s basketball coach, who is now the athletic director at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Morgan went on to played Richmond, where she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1985. “I’ve always respected Bobbi’s ability to analyze and appreciate the game,” said Soriero. “She has a wealth of experience and passion for competing.” Outside of coaching, Morgan spent 15 years as a journalist. She worked as a news and feature writer at the Main Line Times and Main Line Times Sunday. She then worked as a staff sports writer for the Delaware County Daily Times before taking over as the managing sports editor of the Main Line Times in 1990. During her years as a journalist, Morgan won six Keystone Press Association Awards for best writing in various categories including sports writing and sports column writing. She also won a Philadelphia Press Association Award for best writing on her series on College Recruiting: How To Play The Game To Win. |
| Permalink | Jun 18, 2008 |
| | Villa Julie gets new name The board of trustees of Villa Julie College has voted unanimously to change the name of the institution to Stevenson University.
The decision follows the approval of the Maryland Higher Education Commission last month for university status for Villa Julie. One of the main components will be the Villa Julie College of Arts and Sciences, which will occupy the institution's original campus on Greenspring Valley Road in Stevenson, Md.
"After careful study and discussion over the past three years, the board felt the time was right for a name which better reflects the makeup of the institution," says Kevin Byrnes, chair of the board of trustees. "We understand the importance and history of the Villa Julie name and are pleased it will remain as a major part of Stevenson University."
Historically, the name connects the institution's campuses in Stevenson and Owings Mills. Henry Stevenson, a prominent Baltimore grain merchant who founded Stevenson, later married Deborah Owings, granddaughter of the founder of the Owings Mill.
The transition will occur gradually up until the official legal change in early 2009. The school will keep its colors of green and white, and athletic teams will continue to use the Mustang nickname and mascot, but will compete under the Stevenson name in all sports in 2008-09. |
| Permalink | Jun 17, 2008 |
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 Mike Jones was 46-9 in his second stint as the Choctaws' head coach. |
Jones back out at MC Following a season which started with coach Mike Jones taking leave for triple bypass surgery and ended with Mississippi College missing the ASC title game for the first time in a decade, Jones is stepping down as Choctaws' head coach. Don Lofton, who took over as head coach when Jones stepped down the last time, will resume the position, a position he held for four years from 2002-06.
Jones, who will remain athletic director, was 46-9 in his second stint with the Choctaws.
"No one means more to MC's athletic program than Mike Jones and we are grateful for the great job he has done as both athletic director and men's head basketball coach," said school president Lee Royce. "I know we will continue to make great progress as he brings renewed energy and focus to the task of athletic director."
Jones led the Choctaws to 14 consecutive winning seasons and an overall record of 288-96 from 1988-2002. During the last two years Jones led the Choctaws to a 46-9 record, an NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance and an ASC championship. Jones ends his 16-year coaching career at MC with a record of 333-105.
"This was a very tough decision for me and one that I have spent several months thinking about," said Jones. "I am grateful I had the opportunity to be a head coach again the last two years, but for me this was the best decision. This will allow me to devote more time and energy to the entire athletics department and see what we can accomplish at MC."
Lofton was 92-23 in his four years at the helm. He led the Choctaws to two Sweet Sixteen appearances and two American Southwest Conference championships. Prior to his stint as head coach, Lofton spent 18 years as an assistant coach at MC.
"I'm very excited about resuming the position of head coach, but at the same time I will miss coaching with Coach Jones," said Lofton. "We have a close relationship and working with him again was a great experience for me personally. I’m looking forward to the future of our men's basketball program and building on what we have already accomplished." |
| Permalink | Jun 13, 2008 |
| | Mount St. Vincent makes a coaching change Mount St. Vincent hopes Brian Nigro, who ranks second all-time in assists at the College, will provide another one as its new men’s basketball head coach. The College named Nigro to that post and Assistant Director of Athletics replacing Michael Murphy.
Nigro was a standout for the Dolphins in his playing career, notching 674 assists and leading the Dolphins to a 20-5 record and an appearance in the 1997 NCAA Tournament.
“I am extremely excited to be back here at the College of Mount Saint Vincent. It is a great pleasure and an honor to be the head men’s basketball coach at my alma mater,” stated Nigro.
Following his playing days, Nigro shifted to the coaching ranks. He spent four years at his high school alma mater, Xaverian (Brooklyn, NY), where he was the head junior varsity coach and a varsity assistant for two years. He has also served as an assistant for the Open Men’s Division at the Empire State Games since 2004.
From 2000-2002, Nigro was an assistant men’s coach at Globe Institute of Technology in New York, before taking the head varsity coaching position at Berkeley Carroll School in Brooklyn. He served as the head coach there from 2002-2004.
Nigro just finished his first season as an assistant with Polytechnic where he worked with his brother Dan. While with the Fighting Blue Jays, Nigro was responsible for recruiting prospective student-athletes, scouting and academics. A 2000 graduate from the College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts and a Minor in Health Education and Communications, Nigro completed his Masters in School Building Leadership at St. John’s (NY) in January 2008.
Mount St. Vincent went 9-16, 6-12 in the Skyline Conference in 2007-2008. |
| Permalink | Jun 11, 2008 |
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