Change (finally) in Salem, with Kip Ioane out after 14 years and a record of 85-243 overall, 49-163 in the NWC. Willamette hasn't issued a statement, but it looks like Kip tweeted about it last week:
https://twitter.com/KipIoane/status/1646308852164620288
Longtime local sportscaster Mark Gilman also has a brief writeup about it on his Substack:
https://markgilman.substack.com/p/bits-and-pieces-mid-april-edition
I have never bought the excuse that Willamette's academic standards mean we can't field a competitive men's basketball team--especially when Whitman, UPS, and Lewis & Clark manage to do just that every year. I don't think anybody expects the Bearcats to compete for national titles the way we did in the 90s, but there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to have a team that consistently finishes in the top half of the NWC.
https://twitter.com/KipIoane/status/1646308852164620288
Longtime local sportscaster Mark Gilman also has a brief writeup about it on his Substack:
https://markgilman.substack.com/p/bits-and-pieces-mid-april-edition
I have never bought the excuse that Willamette's academic standards mean we can't field a competitive men's basketball team--especially when Whitman, UPS, and Lewis & Clark manage to do just that every year. I don't think anybody expects the Bearcats to compete for national titles the way we did in the 90s, but there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to have a team that consistently finishes in the top half of the NWC.