Menu

Show posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.

Show posts Menu

Messages - NEhoops

#1
Region 1 men's basketball / Re: MBB: NESCAC
July 27, 2020, 03:39:32 PM
There is a discrepancy in men's basketball assistant coaching salaries (or compensation packages) across the NESCAC. The same can be said across the northeast at the DIII level in general.   
#2
Region 1 men's basketball / Re: MBB: NESCAC
July 09, 2020, 04:06:57 PM
What would Notre Dame and the other independents do?
#3
Region 1 men's basketball / Re: MBB: NESCAC
July 09, 2020, 10:40:57 AM
This conversation is two fold - is there a enough money to fund the respective team and is it safe enough to actually have a season.

Some schools are cutting sports that might not even play this year. Doesn't make the decision any easier. Budget is one thing, but the pandemic related shut down is somewhat our of their hands.

The Ivy League shutdown doesn't look promising for the rest of DI. They were ahead of the curve in the spring when they decided to cancel their men's and women's basketball tournaments. Within 48 hours, the NBA suspended its season and all NCAA sports were halted.
#4
Region 1 men's basketball / Re: MBB: NESCAC
July 01, 2020, 01:55:33 PM
All higher education institutions, assuming they will be providing less services than normal during this upcoming academic year, should reduce or defer tuition related expenses.

As mentioned, Williams has some financial flexibility, but at the end of the day what they are doing is just good business.   


#5
Region 1 men's basketball / Re: MBB: NESCAC
June 15, 2020, 04:48:24 PM
Best of luck to Coach Sears. I hope he keeps the Amherst program at a high level and does the NESCAC proud. Since when do we criticize coaching hires before they've even made it through the first game?

I can't quite follow the cryptic posts about Coach Anderson. He would have been a great hire for Amherst. I'm sure he's in a good situation at MIT, and in some similar cases, not necessarily this one, the sole reason for applying for another job is to have leverage in future negotiations.

I'm assuming the only offer that was made was to Coach Sears and he accepted. Hard to believe since you won't see many athletic directors pass on Coach Maker when they get to his resume. Hoping to see him back on the sidelines soon. While his run at Marist wasn't a memorable one, he was certainly compensated appropriately.
#6
Region 1 men's basketball / Re: MBB: NESCAC
June 12, 2020, 01:55:04 PM
Is it confirmed that Maker applied?
#7
Titan Q - great list.

If we have to start trimming it down I would cut out Semling. After that who knows.
#8
Ryan, I can see where you are coming from, but for this subject - the Mount Rushmore of D3 Coaches -  we're suggesting coaches that are worthy based on quantitative data – wins/W%/national championships/etc. And frankly that's all we really have to go off of when looking at the group as a whole.

I understand that wins & losses don't entirely define how good a coach is, but for all-time discussions coaches need to achieve some of those things mentioned above to the be in the conversation. At the same time, Roy Williams, a member of Dick Vitale's DI coaching Mount Rushmore, just went 14-19. The first losing season of his career. Anyone that was around the team or attended practice probably isn't going to state that Roy forgot how to coach. 
#9
SpringSt7, regarding active coaches, Bob Semling (Wis.-Stevens Point) and Pat Miller (Wis.-Whitewater) are currently 2nd and 4th in all-time winning percentage respectively and have both won two national championships. I think that firmly puts them in the conversation for future consideration. 

#10
I can definitely support the Ryan/Hixon/Edwards nominations.

*** Below was posted to the NESCAC board earlier this week***

Steve Moore (Muhlenberg/Wooster) – 1st in winning percentage and 2nd in wins

Glenn Van Wieren (Hope) – 7th in winning percentage and 11th in wins

Glenn Robinson (Franklin & Marshall) – 13th in winning percentage and 1st in wins

David Hixon (Amherst) – 10th in winning percentage and 3rd in wins

These are the only four coaches to be in the Top 20 in both categories. Hixon is the only national championship winner (2) of the group. Mark Edwards (WashU) who has won two national championships just missed the cut. Active coaches, Bob Semling (Wis.-Stevens Point) and Pat Miller (Wis.-Whitewater) are currently 2nd and 4th in all-time winning percentage respectively and have both won two national championships. The NCAA record book has Bo Ryan listed as 3rd all-time in winning percentage on the D3 list, but it is including his entire coaching career. If they just included his winning percentage for his 15 seasons at Wis.-Platteville (.823) he would be in the top spot and it wouldn't even be close – Moore is currently listed first (.775).   
#11
Region 1 men's basketball / Re: MBB: NESCAC
April 27, 2020, 04:02:49 PM
Dave, thanks for sharing. From an all-time D3 standpoint:

Steve Moore (Muhlenberg/Wooster) – 1st in winning percentage and 2nd in wins

Glenn Van Wieren (Hope) – 7th in winning percentage and 11th in wins

Glenn Robinson (Franklin & Marshall) – 13th in winning percentage and 1st in wins

David Hixon (Amherst) – 10th in winning percentage and 3rd in wins

These are the only four coaches to be in the Top 20 in both categories. Hixon is the only national championship winner (2) of the group. Mark Edwards (WashU) who has won two national championships just missed the cut. Active coaches, Bob Semling (Wis.-Stevens Point) and Pat Miller (Wis.-Whitewater) are currently 2nd and 4th in all-time winning percentage respectively and have both won two national championships. The NCAA record book has Bo Ryan listed as 3rd all-time in winning percentage on the D3 list, but it is including his entire coaching career. If they just included his winning percentage for his 15 seasons at Wis.-Platteville (.823) he would be in the top spot and it wouldn’t even be close – Moore is currently listed first (.775).   


#12
Region 1 men's basketball / Re: MBB: NESCAC
April 27, 2020, 01:23:23 PM
Well said Titan Q.

It's unfortunate that D3 coaching records aren't more readily accessible.
#13
Region 1 men's basketball / Re: MBB: NESCAC
April 16, 2020, 04:10:58 PM
Great article, one could make the argument that Hixon is the most successful D3 men's basketball coach of all-time (who spent their entire career at that level). Kudos for him doing what is best for his family. Making the jump to DI most likely means moving the family somewhere new, but also seeing them less. 

Hard for us, or the coaches, to make claims about someone wanting to stay or leave a respective job. Once the offer is on the table all bets are off.
#14
Region 1 men's basketball / Re: MBB: NESCAC
April 16, 2020, 01:23:00 PM
I would argue that John Giannini's time at UMaine and LaSalle were successful. Maine's winning % has been well below .500 since he left and he spent 14 seasons at LaSalle in the A10, including a trip to the Sweet 16.

Ryan's run at Wisconsin–Platteville is stuff of legend. His team was the winningest NCAA men's basketball team of the 1990s (all divisions) with a 266-26 (.908) record. They won four national titles, a final four, an Elite Eight and a Sweet 16 appearance. Also won the conference eight times and never finished below third place. 

Speaking of Davidson, head coach Bob McKillop turns 70 this July. He's going strong, but Kosmalski could get a interview in the next few seasons.

I agree that Toomey's chances to become the Amherst head coach would have greatly improved if they had more success this past season. 

There definitely is a theme of prior D1 assistant experience and success in the NCAA tournament as a D3 head coach for those that make the jump.
#15
Region 1 men's basketball / Re: MBB: NESCAC
April 16, 2020, 10:23:48 AM
The jump from D3 head coach to D1 head coach is somewhat rare. I listed a few instances where that took place related to the Northeast region (in no particularly order).

Dave Paulsen – head coach at Williams from 2000-2008 with a record of 170–53 (.762), led them to a D3 national championship in 2003 and finished as national runner up in 2004. Hired as head coach at Bucknell in May of 2008. Prior to Williams, he had D1 stops as an assistant at Michigan and Cleveland State as well as head coaching experience at LeMoyne (D2).

Mike Maker – head coach at Williams from 2008-2014 with a record of 147–32 (.821), led them to three Final Four appearances, including the title game in 2010 and 2014. Hired as head coach at Marist in June of 2014. Prior to Williams, he had D1 stops as an assistant at Dartmouth, Samford, West Virginia and Creighton.

Bob Walsh – head coach at Rhode Island College from 2005-2014 with a record of 204–63 (.764), led them to eight NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Sweet 16 three times, and the Elite Eight once. Hired as the head coach at the University of Maine in May of 2014. Prior to RIC, he had D1 stops at Iona, San Diego and Providence as an assistant.

Glen Miller – head coach at Conn College from 1993-1999 with a record of 95-58 (.620), led them to a Sweet 16 appearance in 1998 and the Final Four in 1999. He was hired as head coach at Brown prior to the 2000 season. Prior to Conn College, he was an assistant at the University of Connecticut. He is currently the associate head coach, and likely successor to Jim Calhoun at Saint Joseph (CT).

John Giannini – head coach at Rowan College (formerly Glassboro State) from 1989 to 1996 with a record of 168–38 (.816), led them to a Sweet 16 appearance, and three Final Fours, including a D3 national championship in 1996. He was hired as the head coach at the University of Maine prior to the 1997 season. Prior to Rowan he was an assistant at Illinois.