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Post by Bomber on May 1, 2007 21:03:39 GMT -5
I also like having a young african american coach on the staff. He should help with recruiting.
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Post by Retired Coach on May 2, 2007 6:17:47 GMT -5
WSU hires hoops coach with ties to BrownellBy Marc Katz Staff Writer Wednesday, May 02, 2007 FAIRBORN — Not content with just adding bigger players to his team, Wright State men's basketball coach Brad Brownell has added a bigger assistant coach, 6-foot-8, 265-pound Victor Ebong. Ebong takes over for Adrian Townsend, who said he was leaving the program after one season for a basketball-related job, but would not specify what that is. "I had a great relationship at Wright State," Townsend said. "I just decided to move." Ebong, who played at North Carolina-Wilmington and graduated from that school in 2000 when Brownell was an assistant coach there, spoke with Brownell about the WSU job last spring, but the timing wasn't right. "When the opportunity came last year, I didn't think it was the right move," said Ebong, an Omaha, Neb., native who played one year of pro ball in Sweden after leaving Wilmington. "But I never really left basketball. I have a true passion for basketball." While he took a job as a salesman for a pharmaceutical company in Charlotte, N.C., Ebong also coached AAU and parochial school teams, and Brownell helped him obtain a job as UNCW's color commentator on television. Marty McGillan and Billy Donlon, WSU's other two assistants, also have UNCW backgrounds. Donlon played with Ebong, and McGillan was an assistant coach there, although not when Ebong played. www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2007/05/01/ddn050207wsubb.html
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Post by Tipp City Raider on May 3, 2007 20:47:09 GMT -5
He was at the WSU baseball game vs UD. He is one big hombre.
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Post by Willie on May 11, 2007 6:31:43 GMT -5
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart hired Adrian Townsend as its new boys' coach. Townsend is a graduate of OLSH, a small private school in Coraopolis. He was an assistant this past season at Wright State, which lost to Pitt in the NCAA tournament. www.post-gazette.com/pg/07131/785262-361.stm
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Post by Big D on Jun 14, 2007 19:11:23 GMT -5
Former Charger in chargeMatt Grubba Sports Editor Thursday, June 14, 2007 A winning record as a player. Experience as an assistant coach at three different Division I schools. Helped take Wright State to last year's NCAA tournament. All of those qualifications made Adrian Townsend an attractive coaching candidate for colleges or high schools. Only one school could offer him the chance to return home, however, and he jumped at that opportunity. Townsend was named the new head boys basketball coach at OLSH last month, replacing Jason Bumblis. The job brings him back to lead the team he once helped take to the 1985 WPIAL semifinals against Midland, before he graduated from the school in 1986. "The people who have been there have done a whole lot for me," Townsend said. "John Mahoney (now an assistant coach at Michigan), who was my coach there, is a good friend of mine. Sister Francine was there when I was in school and we have a great relationship. With that, there's a lot of positives to coming back." It may seem like a bit of a step down to go from a Division I college like Wright St. to a small high school, like OLSH, but Townsend had two major factors contributing to his decision. "Picking up and moving your family, it gets a little tiresome after a while. I don't want to be Larry Brown," he said, referring to the former college and NBA coach who has never stayed with one team longer than six years. "Plus, I wanted to be a head coach, and at age 38 working in mid-major D-I, I'm not sure what sort of opportunities I would have had." Townsend has moved quite frequently in his career, bringing along his wife and two children. After a collegiate playing career at California (Pa.), Townsend became a graduate assistant at Cal U., helping to coach the Vulcans to their first Division II Final Four and a 31-2 record in 1991-92. From there, Townsend had assistant coaching stints at Mansfield and St. Francis (Pa.), then took the job as the director of basketball operations at Duquesne. He then ended up at Eastern Michigan from 2002-2005 before taking the job at Wright St. last year. With all that movement, Townsend says he's looking forward to OLSH becoming the longest stop in his coaching career. "My plan is to settle in here and help build a successful program," he said. "I want to be a positive influence on the young men who want to be a part of the program, and also to assist OLSH as a school." Townsend's full-time employment as an educator will come at Craig Academy in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh. That hasn't prevented him from getting his players involved in basketball summer leagues, as he prepares for a first year that, by his own admission, may not be the smoothest. "As any first-year coach would know, we have a lot of work to put in," Townsend said. "That's the toughest thing to predict and pinpoint, in terms of where you think you'll be." Still he's optimistic his first year will be a good one, and hopes the encouragement will keep coming from all directions. "We need positive people in the administration and to get the parents and the supporters to fall in line and help steer us the right way." www.yourmoontownship.com/newspaper/article/82113/Former-Charger-in-charge/
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Post by ilm2day on Jun 15, 2007 11:19:07 GMT -5
Get ready for another new one
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Post by Glory Days on Jun 15, 2007 20:23:19 GMT -5
Get ready for another new one So who is leaving if we are getting someone new?
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Post by bballraider on Jun 18, 2007 1:48:00 GMT -5
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Post by rock70 on Jun 18, 2007 9:16:28 GMT -5
Losing coach McGillen would be a big loss for our program. If true doesn't this move seem strange to any one else? Moving to Winthrop is a lateral move plus Marty has been with coach Brownell for so long you would figure thier is a comfort level. Why would coach McGillen make a lateral move? I hope thier has not been a falling out with coach Brownell? All I know is that ilm2day doesn't post much but when he does post he is usually right on target.
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Post by Admin on Jun 18, 2007 12:24:53 GMT -5
Coach Marshall is at Wichita State - he left Winthrop this Spring.
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Post by Big D on Jun 18, 2007 17:55:44 GMT -5
Randy Peele is the new head coach at Winthrop. He has only hired 2 assistant coaches so far: Paul Molinari and Earl Grant. There is still an assistant coaching position open there if he wants it. I haven't heard anything about one of our assistants leaving, but ilm2day is usually pretty accurate in his predictions.
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Post by ilm2day on Jun 18, 2007 19:28:07 GMT -5
I think Marty and his family just wanted to get back to the NC and SS area. There is no falling out between them but a move for Marty and his family and their happiness and closeness to family. Look for Brad's first call to be to Boston U and Mike Winiecki, there are lots of coaches who would like to get on Brad's staff for when he does make another move. Mike Winiecki is a great coach and the staff would not skip a beat. I hope it works out for all parties.
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Post by Wolf on Jun 18, 2007 21:33:06 GMT -5
Assistant Coach Mike Winiecki Boston University Assistant Coach Richmond '89 Mike Winiecki begins his second season as an assistant coach with the Boston University men's basketball team after spending three years as an assistant the University of Richmond. "Boston University is fortunate to welcome a coach of Mike's caliber" said Wolff. "His experience as a player and a coach will serve him and us well as we further try to improve BU basketball." A standout on Richmond basketball teams from 1986-89, Winiecki has enjoyed outstanding success both as a player and a coach. As a member of the coaching staffs at both his alma mater as well as the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, he has been in the post-season in five of the last six seasons. He helped Richmond to the NCAA Tournament in 2004 and an NIT bid in 2003. While at UNC Wilmington, the Seahawks advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2000 and 2002 and the NIT in 2001. Winiecki began his coaching career in 1992 at Richmond, serving as a graduate assistant under head coach Dick Tarrant. Winiecki played professional basketball in Portugal before returning to the coaching ranks as an assistant coach at Richmond under head coach Bill Dooley for three seasons starting in 1994-95. He served a third stint as a Spider assistant coach under head coach Jerry Wainwright beginning in 2002-03. Prior to his most recent return to UR, Winiecki spent four seasons as an assistant at UNC Wilmington under Wainwright. He also coached two seasons at Campbell University under head coach Billy Lee. As a collegiate player, Winiecki, a Buffalo, N.Y. native, enjoyed a stellar collegiate career for the Spiders. He was a member of UR's 1986 and 1988 NCAA Tournament teams and was an All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) selection as a senior (1988-89), averaging 17.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. A member of Richmond's 1,000-point club, he finished his career with 1,031 points and more than 500 rebounds. He was a member of the storied 1988 Richmond team that, as the 13th seed, advanced to the NCAA's "Sweet Sixteen ." Along the way, the Spiders beat fourth-seeded Indiana and fifth-seeded Georgia Tech. A graduate of Monacan High School in Richmond, Va., Winiecki was a Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star selection. In addition, he received All-Metro and All-State honors following his senior season, averaging 23.0 points and 11.4 rebounds. At BU, Winiecki will be responsible all facets of the program, including recruiting coordination, practice and game planning, on-floor coaching, scheduling, compliance, advising, and counseling. www.bu.edu/athletics/basketball/men/bios/winiecki-mike.html
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Post by wsu97 on Jun 18, 2007 21:52:33 GMT -5
I hate to see Coach McGillan go if this is true, but I wish him well. He is a class act.
Winiecki sounds like a solid replacement for Marty. Like Victor Ebong, he played in this system when he was a player and he has coached this system in the past. He should fit right in teaching the Xs and Os. Recruiting-wise, he will bring more East coast connections to this staff.
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Post by Glory Days on Jun 19, 2007 6:12:32 GMT -5
Randy Peele is the new head coach at Winthrop. He has only hired 2 assistant coaches so far: Paul Molinari and Earl Grant. There is still an assistant coaching position open there if he wants it. I haven't heard anything about one of our assistants leaving, but ilm2day is usually pretty accurate in his predictions. Winthrop hired their last assistant coach and it wasn't Marty. Dixon Joins Winthrop Coaching Staff After Spending Last Three Years At East CarolinaROCK HILL, SC—Winthrop head basketball coach Randy Peele has added Larry Dixon, Jr., as an assistant basketball coach on his staff. Dixon, a 1996 graduate of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC, served as an assistant coach at East Carolina University for the past three years. He also served as an assistant coach at South Carolina State for two years (2003-2005) and for one year at St. Andrews College (2002-03). www.winthropeagles.com/default.asp?section=2&type=story&id=4306
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