Former WSU standout still has hand in the game
Mar 7, 2005 8:28:56 GMT -5
Post by Big D on Mar 7, 2005 8:28:56 GMT -5
Where are they now? Catching up with Miami Valley sports greats
Former WSU standout still has hand in the game
By Dave Long
Dayton Daily News
Any coaching Bob Grote does these days is done from the stands.
The only recruiting he is involved with is the process of helping his son Scott, a standout basketball player at Centerville High School, choose the college where he will play.
From 1972-90, however, Grote was an important cog in the athletic operations at Wright State as a coach and a player.
A graduate of Cincinnati Elder High School, he played both basketball and baseball at WSU. Basketball was where he gained his fame.
He was the Raiders' co-MVP in the 1974-75 and 75-76 seasons. During his senior year he gained All-American honors when WSU was an NCAA Division II program. He ended his basketball career with 1,406 points, No. 8 in the all-time Wright State scoring list.
Following graduation he picked up his master's degree and was an assistant coach under Ralph Underhill from 1980 to 1990. He helped recruit several of the players who brought WSU a D-II national championship in the mid-80s.
For his contributions as a player and coach, he was inducted into the Wright Sate Athletic Hall of Fame.
He got out of coaching after the 1990 season to take a job as a manufacturer's rep, selling medical supplies and products to health care professionals in Ohio and Indiana.
But he couldn't stay away from coaching. He's helping out with youth basketball and baseball programs in Centerville.
"I still go to a lot of basketball games," said Grote, 50. "I'm at all the Centerville games to watch Scott and I've seen a lot of the other tournament games at UD and Wright State. I'll go see Dayton, Wright State, Miami, UC, Xavier. I love being around the game, especially this time of year. I loved the coaching part when it came to the games, but I sure don't miss all the other background work and recruiting which went with it."
Grote's main participation in sports now is golf. He has two daughters — Lindsay and Jennifer — along with son Scott and is a grandfather.
His brother, Steve, started at point guard for three years at Michigan and was a color analyst on national college basketball television broadcasts for several years. He is now a stockbroker in Cincinnati.
Contact Dave Long at 225-2251
www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/daily/0307wheregrote.html
Former WSU standout still has hand in the game
By Dave Long
Dayton Daily News
Any coaching Bob Grote does these days is done from the stands.
The only recruiting he is involved with is the process of helping his son Scott, a standout basketball player at Centerville High School, choose the college where he will play.
From 1972-90, however, Grote was an important cog in the athletic operations at Wright State as a coach and a player.
A graduate of Cincinnati Elder High School, he played both basketball and baseball at WSU. Basketball was where he gained his fame.
He was the Raiders' co-MVP in the 1974-75 and 75-76 seasons. During his senior year he gained All-American honors when WSU was an NCAA Division II program. He ended his basketball career with 1,406 points, No. 8 in the all-time Wright State scoring list.
Following graduation he picked up his master's degree and was an assistant coach under Ralph Underhill from 1980 to 1990. He helped recruit several of the players who brought WSU a D-II national championship in the mid-80s.
For his contributions as a player and coach, he was inducted into the Wright Sate Athletic Hall of Fame.
He got out of coaching after the 1990 season to take a job as a manufacturer's rep, selling medical supplies and products to health care professionals in Ohio and Indiana.
But he couldn't stay away from coaching. He's helping out with youth basketball and baseball programs in Centerville.
"I still go to a lot of basketball games," said Grote, 50. "I'm at all the Centerville games to watch Scott and I've seen a lot of the other tournament games at UD and Wright State. I'll go see Dayton, Wright State, Miami, UC, Xavier. I love being around the game, especially this time of year. I loved the coaching part when it came to the games, but I sure don't miss all the other background work and recruiting which went with it."
Grote's main participation in sports now is golf. He has two daughters — Lindsay and Jennifer — along with son Scott and is a grandfather.
His brother, Steve, started at point guard for three years at Michigan and was a color analyst on national college basketball television broadcasts for several years. He is now a stockbroker in Cincinnati.
Contact Dave Long at 225-2251
www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/daily/0307wheregrote.html