Congratulations to the Division III alumni on the San Antonio Spurs, who won the 2004-05 NBA championship in seven games against the Detroit Pistons.
Sure, most people should know that Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was formerly head coach at Pomona-Pitzer. But can you name two others?
They’re both alumni of Emerson College. One is Sam Presti, the team’s director of player personnel. The other is a D3hoops.com All-American from 2004, Rob Hennigan, also working in the player personnel department. Of course, you know about Presti if you’re a loyal reader of Around the Nation (about two-thirds of the way down the page). That’s not the first time we’ve mentioned reading Around the Nation, by the way … maybe there’s something to be learned there.
Congrats to all.
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carlweathers · June 24, 2005 at 8:04 am
Pat, Don’t forget Spurs assistant coach Mike Budenholzer (Pomona ’93).
Pat Coleman · June 24, 2005 at 10:33 am
In order to forget I’d have to have known in the first place.
Thanks.