Some transactions have come across our desk, and we figured we’d better share them:
Colin Tabb, a D3hoops.com All-American, was named assistant coach at Brandeis. The 2002 fourth-teamer had been an assistant at Rhode Island College in 2003-04 and played professionally in Ireland this past season.
Russell Vanlandingham, a McMurry alumnus, was hired as a full-time assistant coach to Ron Holmes at his alma mater. Holmes was given additional duties as athletic development officer. McMurry women’s coach Sam Nichols was appointed to the board of directors of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, representing male coaches of women’s basketball.
“With the continual expansion and popularity of women’s basketball, it’s a very challenging and significant position,” said Nichols, who will enter his 11th season on the Lady Indians bench in 2005-06. “I’m committed to fostering harmony and communication between male and female coaches of women’s basketball at all levels. I’m humbled by (WBCA president Doug) Bruno and the Board by putting their trust in me with this position. It’s an honor for myself, the University and the American Southwest Conference.”
Ohio Wesleyan coach Nan Carney-DeBord was elected to the board as a Division III at-large member, joining Salem State’s Tim Shea and Southwestern’s Pam Ruder.
Marymount assistant Shannon Howley was hired as head women’s coach at Arcadia.
Clark men’s coach Mo Cassara promoted one of his assistants, Tyrone Hicks, to associate head coach, and hired another, Adam Polletta. Both are alumni.
UW-Platteville promoted assistant coach Adrian Todd to associate head coach.
Hood hired Keith Adams, head coach at Springbrook HS in Silver Spring, Md., as an assistant men’s coach.
Huntingdon assistant Jason Wright resigned to take the head coaching job at Providence Academy in Atlanta.
We McMurry fans are ecstatic with the return of Coach Vanlandingham as a full time assistant. We remember the success that he and Coach Holmes had with their teams in the late 90’s thru the ’00-01 season.
As incredible as it may sound, I can imagine McMurry actually being stronger than they have been in the last 2-3 years.
Coach Vanlandingham has an outstanding ability to assess talent and intangibles. He and Coach Holmes make a dynamic tandem. I would love to see a restoration of the high-pressure, up-tempo style from 99-01 era!
Good luck to Colin up at Brandeis.
He was a very good player and a nice guy from my experience with him at Trinity.
Sheesh…my former classmates are now becoming coaches. Starting to feel a little old. 🙂
This is a little dated, but Trinity (TX) is looking for a new women’s coach. Becky Geyer announced last week she was departing for an assistant position with D-I (sort of) Central Florida. Details on the SCAC women’s board for anyone interested.
This will mean a new face on the D3 women’s selection committee next year, of which (if memory serves) Geyer was chair.
Yeah — it was on the front page and we don’t repeat front-page news on the blog usually. This area is for the more obscure coaching changes, or ones that we didn’t get press releases about.
Details in Notables for anyone who missed the front page from June 22-28.
http://www.d3hoops.com/news.php?date=2005-06-22
Sorry, Pat, I truly did not see it posted on the front page. Guess my browser didn’t refresh or something.
S’alright. It was the lead for about a day and a half, second story for a day, third story for a couple more days before it was bumped off by the two job-related stories.