It takes effort. Purnell has been an administrative leader in his field. Purnell compiled a record of 138-88 (.613) during his seven-year tenure at Clemson while the program improved its winning percentage in five straight seasons from 2004-09. Columbia Head coach Megan Griffith joins #thebasketballpodcast to discuss basketball & program building topics that have led to league & national success, & one of the most exciting brands of basketball you will see anywhere. Gordon says his coaching career has been fulfilling, as he was an assistant when Wall had several individual state champions in tennis and was at Stanton when track star Jeremy Stallings won the 1993 state championship in the 800 meters with a Class 2A record time of 1 minute, 49.2 seconds. Today, Oliver is a Wizards assistant coach. He also earned USBWA All-District III honors twice and was a first team All-ACC and All-Defensive Team as a senior - a first in school history. In each of his final two seasons at Old Dominion his teams claimed the CAA regular season championship, won 21 games and advanced to the NIT. The 2008-09 season was record-breaking on many fronts. Gordon said hes retiring from coaching to spend more time with his wife Melissa, daughter Shelby, son-in-law Derek, his grandchildren Case and Evy and his son Colby, who is headed to medical school. I have been impressed with him over the years and after getting to know him better through this process, it became easy to see why he has been so successful in the past as a player and most recently as a coach. Purnell led the Blue Demons through the 2010-11 campaign and set a foundation for future success behind then-rookies Melvin and Young. WebOliver, an Arkansas native, brings coaching and operations knowledge gained from more than a decade of work with the National Basketball Association (NBA). Create a password that only you will remember. https://lnkd.in/gGNzNeRa, Learn from a coach who has won 760+ games at the high school level. Purnell's team then won the Atlantic 10 Tournament with a 79-72 victory over Temple that clinched an NCAA automatic berth for the Flyers. Staff Directory Table. 2 seed and seventh-ranked Duke to earn a No. Im really excited about this opportunity to build on that and lead us as we take our next steps forward.. This week, Mark Phelps is joined by NC State Assistant Coach Joel Justus They discuss Justus path through the profession and answer questions from the room. 170 episodes From young assistants to head coaches, Rising Coaches sits down with some of the brightest minds in basketball to talk about their rise through the News Channel 11 sports has learned Tennessee assistant Desmond Oliver will be named the new head mens basketball coach at East Tennessee State University possibly as early as Tuesday. 1999-03 - Detroit Pistons (Video Coordinator). He added to his list of coaching honors in 2009 when he was named District III Coach of the Year by the USBWA. We wish him well. Clydene Olivers life well lived began May 7, 1938. Highly recommend to any coach or hoop enthusiast out there. He has built relationships all over the country and everybody I talk to says what you see is what you get. On Sunday, Dill failed to make it out of the fourth inning. Check out the trailer This program has experienced success on the court and has also successfully cultivated strong relationships throughout the community. Joe Avento is the Sports Editor for the Johnson City Press and Kingsport Times News and has covered East Tennessee State University athletics and local golf since 1987. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. He also led Iowa to the NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen as a sophomore in 1999. Ive been doing this 36 years, Gordon said. Known as a builder of programs, DePaul is the fifth coaching stop for Purnell over his 26-year career as he established has winning traditions at each of his previous four coaching stops. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. If you are a coach looking to learn and grow rising coaches is the community you want to be part of! 1 spot in the Sagarin computer ratings on Dec. 14, 2006. Weekly Spaces with Raul Placeres from Marville College. By Joe Avento -Embrace Chaos This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. We will really coach that hard at a high level. He had an entire team, 13 guys on scholarship, that looked like me. Eric Gordon remains one of the league's most highly sought-after players ahead of the NBA's trade deadline in February. The 51-year-old Oliver, who is from Buffalo, New York, and never originally envisioned himself being a coach, spent the last six seasons as an assistant to Rick Barnes at Tennessee. 2010-11 - Ball State University (Director of Operations) The Rebels went 17-14 in his final year of coaching, their first winning season since 2013-14. 5 seed in the 2008 NCAA Championship. This button displays the currently selected search type. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. I didnt write that agreement. Weekly Spaces with Brett Nelson from Holy Cross. His most recent appointment is the ultimate testament to his leadership within the coaching ranks. Webagordon@semo.edu Phone 651-2989 Alma Mater Tampa, 2006 Adam Gordon was elevated to Associate Head Coach prior to the 2018-19 season. The staff and the players have to see each other every single day. Melvin also eclipsed Mark Aguirre's freshman field goal percentage record by shooting .522 from the field. From young assistants to head coaches, Rising Coaches sits down with some of the brightest minds in basketball to talk about their rise through the profession and what they are working on now. Also during the season, Purnell claimed his 300th win as a Division I head coach after Clemson defeated Georgia Tech 95-82 on Senior Day. Graduate assistant Old Dominion University Monarchs, 19751977, assistant coach, 19781985, head coach, 19911994. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Associate AD / Communications & Public Relations (Administration, Football) Mike Stamus. Oliver will replace Jason Shay who resigned after one year on the job. On the way to the finals, the Tigers knocked off No. In fact, Clemson's 319 steals were the third-most in a single season in school history. They discuss Nelsons path through the profession and answer questions from the room. Assistant coach Goodwill Games, 2001, Olympic Qualifying, 2003, United States Olympic Team, Athens, Greece, 2004. Hes had a fantastic career. In his last four seasons with the Tigers, Purnell's .694 winning percentage was third in the ACC with only Mike Krzyzewski of Duke and North Carolina's Roy Williams posting higher winning percentages in that span. Associate Director (Men's Basketball, Golf, Hall of Fame) Liz Ryan. He brings over 15 years of experience at both the college and NBA level. WebOliver Gordon Purnell Jr. (born May 19, 1953) is an American former college basketball coach. 24 final ranking in the Associated Press poll. The 2009-10 squad finished at 21-11 with the program's third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. He had been named Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year at Old Dominion in 1993 and the Big South Conference Coach of the Year while at Radford in 1991. Clemson's all-around improvement in 2004-05 was evident in the NCAA statistical categories as well. However, LHS missed the playoffs for the 10th straight season with a fifth-place finish in District 2-6A at 5-7. HS BOYS BASKETBALL: Legacy head coach Gordon retires, Legacys head coach Doug Gordon looks at the score board Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 at Odessa High Fieldhouse. -Carrot and Stick Approach Funeral Service will be Tuesday, February 28, at 10:00 am at First Baptist Church in San Saba. It takes effort. 0.41 Take the Charge Rising coaches.com -Shawn Mobilio-. He was named the 13th head coach in DePaul basketball history on April 6, 2010 after stops at Clemson, Dayton, Old Dominion and Radford. Oliver will also have to re-recruit ETSUs current players and hire a staff. This from a Seattle Times story in 1995: Hes the kind of basketball junkie you meet in the park who knows everybody and everything about the game, McMillan says. I had no idea that was the challenge. He was also recognized for his efforts in the fight against cancer with the 2010 Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award. As the Pacers video coordinator/advance scout, Oliver was responsible for the preparation of scouting reports and game plans, as well as leading team practices and shoot-arounds. Hes won so many basketball games throughout his career and hes done a phenomenal job. He worked for three years as director of operations on Rick Rays staff at Mississippi State. He and his wife Vicky have two children: Olivia, who graduated from the University of Southern California in 2004 and earned a master's degree from NYU in 2007, and Lindsay, who graduated from Boston College in May 2007 and graduated from the Wake Forest School of Law in May 2010. Individually, Melvin's 522 points marked the sixth-highest sophomore total in program history while Young became the first player since Rod Strickland to total at least 100 assists in a season as a freshman and sophomore. As a team, ETSU knocked down 281 three Prior to his career as a head coach at the Division I level, Purnell served as an assistant coach for 10 seasons at his alma mater, Old Dominion, and at the University of Maryland. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Radford University from 1988 to After a 10-18 record during his first campaign in 2003-04, he led the Tigers to six straight postseason appearances including each of the last three NCAA Tournaments. That resignation came a month after a picture of the team kneeling during the national anthem circulated on social media, receiving both support and backlash from the community and state leaders. DePaul opened the season by winning nine of its first 12 games. In 10 of his last 15 seasons he has taken a team to postseason play, including each of his final six at Clemson. Jacy Lewis/Reporter-Telegram, Coach Doug Gordon 11/15/2021 Tim Fischer/Reporter-Telegram. During the 2016-17 season, the Redbirds set program records for overall victories (28) and conference wins (17). 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LHS reached the .500 mark with a 9-9 record in 2020-21. He has a tremendous reputation for building relationships, has great rapport with players and excels in player development, particularly with guards. Steve Gordon is on Facebook. I took the job and I didnt know that. It was just time. 14 on Jan. 8, 2007. Adam and Brandon do a phenomenal job running the Rising coaches! 3.26 Find your Team and Enter Zone His team won the Colonial Tournament in 1991-92 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. It was the third time he was named a conference Coach of the Year, the third different conference to honor Purnell. In his second season, the 2004-05 campaign, he led the Tigers to a six-win improvement and first postseason appearance since 1999. Purnell and former Georgia Tech mentor Bobby Cremins are the only two coaches in ACC history to guide their teams to five consecutive years of improvement in winning percentage. 6:54 Complex Actions The program is in much, much better shape than when we got the job (four) years ago. Im not talking about AAU or street ball. WebGordon goes way back with Portland coach Nate McMillan, who worked with Hat Guy back in McMillans playing days with the Sonics. Gordon, 58, told the Reporter-Telegram Friday that he is retiring as Legacy boys basketball coach and will continue to teach world history at the school. Theyve been a part of those teams. Oliver has known Turner Battle, an ETSU assistant this season and another Buffalo guy, for 20 years. Weekly Spaces with Joel Justus from NC State. Gordon feels like the Rebel basketball program is in a better place than when he inherited a team coming off an 8-24 season in 2018. The 2005-06 team finished with a 19-13 overall record, the best mark at Clemson since the 1998-99 team won 20 games and the best winning percentage since the 1996-97 team reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with a 23-10 mark. Archbishop Mitty head coach Sue Phillips joins #thebasketballpodcast to share insights on building a program and applying performance psychology. Low 54F. Clemson also finished the season with 301 steals in 32 games to rank among the nation's best for the sixth straight year. Clemson finished the 2006-07 season with a 25-11 record and advanced to the NIT championship game for the second time in school history. We are really excited to welcome Dean back to the Big Ten and the Wisconsin basketball family, Gard said. 26 years and over 1,300 wins later, Popovich has passed Hall of Famer Don Nelson on the NBA's all-time wins list. Following Friday's win over the Jazz, Popovich sits on 1,336 wins in 2,030 regular season games. Kyle Irving is an NBA content producer for The Sporting News. Localized flooding is possible.. Showers this evening, becoming a steady rain overnight. (WJHL) The University of Tennessees assistant coach Desmond Oliver will be named the new head mens basketball coach at East Tennessee State University, News Channel 11s Kenny Hawkins learned Sunday. 2003-04 - Toronto Raptor's (Assistant Coach/Video Coordinator) Spoelstra took over in Miami when he was 38 years old, a full 10 years sooner than Popovich in San Antonio. The 2012-13 campaign saw DePaul post a seven-game winning streak from late November through December to finish with a 9-3 non-conference record. Oliver has experience in other basketball roles, playing for two years at Caltech before sliding into an assistant coaching position there. Were thankful that Doug was here in Midland. I want them to have the confidence and freedom to take a shot that we practiced. Then, when they do it, force a turnover or a missed shot, Im going to give my guys confidence. Ted Suihkonen is the Head of Development for ice hockey club EVZ in Zug, Switzerland. A native of Berlin, Md., Purnell was born May 19, 1953. He had an older staff that couldnt relate. Purnell,, Oliver Gordon was born on May 19, 1953 in Berlin. 5.02 4v4 from Black Out Call from Coach 5:35 Simple Actions It was the third-largest single-season improvement in NCAA history at the time. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. This week, Mark Phelps is joined by former North Carolina A&T Head Coach Will Jones. What is modern functional coaching? The honor is presented annually to a college coach who has been vigorously engaged in the program's fundraising, education and promotional initiatives and has demonstrated leadership in the fight to save lives from cancer and embolden the American Cancer Society's vision of a world with less disease and more birthdays. He was the recipient of USA Basketball's 1999 Developmental Coach of the Year Award for that accomplishment. Hes going to stay on the staff at Legacy as a teacher. Purnell's team finished with a 23-9 record, a .719 winning percentage, and a No. Gordon was also coached linebackers and the offensive line on the 1997 Stanton state championship team and the Buffaloes 1998 and 1999 state semifinal teams. The online apartment guide reported in its National Rent Report that the Petroplex cities rank Local music, an outdoor workout class and the Cousins Maine Lobster traveling food truck: here's Blong: The Permian Basin should solve the issue of produced water and show the nation and the "Its not just a place to go hear music but an experience. He led the Tigers to their second straight berth in the postseason NIT. Great Podcast for the Hoop Junkie. Assistant coach University Maryland Terrapins, 19851988.Head coach Radford University Highlanders, 19881991, University Dayton Flyers, Ohio, 19942003, Clemson University Tigers, South Carolina, 20032010, DePaul University Blue Demons, Chicago, since 2010. They discuss Jones path through the profession and answer questions from the room. He already has his eyes on a few players. WebOliver joined the Badgers in Madison after a pair of three-year coaching stints at North Dakota (2012-14) and Illinois State (2015-17). -Lack of Gameplay In 2006, he was named to Old Dominion's all-time team. Gordon went 588-314 in 31 seasons as a boys basketball coach with stops at Stanton (twice), Wall and Legacy the last four years. Oliver served as an advanced scout for the Philadelphia 76ers from 2011-13. . It was the first top 20 final ranking for the Dayton program since 1969. 22 in the AP top 25 for the program's first final ranking since 1997. Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas As far as a staff, he said he plans to talk to Shays assistants that are still here to see if hell keep any of them. He spent an hour and 15 minutes meeting with the players. Please disable your ad blocker, whitelist our site, or purchase a subscription. Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). That was the challenge. Both Phil Jackson and Pat Riley have more playoff wins though Popovich could pass Riley if the Spurs make it into the first round and win a few games. Oliver said hes taken bits and pieces from other programs as hes gone through his career and hes excited to put it all together as a head coach for the first time.. Oliver is an avid sportsman and enjoys spending time with his wife, Dr. Andrea Oliver, and their children, Isaias, Pedro, Malea, Jackson and Isabella. Member of National Association Basketball Coaches (board directors 1998, president 2006-2007, District Coach of Year 1998, District IV Coach of Year 1993). 11:35 From Inbound, In our on-going youth basketball seriesWork on first step, leveraging advantage, finishing vs. a defender and more using this Hip Turn 1-on-1 youth basketball drill. Defending and rebounding take absolutely no talent to do, he said. I was 23 years old. 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