Quote from: tarheelfan on May 16, 2010, 10:42:02 PM
Thad McCracken is the new head coach at Hendrix.

http://www.hendrix.edu/athletics/news.aspx?id=46861

This is big news for HC at a crucial time.  Priest took over a program that was awful.  He and McCracken recruited hard and brought in a talented group that took the Warriors to a level they had not been in a while.
Unfortunately, there has been a mass exodus of good players in the past 2-3 years.  Priest was never seen on campus and had no PR skills with fans, parents, players, students, faculty, referees, or boosters.

This is a great timing for this move.  Priest can exit with the program at a higher level than it was when he arrived, and McCracken will work hard in recruiting and coaching to make HC a winner.

Good luck to Coach Priest and his family.

Good luck to the ladies from Hendrix as they play in the tournament!

Yesterday's action at Conway was fun for the Warrior fans who have watched a tough season.  HC played inspired and worked as a team. 
The seniors truly went out with class.  (unlike Nick Rose of CC who gave a hand gesture to the student section after fouling out) 

I'm done for this year.  See you guys when we tip it off in November!

Good luck to the Lady Warriors in the SCAC tournament!

Hendrix will say goodbye to their seniors today before the game with CC.

Cal Rose, Jansen Hightower, Jesse Ford, and Sean McQueen are the survivors from a large recruiting class that helped turn the Warrior program back in the right direction.

These young men will surely be successful in whatever they do.
Thanks from one of your loyal fans!

Good win tonight in Conway for the Warriors as Oglethorpe came to town.  Priest started nearly a completely different lineup tonight.  They played good, and the regular starters seemed to respond with a good effort when they came in.
HC seems to have found a renewed energy the past three games, except for the second half at Rhodes. 
With a snow storm outside, the students showed up and gave HC a good homecourt advantage.

Sewane comes to town on Sunday.

Sounds like HC had a good effort but came up short last night in Birmingham.  FT shooting & turnovers continues to hurt HC.  Too bad they couldn't have played that well at home the past two weeks.
Good to see Jesse Ford back after a knee injury the first week. 

Quote from: INS_Major on January 21, 2010, 09:03:48 PM

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It's a real shame that the tournament is in Jackson this year.  It appears Millsaps is being rewarded for having arguably the worst facility in the conference.
Unfortunately for the Warriors, it probably doesn't matter!!!

You are 100% accurate about Millsaps' basketball facility. Hands down the worst in the conference. I'm shocked they're hosting. Shocked. It's also a very, very good chance neither the men or women will make the SCAC Tournament which is pretty embarassing.

And to answer the comments about the lighting, it's just the lighter floor that brightens it up. There are absolutely no new lights. That place has been the same since the 1940's. It's time for a change, it's 2010.

Glad to see you agree.  I think Jackson is a cool enough place, and the Millsaps campus is really nice.  From what I saw, the rest of the facilities are first-class.  Definitely nothing personal, I just have never enjoyed a trip to the Hanger Dome.

It's a real shame that the tournament is in Jackson this year.  It appears Millsaps is being rewarded for having arguably the worst facility in the conference.
Unfortunately for the Warriors, it probably doesn't matter!!!

Hendrix dropped another game tonight, this time at home against Trinity.  The Warriors aren't playing well, and don't seem to have any chemistry. 
Heathscott continues to play well.  Other than that it's ugly in Conway.

AC by 10 tnight.  Closer than final score.  Alade and Sturdivent didn't do much, but several player came off the bench and played great.
Rizos played good tonight but HC will suffer not having ford.  He was a t the game in street clothes.  No word on  injry.
The problem was free throws.  HC couldn't buy one. 
maybe better at CC Sunday.

That is good news for Ford and Hendrix.  No one ever wants to see a kid go down with a knee injury, and this one looked scary.
Ford was somewhat forgotten last year after starting a few games as a sophomore, he has played well so far this season.  He will be missed inside, where a lack of depth is already a problem.
Hopefully the Warriors can build on their wins in Memphis, and will be healthy again by the time conference season begins.

The Hendrix website reports this morning that Chris Hitchcock is out as the Warriors head coach.  Men's asst Thad McCracken will take over, and Amber Jean will remain as asst. coach.

Expect the Warriors to show immediate improvement with McCracken.  McCracken is ready for a head coaching job.  He was well-liked by the players, and has been the leader in recruiting as the Hendrix men rebuilt their program.

The Hendrix website reports that asst coach Thad McCracken has taken the Warriors women's head coaching job following the resignation of coach Hitchcock.

McCracken will be a great head coach, and it was expected that he would leave to take a head coaching position.  Great for Hendrix that he can leave and stay at the same time!

I'm changing the subject, but nothing has been said about the announcement of the conference's yearly honors:

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mike Moore, DePauw

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Jeff Mullaney, Centre

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Charles Houston, Trinity

COACH OF THE YEAR
Pat Cunningham, Trinity

SCAC FIRST TEAM
Mike Moore, DePauw
Danny Noll, Centre
Todd Ward, Oglethorpe
Luke Caldarera, Trinity
Andrew King, Hendrix

SCAC SECOND TEAM
Kola Alade, Austin
Charles Houston, Trinity
Cory Smith, Rhodes
B.J. Moon, Trinity
T.C. Thomason, Centre

SCAC THIRD TEAM
Tom Callen, DePauw
Ben Pursell, Sewanee
Ryan Crowdis, Centre
Blake Martinez, Millsaps
Joe Kennedy, Oglethorpe
Chad Songy, Millsaps

SCAC HONORABLE MENTION
Chris Sturtevant, Austin
Kris Bentley, Centre
Lance Jacobs, Colorado
David Foley, Hendrix
Cal Rose, Hendrix
Chris Sanders, Millsaps
David Allison, Oglethorpe
Kenton Coleman, Sewanee
A.C. Cox, Southwestern
Zach Bergstrom, Southwestern
Travis Barber, Southwestern

This is just one of several decisions I have disagreed with in the past few years.

I didn't like the idea of adding Colorado College.  The money saved on that trip alone would be enough to send the teams to a first-round tournament game.

I didn't like the idea of playing the men's games first this year.  It didn't take a genius to figure out that wasn't going to be successful.  I don't know how things worked at other locations, but in Conway I witnessed a mass exodus of students after the conclusion of the men's games.

This latest plan to cut the first-round games is sad.  I agree with the afore mentioned point that some teams will have little hope of making the post season by mid-January. 
With the amount each school in this league spends on travel, I can't see how one more weekend will crash the budget for the schools eligible to participate in the tournament.