MBB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[jimhoops1234]

In response to a poster a few posts back, Aaron Anderson from Stillwater is a lock to go to River Falls.  Have been to 4 or 5 Stillwater games this year and always saw someone from RF coaching staff in the stands.

As far as Robertson, Shanagolden hit it right on the head.  Robertson surprised people his freshman year and I don't think a "hard nosed" solid post threat would be a great description of him.  Time will tell, but from an avid fan of the WIAC I think some of you are looking too much at the numbers for Robertson.  Yes the loss of Koonkaew and the other guards at RF this year hurt, but that is because he got a lot of buckets off penetration.  When called upon to score with his back to the basket it became an adventure everytime.

Also,  if Cam Rundles leaves Montana I would think he would consider playing at Wayne State with Jamar Diggs before returning to St. Thomas.

[Hoops Junkie]

I heard the same thing about the Stillwater kid in part because he and Danny Johnson are good friends and UWRF is his current choice.

I also heard that it is not a lock for Robertson to Bethel and that Carleton is very much in the mix for his services.

Also any word on Concordia I heard that they are phone interviewing and the top two candidates are and assistant at ND and the Jamestown Head Coach

[columbianmaffia]

i like jimhoops and shanagolden comin here...+k to both...keep bringin the info

[miacsuperfan]

I heard the same thing about the Stillwater kid in part because he and Danny Johnson are good friends and UWRF is his current choice.

I also heard that it is not a lock for Robertson to Bethel and that Carleton is very much in the mix for his services.
Also any word on Concordia I heard that they are phone interviewing and the top two candidates are and assistant at ND and the Jamestown Head Coach

roger that, shanagolden.   i too have heard that carleton is under consideration.   roberston's brother played at bu years ago, i am told, and was a decent player.   
does anyone have any idea where mike trewick might land next?   perhaps he is ready for a non-miac look.   

[sumander]

Not  news you were looking for out of Concordia, but news none the less. Long time Concordia coach Sonny Gulsvig passed away yesterday. Sonny was a fixture at high school contests in the area!

The Forum also reported former Cobber assistant coach John Whartnaby has applied for the vacant Wahpeton Science job along with 58 others.

[Nites]

Not sure if it's been made official here, but the rumor has been confirmed by SMU. Trewick and his wife are both leaving.

http://www.saintmaryssports.com/

Classy exit words by Trewick.

[concordia of the north]

That's sad news about coach gulsvig.  He was a large presence in the Barn of the North. I don't know if I ever played a game at Concordia without his sitting courtside. It's possible, but I don't remember.

[Drake Palmer]

Not  news you were looking for out of Concordia, but news none the less. Long time Concordia coach Sonny Gulsvig passed away yesterday. Sonny was a fixture at high school contests in the area!

I too am sorry to hear of the passing of Sonny Gulsvig.  Maybe if Mose or Willy comes along they can retell the story of Sonny, his wallet and the referees when the Cobbs played a game against the Tommies back in the 70s.   I tried unsuccessfully to find my post from last year when I excerpted the story from a column that Dave Wright wrote for the St. Paul Highland Villager last winter.
He'll be missed.

[MiacLostProphet]

PI - Rockford beats Sibley?!  Doesn't Sibley have that stud sophomore who is like 6-6.  Also, is lil' Haugen still burning the net up at Rockford, someone needs to check his birth certificate, its been like 7 years!  Congrats to GSL, Nick Johnson would be proud.  Everyone likes to see Mayer lose.

[abominable_snowman]

Not sure if it's been made official here, but the rumor has been confirmed by SMU. Trewick and his wife are both leaving.

http://www.saintmaryssports.com/

Well sniffed out insider and maffia.  Your sluething skills are top notch.

[Willy Wonka]

I woke up to two links to the story about Sonny's passing — both from Papa Wonka. An hour later, I got another one with the wallet story. Don't say I never did nothing for you, Drake.

Here's the Sonny story as told by Papa Wonka, who was the central player in the story.

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We were playing St. Thomas in 1977 at the old Tommie gym where the visiting team had to climb stairs to get to the gym. We were both bad. Loren Erickson, one of my high school teammates, was the post for the Tommies. With less than a minute left we scored to get us to within one. No shot clock then.

We pressed but they got it into the front court. I was guarding Loren but let him get open as they crossed half court so he could get the pass. I didn't think he could make a free throw.  When he got the ball I went karate chop across his arms trying to break his wrist so he would miss the free throw. I missed and got ball.

The ball went off the floor ahead and way up in the air. I won the race to the ball and started dribbling away from pressure. I stopped at about mid-court, picked up the ball and called time out. I got plowed over from behind and the refs called me for a travel.  I went nuts.  Sonny went nuts. All our parents behind the bench went nuts. Sonny was chewing one of the refs while I talked to the other.

Things kind of calmed down and we started walking back on the floor when a billfold came flying onto the court and I heard Sonny say something like, "Whatever they paid you we can pay you, too." He got a T.

[Drake Palmer]

I woke up to two links to the story about Sonny's passing — both from Papa Wonka. An hour later, I got another one with the wallet story. Don't say I never did nothing for you, Drake.

Here's the Sonny story as told by Papa Wonka, who was the central player in the story.

********************

We were playing St. Thomas in 1977 at the old Tommie gym where the visiting team had to climb stairs to get to the gym. We were both bad. Loren Erickson, one of my high school teammates, was the post for the Tommies. With less than a minute left we scored to get us to within one. No shot clock then.

We pressed but they got it into the front court. I was guarding Loren but let him get open as they crossed half court so he could get the pass. I didn't think he could make a free throw.  When he got the ball I went karate chop across his arms trying to break his wrist so he would miss the free throw. I missed and got ball.

The ball went off the floor ahead and way up in the air. I won the race to the ball and started dribbling away from pressure. I stopped at about mid-court, picked up the ball and called time out. I got plowed over from behind and the refs called me for a travel.  I went nuts.  Sonny went nuts. All our parents behind the bench went nuts. Sonny was chewing one of the refs while I talked to the other.

Things kind of calmed down and we started walking back on the floor when a billfold came flying onto the court and I heard Sonny say something like, "Whatever they paid you we can pay you, too." He got a T.

That's a great story!  As Dave Wright recalls the story - the follow up is nearly as funny.  I think Wright was a UST student manager sitting next to the Tommie scorekeeper.  After Coach Gulsvig retrieved his wallet from the court, he walked by the scorers' table.  The normally quiet, longtime Tommie scorekeeper said something like the following to Sonny as he walked by: "Coach - you might want to leave your wallet on the table.  There's still a few minutes left in the game" 

I still chuckle every time I think about that incident.

[Drake Palmer]

...The Forum also reported former Cobber assistant coach John Whartnaby has applied for the vacant Wahpeton Science job along with 58 others.

Sum - I hadn't checked in on the Foolem for awhile, but I didn't realize there was a little scandal at NDSSS - coach gave a long distance calling card to a former player?  Ut oh.

[Nites]

...The Forum also reported former Cobber assistant coach John Whartnaby has applied for the vacant Wahpeton Science job along with 58 others.

Sum - I hadn't checked in on the Foolem for awhile, but I didn't realize there was a little scandal at NDSSS - coach gave a long distance calling card to a former player?  Ut oh.

I don't know what the problem was; the kid only ran up a measly $46,000 in phone calls.  Apparently, he was from Algeria (I think). He must have missed his momma.   Irwin says the kid was at a basketball camp and Irwin scribbled down the college calling card number on a piece of paper for the kid to use just to call Irwin.  That in and of itself must have been a violation. The school got one year's probation so they're sitting at home now despite going 25-6 and winning their conference.  Irwin resigned (in October) effective as of February 28, 2008.  He apparently then re-applied for the job after some encouragement from boosters.  However, he recently rescinded his application so the job is wide open. 

Sum - did I get most of that correct?

[sumander]

...The Forum also reported former Cobber assistant coach John Whartnaby has applied for the vacant Wahpeton Science job along with 58 others.

Sum - I hadn't checked in on the Foolem for awhile, but I didn't realize there was a little scandal at NDSSS - coach gave a long distance calling card to a former player?  Ut oh.

I don't know what the problem was; the kid only ran up a measly $46,000 in phone calls.  Apparently, he was from Algeria (I think). He must have missed his momma.   Irwin says the kid was at a basketball camp and Irwin scribbled down the college calling card number on a piece of paper for the kid to use just to call Irwin.  That in and of itself must have been a violation. The school got one year's probation so they're sitting at home now despite going 25-6 and winning their conference.  Irwin resigned (in October) effective as of February 28, 2008.  He apparently then re-applied for the job after some encouragement from boosters.  However, he recently rescinded his application so the job is wide open. 

Sum - did I get most of that correct?

Nites, you do an admirable job of keeping up on the local sports scenes from afar! That is the story in a nutshell. The only thing I might add is they went 25-6 after losing their top two recruits, who decided to transfer because of the scandal.