MBB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[jimhoops1234]

Looks like Prior Lake coach Alex Focke will be the new assistant for Jim Hayes at Hamline.

[TommieHoops4Life]

St. Thomas picked up another sharp-shooter last night. Apple Valley guard Dustin Fronk announced he is headed to St. Paul to play for Tauer and the Tommies. He was one of the top 3-point shooters in the state as a senior. Should be a solid get for the Tommies.

[ron doney]

Any word on where Coleman, formerly of the Gophers, is headed? I see he has interest from the likes of BC, Iowa State and Creighton.....I'm guessing he will go this route and sit out a year.  If he's opposed to sitting out, is it crazy to wonder if UST is on his radar?

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

Any word on where Coleman, formerly of the Gophers, is headed? I see he has interest from the likes of BC, Iowa State and Creighton.....I'm guessing he will go this route and sit out a year.  If he's opposed to sitting out, is it crazy to wonder if UST is on his radar?

I highly doubt he'd be welcome at UST.  I'd be even more shocked if he could get admitted anywhere in MIAC

[bball1122]

Yes, it is crazy to even consider that he would transfer to St. Thomas. He is a high major D1 player.  And miacmaniac - did a member of the Coleman family kick your dog?  Yikes.

[TommieHoops4Life]

Based on what I'm told, my guess is Coleman has at least had a conversation with Tauer about coming to St. Thomas. It wouldn't be the first time the Tommies got a Division I transfer. Mike Keating and Sean Sweeney both tried that route, granted at smaller schools, before coming back to UST.

That said, I would be very surprised if he ended up at St. Thomas. If he's willing to sit out a year, where he should lock himself in a gym and shoot thousands of jumpers, i can see him at a place like Iowa State or a smaller D-I. If he wants to play immediately and be one of his team's best players, then St. Thomas or a Division-II school like Winona or Mankato could be in the mix.

He has enough interest from D-I schools though that I'm guessing he sits out a year. It would do him a lot of good.

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

Based on what I'm told, my guess is Coleman has at least had a conversation with Tauer about coming to St. Thomas. It wouldn't be the first time the Tommies got a Division I transfer. Mike Keating and Sean Sweeney both tried that route, granted at smaller schools, before coming back to UST.

That said, I would be very surprised if he ended up at St. Thomas. If he's willing to sit out a year, where he should lock himself in a gym and shoot thousands of jumpers, i can see him at a place like Iowa State or a smaller D-I. If he wants to play immediately and be one of his team's best players, then St. Thomas or a Division-II school like Winona or Mankato could be in the mix.

He has enough interest from D-I schools though that I'm guessing he sits out a year. It would do him a lot of good.

TH4L-- what D-I program did Mike Keating play for? Anything I've ever read or been told (including by Mike & his family) was that he played @ St Michael's in VT, which is a D-TWO program.

Also calling Sweeney a D-I transfer is grossly misleading, albeit technically borderline correct. Sweeney played @ UST his freshman year. He transfered to D-I UWGB but had to sit out and wasted a year of eligibility. He never was on the roster @ UWGB, much less played or even sutied for a game there before transfering back to UST for his final 2 seasons of eligibility.

bball- no one in the Coleman family kicked my dog. As you point out he is a high D-I "talent" and would be a fish out of water in D3/MIAC. Also from what I've heard his academics arent exactly strong, thus my comment he probably couldnt get admitted to an MIAC school as they all have fairly high academic standards.

[AO]

Based on what I'm told, my guess is Coleman has at least had a conversation with Tauer about coming to St. Thomas. It wouldn't be the first time the Tommies got a Division I transfer. Mike Keating and Sean Sweeney both tried that route, granted at smaller schools, before coming back to UST.

That said, I would be very surprised if he ended up at St. Thomas. If he's willing to sit out a year, where he should lock himself in a gym and shoot thousands of jumpers, i can see him at a place like Iowa State or a smaller D-I. If he wants to play immediately and be one of his team's best players, then St. Thomas or a Division-II school like Winona or Mankato could be in the mix.

He has enough interest from D-I schools though that I'm guessing he sits out a year. It would do him a lot of good.

TH4L-- what D-I program did Mike Keating play for? Anything I've ever read or been told (including by Mike & his family) was that he played @ St Michael's in VT, which is a D-TWO program.

Also calling Sweeney a D-I transfer is grossly misleading, albeit technically borderline correct. Sweeney played @ UST his freshman year. He transfered to D-I UWGB but had to sit out and wasted a year of eligibility. He never was on the roster @ UWGB, much less played or even sutied for a game there before transfering back to UST for his final 2 seasons of eligibility.

bball- no one in the Coleman family kicked my dog. As you point out he is a high D-I "talent" and would be a fish out of water in D3/MIAC. Also from what I've heard his academics arent exactly strong, thus my comment he probably couldnt get admitted to an MIAC school as they all have fairly high academic standards.

How bad could his academics be?  He's kept himself eligible at the U while others have failed.  I don't know that Joe would be a total "fish out of water" in the MIAC.   Rosefelt had the size/speed to create the obvious mismatch, but Joe will have to work to score at any level.

[bball1122]

Aside from the ridiculous, baseless academic conjecture, I was moreso referring to the "I highly doubt he'd be welcome at UST" comment. 

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

Aside from the ridiculous, baseless academic conjecture, I was moreso referring to the "I highly doubt he'd be welcome at UST" comment.

can you honestly see Coleman buying into Tauer's highly successful "team first, me last" philosophy?  He's been "me first" for as far back as I can remember seeing him play, and living across the road from HHS, I've seen him for a few years. No knock on his talent,  but there is no way he'd ever be satisfied playing 18-22 mins/game for the good of the team. His talent is amazing, but he wouldnt fit in the UST program.

[miacsuperfan]

Aside from the ridiculous, baseless academic conjecture, I was moreso referring to the "I highly doubt he'd be welcome at UST" comment.

can you honestly see Coleman buying into Tauer's highly successful "team first, me last" philosophy?  He's been "me first" for as far back as I can remember seeing him play, and living across the road from HHS, I've seen him for a few years. No knock on his talent,  but there is no way he'd ever be satisfied playing 18-22 mins/game for the good of the team. His talent is amazing, but he wouldnt fit in the UST program.

Uh, maniac, I am going out on a limb and guessing that Tauer would somehow find it in his power to clear 25-30 minutes for a talent like Joe Coleman (who will never attend UST.)  If the coach is currently finding nearly 25 minutes for players like DeBerg and Tengwal, I am certain that he could find a way to accomodate Joe for those minutes +.   

[jimhoops1234]

Tulane assistant Doug Novak ( http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/doug_novak_642145.html ) has interviewed for the Bethel job.  Have also read that some high school coaches have also interviewed.  Do not know if they are local high school coaches or not.

Wonder if they'll go all out like SMU and have a live streamed press conference? Any posters check that out?

Also have to agree with some of the other posts, Tauer absolutely finds minutes for a guy like Joe Coleman but with high major interest, he's not going to UST.  Maybe Oregon and have similar success like Minnesota native Carlos Emory did this year.  Too many guards at Iowa State and he's runs in to the same problem he was going to have at Minnesota, they want shooters on the perimeter.  Creighton has also had good luck with guys coming out of Minnesota.  Ethan Wragge and his sweet beard lit it up from beyond the arc this year.

[RTF]

Bethel job rumors.....http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/8939e5a3/daily-dirt-5-24-13/

[jimhoops1234]

Bethel has named Tulane assistant Doug Novak as their new head coach.

http://www.bethel.edu/news/articles/2013/june/doug.novak

[piperinsider]

From JohnnieRed:
The Chaska Cubs will be hosting the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Night at the Chaska Athletic Baseball Park at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 26, when the Cubs host St. Louis Park in town team baseball. Any MIAC school student or alum who wears a shirt or hat from their school will get into the game free.

The baseball park is located at 800 W. 1st Street in Chaska.

MIAC schools are Augsburg College, Bethel University, Carleton College, Concordia College, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hamline University, Macalester College, College of St. Benedict, St. Catherine University, St. John's University, Saint Mary's University, St. Olaf College and the University of St. Thomas.

As a special culinary delight for the event, Stiftungsfest hamburgers from Norwood Young America and Ruck's pork patties from Belle Plaine will be served. We hope to see every MIAC school represented at the game!