MBB: Conference of New England

[scout]

Indeed. I wish Coach Schauer well, as this is certainly his dream job. He heads back to his alma mater with a successful program to develop even further.

In terms of Gordon, I have no idea what to expect. A number of variables contribute to this...

1) Any inside track on information anyone associated with Gordon would have had vanished when Joe Hakes left for Millikin [sic?].
2) There is no precedent for following up the success of a coach like Schauer. He built this program to what it is from scratch.
3) All the job description on the Gordon website says is 'previous collegiate coaching experience is expected.' That, along with a required Bachelor's degree and preferred Master's degree... And the ever-important 'statement of faith.' Whatever coach Gordon hires must fit these parameters.

Anyone who is closer to the situation and has any additional information, please keep us informed.

[Pat Coleman]

I have heard, for what it's worth, that Eastern coach Matt Nadelhoffer is not interested in the Gordon job. Whether that ends up being the case, who knows.

[scout]

The issue is that there is now some amount of pressure in the position at Gordon. When Schauer took the job, he had free reign to do things his way, bring in whatever recruits he thought would fit his system, etc.

Now, however, there are expectations. This significantly limits the pool of potential applicants.

Another issue that is underrated in this situation is that Gordon still has not replaced Joe Hakes as AD. The job had been split between Schauer and women's basketball coach Jeanine Cavallero (sp?). Would a new head coach want to come to a situation where a lot of the administrative tasks of the job would be amplified?

Again, anyone who has any additional info, please let us know. The more we can piece together the puzzle, the more we might be able to get a look at the broader picture.

[scout]

I would assume Nate Frank the head assistant from Wheaton is interested. Maybe even coach Harris, he is a Gordon grad.

It'd be interesting if Gordon and Wheaton traded coaches, etc.

But you certainly would know what's going on considering your position. Any idea on a timetable?

[backboard]

Another off-season change within TCCC:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/05/quincy_christia.html

Not the ramifications as the other announcements so far, but it made onto Boston.com

[gogordon11]

I don't have anything I can link to to backup my info, but as a gordon student, it is my understanding that current gordon assistant coach phil whitley will be/has been promoted to head coach.

[scout]

I don't have anything I can link to to backup my info, but as a gordon student, it is my understanding that current gordon assistant coach phil whitley will be/has been promoted to head coach.

If this is indeed the case, I think most Gordon fans and anyone that has had some extended affinity for the program will be disappointed.

I have nothing against Whitley whatsoever, as I have never met him, etc. However, he has very little experience dealing with the collegiate landscape. Coach Schauer took Gordon from the doldrums to make the program extremely competitive over the past few years. Whitley could very well surprise us all and continue to take the Scots down the path of success... Still, when it comes to recruiting, it is very hard to step inside a home and solidify a commit with little experience to offer...

I don't know. As a Gordon alum, I am the first to say that I want Gordon to excel. If Whitley becomes the coach, I will support the decision. Still, if I made the decision, I'd keep Whitley as assistant coach to boost his experience some more, and get a more experienced coach to develop Gordon further.

I'd love to hear what players like Bajema, Trigg, Gaskill and the like have to say about all this.

[yeah buddy]

this can't be correct. i believe phil and keith krass have assumed coaching duties while the team plays in Argentina; however, I would shocked and extremely disappointed if Gordon didn't conduct an extensive search to find someone qualified to fill Coach Schauer's shoes.

[CCC Talk]

The Jesus element will keep a lot of normal high profile New England D3 names from looking into it I would think.

Gordon has a very small pool they can select from

[Gordon HR Dept]

By way of clarification, the Head Men's Basketball Coach opening at Gordon College has not been filled yet, but the process is nearing a conclusion.  There have been a significan number of excellent candidates and an announcement of the final selection should be made by June 15.  (HR Dept. at Gordon College)

[Ralph Turner]

By way of clarification, the Head Men's Basketball Coach opening at Gordon College has not been filled yet, but the process is nearing a conclusion.  There have been a significan number of excellent candidates and an announcement of the final selection should be made by June 15.  (HR Dept. at Gordon College)

Thanks for the post, "Goidon".

Welcome aboard.

[scout]

By way of clarification, the Head Men's Basketball Coach opening at Gordon College has not been filled yet, but the process is nearing a conclusion.  There have been a significan number of excellent candidates and an announcement of the final selection should be made by June 15.  (HR Dept. at Gordon College)

Thanks for the post, "Goidon".

Welcome aboard.

Despite the misspelled name, that is a verifiable post from a member of the HR team at Gordon.

We'll see what happens...

[gogordon11]

this can't be correct. i believe phil and keith krass have assumed coaching duties while the team plays in Argentina; however, I would shocked and extremely disappointed if Gordon didn't conduct an extensive search to find someone qualified to fill Coach Schauer's shoes.

phil's been on campus, while keith went with the team.
as a student, I hope they find a coach that continue to build on coach shauer's success. but also, I think familiarity and comfort for the returning players must be considered, so I would not be disappointed with an assistant getting promoted if that is a decision the currently players are happy with.

[Ralph Turner]

By way of clarification, the Head Men's Basketball Coach opening at Gordon College has not been filled yet, but the process is nearing a conclusion.  There have been a significan number of excellent candidates and an announcement of the final selection should be made by June 15.  (HR Dept. at Gordon College)

Thanks for the post, "Goidon".

Welcome aboard.

Despite the misspelled name, that is a verifiable post from a member of the HR team at Gordon.

We'll see what happens...

I thought that the screen name was the phonetic pronunciation of the school by the locals...   

[NJBalla35]

What happened to Coach Yeh at ENC?  This is the 3rd TCCC job that's opened this year - pretty active year for the league.

http://www.hoopdirt.com/job/7b0656c7/eastern-nazarene-head-coach/

Also, any word about Gordon yet?  I thought they would have made the decision by now.