MBB: Colonial States Athletic Conference

[chizwiz]

This should be a destination spot.  Great location, great academic reputation, and great tradition.  I hope you're wrong about it becoming a stepping stone.

Purple, you're kidding about the great academic reputation, right?  Cabrini is seen as a joke academically.  They let anybody in who can play sports.  Heck, some of the people who don't get in to EU end up getting scholarship monies at Cabrini.  Be serious, only within families who have never seen a college degree would Cabrini garner academic respect.  Tradition and location, yes.  Academics, no.

Is this a stepping stone?  I guess so.  Somehow I think Herenda knows somebody at UM-Lowell.  He certainly didn't do anything real big at Cabrini to prove himself.  And how did the previous coach, errr, ummm, clothing salesman, get promoted?

[Pat Coleman]

Chizwiz -- if you read our story on Herenda you'd wouldn't have to "somehow" "think." You'd know.

[chizwiz]

Chizwiz -- if you read our story on Herenda you'd wouldn't have to "somehow" "think." You'd know.

I had read it before I last posted, Pat.  Good article.  Was being somewhat facetious with "somehow I think".

Folks, if you haven't read it, you should.

[mailsy]

Cabrini has a new director of athletics and recreation, Joe Giunta.  Formerly a Neumann student athlete and director of athletics.   Anybody know anything about him?  What do you think his philosphy might be on getting a new coach, somebody maybe tied to Cabrini or Neumann or another local school, maybe Temple?  What do you think? 

www.cabriniathletics.com

[Coach C]

Mailsy -

Joe's a good guy.  He really helped Neumann organize and balance its athletic programs.  He's a hoops guy, so one would assume that he will bring in a good head man.  There are some good names floating around and also a bunch of D1 assts who want to use it as a stepping stone. 

I wouldn't look for a hire out of his past at Neumann.  Not that there's a bad relationship there, just not the right guys right now.  Guinta wants to move on this, so look for a name in the next 2 weeks or so.

C

[mailsy]

Mailsy -

Joe's a good guy.  He really helped Neumann organize and balance its athletic programs.  He's a hoops guy, so one would assume that he will bring in a good head man.  There are some good names floating around and also a bunch of D1 assts who want to use it as a stepping stone. 

I wouldn't look for a hire out of his past at Neumann.  Not that there's a bad relationship there, just not the right guys right now.  Guinta wants to move on this, so look for a name in the next 2 weeks or so.

C

Coach C,

Thanks for the info.  I always like to hear good things about people I'm eventually going to meet. 

Regarding stepping stones.   That's the challenge.  Consistency has to occur.  The program has been in such upheaval over the last few years, it would be nice to have someone who is going to be here for awhile and bring some stability to the position and to the program instead of making it a "stepping stone."

On a lighter note.  Just think in 10 days it will no longer be the "PAC" chat line.  It will be the CSAC officially.

Thanks again for the info. 

[Coach C]

I think that he's the right guy to finish the job of re-building the relationship with the alumni that Coach Herenda started on last season.

With the full support of the AD, the new coach will be able to do a great deal.  There are still some stumbling blocks, such as overall support for athletes, the recent past of the program and the campus support of minorities, but things will get better under Guinta.

[CabriniCavsSID]

The following links are the 2008-09 Cabrini men and women's basketball schedules. Dates without times to be finalized as season approaches.

MBB - http://www.cabriniathletics.com/schedules.asp?path=mbball

WBB - http://www.cabriniathletics.com/schedules.asp?path=wbball

[mailsy]

The following links are the 2008-09 Cabrini men and women's basketball schedules. Dates without times to be finalized as season approaches.

MBB - http://www.cabriniathletics.com/schedules.asp?path=mbball

WBB - http://www.cabriniathletics.com/schedules.asp?path=wbball

CCSID,

Thanks for the update!!    Now if we only can get someone to coach in those games.

[mailsy]

The conference has a new logo.  It looks great!!! 

See www.thepaconline.org or www.cabriniathletics.com

[gordonmann]

Thanks for sharing.  That does look nice.

[Pat Coleman]

Welcome to July 1 and the new name.

[Coach C]

Why thanks Guru/Administrator!

[mailsy]

Cabrini has a new head coach, Marcus Kahn.  Anybody know anything about him, personally?   Story has it that he was the coach at Pitt-Greensburg the last few years.

If he's any good, hopefully he'll stick around for more than one season. 

http://www.cabriniathletics.com/News/mbball/2008/7/16/mbb_mkahn_071608.asp?path=mbball

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Welcome to July 1 and the new name.

Jeez Pat... you couldn't wait 44 more seconds!!! You in a time machine or something?!