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https://texastech.com/coaches.aspx?rc=2123 TITLE Head Coach HONORS & AWARDS - TEXAS TEACH 2018-19 Big 12 Coach of the Year 2018-19 USBWA District VII Coach of the Year 2017-18 John McClendon National Coach of the Year  2017-18 NABC District 7 Coach of the Year  2017-18 USBWA District VII Coach of the Year 2017-18 Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year HONORS & AWARDS - LITTLE ROCK 2015-16 NABC District 24 Coach of the Year  2015-16 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year  Chris Beard enters his third season as head coach and his 13th season overall with the Texas Tech men’s basketball program. He was named the program’s 17th head coach on April 15, 2016 by Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt and Interim University President Dr. John Opperman. Beard has now guided the Red Raiders to the Sweet 16 in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history and to a 73-30 record in his three seasons. He was named the Big 12 Conference C...

https://auburntigers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=182&path=mbball TITLE Head Coach PHONE (334) 844-9760 In four years as head coach at Auburn, Bruce Pearl has led the Tigers to 70 wins, a Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championship and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament with both coming this past season. In his 23 seasons , he has guided his teams to the NCAA Tournament 18 times and ranks second among active SEC coaches in winning percentage as an NCAA head coach at .720. Pearl is one of just seven active head coaches who has led his teams to at least 10 NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, with one coming soon at Auburn. Pearl is only the 11th coach in SEC history to win four conference titles in a 10-year span, joining the likes of Adolph Rupp (Kentucky), Billy Donovan (Florida), Nolan Richardson (Arkansas) and Rick Pitino (Kentucky) among others. In 2017-18, the Tigers set program records for 3-pointers made (324), free throws made (647) and blocks (180) en route ...

https://minsk2019.by/en/news/1029 APRIL 05 2019 The oldest and most experienced volunteer who will work at the 2nd European Games Minsk 2019 is 81 years old, Nadezhda Anisovets, Head of the Volunteer Department of the Minsk European Games Organizing Committee (MEGOC) told journalists at a press conference in the National Olympic Committee of Belarus. “ Over 24,000 people have applied to become a volunteer at the European Games. MEGOC has recruited the necessary amount of 8,000 volunteers and 700 reserve specialists . According to our plan, they will work in more than 34 functional areas during the European Games . The oldest and most experienced volunteer is 81 years old. This is a woman from the UK who will soon come to Minsk. She has already worked as a volunteer at many sport events, including the Olympic Games,” Nadezhda Anisovets said. She noted that MEGOC has organized workshops and trainings for volunteers, provided them with information about various sports....

https://basketballncaa.com/michigan-state-classe-operaia-in-paradiso/?fbclid=IwAR0XFgymQQ7fqML1is8r2OlwPQis1nqACr68Qcxa-70UUqPYZiAmLJQ3LxA di MANUEL FOLLIS Basketballncaa.com, 04/04/2019 Ce l’ha fatta, coach Tom Izzo ce l’ha fatta. Con solo una vittoria ha spazzato via le voci di chi lo dava per finito, di chi sosteneva avesse perso il tocco magico. Con una vittoria ha sconfitto sia i fantasmi, visto che Michigan State non arrivava alle Final Four dal 2015 sia la sua nemesi, quel coach K e quella Duke che era riuscito a battere solo una volta su 12 incontri in carriera . “Questa è la squadra più tosta che io abbia mai allenato", ha detto Izzo dopo la vittoria contro i Blue Devils. Si potrebbe fargli notare che si tratta di un commento che ha fatto spesso dopo grandi partite, e che tante sue squadre del passato sono state da lui definite “le più toste”, ma in questo caso soprassediamo perché questa Michigan State ha davvero qualcosa di particolare. Che cos...

https://basketballncaa.com/texas-tech-appuntamento-con-la-storia/?fbclid=IwAR32Xa26bQ9sK_iC-6pxQPpdjJN9KSEX27Skx5esL4eb9JUTX4kNsxvV0ao AUTORE:  PAOLO MUTARELLI Durante il periodo del torneo Ncaa, la parola “storia” viene usata e riusata fino a diventare quasi stucchevole quando la si sente. In ogni torneo che si rispetti, un ateneo, allenatore o giocatore raggiunge un obiettivo storico per sé o per l’università in cui gioca e la narrativa delle ultime stagioni di Texas Tech ha proprio a che fare con gli appuntamenti con la storia. Le prime Elite Eight dell’anno scorso e le inaspettate Final Four di questa stagione sono i massimi traguardi stabiliti dall’università di Lubbock e sono frutto di un triennio di lavoro , da parte di Chris Beard e dello staff, encomiabile. Vi abbiamo raccontato qui il percorso di Davide Moretti, vediamo come Texas Tech sta diventando la prossima powerhouse del college basketball e Beard il nuovo guru tra gli allenatori. Un ingaggio...