Bearkat basketball coaches to participate in "Shots From The Heart"
11/13/2010 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
College basketball coaches will compete against one another in a free throw shooting tournament, which will benefit the American Heart Association. The event will also pay tribute to the late Skip Prosser who passed away on July 26, 2007 of a heart attack.
"This is great way honor Skip [Prosser]," says Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenberg who is one of the organizers of the event. "We need to do anything we can to create a greater awareness of heart disease. It is important to put this cause in the forefront and help find ways to generate a greater awareness of this crippling and potentially fatal condition."
The head coaches' tournament will begin on Nov. 15. Winners will advance to the next round, which will be competed the following month, culminating with a free throw final contested at the 2011 Final Four in Houston.
Other participating coaches include Steve Alford (New Mexico), John Beilein (Michigan), Brad Brownell (Clemson), Jeff Capel (Oklahoma), Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State), Ben Jacobson (Northern Iowa), Patrick Knight (Texas Tech), Lon Kruger (UNLV), Jim Larranaga (George Mason), Chris Mack (Xavier), Phil Martelli (Saint Joseph's), Greg McDermott (Creighton), Bob McKillop (Davidson), Sean Miller (Arizona), Josh Pastner (Memphis), Buzz Peterson (UNC Wilmington), Bo Ryan (Wisconsin), Bill Self (Kansas), Rick Stansbury (Mississippi State) and Buzz Williams (Marquette).
Coaches will not have to actually compete against each other on the same court. Each coach will shoot 25 free throws at his convenience. A member of the athletic department will tally the results and the coach with the most makes would advance. To avoid ties, 1-20 shots made are worth one point, shots 21-24 are worth two points and shot 25 is worth three points.
There will also be a tournament for assistant coaches.
FIRST ROUND SCHEDULE FOR SHOTS FROM THE HEART TOURNAMENT
HEAD COACHES
Matchups to be contested Nov. 15-21
EAST REGION
Jeff Bzdelik (Wake Forest) vs. Tim Miles (Colorado State)
Chris Mack (Xavier) vs. Greg Kampe (Oakland)
Brad Brownell (Clemson) vs. Will Brown (Albany)
Tommy Dempsey (Rider) vs. Ed Cooley (Fairfield)
Jamie Dixon (Pittsburgh) vs. Randy Bennett (St. Mary's)
Dave Calloway (Monmouth) vs. John Dunne (St. Peter's)
Buzz Williams (Marquette) vs. Bobby Marlin (Louisiana-Lafayette)
Ted Woodward (Maine) vs. Mike Young (Wofford)
WEST REGION
Bill Self (Kansas) vs. Ben Jacobson (Northern Iowa)
Ron Everhart (Duquesne) vs. Geno Ford (Kent State)
Sean Miller (Arizona) vs. Danny Kaspar (Stephen F. Austin)
Ernie Zeigler (Central Michigan) vs. Steve Pikiell (Stony Brook)
Rick Stansbury (Mississippi State) vs. Rick Byrd (Belmont)
Ron Hunter (IUPUI) vs. Milan Brown (Holy Cross)
Brad Stevens (Butler) vs. Phil Martelli (Saint Joseph's)
Mark Phelps (Drake) vs. Tom Moore (Quinnipiac)
HEAD COACHES
Matchups to be contested Nov. 22-30
NORTH REGION
Ed Conroy (Tulane) vs. Mike Gillian (Longwood)
Mike Brey (Notre Dame) vs. John Giannini (La Salle)
Patrick Knight (Texas Tech) vs. Billy Kennedy (Murray State)
Kermit Davis (Middle Tennessee) vs. Steve Alford (New Mexico)
Steve Hawkins (Western Michigan) vs. Tubby Smith (Minnesota)
Lon Kruger (UNLV) vs. Bob McKillop (Davidson)
Cameron Dollar (Seattle) vs. Billy Donlon (Wright State)
Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State) vs. Keno Davis (Providence)
SOUTH REGION
John Beilein (Michigan) vs. Gary Stewart (UC Davis)
Jim Larranaga (George Mason) vs. Mike Lonergan (Vermont)
Josh Pastner (Memphis) vs. Buzz Peterson (UNC-Wilmington)
Bo Ryan (Wisconsin) vs. Greg McDermott (Creighton)
Bruiser Flint (Drexel) vs. Brad Greenberg (Radford)
Kerry Keating (Santa Clara) vs. Seth Greenberg (Virginia Tech)
Horace Broadnax (Savannah State) vs. Robbie Laing (Campbell)
Jeff Capel (Oklahoma) vs. Jason Hooten (Sam Houston State)
ASSISTANT COACHES
Matchups to be contested Nov. 15-21
EAST REGION
Darnell Archey (Butler) vs. Jamie Kachmarik (UNC-Wilmington)
Rob Senderoff (Kent State) vs. Dick Bender (Clemson)
Kevin Gamble (Providence) vs. Eric Eaton (Quinnipiac)
Greg Gard (Wisconsin) vs. Kareem Richardson (Drake)
Adrian Autry (Virginia Tech) vs. Carmen Maciariello (Fairfield)
Saddi Washigton (Oakland) vs. Clayton Bates (Wright State)
Billy Hahn (West Virginia) vs. Will Bailey (La Salle)
Matt O'Brien (Vermont) vs. Kevin Baggett (Rider)
SOUTH REGION
Rick Croy (St. Mary's) vs. Greg Grensing (UNLV)
Eric Konkol (George Mason) vs. DeMarlo Slocum (Colorado State)
Craig Neal (New Mexico) vs. Steve Merfeld (Creighton)
Scott Monarch (Marquette) vs. Kellen Sampson (Stephen F. Austin)
Saul Smith (Minnesota) vs. Al Pinkins (Middle Tennessee)
Ben Johnson (Northern Iowa) vs. Jeff Dunlap (Western Michigan)
Greg Gray (Duquesne) vs. Bruce Hamburger (St. Peter's)
Ritchie McKay (Virginia) vs. Charles Baker (Campbell)
ASSISTANT COACHES
Matchups to be contested Nov. 15-21
EAST REGION
Kurtis Townsend (Kansas) vs. Kevin Nosek (UC Davis)
Darren Kohne (Central Michigan) vs. Alvin Brooks III (SHSU)
Stan Jones (Florida State) vs. Mark Prosser (Wofford)
Cedric Smith (Radford) vs. Andy Fox (Tulane)
LaVall Jordan (Michigan) vs. Winston Smith (Drexel)
Jeremy Friel (Albany) vs. Tahj Holden (Monmouth)
Yasmir Rosemond (Seattle) vs. James Ware (Santa Clara)
Eric Skeeters (South Florida) vs. Michael Huger (George Mason)
WEST REGION
Elwyn McRoy (Iowa State) vs. Amir Abdur Rahim (Murray State)
Tim Fudd (Longwood) vs. Jay Gibbons (Savannah State)
Martin Inglesby (Notre Dame) vs. Dan Englestad (Holy Cross)
Rusty LaRue (Wake Forest) vs. Jim Fox (Davidson)
Marcus Grant (Mississippi State) vs. Brian Ayers (Belmont)
Brock Morris (Louisiana-Lafayette) vs. Dan Richard (Stony Brook)
Brooks Jennings (Texas Tech) vs. Jason Buckner (IUPUI)
Mark Bass (Saint Joseph's) vs. Chris Markwood (Maine)
