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Post by The Cats on Mar 13, 2024 17:50:03 GMT -5
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Post by The Cats on Mar 13, 2024 18:37:00 GMT -5
An experienced head coach with regional ties, Tim Craft was named head men's basketball coach at Western Carolina University, announced on Wednesday by Director of Athletics Alex Gary. Craft spent the past 11 years as the head coach at Gardner-Webb where he averaged over 17 wins per season. Craft, whose contract was approved by the WCU Board of Trustees on Wednesday evening, becomes the 20th men's basketball head coach in Western Carolina history. Craft will be formally introduced to the Catamount Nation at a special on-campus introductory press conference on Tuesday, March 19, at 2 p.m. in the Ramsey Center Hospitality Room. A live stream of the event will be provided through the Catamount Athletics Facebook page ( www.FB.com/catamountsports) and YouTube channel ( www.youtube.com/catamountsports) with a link also available online at CatamountSports.com.
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Post by FLCATAMOUNT on Mar 13, 2024 19:15:48 GMT -5
We should all wish him well and welcome him to Cullowhee.
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Post by Admin on Mar 14, 2024 15:53:12 GMT -5
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Post by catman72 on Mar 14, 2024 17:02:25 GMT -5
I think this is a great hire and a guy who will establish his roots in Cullowhee and be around for a while......Plus he reminds me of a coach who was at Davidson forever: Bob Mckillop
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Post by bobfolsom on Mar 14, 2024 17:14:58 GMT -5
I was just wondering if any of the assistants that were here with Coach Gray would be retained by Coach Craft.
GO CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by The Cats on Mar 14, 2024 17:19:23 GMT -5
I was just wondering if any of the assistants that were here with Coach Gray would be retained by Coach Craft. GO CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd think Gray will take most if not all his assistants to South Carolina. I expect the new coach to do the same, however it's just my humble opinion...
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Post by catamountalum04 on Mar 14, 2024 19:11:28 GMT -5
One of Craft's coaches might stay as he is the Interm coach for GWU
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