Mark Phelps As Assistant Coach

[wildbill sb]

And he keeps MU's streak alive for having at least one bald coach on the bench.

So?  Remember - BALD IS BEAUTEOUS!

[Groin_pull]

So?  Remember - BALD IS BEAUTEOUS!

Not a complaint. Only an observation.

[Dawson Rental]

The following is from a Kansas City Star article when he was hired at Mizzou last year:

'....Phelps.... spent five seasons at Drake, where his teams went a combined 77-86 before he was fired in March. (of 2013)

"I'm probably more of the mind-set of looking forward. I probably don't have a public inventory of all the things I wish I had done better," Phelps said of his experience at Drake. "Obviously, win a few more games and advance a little bit more in postseason. But I think if you ask any coach in America, they'd probably tell you the same things."

Before he was hired at Drake, Phelps spent 12 years as an assistant at North Carolina State and Arizona State and posted a 148-53 record at a pair of Virginia high schools from 1990-96.

"I've known Mark for a number of years and have always admired his approach to the game of basketball," Haith said in a statement. "When we had this opening become available Mark was my first call and it speaks well of Mizzou that we were able to recruit him away from some other great programs.

"He was a highly respected high school coach in Virginia and he has ties throughout basketball from his time in the ACC, Pac-12 and Missouri Valley ... so we are excited to get him on campus, get him acclimated to Mizzou and out on the road next month."

Phelps, who touted his experience recruiting basketball hotbeds like Illinois, New York, Washington, D.C. and California during his 17-year collegiate coaching career....

....Phelps said. "The fact that I've been able to recruit both coasts and the Midwest, I think, prepares me to jump in there .... and do a good job of recruiting. ... I just want to jump in and pull my weight and do my part along those lines."

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

The following is from a Kansas City Star article when he was hired at Mizzou last year:

'....Phelps.... spent five seasons at Drake, where his teams went a combined 77-86 before he was fired in March. (of 2013)

"I'm probably more of the mind-set of looking forward. I probably don't have a public inventory of all the things I wish I had done better," Phelps said of his experience at Drake. "Obviously, win a few more games and advance a little bit more in postseason. But I think if you ask any coach in America, they'd probably tell you the same things."

Before he was hired at Drake, Phelps spent 12 years as an assistant at North Carolina State and Arizona State and posted a 148-53 record at a pair of Virginia high schools from 1990-96.

"I've known Mark for a number of years and have always admired his approach to the game of basketball," Haith said in a statement. "When we had this opening become available Mark was my first call and it speaks well of Mizzou that we were able to recruit him away from some other great programs.

"He was a highly respected high school coach in Virginia and he has ties throughout basketball from his time in the ACC, Pac-12 and Missouri Valley ... so we are excited to get him on campus, get him acclimated to Mizzou and out on the road next month."

Phelps, who touted his experience recruiting basketball hotbeds like Illinois, New York, Washington, D.C. and California during his 17-year collegiate coaching career....

....Phelps said. "The fact that I've been able to recruit both coasts and the Midwest, I think, prepares me to jump in there .... and do a good job of recruiting. ... I just want to jump in and pull my weight and do my part along those lines."

Seems as if Wojo is getting coaches who can recruit the whole nation.  Let's hope he's able to pluck to guys out everyone's backyard. 

What is the deal with that AAU tournament guy that wojo was looking to hire?  Is that a done deal?  Any updates? 

[Dawson Rental]

For a young HC like Wojo, I wanted his bench to have a player development guy, a recruiting wiz, and a tactician/former HC.

Looks like he's got two of the three. Like what he's doing so far!

They all need to be recruiting wizes.

[MarquetteVol]

Phelps is probably too new to have had any significant contact with Hill or Gant. But, it looks like recruiting and defense are his primary strengths.

Interesting article on the assistant coaches at Missouri: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/gordon-mizzou-s-fuller-prepares-for-next-big-step/article_bc9a0cc6-0e10-565d-85a8-6df537889235.html

I would bet he's taking this job to be the number 2 guy to Wojo.

[Tums Festival]

Seems as if Wojo is getting coaches who can recruit the whole nation.  Let's hope he's able to pluck to guys out everyone's backyard. 

What is the deal with that AAU tournament guy that wojo was looking to hire?  Is that a done deal?  Any updates? 

Nothing new, only the one tweet about Wojo being interested in him as an assistant that was post on April 1.

[MUHoopsFan2]

I do wonder if while waiting to get another gig in the NBA that former Bucks coach Scott Skiles if he is not hired over Tom Crean and Dwayne Stephens to coach his alma mater Michigan State, [when presumably Tom Izzo leaves for the Detroit Pistons?] that Cavs assistant Jim Boylan might be asked by Wojo to return here to MU to assist Coach Wojo as lead assistant at MU?

Just a crazy hunch and pipe dream...I will now put the pipe down if that is ok with L.Sanders.... ouch!

Had to zing that one in there...lol. Sorry Larry we love ya buddy. Puff puff, give!

[LastWarrior]

Another good read on Mark Phelps.  He recruited Chris Paul and has connections to Illinois recruiting.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/06/19/4301925/interview-with-new-missouri-basketball.html

+ "I recruited Chris Paul very, very hard when I was at North Carolina State," Phelps said.

+ Recruiting a must

One area where Phelps will be counted on to contribute heavily is on the recruiting trail. During his 12 years as an assistant under Sendek at N.C. State and Arizona State, Sendek charged him with recruiting all over the country, from the Eastern seaboard to the West Coast.

"I recruited the Eastern seaboard, the South and the Midwest when I was at N.C. State and really stretched over there to the West Coast as well," Phelps said. "When I went to Arizona State, we kind of recruited from the Midwest over to the left back to the West Coast. And when I was Drake, I recruited coast-to-coast and had players from Washington D.C., North Carolina, and three or four players from California on our roster."

Phelps also landed three players from the neighboring state of Illinois during his time at Drake, including guard Rayvonte Rice, who averaged 15.4 points per game in two seasons before he transferred to Illinois in April 2012.

"We recruited Illinois hard," Phelps said. "I have good contacts there and I'm excited about jumping back into Illinois. In Chicago, there are some tremendous players so we want to take advantage of that."

Perhaps the most well-known recruit that Phelps says he helped land is swingman Julius Hodge, New York's "Mr. Basketball" for 2000-01 who went on to become the ACC's player of the year in 2004 and N.C. State's third leading-scorer of all-time. Phelps noted that Hodge, who is from Harlem, went to St. Raymond, the same high school that produced incoming freshman point guard Shane Rector.

[Groin_pull]

Glad to hear he has some sort of connection to Illinois—specifically Chicago.

No excuse for MU not to be working that state hard.

[muwarrior69]

So is this official?

[Skatastrophy]

So is this official?

It's on Wikipedia already, so yes.

1984 graduate of Kempsville High School
???
1989-1990 Rock Church Academy (JV Coach)
1990-94 Rock Church Academy (HC)
1994-96 Atlantic Shores Christian School (HC)
1996 B.S. in Physical Education from Old Dominion University (attended while coaching at Rock Church)
1996–2006 NC State (asst.)
2006–2008 Arizona State (asst.)
2008–2013 Drake(HC)
2013–2014 Missouri (asst.)   
2014-Present Marquette (asst.)

Interesting that he accomplished so much in the 12 years before he got his college degree. I'd be interested to hear more about this guy's story.

[tower912]

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/drake/drake-bulldogs/2014/04/08/mark-phelps-marquette-drake-basketball-steve-wojciechowsk/7464613/

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

Another good read on Mark Phelps.  He recruited Chris Paul and has connections to Illinois recruiting.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/06/19/4301925/interview-with-new-missouri-basketball.html

+ "I recruited Chris Paul very, very hard when I was at North Carolina State," Phelps said.

+ Recruiting a must

One area where Phelps will be counted on to contribute heavily is on the recruiting trail. During his 12 years as an assistant under Sendek at N.C. State and Arizona State, Sendek charged him with recruiting all over the country, from the Eastern seaboard to the West Coast.

"I recruited the Eastern seaboard, the South and the Midwest when I was at N.C. State and really stretched over there to the West Coast as well," Phelps said. "When I went to Arizona State, we kind of recruited from the Midwest over to the left back to the West Coast. And when I was Drake, I recruited coast-to-coast and had players from Washington D.C., North Carolina, and three or four players from California on our roster."

Phelps also landed three players from the neighboring state of Illinois during his time at Drake, including guard Rayvonte Rice, who averaged 15.4 points per game in two seasons before he transferred to Illinois in April 2012.

"We recruited Illinois hard," Phelps said. "I have good contacts there and I'm excited about jumping back into Illinois. In Chicago, there are some tremendous players so we want to take advantage of that."

Perhaps the most well-known recruit that Phelps says he helped land is swingman Julius Hodge, New York's "Mr. Basketball" for 2000-01 who went on to become the ACC's player of the year in 2004 and N.C. State's third leading-scorer of all-time. Phelps noted that Hodge, who is from Harlem, went to St. Raymond, the same high school that produced incoming freshman point guard Shane Rector.

So his last claim to fame in the recruiting world was 14 years ago with Julius Hodge?  I'm sorry, but I'm not sold on this guy yet. 

[tower912]

As an assistant, he's OK.   

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Welcome to the MU family coach Phelps!

[🏀]

Born in....Dayton.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Phelps

PTM- any official ruling on this? Is it UD only, or is the whole city untouchable?

[VegasWarrior77]

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/drake/drake-bulldogs/2014/04/08/mark-phelps-marquette-drake-basketball-steve-wojciechowsk/7464613/

His high water mark was an 18-16 finished in 2012, but he is the only Bulldogs coach since Gary Garner in the 1980s to have multiple winning seasons.

Phelps, who is known as a strong recruiter, joins the staff of new Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski, a former Duke player and assistant.

[mr.MUskie]

#impact hire?

[Ari Gold]

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/eye-on-the-tigers/haith-loses-assistant-to-marquette/article_aeed6f30-b6c3-57c8-9269-2fa628264a78.html
One interesting subplot in Phelps' move revolves around recruiting. Ahmed Hill, a four-star shooting guard from Augusta, Ga., signed with Marquette in October, though Mizzou was among his final choices. Hill has not indicated whether he'll ask out of his letter of intent following Williams' departure, but familiarity with Phelps could be a factor in sticking with his commitment to Marquette.



There, he's from Mizzou, Hill nearly went there.

[LloydMooresLegs]

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/eye-on-the-tigers/haith-loses-assistant-to-marquette/article_aeed6f30-b6c3-57c8-9269-2fa628264a78.html
One interesting subplot in Phelps' move revolves around recruiting. Ahmed Hill, a four-star shooting guard from Augusta, Ga., signed with Marquette in October, though Mizzou was among his final choices. Hill has not indicated whether he'll ask out of his letter of intent following Williams' departure, but familiarity with Phelps could be a factor in sticking with his commitment to Marquette.



There, he's from Mizzou, Hill nearly went there.

Great catch, Ari.  That is promising short term benefit from the hire.

[willie warrior]

His high water mark was an 18-16 finished in 2012, but he is the only Bulldogs coach since Gary Garner in the 1980s to have multiple winning seasons.

Phelps, who is known as a strong recruiter, joins the staff of new Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski, a former Duke player and assistant.

Drake is a tough school to win at. Small and not much in the way of facilities, and resources. The big boys in their neck of the woods are Iowa, Iowa State, Creighton, and Minnesota. They have not been big time for years. So 18-16 is not too bad, given their resources and current state of affairs.

[keefe]

Phelps, who touted his experience recruiting basketball hotbeds like Illinois, New York, Washington, D.C. and California during his 17-year collegiate coaching career........Phelps said. "The fact that I've been able to recruit both coasts and the Midwest, I think, prepares me to jump in there .... and do a good job of recruiting. ... I just want to jump in and pull my weight and do my part along those lines."

Yea, ok, but what about his ability to strike gold in the JUCO world?

[ChicosBailBonds]

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[Jay Bee]

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