We did a lot of Zooms early, our coaches put together our video guys, Mike Furlong, Mason Schoen, even Shane Southwell, they all jumped in. He's done a great job. Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. ), 1 Time (Tourn.) So, you're cheering for Miami to get at least one more so you can see if you can push the Lakers a little bit. Bruce Weber completed his first head coaching assignment with USA Basketball as the head coach of the 2019 USA Men’s U19 World Cup Team that earned a 7-0 record and gold medal at the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup in Greece. I think that obviously, that would help. And, right now, it's hard to do that, because you could put your team in jeopardy and not be available, and have them be available to be in practice. Season Champion; Conf. And I've always tried to have that as part of our staff. He's been a graduate assistant. I know the basketball oversight committee just voted yesterday on some other things. Join our linker program. In basketball it's all perimeter stuff. That's a long time. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. It's really hard to be a student on a campus right now. Obviously, you got two really, really good players with the Lakers and their drive and discipline. NCAA Tournament: 13 Years (15-13), 1 Final Four, 0 Championships More info I know when coach Korn accepted that job at Southeast Missouri, a lot of the guys, the first name they brought to me was Shane. DaJuan (Gordon) and him, they just said, 'we got to come back coach' and they couldn't get in our facilities, but they worked out on playgrounds, and anywhere they could. And some of the league's haven't finalized how many games they're going to have. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. I believe they're going to keep the early signing period. Seryee (Lewis) is athletic, he gives you another guy with some really good bounce but has some things to learn. Along with the No. With our older guys, Mike McGuirl came back early in May. Illinois record: 210-101 (.675) Born: October 16, 1956 Alma Mater: Milwaukee (1978) Career Record (major schools): 22 Years, 474-265, .641 W-L% Schools: Southern Illinois (103-54), Illinois (210-101) and Kansas State (161-110) Conference Champion: 6 Times (Reg. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Sophomores Antonio Gordon and Montavious Murphy also come back for their second season. Record includes games as coach of major schools, and does not reflect forfeits or vacated games. He did have surgery and he’s in the cast. •2013 District 8 Coach of the Year [National Association of Basketball Coaches] One of the winningest active Division I coaches with over 450 career wins and 13 NCAA Tournament appearances to his credit, Bruce Weber begins his eighth season at Kansas State in 2019-20 after being named the school’s 24th head men’s basketball coach on March 31, 2012. Those guys I think set the tone, but our young new players are talented. Basketball coach who is known for his career in the men’s collegiate ranks. Following an 11-21 season, including a 3-15 mark in the Big 12, Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber has been busy during this offseason with recruiting, practices and schedule changes. And even though you see it in the NBA, I think the mid-range game has made a major comeback of how the guys have played and been successful. Barry Brown, Dean Wade and Kamau Stokes all struggled their first season, but made an Elite Eight run and were eventually crowned Big 12 Champions as seniors. He's still a young guy, he just played professionally not long ago. Throwing the ball more in the post which is kind of not the norm right now. The best ability you can have during COVID is availability. He gained wide renown as the head coach of the University of Illinois’ Fighting Illini men’s basketball team from 2003 through 2012. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Current position: Head men’s basketball coach © 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. We're all pleased as a staff. By the time we get to a couple of weeks of practice, I guess our hope is that he can get back to you, no worries, stronger, unable to go and go full go. There's no doubt it's set him back. Obviously games were canceled and MTE's were canceled. We were worried a little bit about international travel. And we're hoping here, he's getting over the hump. So, we've got to put together a little thing where we have a home visit Zoom, then a campus tour, kind of where you're going around campus and see the campus, so you're trying to be creative with that and then and then a basketball video, just where are they fit in. I think they can give us points. So, it's been a test, test the discipline, test of patience. Bruce Weber is a basketball coach from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Current team: Kansas State Wildcats He was here part of a Big 12 Championship. Weber on June 12 was vocal following a social media post from a K-State student deemed racist by many. Do you have a blog? You saw with football last week, coach talking about a freshman quarterback throwing to a freshman running back being blocked by a freshman, so, they've been able to step up in extenuating circumstances. And I know he's done a great job. Overall record: 474-265 (.641). Kaosi (Ezeagu) and Rudi (Williams) came after that, because we had to get them out of Canada. And, to get here, to get to the finals is pretty good accomplishments. Here are ten things Bruce Weber said on Wednesday while addressing the media. I hope it starts with your older guys, the guys that have been there. That staying on the phone, text messages, anything you can do. So, we talked about the guys being disciplined, really monitoring what they're doing. Are you a Stathead, too? Both of those guys have done a great job with their bodies. Or write about sports? Tournament Champion; NCAA Tournament; NCAA FF. We put together a nice zoom presentation. You know, these last two weeks, there are so many unknown questions for everybody. The testing procedures for every league is a little different. Davion Bradford, Selton Miguel, Nijel Pack, Seryee Lewis and Luke Kasubke have all settled into Manhattan and are preparing for the upcoming season. He gives us some youthful excitement. ), NCAA Tournament: 13 Years (15-13), 1 Final Four, 0 Championships. You feel good about him. So, we have had to deal with that, we're going to have to have some guys step up. There were times where we didn't know if college sports would return, but with football season in full-swing, and basketball set to begin in November, Weber is excited about the upcoming season. The lone senior, Mike McGuirl, will take on a leadership role with bits of help from DaJuan Gordon, who has emerged as a leader for the Wildcats. We've actually been pretty fortunate. He gives a different voice than probably other coaches, kind of that youthful voice which I think is important. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Following an 11-21 season, including a 3-15 mark in the Big 12, Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber has been busy during this offseason with recruiting, practices and schedule changes. I mean, they all have things to learn. So, I think you'll have a mixture of points, I think more than anything we will probably be balanced if anything, and if we can get one or two guys to step up and be really consistent and be able to get us 15 or 18 points every other game. It's hard on everybody. I was hoping Miami would get a win last night just to make it a little more exciting. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. On Wednesday, Weber spoke to the media for the first time in months regarding the basketball program. 35 ranked recruiting class by 247Sports, Wildcat fans will also see Carlton Linguard, Rudi Williams and Kaosi Ezeagu for the first time. All rights reserved. Kansas State record: 161-110 (.594) So to be a student, I don't know what to do with them on weekends, to be honest. All rights reserved. In the open gym, I think we're pretty confident that they're going to get us points. I've talked to our players about it, you got to give credit to Miami and their culture. I mean, they told us it's hard on young, really young people, it's hard on college students, it's hard on older people that have been isolated. He's been a player here. So, you want more games; more games we get to watch, the more fun it is right now. But, I think in all four of those guys, and then hopefully we get Luke back, they’re all going to be able to contribute as we move forward. You're talking to Rodney McGruder, talking to Meyers Leonard, guys that have been part of that, that I know. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. You're just you're learning as you go, you're trying to be creative and think out of the box.