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Well, Kevin Ollie has a National Championship.....72-29 three NCAA appearances including a final 8 .
Coached the Wes and Toby era teams
That’s an Excellent record .
After JC and Hugh Greer , probably the third best coach in our history
He who shall not be namedWell, Kevin Ollie has a National Championship.....
Why did he stop coaching?72-29 three NCAA appearances including a final 8 .
Coached the Wes and Toby era teams
That’s an Excellent record .
After JC and Hugh Greer , probably the third best coach in our history
My bad.He who shall not be named
Took an AD job.Why did he stop coaching?
I actually think he left to become a director of the Philly Spectrum Corp.Took an AD job.
Nearly identical for me, with one amusing distinction: two of your Holy Trinity were among my earliest Jewish sportsworld heroes. It was meaningful when I could add a different Angeleno at the top of his game, Sandy Koufax.Fred Shabel was the coach when I fell in love with the Huskies. Back then (I was about 8) I thought Red Auerbach, John Wooden and Fred Shabel were the Holy Trinity of basketball coaches.
That class was SO memorable. As I recall it, Holowaty brought the highest expectations and Wes B. was somewhat of a surprise. Then again, I was a kid who'd only started joining my dad for games a year or two before, when Ed Slomcenski (sp?) and Toby Kimball played together. I think we made more of an effort to arrive early enough to see that recruiting class in yhe separate Frosh game before the varsity.Shabel’s 4 years were my 4 years. Our freshmen class of Bialosuknia, Holowaty, Penders, Ritterr, Thompson and Curran all were varsity starters at various times. Easily the best class until the 90s with maybe the Corny Thompson class an exception. It didn’t hurt Shabel to inherit Toby Kimball. If you happened to see Shabel around campus he always eaved and smiled. RIP.
That class was responsible for students being charged a whopping 50 cents for tickets after my freshman year. They were so good that students, who only needed a student ID to get in, showed up early to watch the freshmen play (couldn’t play varsity then or jump to the league after making two baskets). As a result students sat everywhere in the lower deck of the fieldhouse they could including aisles so the university decided the next year to charge students in order to control the seating.That class was SO memorable. As I recall it, Holowaty brought the highest expectations and Wes B. was somewhat of a surprise. Then again, I was a kid who'd only started joining my dad for games a year or two before, when Ed Slomcenski (sp?) and Toby Kimball played together. I think we made more of an effort to arrive early enough to see that recruiting class in yhe separate Frosh game before the varsity.
And were there two Ritter brothers, Al & Ron? It was a lot to absorb as an elementary schooler.
I actually think he left to become a director of the Philly Spectrum Corp.
He also brought in Bill Corley. After Shabel left, Burr Carlson couldn't keep the momentum going. Tough few years for UConn basketball until Dee Rowe showed up and turned things around. I think it was the '70-'71 season when he had Jim Valvano as the freshman team coach. Still remember the 1974 NIT when we upset St. John's but then blew a 17 point lead against BC to lose on a last second shot by Jay Berwanger at the Garden.That's where he eventually ended up, but his first stop was AD at Penn, as mentioned.
We were in the same class. Shabel actually came to our dorm to introduce himself and we all had a Q and A session with him. Great guy, great coach and a group of us always went to the frosh game to see his group of recruits. Fun times.Shabel’s 4 years were my 4 years. Our freshmen class of Bialosuknia, Holowaty, Penders, Ritterr, Thompson and Curran all were varsity starters at various times. Easily the best class until the 90s with maybe the Corny Thompson class an exception. It didn’t hurt Shabel to inherit Toby Kimball. If you happened to see Shabel around campus he always eaved and smiled. RIP.