[TIMSCAR20]

Smoothie, I think he just had a dangling modifier there. I don't think he was saying UVA was horrible as well. I know you are there as the UVA police BTW on a side note (perhaps another thread will get started) I drove by the new Arena on campus in Charlottesville yesterday and it is nothing short of breath taking! Yes I was in Charlottesville and Richmond and Lynchburg all in the same week.

[SuperJon]

I know UVA is good.

[bigsmooth]

i knew you were a smart guy SJ! Yes indeed SCAR, JPJ is amazing. i got a peek when i went up to the baseball regionals, and by far it will be the best arena in the ACC in regards to amenities, practice facilities and sightlines. now if coach leitao continues to recruit well, the atmosphere will get better too.

[TIMSCAR20]

Well I know me and my coaching crew boys in Lynchburg will have to make another run or two that way next season for a game. That is when they all get a night where none of them are coaching their high school teams and UVA is at home and it is not Duke or UNC because those tix are tougher to get for free.

[PAmedic]

this ends specualation as to where Reboul would end up (at least for THIS season)

Longtime Birmingham-Southern College basketball coach Duane Reboul retires from coaching, will remain as instructor

7/13/2006 5:14:13 PM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Longtime Birmingham-Southern head basketball coach Duane Reboul is relinquishing his coaching duties effective immediately, but will remain at the college to teach physical education courses.

BSC Director of Athletics Joe Dean Jr., said that Reboul decided to exercise this option in his contract after the institution’s Board of Trustees voted May 26 to seek permission from the NCAA to reclassify its intercollegiate athletics program from Division I to non-scholarship Division III beginning with the 2007-08 academic year.

“It is a very sad day to see a Hall of Fame coach like Duane Reboul retire from the game of basketball,” said Dean. “Duane has been an institution at Birmingham-Southern the past 17 years, and has achieved a remarkable amount of success coaching, as well as serving the community at large. It has been my pleasure to have the opportunity to work with such a gifted men’s basketball coach.”

Reboul, the winningest coach in Birmingham-Southern men’s basketball history, said he felt that the timing was right to retire from coaching.

“After 17 wonderful years and with the many changes occurring here on the Hilltop, I feel it is an ideal time for me to retire as the head basketball coach of Birmingham Southern College, Reboul said. “During these past years I have enjoyed the ultimate experience as the basketball coach of Birmingham Southern. I appreciate the tremendous support of our Black Tie Club members as well as our athletic director, Joe Dean, and his staff. I thank the talented assistant coaches who have worked with us over the years. A special thanks to the many players who I have had the opportunity to coach here at Birmingham-Southern. I will cherish the memories and the friendships forever. I look forward to the future of Birmingham-Southern.”

Birmingham-Southern President Dr. David Pollick said that “it is with a significant regret that Coach Reboul will not be coaching and mentoring our basketball team in the future. As a person and as a coach, he is truly extraordinary. I believe it will be a great loss for our students and for him personally,” he said.

Reboul compiled a 402-124 record in 17 years as head coach, including NAIA national championships in 1990 and 1995. He was twice named Big South Conference Coach of the Year after BSC became an NCAA Division I member, including the 2005-06 season when the Panthers finished second in the regular season league standings.

Dean also announced that Mitch Cole, an assistant on Reboul’s staff for the past 11 seasons, will succeed Reboul effective immediately. Scott Stapler, an assistant under Reboul for seven seasons, will remain on Cole’s staff.

“Mitch has been an integral part of the success of our basketball program and will work hard to build a nationally respected Division III basketball program in the future,” said Dean.

Cole said that he is thankful for the chance to follow in Reboul’s footsteps.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to try and follow in Coach Duane Reboul’s footsteps as head basketball coach at Birmingham-Southern College,” Cole said. “We will work to continue the winning tradition set by Coach Reboul, Joe Dean, and many other coaches before them by producing a championship-caliber basketball program with first-class student-athletes.

“Working under Coach Reboul for the last 11 seasons has been an unbelievable experience. He is a Hall of Fame coach and a tremendous person. The positive impact he has had on the young men that have come through our program speaks volumes. I will miss watching him work his magic on the BSC sideline.”

The winningest coach in Birmingham-Southern College men’s basketball history, Duane Reboul just finished his 17th season on the Hilltop.

During his time at the helm of the Panther program, Reboul amassed an impressive 402-124 record, which translates into a .764 winning percentage. Additionally, he led the Panthers to two NAIA national championships (1990 and 1995), 12 20-win campaigns, and averaged nearly 24 wins a season.

His coaching led to many records being set at BSC including a 44-consecutive game win streak through the 1995 and 1996 seasons, and, in 1998, when his Panthers went 20-0 to begin the season for the first time in school history.

Reboul earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from the University of New Orleans in 1972 and a master’s in education from Mississippi State University in 1988. A native of New Orleans, La., he began his coaching career as an assistant coach at his high school alma mater, De LaSalle. A year later, Reboul became head coach there, and during a three-year period posted a 76-29 record, which included a 1975-76 state finals appearance.

During a six-year stay at Jesuit High School, Reboul recorded 6 straight 20-win seasons, a Catholic Conference League Championship, and two conference runner-up finishes.

Reboul took his first position at the collegiate level as an assistant coach for his college alma mater, New Orleans, in 1982, serving as a recruiter and academic advisor. He joined Mississippi State in 1986 as an assistant where he helped turn around the Bulldogs’ program by becoming actively involved in monitoring academic progress, scouting opponents, and on-court coaching responsibilities.

[Sly Fox]

I'm guessing Reboul is just hanging around to fully fund a retirement plan or something. Because he would be an attractive hire for just about any mid-major.


BSC's all-time winningest coach Duane Reboul steps down after 17 seasons and 404 wins on the Hilltop.