Johns and Georgetown(both jobs are open). Hurley’s people should be talking with St. Oil and water…Īlways Something University hasn’t given Bobby Hurley a contract extension even after his team won twenty-two games. A 64-26 record, with two conference championships and two NCAA appearances in his three seasons on campus is more than enough to make his agents phone ring. I would think that Drew’s name will be attached to many openings. Nothing wrong with having your head coach in demand. Fun story…įrom my inbox over night “Bryce Drew to Cal?” Yep, that happens when you win at a smaller program like GCU. Ray Harrison and Chance McMillian are a lethal combinaiton.The coaching staff stuck with it and now the ‘Lopes will be dancing. Fast forward to today and Drew is taking his team to the NCAA Tournament. When I would watch them play, guard play wasn’t crisp(how could it be?). The ‘Lopes went 3-4 after the injury to their star player. He played in 97 games during his GCU career. was the preseason choice for player of the year in the Western Athletic Conference. The only chance of coaching against one another? If the 'Lopes and Bears met in the national championship game.Bryce Drew lost his point guard, Jovan Blackshear Jr. Not only do the proud parents get to see both sons coach in the same city thanks to the tournament being played in a bubble this year, but Bryce and Scott's GCU and Baylor teams are actually staying in the same hotel in Indianapolis. Now he has two sons in the NCAA tournament, and that's such a blessing," Bryce said. "My dad was was obviously really excited. This week, it will be a Drew family affair once again in the state of Indiana. So he just has a lot of wisdom that Scott and I both soak in." When I was a younger coach, I didn't think he was as smart, but now that I've had a few years under my belt coaching, he's a lot smarter when he tells me things. "It's amazing how I've gotten older as a coach, my dad's gotten smarter. "Just having my dad who's won over 600 games, it's awesome to have his wisdom," Bryce said. The father returned to the sidelines when Scott got the head coaching job at Baylor (where he eventually retired for good in 2011) and Bryce took over as head coach at Valpo.įast forward to now, where Homer is a Naismith College Basketball Hall of Famer, Scott's second-ranked Baylor Bears have a legitimate shot to win the national championship, and Bryce is trying to build GCU into a mid-major power. While Bryce went on to become a first-round NBA Draft pick, Scott took over as Valparaiso's head coach when Homer retired in 2002. His buzzer-beater three-pointer, known as "The Shot", clinched an upset of fourth-seeded Ole Miss for the 13th-seeded Crusaders. He went on to play for his dad, Homer, at Valparaiso University, and his older brother Scott, who was an assistant coach.Īnd in 1998, Bryce was the star of one of the most infamous plays in NCAA Tournament history. Basketball as a senior in high school in 1994. Two and a half hours northwest of Indianapolis lies the city of Valparaiso where Bryce was named Indiana Mr. The Hoosier state is a basketball mecca, and the Drew family name is legendary in those parts. "When they first announced the tournament was going to be here, I kept thinking how awesome that'd be, to be able to go back to Indiana, back to my home state, and be able to be part of March Madness." Taking a program to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history is a special feat in its own right, but for GCU first-year head coach Bryce Drew the significance goes well beyond that.
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