“In just seven days, Clemson coaching search ends Brownell era at Wright State” plus 1 more |
| In just seven days, Clemson coaching search ends Brownell era at Wright State Posted: 17 Apr 2010 08:02 PM PDT
By Kyle Nagel,
Staff Writer
Updated 12:29 AM Sunday, April 18, 2010
It began with a phone call on Wednesday, April 7. Bill Carr of Carr Sports Associates Inc., a search and management consulting firm for college athletic departments, called Wright State men's basketball coach Brad Brownell to gauge his interest in the same job at Clemson. Clemson was working to replace Oliver Purnell, the former University of Dayton coach who left the Tigers for DePaul on April 6. Brownell's name was near the top of Carr's and Clemson's lists of potential candidates. "I called (WSU Athletic Director) Bob Grant," Brownell said. "Bob gave me permission to meet with those guys." A day later, Brownell was meeting with Clemson Athletic Director Terry Don Phillips and senior associate AD Bill D'Andrea at a hotel in Charlotte, N.C. That meeting was part of a seven-day period during which Brownell was first contacted and eventually introduced as Clemson's new basketball coach. Brownell detailed the search, his decision to leave and WSU's future prospects during an interview on Friday while still in Clemson, S.C., where he had stayed since boarding a private plane Tuesday morning. Brownell, 41, who led Wright State to an 84-45 record in four seasons, said he turned down multiple job offers and overtures in his time at WSU but found a unique fit at Clemson. His new job will pay $900,000 per year during his six-year contract, which is more than double his $365,000 salary at Wright State. Brownell had four years remaining on his WSU contract. Wright State quickly promoted 33-year-old Billy Donlon, who had been Brownell's top assistant for eight seasons at North Carolina-Wilmington and Wright State, on Wednesday. That ended a wild period for a program that hopes to continue its unprecedented Division I-era basketball success under Donlon. "What Coach Brownell did was he immediately came in and changed the culture," Donlon said. "It was, 'Let's win a championship immediately,' and he was more than believable. Everybody bought into it." The process Clemson's top two athletic administrators began buying into Brownell's vision during the meeting at a Charlotte hotel on Thursday, April 8. "It's like two and a half or three hours," Brownell said. "They're asking everything you can think of. 'Why do you think you'd be a good fit? Tell us about you. How would your teams play? What would your recruiting philosophy be? Where do you see Clemson basketball moving in the future?' " Brownell knew Clemson was talking with at least six other potential candidates, but he felt good about his interview. Meanwhile, he went about his business at Wright State, hosting recruits, meeting candidates for the Raiders' open women's basketball position and making his recruiting calendar. On Sunday, April 11, Clemson's D'Andrea called Brownell. He asked to meet again. Brownell drove to the Richmond (Ind.) Municipal Airport on Monday to meet with Phillips, D'Andrea and Larry LaForge, a Clemson management professor and the school's faculty athletics representative. That night, Brownell received a call from Clemson President James Barker, who was on speaker phone with Phillips and D'Andrea in the room. They offered Brownell the job, and he accepted. Taking the job One of the things that drew Brownell to Wright State was proximity to his family. Brownell's parents live in Evansville, Ind., where he grew up and attended Harrison High School before playing at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. "My parents were at every home game for four years," Brownell said. "My 90-year-old grandmother who lives in a small town just outside of Cincinnati came to six or eight home games per year. She'll probably even keep her season tickets." But Brownell also spent 12 years, from 1994-2006, at UNC-Wilmington, where daughters Abby, 11, and Kaitlyn, 9, were born. The parents of his wife, Paula, live in Wilmington, N.C. So the family maintained a strong connection to the area after leaving for Wright State. "I spent a quarter of my life there," Brownell said of the region. "I knew with jobs that I would want to be probably somewhere in the Big Ten, or that area I was comfortable with, or right here in the ACC. There were jobs for more money, jobs in different parts of the country, one BCS job, all kinds you can imagine. But this was a good fit." Brownell inherits a program that went 21-11 last season and was 138-90 in seven seasons under Purnell, although just 50-62 in the rugged Atlantic Coast Conference. Brownell underscored the job's location — close to his wife's parents and near where the family spent so many years — as a determining factor. "I guess we keep flip-flopping the grandparents," Brownell said. Leaving the program When Brownell arrived in 2006, WSU hadn't had a winning season in the previous four, going 52-62 in that stretch. He replaced Paul Biancardi, who was 42-44 in three seasons. In his first season, with a team consisting of players recruited by three different head coaches and key seniors DaShaun Wood and Drew Burleson, Brownell led Wright State to a 23-10 record, the Horizon League tournament championship and the school's second NCAA Division I tournament appearance. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Posted: 17 Apr 2010 02:16 PM PDT Monday, April 19 Job Search Workshop — Open to anyone who is looking for a job or a better job. The group is basically a self-help and support group. Participants share their knowledge, experience and skills of job search with each other. First 30 to 45 minutes of the two-hour meeting is an inspirational and/or instructional talk, with a Q-and-A period. The rest of the time is a round robin with each attendee sharing their successes, challenges and desires. The others support, praise and offer suggestions to help. When: 10 a.m. Where: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1221 Wass St., Tustin ………………………… Job Coach – Sue Pileggi of AmeriCorps WECARE will be available to give individual assistance on resume writing, interview help and filing applications. When: 10:30 a.m. Where: Mission Viejo Library, 100 Civic Center Contact: Event website ………………………… Saddleback Career Ministry –Up to five different workshops offered every Monday night (except during the monthly Career Fair – usually the first Monday of the month). When: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Where: Saddleback Church, One Saddleback Parkway, Tent 3, Lake Forest Contact: Event website
Thursday, April 22 Resume Writing Workshop — Presented by Jeff Yang, Director of Outreach, Jobonomics. When: 7 p.m. Where: Golden West College, 15744 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach, Humanities Building, Room 114 Contact: Event website ………………………… Job Search Series – Laura U'Ren, Career Placement Officer will conduct this Job Search Series: Part 4 on mock interviewing for the job seeker. Mock interviewing will be done in a group session. When: 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Where: Irvine Valley College, 5500 Irvine Center Drive, SSC230 Contact: Register for one or all the Job Search Series workshops at the IVC homepage, select Offices & Services and then Career & Job Placement Center. ………………………… Career Ministry – Saints Simon & Judge Church hosts its weekly Career Renewal workshop. When: 7 p.m. Where: Saints Simon & Jude Church, 20444 Magnolia, Huntington Beach, Coleman Hall Contact: Event website ………………………… Thursday, April 22Job fair – LoanDepot, a new online mortgage company in Irvine, is seeking 200 people. When: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Where: Irvine Marriott, 18000 Von Karman Ave., Irvine, 92612 Contact: careers@loanDepot.com Saturday, April 24 Youth Job Fair — Sixth annual Summer Youth Job Fair, providing a free opportunity for job seekers to meet and interview on the spot with employers, learn about different job opportunities, attend workshops and have their resume reviewed by career experts. Local companies participating include the City of Westminster, Fun Services, Knott's Berry Farm, Soak City, New York Life Insurance, Orange County Conservation Corp., Orange County Youth Center, California National Guard, United States Marine Corps. When: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Where: The Block at Orange, 20 City Blvd., Orange Contact: (714) 565-2664 or event website Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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