“She is a great mission fit who shares in our vision of ‘Preparing Champions for Life’ by commanding excellence both on and off the court,” Rhoades said. In welcoming Collen, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mack Rhoades expressed his excitement in the press release. As the fifth head coach in the program history, Collen will be formally introduced 2:30 p.m. On Monday, Baylor University announced the hiring of Nicki Collen as the Lady Bears head coach. Collen is expected to be formally introduced as the coach at Baylor Wednesday, May 5. Collen was preparing for a fourth season as head coach of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream, even leading them through practice Monday, May 3, 2021, before being named that night the new coach for the Lady Bears' program that Kim Mulkey built into a national power the past 21 years. Scott coached Homer Drew's 200th Valpo win (against Oakland on January 27, 2001) when Homer was ill.FILE - Atlanta Dream head coach Nicki Collen calls out instructions during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings in Bradenton, Fla., in this Sunday, July 26, 2020, file photo. In 2002, Valpo advanced to its sixth NCAA Tournament after appearing in five straight from 1996-2000. Scott was instrumental in Valpo's eight championship seasons, highlighted by the 1998 campaign when Valpo shocked the sports world by advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Scott and his fellow assistants helped produce what Hoop Scoop magazine called the nation's 6th best recruiting class in 2001 and 13th best in 1999 based upon average talent per recruit. In recognition of his recruiting success, he was named 1998-99 National Recruiter of the Year by Court Vision, a recruiting magazine. In 2001, Drew was promoted to associate head coach following eight years as an assistant. In particular, Scott was the driving force behind Valpo's international pipeline that has produced 11 players from Europe, Africa and South America since 1995. Scott established a reputation as an outstanding recruiter. We are happy for him and wish him every success in this new challenge."ĭrew served as an associate head coach/assistant under his father Homer for nine seasons (1993-02). Apparently we aren't the only ones that felt that way. ?I have often introduced Scott to people as a super coach in progress. ?It's been a matter of months since we announced Scott as our new coach and simultaneously today at Baylor they are announcing Scott as their new coach," Steinbrecher said. The Crusaders also reached the 20-win plateau for the ninth time in the last 10 years. The conference title was Valpo's eighth in the last nine years, the most of any school in the nation during that span. 22, the Crusaders were crowned league kingpins with two games remaining. By defeating IUPUI 77-71 in the home finale on Feb. Drew and his coaching staff gradually molded the 2002-03 Crusaders into a squad that, not only repeated as Mid-Con regular season champions, but did so earlier than any team in Valpo's Division I history. In capturing the 2003 Mid-Con title, Drew led the Crusaders to a 12-2 record. The Crusaders were particularly strong on their homecourt, posting a 12-1 record at Athletics-Recreation Center. The stretch included winning streaks of seven and six. Valpo flourished in the second half of the season, winning 15 of its last 19 games. During the 2003 campaign, the Crusaders participated in the National Invitation Tournament and, during the season, defeated NCAA qualifier Central Michigan and Charlotte. Scott Drew, at age 32, guided Valpo to a 20-11 record and the 2003 Mid-Continent Conference Regular Season Championship in his lone season as head coach. In coming out of retirement, Homer Drew will relinquish his duties as Special Assistant to the President for University Advancement, a position he held since resigning as men's basketball coach on April 25, 2002. Steinbrecher also announced that Homer Drew, the all-time winningest coach in Valpo history (236-184), is returning as the Crusaders' head men's basketball coach. Valparaiso University Director of Athletics William Steinbrecher announced that Scott Drew has resigned as head men's basketball coach to become the head men's basketball coach at Baylor University.
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