JV Coach: Kyle Kinnett Email: kkinnett@trlsd.org. In 50 years leading the Raiders, Bess won 19 or more games in a season 43 times, including this past year when Three Rivers finished 19-12. I thought he did a better job helping me than anybody Id ever had around me, said Bess, who has often credited his longevity to his sons help. (AP) College basketball victory leader Gene Bess of Three Rivers College has retired. McCrary, L. William
480-461-7567. mikelavella@mesacc.edu. Beane was hired as the new assistant men's basketball coach for Three Rivers. According to the college, Bess lead the Raiders to 17 NJCAA tournament appearances and reached the final four nine times. A native of Oak Ridge, MO, Bess found early coaching success at the high school level. The Raiders, who opened the season ranked No. [1][2] Bess coached NBA player Latrell Sprewell at Three Rivers. A comet is . Pickens, Fred
Men's . Kind of a legendary figure for Three Rivers basketball, Bess said, adding that five people were intervied for the position. Ive been realizing the time was near for me to go, said Bess. He won 250 games over a 12 year stint at Lesterville High School, Anniston High School and Oran High School.
Bess' 1992 team finished 35-3 record and featured seven future NCAA Division I players: Anthony Beane (Kansas State), Justin Wimmer (Memphis), Shone Peck-Love (Alabama), Brian Blackburn (Arkansas State), Benjy Johnson (Idaho State), Belvis Noland (Kansas State), Brian Price (Mississippi State). Gene Bess is one of twelve finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Sports Hall of Fame Now the Raiders play in a multi-million dollar facility with apartment-style dorms on campus. Son Brian, a longtime assistant, took over the top job at the junior college. In the championship game, Beanes jumper was the game-winner before Wimmer sealed the win with a blocked shot. 198 talking about this. Hes the winningest coach in all of college basketball, recording 1,300 victories as Raiders head coach from 1971-2020. Ive been so blessed, Bess said.
(KFVS) By Chris Hudgison. Im blessed, Bess said. Copyright 2020 KFVS. In 2019, quarterback Trey Lance became the first freshman to win the FCS equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, the Walter Payton Award. Bess became college basketball's all-time wins leader in 2001 when he surpassed North Carolina's Dean Smith and Richard Baldwin of Broome Community College and he's set a new record with every win since. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Assistant coach Herb Slate had recruited McCrary, Kirby and Woodley out of the Memphis area. Of that, $4.7 million was allocated to Three Rivers. Beane has added a layer of specificity and experience to what the coaches are trying to teach. who is 6-foot-8 and averaged 18.1 points and 9.5 rebounds at Brunswick Community College. Connect with every college coach in the country and commit to your dream school! 10:00 am4:00 pm, Sunday That made it a 58-58 game, a point that proved significant just minutes later. He has a tremendous ability to focus. It didnt seem like it was the right thing, he said. McCrarys 20-footer sent the game into a second OT after. The basketball community in two states is mourning the loss of former Davidson College scholar-athlete, men's basketball coach and Director of Athletics Terry Holland, who who passed away Sunday in Charlottesville, Va. Also a future Virginia basketball coach and East Carolina athletic director, Holland was 80 years old. Bess was hired at Three Rivers in 1971. At least 42 former players for Bess went on to coach all over the country. Mike Lavella. Website by Schilling/Sellmeyer. Finishing with a career record of 1,300-416, Bess has 143 more wins than the NCAA Division I mens basketball record holder, Dukes Mike Krzyzewski. Lollar, Karen
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Check here for scores. January 06, 2023 Baseball. Bess will be replaced at Three Rivers by his son and longtime assistant Brian Bess. Seniors 55+: $4 Director of Athletics. Former Roughrider earns Ban Johnson MVP. In Brians first season on the bench in the 1993-94 season, the Raiders finished second in the nation.
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Toggle navigation It was then that he missed just the third game of his career because the bus ride would be too painful. Three Rivers College will officially start the 2022-23 season with Raider Madness at midnight on October 1 with all teams allowed to hold their first official practice October 1 at the Libla Family Sports Complex. Im excited. Assistant Athletic Director/Equipment Manager. I felt like I was just as effective, but I didnt have the energy level to do what I need to do to excel as a coach. At least 42 former players for Bess have gone on to coach all over the country. January 19, 2023 .
Feb 02 | Cancelled. BOYS TR boys victorious against Gull LakeTHREE RIVERS Three Rivers boys basketball team notched its second win of the season Tuesday night, defeating Gull Lake in a non-conference matchup 62-47.The Wildcats were led on the scoresheet by Andrew Brown with 25 points, Caleb Quake with 12 points and Heston Saunders with 10.With the win. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. After one season, Beane returned to Illinois State as its top assistant coach, a position he also held from 2000-02, and stayed there until May 2012 when he became the top assistant at Southern Illinois for seven years. Eric Schweain (D-II Northwest Missouri State) was the two-guard, and the team included Mario Beamon, Isaiah Hart, Todd Wulf, Thad Rancher, assistant Tom Barr and trainer Thomas Brundage. Family of 4: $14 100% of college coaches and programs are on the SportsRecruits platform. February 27, 2023 Men's Basketball.
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Box Score. Slugging Percentage.369. Batting Average.265. So many breaks fell the Raiders way that March. Collin County Community College . Sat Feb 25. Bess announced his retirement from coaching in May 2020 after suffering from health problems in his final years on the bench. I think that is probably the most profitable thing a human being can do, is spend time in the Bible, Bess said. Bess, who turned 85 in March, has been the Three Rivers Athletic Director throughout his career and taught two classes each semester, as well. This place would be a really, really good thing in a lot of different ways.. I delight in spending time with them, Im kind of excited about not having to go to work and being able to do what I want to do.. A Bernie alum, Beane played for the 1992 Three Rivers national championship team, scoring the go-ahead shot in the championship game. Three Rivers College Coach Gene Bess retired in 2020 as the winningest coach in all of college basketball with 1,300 wins and a career record of 1,300-416. The response (from the community) has been overwhelming, Beane said. The spiritual ramifications in my life are really where it is at. Three Rivers Community College Baseball Recruiting & Scholarship Information Location: Poplar Bluff, MO, 63901 Division: NJCAA Commits Athletics School Profile Admissions Cost Majors Start your athlete profile for FREE right now! Three Rivers College (MO) Top Stories Lady Raiders shake free of JeffCo Box Score February 18, 2023 Raiders defeat Tennessee Prep Box Score February 18, 2023 Gene Bess named finalist for Naismith Hall of Fame February 17, 2023 Whatever you call him, British big man a force for Raiders February 16, 2023 RT @Hoophall: The all-time winningest coach in college basketball history, A Class of 2023 Finalist, Coach Gene Bess. The three players made the final shortlist in voting by a global panel of national team captains and coaches, selected journalists in each of FIFA's 211 member countries, plus fans online. The Three Rivers men's basketball program has found a new assistant coach in Trey Rakes who will be on the bench with head coach Brian Bess this coming season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); HoopDirt is your source for the latest college basketball coaching news, rumors, and job postings. POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. #23HoopClass . His replacement, Jamarcus Williams, also played at Three Rivers under Bess. Most coaches would think a good job is replacing someone who won 30 games the year before, and Im replacing a legend. Children 5 & Under: Free
. All rights reserved. For more information about Title IX and/or sexual misconduct, contact Angelo . The bottom line is, I want to be here to make the players better.. Introducing the Three Rivers College Raiders 2020-2021men's basketball team. And now call them members of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, which is proud to induct coach Gene Bess 1979 and 1992 NJCAA national tournament teams with the Class of 2016. POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. 574 New London Turnpike Norwich CT 06360-2497 (860) 215-9007 (860) 215-9917; Send Email; Visit Website; About Us. by Merchant Maps (Firm) ( ) Bess was 1,300-416 in 50 seasons at Three Rivers 143 more victories than NCAA Division I leader Mike Krzyzewski of Duke. Taking over the Raiders helm in 1971, Bess found immediate success. The 1979 team included assistant coach Roger Pattillo, Don Brown, Mark Guethle, Robert Kirby, Sylvester James, Marvin Moon McCrary, Dale Purnell, Milton Woodley, Pat Niemcyzk, Chuck Johnson, Dwayne Walker, Wes Murray and manager Rick Alsup.
One thing kind of led to another, and were still at it, Bess said. Im kind of excited about not having to go to work and being able to do what I want to do, Bess continued. UPDATED FOR 2023: Click to view our FULL LIST of coaching changes at EVERY LEVEL of college basketball. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Two men were killed and three other people were injured in a second shooting outside gatherings to mourn loved ones in St. Paul this weekend. Wed, 02/08 | Men's Basketball at Metropolitan Community College L, 83-80 (Final) RC | BX. He has won two national junior college basketball titles, in 1979 and 1992, and was the first college coach to reach 1,000 and 1,200 wins.
The 85-year-old coach announced the decision Saturday. All rights reserved. I know he is a humble, humble, humble person, but he deserves everything, said Dominic Okon, a former player and assistant coach for the Raiders who is now the Director of Operations of Basketball at Wichita State University. And we played defense. Official page of the Lady Raiders Basketball team Three Rivers College Women's Basketball | Poplar Bluff MO Coaches. PELLANot even a massive 36-point eruption from center Joshua Van Gorp (junior, Pella, Pella Christian HS) could overcome an otherwise dismal shooting night for the top-seeded Central College men's basketball team, dropping an American Rivers tourney semifinal to fourth-seeded Loras College 79-67 Thursday. Staff Directory; Facilities; . Coach Bess, a Missouri Sports Hall of Famer, built the Raiders basketball dynasty while teaching two classes a semester, and serving as the Three Rivers Athletic Director throughout his career. Western Colorado Head Basketball Coach Schafer resigns, Karleskint resigns as Head Mens Basketball Coach at D2 Central Missouri, Semling out at D3 Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Assistant Mens Basketball Coach Crowleys Ridge College, Head Mens Basketball Coach University of Northwestern Ohio, Graduate Assistant Indiana Wesleyan University. Stringer, Donnell
The Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Basketball team will close out its regular season Saturday, Feb. 18, in the universitys annual homecoming game. However, the host Greyhounds would not allow for any feel-good stories for the visiting Raiders Saturday -- and despite Three Rivers' best efforts to make . We had some good candidates. Beane felt the Three Rivers job might give him the purpose he was looking for, but still, he hesitated.
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Ive been doing this for a long time and Im not tired. 2023 Men's Basketball. During those games, Bess was coaching against longtime Mineral Area coach Bob Sechrest, who was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The 2022-23 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) All-Conference Men's Basketball Team as voted on by the league's head coaches: NOTE: The MVP shall have standing as an All-Conference player but is not a member of the first or second team. 61. Forms; Top Stories. Baseball. 3861 East Stan Musial Drive I have big shoes to fill.. (KFVS) - Legendary Three Rivers College basketball coach Gene Bess has retired. We had a pretty good team the year before, with Otto Porter (father of the NBAs Otto Porter Jr.) and Danny Foster, and only two guys were coming back.. (Brian) really picked me up from that standpoint.
MOBERLY, Missouri -- The Three Rivers Raiders men's basketball team hoped to go into the Region XVI playoffs this week with some serious momentum -- and that it might include a big performance against nationally-ranked Moberly Area College. AT Southeastern Community College. Oetting, Robert
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The bottom line is, I want to be here to make the players better, said Bess, who has battled health problems the past few seasons. A+ Head Mens Basketball Coach and Professor, Physical Education at Three Rivers Community College MO Brian Bess is a Head Mens Basketball Coach and Professor, Physical Education at Three Rivers Community College MO based in Sikeston, Missouri. Blake, Brian
Coach Brian Bess, Coach Bryan Sherrer, and the team are ready for another winning season. Sprewell played competitively with the Three Rivers Community College Raiders Basketball Team in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, from 1988 to 1990, and from 1990 to 1992 with the University of Alabama, where he was a teammate of future NBA players Robert Horry, Jason Caffey, James Robinson, and Marcus Webb. He brought honor. His teams won 23 Region XVI titles, reached the NJCAA National Tournament 17 times and played for a national title four times, winning in 1979 and 1992. This is where it basically all started for me, Beane said. Our school can only continue to maintain this tradition of excellence through your consistent efforts to meet, and exceed, the standards your predecessors have set. He had the most natural coaching talent that Ive ever been around.. LAND OF THREES: Cardinals KO Cavaliers with three-pointers. Durden said he wanted no part of coaching after helping the Raiders reach the national tournament in 2003. He also played one season with current head coach Brian Bess. Connecting with Community Partners . But, it gave me a chance throughout the remainder of that season to reflect on a lot of things, Beane said. . Bess 1992 team finished 35-3 record and featured seven future NCAA Division I players: Anthony Beane (Kansas State), Justin Wimmer (Memphis), Shone Peck-Love (Alabama), Brian Blackburn (Arkansas State), Benjy Johnson (Idaho State), Belvis Noland (Kansas State), Brian Price (Mississippi State). 2023 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Sunday
(KAIT) - The architect of Three Rivers basketball is on the radar for the highest honor on the hardwood. College basketballs all-time wins leader has retired. As time went on and the process started developing, I was thinking about it more, and the way the other things played out with the Division I jobs, all that stuff, the Good Lord was pointing me in this direction, Beane said. rivers that flood regularly in canada. Coach Bess ended his career with a 1,300-416 record, making him the coach with the most wins in college basketball history. With more than 20 years of coaching experience at the Division I level, he interviewed for other Division I jobs, but wanted to go to a school where he felt a sense of purpose and passion.
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Also known for his reliability he played in 632 consecutive games at one point in his career, 239 at another he averaged 12.5 points and 6.5 assists while toiling for nine different teams . Both his son and grandson played for the Raiders while granddaughter Kiley, who will play at Saint Louis University after a record-setting high school career, was a regular at his summer camps. Ive been realizing the time was near for me to go, Bess said in a statement. And yet from those humble beginnings rose the 1979 Raiders of Three Rivers Community College, the schools first mens basketball team to win the juco national tournament. You will overcome adversity and get through this., He was always great at putting things into perspective.. Closer to home coaching high school basketball, theres Gene Deckard of Naylor, who is also retiring this year, William Durden at Poplar Bluff, Chad Allen at Dexter and Jordan McGowan at Gideon. His 1,300th win came in what ended up being his final home game on a court named in his honor. On Base Percentage.413. Men's . 3R unveiled a statue of Bess earlier this month. OFFICIAL SITE OF CROWDER COLLEGE ROUGHRIDERS.
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(KFVS) - Three Rivers College will unveil its new statue of legendary coach Gene Bess on February 4. Soon, Brian was telling his father who was sucking wind and needed to be subbed out. 480-461-7627. john.mulhern@mesacc.edu. . You are not tired. Sports Hall of Fame When Three Rivers finished second in the nation in 2010, people kept asking if he was going to ride off into the sunset if they won. Rakes was an assistant coach at Colby Community College in Kansas for two seasons as he helped the Trojans reach the national tournament for the first time in program history. Springfield, Missouri 65809, 417-889-3100 or 1-800-498-5678
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Sherman Forbes. This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1930s is a stub. He then spent three years as an assistant at Southeast Missouri State, two at Illinois State and four at Saint Louis before accepting his first head coaching job with Soldan International High School in August 2006. 2023 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. And I remember going into that season, the newspaper in town predicted we were be right about .500. January 19, 2023 Women's Basketball. Kansas City Kansas Community College ----- Sep 10 # . I hate to see Gene go, it has always been his decision, but it is a big part of the college to see him move into retirement. .
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Hes commuting from Sikeston while looking for a home in Poplar Bluff. The St. Paul Police Department . Lindenwood's Brandon Trimble (2) and Illinois forward Coleman Hawkins (33) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. They scored a 109-103 double-overtime win in the semifinals against Western Texas, then guided by future Arkansas Razorbacks coach Nolan Richardson and featuring future NBA standout Paul Pressey. Bess teams havent experienced a losing season during his tenure. All rights reserved. It was a tough season for us. Bess led the Raiders to national titles in 1979 and 1992. If you need to fit school around work, we . Groups of 10+: $2/person, High School Golf Clinic presented by Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company. But he returned to Three Rivers to be an assistant coach before taking the high school job. The time has come.. I was having problems even in a game understanding everything that was going on. Wisconsin men's basketball starter exits game at Michigan with injury. Ive been realizing the time was near for me to go. Albrecht, Steve
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Founded, monitored, and run by college coaches. He can go to a game now and sit there for 10-15 minutes and tell you everything you need to know about that team, Bess said. 10. Coach Bess ended his career with a 1,300-416 record, making him the coach with the most wins. Beanes hiring continues a trend dating back to 1998 of hiring former Three Rivers players as assistant coaches, including Sherrer, Jordan McGowan, Will Durden and Dominic Okon. Doors will open at 10:30 p.m. on September 30. Sechrest, Latrell
Son Brian, a longtime assistant, took over the top job at the junior college. Bess became college basketballs all-time wins leader in 2001 when he surpassed North Carolinas Dean Smith and Richard Baldwin of Broome Community College and hes set a new record with every win since. In the national tournament, the Raiders beat Daytona Beach, Fla. (88-82), Sullivan, Ky. (102-99), Southern Idaho (76-74) and topped Butler County, Kan., 78-77 in the championship game. Latrell Sprewell starred at Three Rivers under Bess before going on to Alabama and the NBA. After working every day for more than 60 years, Bess hopes to spend more time reading, hunting, fishing, working in his garden, and being involved with First Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff, where Bess is a deacon. Head Men's and Women's Golf Coach. Legendary Three Rivers coach Gene Bess is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame finalist, Gene Bess statue unveiled at Three Rivers College, Trip to Mr. Ts pays off for lucky lottery winner, 2 arrested following multiple shootings in Jonesboro, Sills, seniors lead No. We had to dress two managers if we got into foul trouble. Assistant Athletic Director/Eligibility and Compliance Director. December 09, 2022 Women's Basketball. Head Men's Basketball Coach/Athletic Director.
The Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Basketball team faced two of the top 10 teams in the nation this week at the West Plains Civic Center.
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I'm a : Parent Student-Athlete Roughrider Classic begins today, Friday, Dec. 9. Roughrider action on Saturday, Feb. 4. 3R reached 17 NJCAA Tournaments, winning national championships in 1979 and 1992. Grizzlies defeat No. Phone: (660) 596-7344. "I voted (Avella's) Katie Dryer as the section player of the year and she is a good kid. Year. Ive been getting a lot of texts from people who still live around here.
Loras (17-10) advances to Saturday's final against sixth-seeded Coe College, another . He is such an integral part of daily life at Three Rivers and Poplar Bluff and not just as a coach, he has been such a good person and such a good friend to me, that I hate to see him leave.. 128 Garfield Ave. West Plains, MO 65775 (417) 255-7255, EO/AA/M/F/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Disclosures Make a Gift.
He was the first college basketball coach to reach 1,000 wins in 2006, the first with 1,100 four seasons later and 1,200 in 2015. Fans of the Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Basketball team will see several new faces on the court and on the bench when play for the 2022-2023 season tips off Nov. 1. Men's Basketball. Eli Williams: Women's Basketball Manager. When I took the job, I really started getting excited and focused. Family of 4: $14 Miller, Logan
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