GeauxSioux Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Gameli Ahelegbe added to Sioux coaching staff University of North Dakota Director of Athletics Brian Faison and head men's basketball coach Brian Jones announced today the hiring of assistant coach Gameli Ahelegbe (pronounced GA-mel-lee AHH-ha-leg-bee). Ahelegbe will begin his duties at UND on May 31. Any Sioux hoops gurus know much about Ahelegbe? Quote
coachdags Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Gameli Ahelegbe added to Sioux coaching staff Any Sioux hoops gurus know much about Ahelegbe? Use to work for Rich Glas... http://www.cord.edu/Athletics/men/basketball/current/coaches/assistants.php and I'm certain he is related to the UNI point Guard the played for Jake the last 4 years and recruited by McDermott and Jake..... http://www.unipanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ahelegbe_kwadzo00.html Quote
Ole in MSP Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Use to work for Rich Glas... http://www.cord.edu/Athletics/men/basketball/current/coaches/assistants.php and I'm certain he is related to the UNI point Guard the played for Jake the last 4 years and recruited by McDermott and Jake..... http://www.unipanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ahelegbe_kwadzo00.html I have posted before that UND needs a recruiting presence in the Twin Cities because there is a vast untapped number of both men and women BB players here. I think this is a great move and I think that Jones is finally trying to tap the MSP area as a source of D1 talent. In my opinion this is a great move. Quote
sioux2013 Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Hopefully he can find us a big man. Of course we dont have any scholarships available for a big man for several years to come. Quote
UND92,96 Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Hopefully he can find us a big man. Of course we dont have any scholarships available for a big man for several years to come. From what I understand, the staff is recruiting for 2012-13, and at least one offer has been made already. So I think we can safely assume that scholarships will be made available following the 2011-12 season, even though on paper there are none available until 2013-14. Quote
UND Fan Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 From what I understand, the staff is recruiting for 2012-13, and at least one offer has been made already. So I think we can safely assume that scholarships will be made available following the 2011-12 season, even though on paper there are none available until 2013-14. As noted in 2012 Recruiting and Wiki, we have an offer out to a talented 6'7" kid from WI. We are also looking at a variety of other kids including four from the Cities - a 6'7" recruit from Cretin-Hall Derham is the latest to be added to the list. I don't think any of these kids that we know about are the underneith bangers that we need but I am sure we are trying to land a "big" or two. We are also after a 7 foot junior-to-be kid from Prior Lake but he will likely go big-time. Quote
SiouxCrew11 Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 I thought I would throw up a quick post in regards to Assistant Coach Phileppe heading to be an assistant coach at U. of Maine as broken earlier in the week on his twitter accounts @CoachPhileppe and @SiouxBasketball . Losing both Moody and Phileppe is a low blow for our program. You obviously cant fault a guy for trying to move up in the coaching world, as I can only assume they are either paying him more and/or he is going to be the top assistant at Maine. He was very fan friendly and from all accounts that I can tell from both fan observation and interacting with him through social media that this guy will be a good Head basketball Coach some day, especially for a school of our size. He seems like a great recruiter and his ties to Canada make him invaluable to any schools up north (i.e. UND, Maine, etc.). It seems like both him and Moody really worked well and got through to the younger players. which is key. I guess with losing a couple of quality assistants like this we will see soon how good Jones really is and how the players respond to him specifically. I wish them both the best and i will really miss having Coach Philippe around in particular bc he was always so willing to share recruiting info with me and interact with us fans. I hope that some day when/if Jones goes for any reason and UND is looking for a new HC that both Moody and Philippe would get interviews when that time comes. GO SIOUX! Quote
star2city Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 I thought I would throw up a quick post in regards to Assistant Coach Phileppe heading to be an assistant coach at U. of Maine as broken earlier in the week on his twitter accounts @CoachPhileppe and @SiouxBasketball . Losing both Moody and Phileppe is a low blow for our program. You obviously cant fault a guy for trying to move up in the coaching world, as I can only assume they are either paying him more and/or he is going to be the top assistant at Maine. He was very fan friendly and from all accounts that I can tell from both fan observation and interacting with him through social media that this guy will be a good Head basketball Coach some day, especially for a school of our size. He seems like a great recruiter and his ties to Canada make him invaluable to any schools up north (i.e. UND, Maine, etc.). It seems like both him and Moody really worked well and got through to the younger players. which is key. I guess with losing a couple of quality assistants like this we will see soon how good Jones really is and how the players respond to him specifically. I wish them both the best and i will really miss having Coach Philippe around in particular bc he was always so willing to share recruiting info with me and interact with us fans. I hope that some day when/if Jones goes for any reason and UND is looking for a new HC that both Moody and Philippe would get interviews when that time comes. GO SIOUX! Guess this season (both the games and recruiting) will show what kind of coach Jones, in the quest to build a program. Quote
Cratter Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 I have pretty good expectations for this program after the way they ended last year. Hope they can meet or exceed them. Quote
UND92,96 Posted September 20, 2011 Posted September 20, 2011 New coach If his coaching ability even comes close to matching his playing ability, this was a great hire. Quote
sioux2013 Posted September 20, 2011 Posted September 20, 2011 Looks like a great addition to this team. He brings alot of experience and knowledge and since most of our team is guards he should help them tremendously. Quote
MoSiouxFan Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Ex-Sioux Asst. Coach Moody's Benedictine team (NAIA) defeated Summit Conference member UMKC last week 74-67 in OT in an Exhibition Game @ UMKC. Congrats to Coach Moody on a solid win to start your tenure @ Benedictine. Quote
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