Posts Tagged ‘Ryan Hellenthal’
Crim: Former QU men’s basketball coach lands job with D-I program
Around the horn … Former Quincy University men’s basketball coach Ryan Hellenthal has landed a new job as director of basketball development and basketball administration at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, the school announced last week. At SIUE, he is reunited with Cougars coach Brian Barone. Both were assistants on the coaching staff at Garden City (Kan.)…
Read MoreHellenthal delivers heart-felt message thanking QU players, fans and community for their support
QUINCY — If you want to learn about a coach’s character in a cut-throat profession such as college basketball, look beyond the wins and losses. Take stock in what they say and how they say it when adversity threatens to bring them to their knees. Upon learning last Friday morning he was being fired immediately…
Read MoreHellenthal’s late-season dismissal about giving QU chance to get ahead in changing basketball program’s direction
QUINCY — Josh Rabe didn’t want to fall any further behind. So as the Quincy University athletic director debated when the appropriate time to dismiss Ryan Hellenthal as men’s basketball coach might be, he kept coming back to the same question. Why wait? “This is a matter of timing,” Rabe said Friday afternoon. “It’s just…
Read MoreHellenthal out as Quincy University men’s basketball coach with four games remaining
QUINCY — Ryan Hellenthal has been relieved of his duties as the men’s basketball coach at Quincy University. Josh Rabe, director of intercollegiate athletics, made the announcement in a press release Friday morning. Assistant coach Pat Richardson will assume the role of interim head coach for the remainder of the season. A national search for…
Read MoreNineteen missed layups too much for Hawks to overcome in GLVC home loss
QUINCY — One sequence late in the second half of Friday night’s game summarized the frustration of the Quincy University men’s basketball team. The Hawks trailed by 10 points but had built a little momentum with back-to-back 3-pointers by Silas Crisler. Jamaurie Coakley had the ball in the corner and drove to the basket for…
Read MoreHawks heat up, take down Nanooks to head home from Alaska with momentum
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Quincy University men’s basketball team finally warmed up. The hope is the trend continues back in a place where the early winter temperatures seem more normal. The Hawks went 7 of 9 from 3-point range in building an eight-point halftime lead against Alaska-Fairbanks in their final game of the Seawolves Thanksgiving…
Read MoreNew year brings new energy as Hawks inject sense of urgency into pursuit of victories
QUINCY — The chatter the Quincy University men’s basketball players have heard across campus this fall has them anxious and intrigued to see just how loud Pepsi Arena might get this weekend. “Family members, students, faculty members are all talking about it,” junior guard Mark Bradshaw Jr. said. “They’re ready to see us play and…
Read MoreHawks never flinch in second half, outlast Cougars to score exhibition upset
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Ryan Hellenthal didn’t want to temper the excitement with too much of a dose of reality, but the Quincy University men’s basketball coach needed the Hawks to know what lies ahead. “This is just an exhibition for us,” the fifth-year coach said after the Hawks upset NCAA Division I SIU-Edwardsville 62-61 on…
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