FIBA Basketball
USA - Bucknell coach Flannery receives contract extension
LEWISBURG (NCAA) - Pat Flannery runs the model programme at Bucknell University and as a result, the school has rewarded him a contract extension. Flannery led the Bison to a 27-5 mark and a second consecutive Patriot League championship this campaign
LEWISBURG (NCAA) - Pat Flannery runs the model programme at Bucknell University and as a result, the school has rewarded him a contract extension.
Flannery led the Bison to a 27-5 mark and a second consecutive Patriot League championship this campaign, setting school and league single-season marks for wins. Bucknell also became the first squad in Patriot League history to go unbeaten (14-0) in conference play.
The Bison player have also excelled in the classroom as they led all members of the 2006 NCAA Tournament field with a 100% graduation rate.
"I am extremely happy knowing that my family and I will continue to be a part of this great institution," Flannery said. "I thank the university leadership for the trust it has shown in the work we are doing to continue to make the Bucknell programme a success both on and off the court. The entire future of Bucknell University is extremely bright."
Flannery, a 1980 graduate of Bucknell, is 199-151 in 12 seasons at Bucknell. They have raised eyebrows in the NCAA Tournament by upsetting Kansas in the first round last year and beating Arkansas in the opening round this year. He is 294-194 overall.
"Bucknell University is privileged to have Pat Flannery as its head basketball coach," university president Brian C Mitchell said. "He is a leader who has not only brought tremendous basketball success to Bucknell, but he has also been a vocal advocate of the student-athlete ideal. The young men he has brought to our campus are future engineers, businessmen, writers and scientists that also play basketball extremely well. They are role models in the community who are here to experience Bucknell just like any other student.
"Remarkably, Pat's teams have maintained that focus while bringing national acclaim to our institution through their championship-level play on the hardwood, and their class and poise in the arena of everyday life."
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Flannery led the Bison to a 27-5 mark and a second consecutive Patriot League championship this campaign, setting school and league single-season marks for wins. Bucknell also became the first squad in Patriot League history to go unbeaten (14-0) in conference play.
The Bison player have also excelled in the classroom as they led all members of the 2006 NCAA Tournament field with a 100% graduation rate.
"I am extremely happy knowing that my family and I will continue to be a part of this great institution," Flannery said. "I thank the university leadership for the trust it has shown in the work we are doing to continue to make the Bucknell programme a success both on and off the court. The entire future of Bucknell University is extremely bright."
Flannery, a 1980 graduate of Bucknell, is 199-151 in 12 seasons at Bucknell. They have raised eyebrows in the NCAA Tournament by upsetting Kansas in the first round last year and beating Arkansas in the opening round this year. He is 294-194 overall.
"Bucknell University is privileged to have Pat Flannery as its head basketball coach," university president Brian C Mitchell said. "He is a leader who has not only brought tremendous basketball success to Bucknell, but he has also been a vocal advocate of the student-athlete ideal. The young men he has brought to our campus are future engineers, businessmen, writers and scientists that also play basketball extremely well. They are role models in the community who are here to experience Bucknell just like any other student.
"Remarkably, Pat's teams have maintained that focus while bringing national acclaim to our institution through their championship-level play on the hardwood, and their class and poise in the arena of everyday life."
PA Sport