Actually… I am not friends with Lange. I do know and respect his wife from working at St. Joseph’s. I met her when she worked as an academic advisor for student-athletes at SJU… I was tutoring several players…
Arguably Lange is qualified.
His hiring would be perceived as a slap in the face by some that have supported and believed in the “Hawk Tradition” in the Philadelphia community.
Philly College Basketball fans in their 40’s and 50’s grew up on the Hawk. Even the Black guys. Since Blunt wants to have the “race” discussion…
We know about Ramsay, Lynam, McKinney, Boyle, Griffin, Martelli… These are Hawks…
We also know about Clark, Warrick, Costner, McFarlan, Williams, Martin, Arnold and Flint… These are Hawks…
For the younger set it was O’Connor, Bey, Bass, Myers, Davis, Crenshaw, West and Nelson… These are Hawks…
The Hawk
A Hawk is a Hawk… Right?
Generally speaking, throughout Hawk basketball history, the “best” available Hawk has been given an opportunity to lead St. Joseph’s Basketball into battle.
This is how the position has been filled…
Flint, Baggett, Arnold, Bass and Nelson are Hawks. In varying ways, they are at least, as qualified as Lynam, Boyle, Griffin at the same points in their coaching careers.
Currently, the Men’s Head Coach position at St. Joseph’s is OPEN.
This job, almost always, has gone to the most qualified Hawk.
Jameer Nelson is also qualified.
Hardaway in Memphis, Mullin at St. John’s, McKie at Temple, Ewing at Georgetown are the appropriate comparisons for the Nelson candidacy.
More importantly…
Nelson, more than any other Hawk in my lifetime, has brought honor and glory to Saint Joseph’s. I was there… I saw firsthand…
Saint Joseph’s was at legitimate top 10-15 program for Jameer’s last 2 seasons and peaked with run to the top.
While at St. Joseph’s, Jameer Nelson was the finest player in College Basketball… The very best… I was there…
He has been an exemplary citizen.
Nearly 10,000 points and 4,508 assists in the NBA.
Graduated from Saint Joseph’s!
Committed his son to St. Joseph’s!
The St. Joseph’s University Men’s Basketball Coach position is open. This job has always gone to Hawks, with Phil Martelli being the notable exception. Phil did run point for St. Joseph’s Prep and Phil had been a ten year assistant. Notably, Bass has twice that and he’s a Hawk. Geoff has at least the same amount of experience and he’s a Hawk.
As an aside… I think the Hawk basketball community should include Terrell Myers in discussions about positioning the the “strategic asset”.
His AAU program has won the National 17U Championship on the Under Armour Circuit 3 out of the last 5 years. Over the past few years, players from his program have committed to Duke, Miami, Maryland, UNLV, Villanova and Providence… He is a Hawk… I was there with Terrell as well…
Something is amiss…
Everything that the “Hawk” stands for says that Nelson, Flint, Arnold or Baggett will be announced at the next head coach.
The job is open and they are Hawks…
Just like Ramsay, Lynam, McKinney, Boyle, Griffin, Martelli…
Would you ask Ramsay, Lynam, McKinney, Boyle or Griffin to work FOR Billy Lange at SAINT JOSEPH’S?
John Becker? Dane Fife? Billy Lange?
Huh?
The Hawk is on the clock…
The Black Cager 