[1][2] Bess coached NBA player Latrell Sprewell at Three Rivers. That was 40 minutes of hell before 40 Minutes of Hell came to Arkansas, Weaver said. 3 Indian Hills, fall to No. #23HoopClass . 198 talking about this. McCrarys 20-footer sent the game into a second OT after. Kind of a legendary figure for Three Rivers basketball, Bess said, adding that five people were intervied for the position. But, it gave me a chance throughout the remainder of that season to reflect on a lot of things, Beane said. It was the third time this year the Greyhounds (17-6) downed the Eagles (14-12). Two of his first three teams finished with losing records but only one more did as Holland compiled a 326-173 record, led Virginia to nine NCAA Tournaments, two Final Fours and the 1980 NIT title. He brought notoriety, he brought fame, he brought championships, but thats not the important thing that he brought to our school, Three Rivers President Dr. Wesley Payne said in a release. 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. Bess teams havent experienced a losing season during his tenure. Another Honor for the Legend The Winningest Coach in Basketball and Three Rivers College very own, Coach Gene Bess has been nominated as a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. 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. AT Southeastern Community College. RT @Hoophall: The all-time winningest coach in college basketball history, A Class of 2023 Finalist, Coach Gene Bess. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. Before moving back, he wasnt aware Poplar Bluff got a new high school, and the last time he saw the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, he was probably playing in it. Three Rivers Middle School has a tradition of excellence in curricular and co-curricular programs that will prepare you to meet new challenges. He guided the team to a 27-10 record and a fourth place finish in the National Junior College Athletic Association postseason tournament. Forms; Top Stories. Im kind of excited about not having to go to work and being able to do what I want to do, Bess continued. 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. Wall. In Brians first season on the bench in the 1993-94 season, the Raiders finished second in the nation. Ive been realizing the time was near for me to go, said Bess. We have four grandchildren and they are all really special, and of course my son, daughter and their spouses. January 06, 2023 Baseball. Somehow my dad created an atmosphere that we were all in it together.. They lived in an old dorm in downtown Poplar Bluff and, because they didnt have a gym on campus, had to practice either at area high schools or at a state youth correctional facility. If you know anything about Coach Bess, you know you play defense before you play offense.. Students: $3 He brought honor. Grizzlies to host Region 16 postseason game Tuesday, Grizzlies lose homecoming match-up to MAC. 2023 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. We had some good candidates. 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. Official page of the Lady Raiders Basketball team Three Rivers College Women's Basketball | Poplar Bluff MO Basketball Cross Country Soccer Softball Volleyball Track & Field . Cochise blasts South Mountain CC 96-65 to finish undefeated at home in regular season. Introducing the Three Rivers College Raiders 2020-2021men's basketball team. 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. February 27, 2023 Men's Basketball. 18 Feb 2023 03:00:29 Hes commuting from Sikeston while looking for a home in Poplar Bluff. Three Rivers Community College. Three Rivers Community College - MO. I will be here for them, but the team and everybody concerned are in good hands.. Three Rivers Community College - MO. Stringer, Donnell Mark Morris senior Mo Harris drives to the basket in the second quarter of the Monarchs' Regional playoff game against Othello, Friday, Feb. 24 at Ellensburg High School. But he returned to Three Rivers to be an assistant coach before taking the high school job. December 06, 2022 . Hes the winningest coach in all of college basketball, recording 1,300 victories as Raiders head coach from 1971-2020. Ten years later and just a couple years removed from playing college basketball on his dads team, Brian got the job as the new assistant coach. Freshman Coach: Matt Inman . 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. The 85-year-old coach announced the decision Saturday. He was serious about everything he did, Bess said of Sechrest. January 19, 2023 Women's Basketball. A Bernie alum, Beane played for the 1992 Three Rivers national championship team, scoring the go-ahead shot in the championship game. Kansas City Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Hillyard, Inc. Lake of the Ozarks Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Missouri Eagle, Springfield Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Great Southern Bank -- Sunday Round, Womens Sports Luncheon draws crowd of 500, Honorees set for Womens Sports Luncheon on March 1. Assistant Athletic Director/Equipment Manager. McCrary, L. William 2023 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. 61. Copyright 2023 KFVS. Hes in the Poplar Bluff Sports Hall of Fame (1983), Missouri Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame (1988), NJCAA Fall of Fame (1989) and Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (2006). 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. After 23 years at the Division I level, does he really want to return to junior college and have the same job title he had in 1997? All Rights Reserved. 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. The college built a basketball gym that opened during the 1982-83 season, a dozen years after Bess took over the program. We had great team chemistry and no selfishness, McCrary said. The Three Rivers Endowment Trust is selling 4x8-inch and 8x8-inch customizable engraved bricks to help support scholarships for TRCC athletes. Head Men's Basketball Coach. vs. Shelton State Community College @ Oxford, AL. I did kind of want those jobs, but I didnt have that passion. One day he got a text from Bess saying that Sherrer was leaving. 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. He also played one season with current head coach Brian Bess. The response (from the community) has been overwhelming, Beane said. Coach Bess ended his career with a 1,300-416 record, making him the coach with the most wins. Springfield, Missouri 65809, 417-889-3100 or 1-800-498-5678 Feb 02 | Cancelled. Slugging Percentage.369. Beane was recently announced as the new assistant mens basketball coach for Three Rivers, replacing Bryan Sherrer. Johnson, III, Trish Seniors 55+: $4 Men's Basketball Student Assistant. For example, among the first questions a Division I recruiter will ask is, does he go to class? Brian Bess, Genes son and an assistant coach for the past 27 years, will take over the program, Payne confirmed, with former Three Rivers All-American Big Time Bryan Sherrer staying on as assistant coach. Sports Cheerleading Baseball Bowling Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Cross Country Football Lacrosse Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Softball Swimming Tennis Track Volleyball Wrestling. Beane is still in the process of getting settled in. Three Rivers College to unveil Coach Gene Bess statue, Parents of volleyball player who lost both legs speak out in court, Current boil water orders/advisories in the Heartland, Complete KFVS12, Heartlands CW and Grit Schedules. What an accomplishment . Coaches; Program History; Top Stories. Kyle Lawson. It was kind of like everything aligned at the right place and the right time, said Thurlon Sam Weaver, the MVP of the 1979 National Junior College Athletics Association Tournament. February 16, 2023 Men's Basketball. Shes been super about this whole situation. Lessmann, Scott . Of that, $4.7 million was allocated to Three Rivers. The Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Basketball team will enter postseason play Tuesday, Feb. 28, when they host the NJCAA Region 16 Championship Tournament play-in game. So how does someone, who is a peer, have someone be a coach and figure out how to run through a wall? We had to dress two managers if we got into foul trouble. BREAKING: Coach Carrillo to be inducted to NJCAA Men's Basketball Hall . Youve really got to care for your players, Durden said when asked what he learned the most from Bess. 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. 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. Gene Bess (born March 3, 1935) is the former coach of the men's basketball team at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.. Bess was hired at Three Rivers in 1971. Assistant coach Herb Slate had recruited McCrary, Kirby and Woodley out of the Memphis area. Schoene, Robert 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.. Some 13 years later in 1992, Three Rivers won it all again, this time with get this seven players who went on to major NCAA Division I teams. "I . I have big shoes to fill.. Year. 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