I will be reporting live from campus and interviewing Head Coach Paul Hewitt.
Follow up: 3:45 pm
Paul Hewitt, once head coach of Georgia Tech University, held a press conference today with Athletic Director Mr. O'connor and Ex-President Alan G. Merten as Mason's new head coach.
There are many things that influenced my visit," said Hewit.
Hewitt, was born in Kingston, Jamaica and grew up in Westbury, New York. Despite his recent struggles as Georgia Tech's Head Men Basketball Coach, Hewitt helped lead his yellow jackets to five trips to the NCAA tournament in 11 years. including a trip to the NCAA national championship game, where his team finished runner-up to Uconn, this years champion
"We got the total coach", says O'connor. "Hewitt has good communication skills". Hewitt is coming to a verterin team at mason. The team is very impressive, although, players like Cam Long and Isaiah Tate have graduated, George Mason is still left with Luke Hancock, Andre Cornelius, Mike Morrison, and to what some say the pre-season Colonial Athletic Association Player of The Year Ryan Pearson, along with a great group of underclassmen. Also the Patriots are the consensus CAA favorites for next season and an expected preseason top-25 team.
What he will bring to Mason:
Hewitt is an excellent recruiter and some say he is an over-recruiter. He has coached tons of talent like Chis Bosh(Miami Heat) and Thaddeus Young(Philadelphia 76ers). Having recruiting success for both mid-major and a conference like the ACC is a valuable asset and certainly would be hard to come by from any other candidate they could have brought in.
Hewitt runs a 4 out, 1 in motion defense, a defense with an emphasis on guard play. His emphasis on guard play will play into the hands of what George Mason once had with Larranga . It's likely he will put some wrinkles on the defense but now throw everything out. Either way it will make the transition easier for the players.
Follow up: 6:05 pm. Because my digital recorder ran out of batteries, I could not record it
Follow up: 3:45 pm
Paul Hewitt, once head coach of Georgia Tech University, held a press conference today with Athletic Director Mr. O'connor and Ex-President Alan G. Merten as Mason's new head coach.
There are many things that influenced my visit," said Hewit.
Hewitt, was born in Kingston, Jamaica and grew up in Westbury, New York. Despite his recent struggles as Georgia Tech's Head Men Basketball Coach, Hewitt helped lead his yellow jackets to five trips to the NCAA tournament in 11 years. including a trip to the NCAA national championship game, where his team finished runner-up to Uconn, this years champion
"We got the total coach", says O'connor. "Hewitt has good communication skills". Hewitt is coming to a verterin team at mason. The team is very impressive, although, players like Cam Long and Isaiah Tate have graduated, George Mason is still left with Luke Hancock, Andre Cornelius, Mike Morrison, and to what some say the pre-season Colonial Athletic Association Player of The Year Ryan Pearson, along with a great group of underclassmen. Also the Patriots are the consensus CAA favorites for next season and an expected preseason top-25 team.
What he will bring to Mason:
Hewitt is an excellent recruiter and some say he is an over-recruiter. He has coached tons of talent like Chis Bosh(Miami Heat) and Thaddeus Young(Philadelphia 76ers). Having recruiting success for both mid-major and a conference like the ACC is a valuable asset and certainly would be hard to come by from any other candidate they could have brought in.
Hewitt runs a 4 out, 1 in motion defense, a defense with an emphasis on guard play. His emphasis on guard play will play into the hands of what George Mason once had with Larranga . It's likely he will put some wrinkles on the defense but now throw everything out. Either way it will make the transition easier for the players.
Follow up: 6:05 pm. Because my digital recorder ran out of batteries, I could not record it
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