Dartmouth Parts Ways With Head Coach Terry DunnHANOVER, Nh (Mar 5, 2007) -- Sources at Dartmouth are reporting that the school has fired head men’s basketball coach Terry Dunn after three seasons with the program. In those three seasons, Coach Dunn had compiled a 25-56 record including a 9-18 mark in the most recent season.
Dartmouth Hires Young Maximillian Boatwright To Head Basketball Program
HANOVER, Nh (Mar 10, 2007) -- Dartmouth has reportedly reached an agreement with 27 year old Maximillian Boatwright, currently an assistant coach at Rutgers University, to become the head coach of the Dartmouth men's basketball team. This is an unorthodox hire, making Boatwright the youngest head coach in Division I basketball. Many expected Dartmouth to go for someone with more experience and this is a shocking development to say the least.
When asked what his first priority would be, new coach Boatwright said: “We need to recruit. We need more firepower on this team if we are going to improve on the recent results. However, I am also excited about this current team and think we can win some games this year.”
Asked about style, Boatwright added: “I don’t want to come in and make too many waves with the current style of this team. These kids are used to the motion offense, and the triangle and 2 / 2-3 zone hybrid defense. We are going to continue to do that and throw in the occasional three-quarter court press. Other than that, we are going to play a fairly balanced game, maybe a bit shaded towards the conservative side. We will take care of the ball and not make things easy for our opponent.”