Bess recalls coaching an all-star game when Brian was about 12 years old. According to the release, at least 42 former players for Bess went on to coach all over the country. Pohlman, Cliff
The 85-year-old Bess coached at Three Rivers for 50 years. One thing kind of led to another, and were still at it, Bess said.
Former Roughrider earns Ban Johnson MVP. A+ Head Mens Basketball Coach and Professor, Physical Education at Three Rivers Community College MO Brian Bess is a Head Mens Basketball Coach and Professor, Physical Education at Three Rivers Community College MO based in Sikeston, Missouri.
He also played one season with current head coach Brian Bess. We had to dress two managers if we got into foul trouble.
JV Coach: Kyle Kinnett Email: kkinnett@trlsd.org. Ive been doing this for a long time and Im not tired. 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. OFFICIAL SITE OF CROWDER COLLEGE ROUGHRIDERS. January 19, 2023 Women's Basketball. Posting a comment requires free registration: Three Rivers alum Anothony Beane, left, and Three Rivers men's basketball coach Brian Bess stand for a photo in the Libla Family Sports Complex on Aug. 19, 2021, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. 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. 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. 10. All rights reserved. The St. Paul Police Department . He brought courage, he brought direction, he brought an example that was worthy to follow.. I know he is a humble, humble, humble person, but he deserves everything, said Dominic Okon, a former player and assistant coach for the Raiders who is now the Director of Operations of Basketball at Wichita State University.
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[3] Bess was nominated as a finalist to the Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the HOF Class of 2023.[4]. I dont even know how they got my number and they were all Hey, welcome back.. Lessmann, Scott
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I thought he did a better job helping me than anybody Id ever had around me, said Bess, who has often credited his longevity to his sons help.
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Western Colorado Head Basketball Coach Schafer resigns, Karleskint resigns as Head Mens Basketball Coach at D2 Central Missouri, Semling out at D3 Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Assistant Mens Basketball Coach Crowleys Ridge College, Head Mens Basketball Coach University of Northwestern Ohio, Graduate Assistant Indiana Wesleyan University. Bess credits his wife, Nelda, for him sticking around as long as he did and said it was easy for him to tell her his decision. Coach Brian Bess, Coach Bryan Sherrer, and the team are ready for another winning season. Beane is still in the process of getting settled in. Last edited on 18 February 2023, at 02:05, "Bess becomes first college hoops coach to 1,000 wins", "Three Rivers' Gene Bess reaches 1,200 wins", "College basketball victories leader Gene Bess retires at 85", "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces 12 finalists for Class of 2023", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gene_Bess&oldid=1140026940, This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 02:05. McCrarys 20-footer sent the game into a second OT after. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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.. That answered a lot of the questions or whatever, Brian said. Men's Basketball Student Assistant. 12:00 pm4:00 pm, Adults: $5 Shes been super about this whole situation.
Cochise blasts South Mountain CC 96-65 to finish undefeated at home in regular season. Bess was 1,300-416 in 50 seasons at Three Rivers 143 more victories than NCAA Division I leader Mike Krzyzewski of Duke. Bess coached future NBA players Latrell Sprewell and Marvin McCrary. His coaching career started in the summer of 1995 as an assistant at Allen County Community College, followed by a year at MSU-West Plains.
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.
Eric Schweain (D-II Northwest Missouri State) was the two-guard, and the team included Mario Beamon, Isaiah Hart, Todd Wulf, Thad Rancher, assistant Tom Barr and trainer Thomas Brundage. 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. Son Brian, a longtime assistant, took over the top job at the junior college. Doors will open at 10:30 p.m. on September 30. He was serious about everything he did, Bess said of Sechrest. I felt like I was just as effective, but I didnt have the energy level to do what I need to do to excel as a coach. 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. Metropolitan Community College Athletics. (AP) College basketball victory leader Gene Bess of Three Rivers College has retired.
Men's Basketball at Three Rivers Community College - MO L, 83-72 (Final) RC | BX. Coaches; Program History; Top Stories. His career win-loss record is 1,300-416 (.757 winning percentage), making him the all-time winningest college basketball coach. Sprewell, Jo Ellen
The Head Coach of Three Rivers Community College Raiders Basketball is Brian Bess - make it as easy as possible for them to learn about you as an athlete, and be able to start a conversation with you. Springfield, Missouri 65809, 417-889-3100 or 1-800-498-5678 . Check here for scores. Men's Basketball. Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools Non Profit. Three Rivers began hiring and assigning career coaches in October and now has 108 coaches in 51 countries throughout the state, including . He guided the team to a 27-10 record and a fourth place finish in the National Junior College Athletic Association postseason tournament. "I voted (Avella's) Katie Dryer as the section player of the year and she is a good kid. Assistant Athletic Director/Eligibility and Compliance Director. January 06, 2023 Baseball. Bess thought he had maybe five years left in his career. But, it gave me a chance throughout the remainder of that season to reflect on a lot of things, Beane said. Bess announced his retirement from coaching in May 2020 after suffering from health problems in his final years on the bench. That was 40 minutes of hell before 40 Minutes of Hell came to Arkansas, Weaver said. Taking over the Raiders helm in 1971, Bess found immediate success. The Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Basketball team came up short in its 2023 homecoming match-up against Region 16 rival Mineral Area College (MAC). Staff Directory; Facilities; . I want to spend more time with my family and my grandchildren. Lombardo-Baker, Marvin
480-461-7567. mikelavella@mesacc.edu. Latrell Sprewell starred at Three Rivers under Bess before going on to Alabama and the NBA.
Children 615: $3 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). Of that, $4.7 million was allocated to Three Rivers. His contacts include coaches at the highest levels of college basketball. The time has come.. Sprewell played competitively with the Three Rivers Community College Raiders Basketball Team in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, from 1988 to 1990, and from 1990 to 1992 with the University of Alabama, where he was a teammate of future NBA players Robert Horry, Jason Caffey, James Robinson, and Marcus Webb. It was a great group of guys who came from different backgrounds. I will be here for them, but the team and everybody concerned are in good hands.. Rolston, Russ
Theyre not going to allow you to miss class, and they dont want you if youre known as a guy who doesnt go to his classes, Bess said. But he returned to Three Rivers to be an assistant coach before taking the high school job. He brought a dedication that was an example to everyone that works there or walked through the doors as a student. Morrison, Harold
And yet from those humble beginnings rose the 1979 Raiders of Three Rivers Community College, the schools first mens basketball team to win the juco national tournament. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); HoopDirt is your source for the latest college basketball coaching news, rumors, and job postings. 198 talking about this. 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. 3200 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111 816.604.1000 mcc.athletics@mcckc.edu 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. (KFVS) By Chris Hudgison. The Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Basketball team faced two of the top 10 teams in the nation this week at the West Plains Civic Center. 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. I did kind of want those jobs, but I didnt have that passion. POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. I felt like he always cared for the guys he coached. See them back in.
It was the third time this year the Greyhounds (17-6) downed the Eagles (14-12). FGCU finished with a 17-15 record, which included a 10-3 non-conference record and a 7-11 ASUN regular . Seniors 55+: $4 Hes commuting from Sikeston while looking for a home in Poplar Bluff. You are not tired. 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. Fax: 417-889-2761, MondaySaturday Bess first considered retiring soon after Three Rivers won its second national championship in 1992, 499 wins ago. Oetting, Robert
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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. 10:00 am4:00 pm, Sunday 2023 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. A native of Oak Ridge, MO, Bess found early coaching success at the high school level. At least 42 former players for Bess went on to coach all over the country. Students: $3 As Bess aged, he dodged constant questions about how many years he had left. Three Rivers College Raiders Athletics | Poplar Bluff MO . 7 Moberly, New faces join Grizzlies for 2022-2023 season; campaign begins tonight. Introducing the Three Rivers College Raiders 2020-2021men's basketball team. Copyright 2023 KFVS. Bess became college basketballs all-time wins leader in 2001 when he surpassed North Carolinas Dean Smith and Richard Baldwin of Broome Community College and hes set a new record with every win since. 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. POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. Family of 4: $14 We caught up with QB Kurt Benkert to discuss his current plans, the Scouting Combine, his Twitch career, a controversial Mount Rushmore and his predictions for Aaron Rodgers. The three players made the final shortlist in voting by a global panel of national team captains and coaches, selected journalists in each of FIFA's 211 member countries, plus fans online. The Three Rivers Endowment Trust is selling 4x8-inch and 8x8-inch customizable engraved bricks to help support scholarships for TRCC athletes. 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. by Merchant Maps (Firm) ( ) Closer to home coaching high school basketball, theres Gene Deckard of Naylor, who is also retiring this year, William Durden at Poplar Bluff, Chad Allen at Dexter and Jordan McGowan at Gideon. Our school can only continue to maintain this tradition of excellence through your consistent efforts to meet, and exceed, the standards your predecessors have set. The Raiders, who opened the season ranked No. I'm a : Parent Student-Athlete In Brians first season on the bench in the 1993-94 season, the Raiders finished second in the nation. Boehringer, Mark
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His go-to answer was always that he wanted to continue as long as he felt like he was effective. Forms; Top Stories. Three Rivers Community College strives to provide a safe and healthy environment for students, staff, and faculty. Most widely held works about Three Rivers Community College Gene Bess : college basketball's winningest coach by Nadine H Roberts ( Book ) Maps of Butler County & Poplar Bluff including Three Rivers Community College campus, Missouri : happy to help you find your way around! Coaches; Recruiting; Highlight Pics; Inside Athletics. POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. "It's very difficult to face a team three times, no matter what, and they are good," Monessen coach Janine Vertacnik said. Three Rivers College will officially start the 2022-23 season with Raider Madness at midnight on October 1 with all teams allowed to hold their first official practice October 1 at the Libla Family Sports Complex. If you or someone you know experiences any form of sexual misconduct, the College can provide assistance. Im excited. Lindenwood's Brandon Trimble (2) and Illinois forward Coleman Hawkins (33) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. It didnt seem like it was the right thing, he said. Both his son and grandson played for the Raiders while granddaughter Kiley, who will play at Saint Louis University after a record-setting high school career, was a regular at his summer camps. When I took the job, I really started getting excited and focused. Freshman Coach: Matt Inman . The 85-year-old coach announced the decision Saturday. Three Rivers Middle School has a tradition of excellence in curricular and co-curricular programs that will prepare you to meet new challenges. Sechrest, Latrell
Im blessed, Bess said. The response (from the community) has been overwhelming, Beane said.
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(Brian) really picked me up from that standpoint. All rights reserved. Ive known a lot of wives down through the years where when the family was having financial difficulties, the coach ended up getting a job that made more money. MHSAA basketball highlights, Feb. 28, 2023 Toggle navigation 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. Im replacing a legend, so expectations are really high, said Brian Bess. Hes always been around the game. The college built a basketball gym that opened during the 1982-83 season, a dozen years after Bess took over the program. . 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. He is such an integral part of daily life at Three Rivers and Poplar Bluff and not just as a coach, he has been such a good person and such a good friend to me, that I hate to see him leave.. We only had seven or eight guys who played, Bess said, noting injuries took a toll. This school has been the greatest thing imaginable in my life, Bess said. He has won two national junior college basketball titles, in 1979 and 1992, and was the first college coach to reach 1,000 and 1,200 wins. Roughrider Classic begins today, Friday, Dec. 9. AT Southeastern Community College. All Rights Reserved. Three Rivers College Coach Gene Bess retired in 2020 as the winningest coach in all of college basketball with 1,300 wins and a career record of 1,300-416. February 16, 2023 Men's Basketball. The all-time winningest coach in NJCAA history, Coach Bess has compiled 996 wins through February 1, 2006 for an average of about 28 wins per season. Eli Williams: Women's Basketball Manager. 3R unveiled a statue of Bess earlier this month. UW . Pujols, Steve
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mbrown51@sfccmo.edu. Ive been so blessed, Bess said. During those games, Bess was coaching against longtime Mineral Area coach Bob Sechrest, who was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. Ive been realizing the time was near for me to go, Bess said in a statement. MOBERLY, Missouri -- The Three Rivers Raiders men's basketball team hoped to go into the Region XVI playoffs this week with some serious momentum -- and that it might include a big performance against nationally-ranked Moberly Area College. The bottom line is, I want to be here to make the players better, said Bess, who has battled health problems the past few seasons. Sexual misconduct of any kind is not tolerated. Batting Average.265. Beane listed Oregon head coach Dana Altman and Southern Methodist head coach Tim Jankovich as references on his resume. Bess' 1992 team finished 35-3 record and featured seven future NCAA Division I players: Anthony Beane (Kansas State), Justin Wimmer (Memphis), Shone Peck-Love (Alabama), Brian Blackburn (Arkansas State), Benjy Johnson (Idaho State), Belvis Noland (Kansas State), Brian Price (Mississippi State). Klesmit blocked a Bufkin corner 3-point shot out of bounds with 2.1 seconds left before Dickinson delivered the big shot.
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Bess became college basketball's all-time wins leader in 2001 when he surpassed North Carolina's Dean Smith and Richard Baldwin of Broome Community College and he's set a new record with every win since. When Three Rivers finished second in the nation in 2010, people kept asking if he was going to ride off into the sunset if they won. 18 Feb 2023 03:00:29 Mike Lavella. In all, Bess has led the Raiders to 13 appearances in the NJCAA National Tournament, where his career mark is 33-16. So expectations are really high. All in all, call them special, thrilling and full of excitement. This is where it basically all started for me, Beane said. A comet is . 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. Stephen
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Bess didnt have an assistant at the time and had to coach three teams in the event, so Brian helped on the bench. Gene has been an absolute icon of athletics here at Three Rivers, Three Rivers President Dr. Wesley Payne said. 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. We had great team chemistry and no selfishness, McCrary said. He can go to a game now and sit there for 10-15 minutes and tell you everything you need to know about that team, Bess said. Kansas City Kansas Community College ----- Sep 10 # . Couldnt have written it any better.. 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. He had the most natural coaching talent that Ive ever been around.. Founded, monitored, and run by college coaches. [citation needed] Professional career [ edit] Collin County Community College . who is 6-foot-8 and averaged 18.1 points and 9.5 rebounds at Brunswick Community College. Director of Athletics. 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. If you need to fit school around work, we . I hope to spend more time reading His word. (KFVS) - Legendary Three Rivers College basketball coach Gene Bess has retired. 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. Most coaches would think a good job is replacing someone who won 30 games the year before, and Im replacing a legend. He wasnt the only applicant and received accusations of nepotism. Athletic Boosters Resources Sponsors Three Rivers Community Athletic Association . There will also be a Brick Walk around the statue. It was then that he missed just the third game of his career because the bus ride would be too painful. Legendary Three Rivers coach Gene Bess is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame finalist, Gene Bess statue unveiled at Three Rivers College, Trip to Mr. Ts pays off for lucky lottery winner, 2 arrested following multiple shootings in Jonesboro, Sills, seniors lead No. The 85-year-old coach announced the decision Saturday. More college basketball: . 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. It has been a great honor for coach to be at Three Rivers as long as he has been. Three Rivers College (MO) Top Stories Lady Raiders shake free of JeffCo Box Score February 18, 2023 Raiders defeat Tennessee Prep Box Score February 18, 2023 Gene Bess named finalist for Naismith Hall of Fame February 17, 2023 Whatever you call him, British big man a force for Raiders February 16, 2023 Phone: (660) 596-7344. One of the first limbs of the Gene Bess Coaching Tree was Robert Kirby, who played for the 79 championship team and is currently an assistant at Georgetown University. Schoene, Robert
And I remember going into that season, the newspaper in town predicted we were be right about .500. We have four grandchildren and they are all really special, and of course my son, daughter and their spouses. Fax: 417-889-2761, MondaySaturday In 2019, quarterback Trey Lance became the first freshman to win the FCS equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, the Walter Payton Award. Wall. "I've been realizing the time was near for me to go," Bess said in a statement. Ive been realizing the time was near for me to go, Bess said. Gene Bess is one of twelve finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023. I think that is probably the most profitable thing a human being can do, is spend time in the Bible, Bess said. Children 5 & Under: Free After working every day for more than 60 years, Bess hopes to spend more time reading, hunting, fishing, working in his garden, and being involved with First Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff, where Bess is a deacon. This place would be a really, really good thing in a lot of different ways..
Former Alma wrestling coach named new Albion College Top Stories . 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. His 1,300th win came in what ended up being his final home game on a court named in his honor. (KAIT) - The architect of Three Rivers basketball is on the radar for the highest honor on the hardwood. Year. Mon Feb 06. All rights reserved. Sports Cheerleading Baseball Bowling Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Cross Country Football Lacrosse Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Softball Swimming Tennis Track Volleyball Wrestling. Sherman Forbes. According to the release from TRCC, the unveiling will be at 4 p.m. Its part of this years annual Alumni Reunion. Head Men's Basketball Coach. RT @Hoophall: The all-time winningest coach in college basketball history, A Class of 2023 Finalist, Coach Gene Bess. Groups of 10+: $2/person, Three Rivers Community College 1979, 1992 basketball teams, High School Golf Clinic presented by Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company. Finishing with a career record of 1,300-416, Bess has 143 more wins than the NCAA Division I mens basketball record holder, Dukes Mike Krzyzewski. Shes allowed me to keep coaching even though for the last 20 years, I havent made any money coaching. Albrecht, Steve
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