Oak Ridge Wildcat Basketball

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

9– 10am           Rick Byrd – Belmont
“Intangibles that make your team better”

10 –11am         Rick Insell – MTSU Women’s Basketball
“MTSU Offensive Strategies & Philosophies”

11– 12Noon    Cuonzo Martin – Tennessee
“Tennessee Defense”

12 – 1pm        LUNCH (Buddy’s Bar-b-q)

1 – 2pm         John Shulman – UTC
“Zone Offense”

2 – 3pm        Murry Bartow – ETSU
“Transition & Half Court Offense”

3 – 4pm        Holly Warlick – Tennessee Lady Vols
“Favorite Practice Drills”

COACHES BIOS

Rick Byrd – Belmont
One of the most respected and successful coaches in the country.
Led Belmont from an NAIA institution to a perennial headliner & championship program in NCAA Division-I.
4 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament titles & 4 NCAA tournament berths in last 6 years.
Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year
Overall Coaching Record (Belmont) 518-278
Ranks 12th among all active NCAA Division- I head coaches in wins (612 career wins)
Cuonzo Martin – Tennessee
1st year head coach at Tennessee
2011 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year
2011 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award
Former NBA player (Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, & Vancouver Grizzlies)
Scored over 1,666 career points as a player at Purdue
School Record for most 3pointers in a game at Purdue (8)- 1994 NCAA Tournament vs. Kansas
Brian Gregory – Georgia Tech
1st year head coach at Georgia Tech
8 years as the head coach at Dayton – 172-92 (NCAA & NIT Tournaments)
Associate Head Coach under Tom Izzo at Michigan State (2001-2003)
As an assistant coach at Michigan State – 1 National Championship, 3 Elite Eights, 2 Final Fours
23 years of college coaching experience
Holly Warlick – Tennessee Lady Vols
Associate Head Coach to Pat Summitt (Winningest coach in NCAA Basketball history)
26th season as assistant coach for the Lady Vols
Helped Tennessee capture 8 National Championships & 16 Final Fours in her tenure
2007 WBCA Assistant Coach of the Year
1976-1980 All-American Point Guard (Tennessee)
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee (2001)
First player in the history of UT athletics to have her jersey (22) retired at the end of her career (1980).
Murry Bartow – ETSU
Head Coach, ETSU (2003-Present)
Head Coach, University of Alabama-Birmingham (1996-2002)
10 NCAA tournaments, 6 NIT’s
A-Sun Coach of the Year
Southern Conference Coach of the Year
Overall Head Coaching Record (Division 1) 241-170
Rick Insell – MTSU Lady Raiders
Participated in 5 NCAA tournaments in last 6 years
Produced 5 All-Americans & 3 WNBA draft picks in last 6 years
Holds MTSU’s School Record for most wins in first 6 years (147-47)
Built a girls high school basketball dynasty at Shelbyville Central (775-148)
Holds Tennessee State record for most consecutive wins (110) 1989-1992, ranks 7th nationally
Won 10 (3A) TSSAA State Championships (Tennessee State Record)
2 USA Today National Championships (1989 & 1990)
2 Time USA Today National High School Coach of the Year (1989 & 1990)
2 Time Converse National Coach of the Year (1990 & 1992)
2007 National High School Hall of Fame Inductee
2010 recipient Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s Morgan Wooten Award for Lifetime Achievement