The bottom line is, I want to be here to make the players better.. MOVING UP: Cardinals improve to second place in East Zone. Coach Gene Bess Basketball Camp: Boys - Three Rivers College Home > About Three Rivers College > Events > Coach Gene Bess Basketball Camp: Boys Coach Gene Bess Basketball Camp: Boys July 18, 2022 Date: July 18, 2022 - July 22, 2022 Time: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Location: Libla Family Sports Complex When I took the job, I really started getting excited and focused. 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. Collin County Community College . Lennies McFerren, Paul Hale and Danny Farmer, each in the Missouri Basketball Hall of Fame, played at Three Rivers. . The 85-year-old coach announced the decision Saturday. [1][2] Bess coached NBA player Latrell Sprewell at Three Rivers. POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. College basketballs all-time wins leader has retired. Hamilton coach Tom Blackford speaks to his team during a timeout in the Emerald Knights 52-42 win over Madison in the Section III Class D semifinal at SRC Arena in Syracuse on February 25, 2022. 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. 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. I have big shoes to fill.. JV Coach: Kyle Kinnett Email: kkinnett@trlsd.org. McCrarys 20-footer sent the game into a second OT after. 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. Coach Bess ended his career with a 1,300-416 record, making him the coach with the most wins. 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. Farmer retired following this past season with over 750 career wins. 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. It was then that he missed just the third game of his career because the bus ride would be too painful. 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. Kansas City Kansas Community College ----- Sep 10 # . Assistant Athletic Director/Equipment Manager. His career win-loss record is 1,300-416 (.757 winning percentage), making him the all-time winningest college basketball coach. Twitter Facebook. Beane played for Kansas State after Three Rivers and then professionally in Europe until 1995. MHSAA basketball highlights, Feb. 28, 2023 Springfield, Missouri 65809, 417-889-3100 or 1-800-498-5678 Introducing the Three Rivers College Raiders 2020-2021men's basketball team. Connecting with Community Partners . Former Alma wrestling coach named new Albion College Top Stories . On Tuesday night, Cormany and Kelly helped the visiting Bobcats. 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. Im excited. One day he got a text from Bess saying that Sherrer was leaving. We just had our worst loss of the season, Schweain said, and I remember Coach Bess saying, Some of you think you are tired. Beane was recently announced as the new assistant mens basketball coach for Three Rivers, replacing Bryan Sherrer. In his 50 years at Three Rivers College, Coach Bess made 17 appearances in the NJCAA National Tournament, nine final four appearances, and won two national championships. 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. 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. Lessmann, Scott He began his career at Three Rivers in 1969 as an assistant basketball coach. At least 42 former players for Bess have gone on to coach all over the country. Deacon George: MAC Men Get MCCAC Win Over STLCC. Knierim, Travis . Head Men's Basketball Coach. The Three Rivers Endowment Trust is selling 4x8-inch and 8x8-inch customizable engraved bricks to help support scholarships for TRCC athletes. Softball10:00 AM vs.Heartland Community College Battle of the Border Mar 05 Softball2:00 PM vs.Moberly Area Community College Battle of the Border Mar 07 Softball2:00 PM atLewis & Clark Community College Mar 07 Baseball2:00 PM atSouthwestern Illinois College Mar 07 Softball4:00 PM atLewis & Clark Community College Mar 09 All rights reserved. Copyright 2023 KFVS. (KFVS) In his 50 years at. Box Score. Copyright 2020 KFVS. Groups of 10+: $2/person, High School Golf Clinic presented by Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company. And we just blended together.. I want to spend more time with my family and my grandchildren. Beane has added a layer of specificity and experience to what the coaches are trying to teach. A comet is . That was 40 minutes of hell before 40 Minutes of Hell came to Arkansas, Weaver said. Son Brian, a longtime assistant, took over the top job at the junior college. Seniors 55+: $4 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. Couldnt have written it any better.. AT Southeastern Community College. 100% of college coaches and programs are on the SportsRecruits platform. Durden said he wanted no part of coaching after helping the Raiders reach the national tournament in 2003. 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. Year. (AP) College basketball victory leader Gene Bess of Three Rivers College has retired. School. 61. Sechrest, Latrell Soon, Brian was telling his father who was sucking wind and needed to be subbed out. 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. . 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. 4 Three Rivers Community College (Connecticut) Basketball Coach jobs. Ive been realizing the time was near for me to go, Bess said in a statement. Taking over the Raiders helm in 1971, Bess found immediate success. I did kind of want those jobs, but I didnt have that passion. As a team and as a player we would run through a wall for him., Story Courtesy: Scott Borkgren Daily American Republic. 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. 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. For whatever reason, we all ended up at Three Rivers, Schweain said. Ive been doing this for a long time and Im not tired. . In Brians first season on the bench in the 1993-94 season, the Raiders finished second in the nation. 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. According to the college, Bess lead the Raiders to 17 NJCAA tournament appearances and reached the final four nine times. 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. I felt like he always cared for the guys he coached. That made it a 58-58 game, a point that proved significant just minutes later. Albrecht, Steve The St. Paul Police Department . 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). POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. I dont even know how they got my number and they were all Hey, welcome back.. All rights reserved. Abedayo, Randy The Raiders, who opened the season ranked No. What an accomplishment . Bess was hired at Three Rivers in 1971. 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. The 79 national championship team practiced at the Sears Youth Center, played games at Poplar Bluff High School, slept in dorms downtown and traveled in station wagons. 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. Little, William Timothy It didnt seem like it was the right thing, he said. For example, among the first questions a Division I recruiter will ask is, does he go to class? 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. Parker, Steve Coach Bess, a Missouri Sports Hall of Famer, built the Raiders basketball dynasty while teaching two classes a semester, and serving as the Three Rivers Athletic Director throughout his career. 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.. mbrown51@sfccmo.edu. Wisconsin men's basketball starter exits game at Michigan with injury. And now call them members of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, which is proud to induct coach Gene Bess 1979 and 1992 NJCAA national tournament teams with the Class of 2016. 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. 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! POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. 2023 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Categories. W, 77-60. As time went on and the process started developing, I was thinking about it more, and the way the other things played out with the Division I jobs, all that stuff, the Good Lord was pointing me in this direction, Beane said. Website by Schilling/Sellmeyer. December 09, 2022 Women's Basketball. Freese, Maurice Children 615: $3 14 were here. Boehringer, Mark January 06, 2023 Baseball. 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. KENNESAW, Ga. - The 2022-23 FGCU men's basketball season came to a close in Monday's first round of the ASUN Tournament, as the Eagles fell to Queens (N.C.) 61-55 at the KSU Convocation Center on the campus of Kennesaw State University. Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools Non Profit. Arguably one of the best college basketball coaches to ever blow a whistle, Gene Bess is enjoying his 36th season as athletic director and head mens basketball coach at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, MO. But he returned to Three Rivers to be an assistant coach before taking the high school job. 2023 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. 574 New London Turnpike Norwich CT 06360-2497 (860) 215-9007 (860) 215-9917; Send Email; Visit Website; About Us. I hope to spend more time reading His word. Sat, 02/04 | Men's Basketball at Mineral Area College L, 69-57 (Final) RC | BX . Sexual misconduct of any kind is not tolerated. You will overcome adversity and get through this., He was always great at putting things into perspective.. Hes always been around the game. College basketball. A new study using artificial intelligence finds that the world will likely warm a few more tenths of a degrees within the next 10 to 12 years and breach a key climate change threshold. [citation needed] Professional career [ edit] Im kind of excited about not having to go to work and being able to do what I want to do, Bess continued. Freshman Coach: Matt Inman . Men's . 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. Founded, monitored, and run by college coaches. There will also be a Brick Walk around the statue. If you need to fit school around work, we . 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. Students: $3 Sports: Basketball Teams: Three Rivers Community College Arguably one of the best college basketball coaches to ever blow a whistle, Gene Bess is enjoying his 36th season as athletic director and head men's basketball coach at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, MO. Coach Bess ended his career with a 1,300-416 record, making him the coach with the most wins in college basketball history. He fought health problems the last few seasons. According to the release, at least 42 former players for Bess went on to coach all over the country. 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, Bess said. Anthony Beane, a member of the 92 championship team, is an assistant coach at Northern Illinois University. That was a motivator.. "It's very difficult to face a team three times, no matter what, and they are good," Monessen coach Janine Vertacnik said. According to the release from TRCC, the unveiling will be at 4 p.m. Its part of this years annual Alumni Reunion. What's amazing about this program's success, with seven FCS national titles in nine years (2011-2019), is that it's happened under three different head coaches. At least 42 former players for Bess went on to coach all over the country. 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. Head Men's Basketball Coach/Athletic Director. He had the most natural coaching talent that Ive ever been around.. Personally for me there is no way I could write my history and my being without Coach Bess playing a big role in my life.. 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? 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. Celebrate homecoming at Grizzly Basketball regular season finale Sat. Coaches; Recruiting; Highlight Pics; Inside Athletics. Stringer, Donnell Baseball. In 2019, quarterback Trey Lance became the first freshman to win the FCS equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, the Walter Payton Award. rivers that flood regularly in canada. Shes allowed me to keep coaching even though for the last 20 years, I havent made any money coaching. Men's Basketball at Three Rivers Community College - MO L, 83-72 (Final) RC | BX. Bess recalls coaching an all-star game when Brian was about 12 years old. He brought honor. 10:00 am4:00 pm, Sunday I was having problems even in a game understanding everything that was going on. He wasnt the only applicant and received accusations of nepotism. 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. Sunday Bess coached future NBA players Latrell Sprewell and Marvin McCrary. 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. Legendary Three Rivers College basketball coach retires, 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. I will be here for them, but the team and everybody concerned are in good hands.. Politte, Albert Connect with every college coach in the country and commit to your dream school! 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 tough season for us. 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. Box Score. He walked up to me after the game and said, Gene, thats the best job coaching Ive ever seen. I got to thinking that I had a lot of help.. John, Clay RT @Hoophall: The all-time winningest coach in college basketball history, A Class of 2023 Finalist, Coach Gene Bess. Three Rivers Community College strives to provide a safe and healthy environment for students, staff, and faculty. "I . Batting Average.265. This school has been the greatest thing imaginable in my life, Bess said. Bess thought he had maybe five years left in his career. Morrison, Harold 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. We had to dress two managers if we got into foul trouble. That makes it tough.. 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. 198 talking about this. vs. Shelton State Community College @ Oxford, AL. (AP) College basketball victory leader Gene Bess of Three Rivers College has retired. Men's . The Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Basketball team will close out its regular season Saturday, Feb. 18, in the universitys annual homecoming game. This is where it basically all started for me, Beane said. Im a student of Gods word, but I dont spend as much time in it and havent over the years as I should. His assistant at the time, Tom Barr, left to start a program at MSU-West Plains. On Base Percentage.413. Ive been realizing the time was near for me to go, Bess said. I want to spend more time with my family and my grandchildren. Assistant coach Herb Slate had recruited McCrary, Kirby and Woodley out of the Memphis area. 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. Bess first considered retiring soon after Three Rivers won its second national championship in 1992, 499 wins ago. He was serious about everything he did, Bess said of Sechrest. The 2022-23 American Rivers All-Conference Team as voted by the league's head coaches: Most Valuable Player. Youve really got to care for your players, Durden said when asked what he learned the most from Bess. It was a great group of guys who came from different backgrounds. Copyright 2023 KAIT. Schoene, Robert Gene Bess is one of twelve finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023. He also played one season with current head coach Brian Bess. In 2019, Beane took a job as an assistant at Northern Illinois, but head coach Mark Montgomery was fired in January after the team started 1-7. We had some good candidates. 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. 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. Three Rivers Community College - MO. (KAIT) - The architect of Three Rivers basketball is on the radar for the highest honor on the hardwood. 3 MADISON (19-4): Ethan Rivers 4 0-0 11; Jacob Burns 4 0-0 12; Gage Saltern 1 1-2 4; Zach Leuenberger 0 1-2 1; Anthony . School: Three Rivers Community College Sport: Men's Basketball . The time has come.. Pujols, Steve He brought courage, he brought direction, he brought an example that was worthy to follow.. Fax: 417-889-2761, MondaySaturday December 06, 2022 . Coach Brian Bess, Coach Bryan Sherrer, and the team are ready for another winning season. PELLANot even a massive 36-point eruption from center Joshua Van Gorp (junior, Pella, Pella Christian HS) could overcome an otherwise dismal shooting night for the top-seeded Central College men's basketball team, dropping an American Rivers tourney semifinal to fourth-seeded Loras College 79-67 Thursday. The official fan page of Three Rivers College Athletics. Head Men's and Women's Golf Coach. Now the Raiders play in a multi-million dollar facility with apartment-style dorms on campus. Gene has been an absolute icon of athletics here at Three Rivers, Three Rivers President Dr. Wesley Payne said. He later added weight training and nutrition before much of his competition. We only had seven or eight guys who played, Bess said, noting injuries took a toll. Search job openings, see if they fit - company salaries, reviews, and more posted by Three Rivers Community College (Connecticut) employees. 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. Kyle Lawson. 10. by Merchant Maps (Firm) ( ) Im blessed, Bess said. February 16, 2023 Men's Basketball. 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. Miller, Logan Check here for scores. Lollar, Karen Johnson, III, Trish 3200 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111 816.604.1000 mcc.athletics@mcckc.edu College/Prep Sports Reporter . 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. Athletic Boosters Resources Sponsors Three Rivers Community Athletic Association . Sports Hall of Fame Bess considered retirement again in 2018 when he was struggling with knee pain. Sports Hall of Fame He tried several different treatments before ultimately having his knee replaced. Shes never tried to tell me when to leave or anything. So how does someone, who is a peer, have someone be a coach and figure out how to run through a wall? #23HoopClass . 12:00 pm4:00 pm, Adults: $5 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. Bieser, Jake Son Brian, a longtime assistant, took over the top job at the junior college. Foster, David 7 Moberly, New faces join Grizzlies for 2022-2023 season; campaign begins tonight. Cochise blasts South Mountain CC 96-65 to finish undefeated at home in regular season. 18 Feb 2023 03:00:29 I think that is probably the most profitable thing a human being can do, is spend time in the Bible, Bess said. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class will be revealed on April 1st. And I remember going into that season, the newspaper in town predicted we were be right about .500. 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. So expectations are really high. February 27, 2023 Men's Basketball. 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. Klesmit blocked a Bufkin corner 3-point shot out of bounds with 2.1 seconds left before Dickinson delivered the big shot. (KFVS) - Legendary Three Rivers College basketball coach Gene Bess has retired. That answered a lot of the questions or whatever, Brian said. My retirement reached the top, so I have been actually donating my time for the last 20 years and she has been real understanding about that.
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