The search at Odessa College is well underway. The Odessa American newspaper, using an open records request, has obtained the names of the 34 applicants. What a great field! There are a lot of very successful former and current head coaches in the field, as well as former and current DI assistants. Here’s the list:
Zachary Quinn Janus, Odessa College assistant men’s basketball coach
Patrick Nee, Independence (Kan.) Community College head coach
Earl Bethea, Allen University (S.C.) basketball coach and intramural director, 2006-2010
Glen Hefferman, Aurora (Ill.) University assistant men’s basketball coach
Randy Lee, Tennessee Temple University head men’s basketball coach, formerly the men’s basketball coach at UTPB
John D. Meeks, Jr., Wallace State Community College (Ala.) head men’s basketball coach
Mark J. Osina, Mercer University assistant men’s basketball coach, 2008-2010; Weatherford (Texas) College head men’s basketball coach, 1991-2008
Ahmad R. Moore, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball first assistant coach
Craig D. Tyson, A New Beginning Wolf Pack Basketball Program founder, Skills Basketball program trainer and coach
Denny Surovec, Jr., Montgomery County Community College (Penn.) head men’s basketball coach
Joe Esposito, University of Minnesota assistant men’s basketball coach/director of basketball operations; Angelo State University head basketball coach 1998-2006
Joseph Sean Cornell, West Texas Whirlwinds assistant coach, 2010-2011
Rick Herdes, University of Southern Indiana head basketball coach, 2001-2009
Rick Scruggs, Appalachian State University associate head coach, 2010-2011; Gardner-Webb University head coach, 1995-2010
Cinco Boone, Stephen F. Austin State University assistant basketball coach; Jacksonville (Texas) College head coach, 2009-2010; and Hardin Simmons University assistant basketball coach, 2006-2007
Chris M. Beard, South Carolina Warriors head basketball coach (ABA); Texas Tech University associate head men’s basketball coach, 2008-2011
Daniel Price, University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) assistant men’s basketball coach
Tra Arnold, Blinn College head men’s basketball coach
Michael F. Scutero, Middle Tennessee State University director of basketball operations; assistant men’s basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at Odessa College, 2004-2009
Bobby Finch, Jr., Hillside High School (N.C.) assistant basketball coach, 2001-2007
Trace Bevell, Western Wyoming Community College head men’s basketball coach
Daniel A. Batson, Tallahassee (Fla.) Community College assistant basketball coach
Lance Garrett Von Vogt, Peninsula College (Wash.) head basketball coach
Stott Carter, Eastern New Mexico University assistant coach
Brian Burg, Campbell University assistant coach; assistant coach at Western Texas College, 2006-2007
Zachary M. Roman, Highland Community College (Ill.) head men’s basketball coach
Eric Bozeman, Southern Arkansas University head men’s basketball coach
John D. Douglas, Tuskegee University assistant men’s basketball coach
Tim McGraw, North Lake College (Texas) head men’s basketball coach
Allen Caveness, California State University Dominguez Hills assistant men’s basketball coach
James Walter Voight, Bluefield State College (W.V.) head men’s basketball coach, 2010-2011; New Mexico JC head men’s basketball coach May, 2009-2006
Erik Pastrana, Labette Community College (Kan.) head assistant men’s basketball coach
Jose V. Rosario, Social Studies Teacher, DeWitt Taylor Middle-High School in Pierson, Floria
Carl W. Nash, Xinjiang Flying Tigers Professional Basketball Team head coach in Urumqi, China, 8/2010-10/2010
The search committee is made up if the following:
Wayne Baker, Odessa College athletic director
Ken Tunstall, Odessa College vice president of instruction
Kelly Doster, Odessa College rodeo team head coach
Tommy Clark, Wrangler Club member
Cindy Curnutt, Odessa College director of purchasing
Katherine Phillips, Odessa College student success coach
This will definitely be an interesting search to follow now that we know all of the players, and the quality of the candidate pool.
