Following up on something that I mentioned in yesterday’s Daily Dirt, Florida College has made it official and named Chase Teichmann as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Pat Todd who resigned yesterday. Here’s the full release from FC:
Chase Teichmann has been named the next head coach of the Florida College men’s basketball program.
“I am thrilled, humbled, and grateful for the opportunity to lead this program,” Teichmann said. “I want to thank President Payne and Dr. Longstreth for believing in me. I would like to thank every coach I’ve ever worked or played for. I also want to thank my friends and family, especially my wife, Maggie, for always being supportive of my goals and dreams.”
“Florida College is a place that means a lot to me. Their mission and values align directly with how I want to run a program. The relationships I’ve made the last three years here make it that much more exciting. We will build a program the student-athletes, alumni, and fans all take great pride in, on and off the court.”
Teichmann has spent the last three years on the sideline for the Falcons as an assistant coach. He will officially serve the 2020-21 season as the interim head coach.
In his first season at FC, Teichmann made an immediate impact, primarily on the offense. The Falcons led the NAIA in assists per game at 23.9, a big jump from the 14.2 per game the year before. They were second in the country in assists per game at all levels, only trailing NCAA Division III Greenville University. They averaged 92.8 points per game which ranked 2nd in NAIA Division I and hit a school record 357 three-pointers. The 12.3 three’s made per game was 1st in NAIA Division I. They finished the season with a record of 22-7.
During his second season as assistant coach in 2018-19 they continued the trend, ranking 4th in assists per game (19.1) in NAIA Division I and 3rd in three-pointers made per game (11.1). The Falcons averaged 84.5 points per game, with five players averaging over 10 points per game. They led the SSAC in free throw percentage (71.3%).
This past season, serving as associate head coach, the Falcons finished the year with a 13-17 record. They ranked 2nd in NAIA Division I in assists per game at 20.9. They ranked 1st in the SSAC in three-pointers made per game in conference play (10.6). They set a single-season Southern States Athletic Conference record in assist to turnover ratio (1.39). FC had the conference’s leading scorer in Matt Simpson (23.3 PPG), leading rebounder in Stefan Nakic-Vojnovic (10.1 RPG), leader in assists (Milz Tatum – 7.8 APG), and leading shot blocker in Andrew Voss (1.9 BPG).
Teichmann came to Florida College from Freed-Hardeman University, in Henderson, Tenn., where he was the graduate assistant coach for two seasons.
In Teichmann’s first season at Freed-Hardeman, the Lions finished with a record of 25-8 and were the American Midwest Conference Regular Season Champions. During the same season, the Lions also notched a win over NCAA Division I opponent Murray State University in an exhibition game on November 5th, 2015.
FHU also had a record-breaking season, passing the record for three-pointers made in a season with 343, and scoring average per game at 89.5. The Lions also reached the NAIA National Tournament for the 3rd consecutive season.
In his second season at FHU, the Lions finished with a record of 19-12, which was tied for 3rd place in the American Midwest Conference. The Lions ranked 1st in NAIA Division I in assists per game at 19.8. They ranked 6th in both three-pointers made per game (10.03) and three-point field goal percentage (39.4%).
Teichmann, a native of Brentwood, Tenn., earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga and a master’s degree in business administration from Freed-Hardeman University.
Teichmann and his wife, Maggie, reside in Tampa.
