Former Mount St. Mary’s basketball coach and athletic director Jim Phelan passed away in the overnight hours of Wednesday morning at his home in Emmitsburg. Phelan arrived at the Mount in 1954, accepting a one-year contract to lead the team as the youngest coach in college basketball. 49 years later, using fierceness, fearlessness, and humor, he
Burrell named Assistant Coach at The Mount
Mount St. Mary’s men’s basketball coach Dan Engelstad has announced the addition of assistant coach Justin Burrell to the coaching staff. “Having coached Justin during his time at Holy Cross, I know firsthand how committed he is to the game of basketball and how he operates as a leader,” said Engelstad. “Justin is smart, he
Engelstad inks 3-year extension at Mount St. Mary’s
After leading Mount St. Mary’s to the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, head coach Dan Engelstad has signed a three-year contract extension, announced today by Director of Athletics Lynne Robinson. “We are very pleased to offer a contract extension to Coach Dan Engelstad,” said Robinson. “Over the past three years, Dan’s dedicated leadership of the
Boardley joins Mount Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball Staff as Graduate Assistant
Jason Boardley has joined the Mount Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball staff as a graduate assistant coach. A 2017 graduate of High Point University, he comes to the Mount after serving as an assistant coach at Frederick Community College in 2018. Frederick Community College posted a 22-6 record while finishing 14th in the nation in the
REPORT: Mount Saint Mary’s to Hire Dan Engelstad as new Head Basketball Coach
Mount Saint Mary’s is set to hire Southern Vermont head coach Dan Engelstad as their next men’s basketball coach. This news was first reported by Kyle McFadden. Engelstad would replace Jamion Christian who became the head coach at Siena a few weeks ago. In five seasons as the head coach at DIII Southern Vermont, Engelstad
Mount St. Mary’s Basketball Staff Update
Mount St. Mary’s University men’s basketball coach Jamion Christian has announced a pair of additions to his staff. Harley Fuller will be joining the Mountaineer staff as Director of Scouting and Analytics while Mike Wolf will be a graduate assistant. Fuller joins the Mountaineers after serving as head coach of the Albany City Rocks AAU
Mount St. Mary’s Announces Multi-Year Contract Extension for Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jamion Christian
Director of Athletics Lynne Robinson announced today that Mount St. Mary’s University has signed men’s basketball coach Jamion Christian to a multi-year contract extension. Christian, who has led the Mount to the NCAA Tournament twice in five years as head coach, is now signed through the 2026-27 season. “Since Jamion’s return to the Mount five
Daily Dirt – 5/31/17
Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… Mount Saint Mary’s head coach Jamion Christian has added Harley Fuller as their graduate assistant. Fuller, who played at Florida International and then overseas, was most recently a HS coach in New York. Midland College (TX) has made their choice. A veteran head coach has been