Vott Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I know not many on here probably do not even know about William Carey Basketball. But Head Coach Steve Knight retired today after 44yrs of being their head coach. 819 career wins. 15 trips to the NAIA Tournament ( that is like the NCAA Tournament for small colleges) including a trip to the Final Four. Many conference regular season titles and conference tournament titles as well. Never will there be another coach in any sport at any level stay at one place like he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 2 hours ago, Vott said: I know not many on here probably do not even know about William Carey Basketball. But Head Coach Steve Knight retired today after 44yrs of being their head coach. 819 career wins. 15 trips to the NAIA Tournament ( that is like the NCAA Tournament for small colleges) including a trip to the Final Four. Many conference regular season titles and conference tournament titles as well. Never will there be another coach in any sport at any level stay at one place like he did. Do they still have the same baseball coach? He's been there a long time too. You have to tip your cap to these old timers. They've set standards and benchmarks that probably no one else will reach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 they did up until he retired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, maroontide06 said: Do they still have the same baseball coach? He's been there a long time too. You have to tip your cap to these old timers. They've set standards and benchmarks that probably no one else will reach. Yes Coach Halford is still coaching baseball at WCU. I thought he might hang it up after they had a 3rd place finish at the NAIA College World Series a few years ago. But the past few years they are still just as good as they have ever been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Both coaches have connections to Meridian. We lived across the street from Coach Knight’s grandmother many years ago. And his Mother met his Dad (Coach Jug Knight) when she was a Sr. at St. Aloysius High School in Meridian and Jug was hired as the basketball coach. Steve Knight has been a great coach for decades. Coach Knight’s Mom (Ms. Anne) is still living and is a wonderful lady. Bobby Halford was a great baseball player at Meridian. He was part of the 1971 Championship team that was loaded with great players. Mike Boyd (Oil Can’s older brother) was a pitcher who made it to AAA ball in the Dodger’s organization. Richie McAlister, briefly made it to the Big leagues with the Red Sox, David Covert and several others. And likewise, William Carey has had a great baseball program for decades. But well beyond Coaching, both of those Men are great people. If I had had a son I would want them to play for one of those guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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