Alcorn calls press conference tomorrow at 10 a.m. about the "Wiz"


What do you think the Wiz is going

  • He's retiring

    Votes: 4 30.8%

  • He'll be back for another season

    Votes: 9 69.2%
  • Total voters
    13
Antroy

Antroy

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I saw on the news that Alcorn has called a press conference for tomorrow at 10 a.m. The conference is about the "Wiz" Davey Whitney. I guess he is going to announce if he's going to retire or return for another season.
Rick Whitlow said he thinks that Whitney is going to return. What do you think he is going to do?
 
I bet Whitlow is right. I am sure Whitlow heard something through the grapevine. Whitney just never seemed ready to retire this year. Plus since it had already been annouced he was retiring at the end of the season, there would need to be no press conference unless he changed his mind. I think he should come back. If not , then Alcorn should find a way to lure my homeboy Larry "Mr. Mean" Smith from the Houston Rockets to come back to the reservation. I remember he wanted that job the first time Whitney left. But Alcorn went with Walker I believe. It would be difficult now, but Smith may still be interested. I don't see him coaching the Rockets unless Rudy T gets promoted to the front office. But as I said, my bet is Whitney will be back for one more year.
 



Why call a press conference?

To make an official statement that 2002-2003 season will be his last and to take advantage of an opportunity to get some press time.
 
He's Staying

He is very high on the players he has returning and may have some good recruits waiting and this will give the University time to make an offer to Mr. Mean or get Sam West ready to take over.
 
Originally posted by ALCORNITE 86
He is very high on the players he has returning and may have some good recruits waiting and this will give the University time to make an offer to Mr. Mean or get Sam West ready to take over.
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SAM WEST HAS BEEN READY
 
I feel that as long as he is getting the job done and he is in good health and is enjoying what he is doing,he should stay.

In B'ham he looked better than he looked ten years ago.:cool:
 
He's Coming Back

Whitney will return for 27th season at Alcorn State


The Associated Press


LORMAN ? Alcorn State coach Davey L. Whitney, the winningest coach in Southwestern Athletic Conference history, has pushed retirement back at least another year.

The 72-year-old basketball coach announced today he will return for a 27th year with the Braves.

Whitney led Alcorn State to the NCAA tournament for the sixth time this season. The Braves lost to Siena in a play-in game after winning the SWAC tournament and regular season championships.

Before the 2000-2001 season, Whitney said that this would be his final year. He backed off those statements during the just-ended season and said after the Siena game he would take a couple of weeks to make his decision.

Whitney is 496-274 at Alcorn State and 551-338 overall. He began his head coaching career with Texas Southern in 1964.

Under Whitney's direction, the Braves in 1980 became the first SWAC team to win an NCAA tournament game.

He has led Alcorn State to 11 regular-season SWAC titles. He won his 500th career game in 1999 with a 91-72 victory over Prairie View A&M.
 



That Dude Is Baad!

CHRONOLOGY OF COACH WHITNEY'S CAREER


What has taken place with the Alcorn State men's basketball program during 1969-86 and 1996-present.........

- Alcorn State has won its last twelve Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season titles (the school has 16 overall) in 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2000 and 2002.

- All of Alcorn State's seven SWAC Tournament titles have come during this period in 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1999 and 2002.

- Coach Whitney has been named the SWAC Coach of the Year ten times.

- Alcorn State has won both the regular season and tournament titles five times in 1980, 1982, 1984, 1999 and 2002.

- Alcorn State has made seven trips to the NCAA tournament in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1999, 2000 and 2002 in which they currently sport a 3-6 overall
record.

- In 1980, Alcorn State became the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to ever win a game in the NCAA tournament with a 70-62
victory over South Alabama.

- In 1979, Alcorn State became the first HBCU to ever participate in the National Invitational Tournament in which they posted a 80-78 victory over interstate rival, Mississippi State while losing to eventual champion Indiana. Alcorn State made a return trip to the NIT in 1985.

- Alcorn State participated in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national tournament for five straight years in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977.

- In 1999, Alcorn State won The American Sports Wire National Black College National Championship.

- Alcorn State has posted 14 20-win seasons during this span including streaks of eight (1972-73 through 1979-89) and four (1981-82 and 1984-85)
consecutive seasons. In addition, Alcorn State has won 25 or more games in six seasons including a 28-0 mark during the 1978-79 regular season.

- On December 20, 1999, Coach Whitney won his 500th career victory with a 91-72 win over the Prairie View A&M Panthers at the William H. Nicks
Building on Prairie View A&M's campus.

- On January 12, 2002, Alcorn State won its 1000th game of the program's history with a 88-77 victory over the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils at the Harrison HPERD Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi.

- Alcorn State had a 32-game home court win streak dating back to the 1997-98 season which was snapped by a 77-76 loss to Grambling State on
February 5, 2001. This win streak was ranked second in the country among NCAA Division I schools.

- In the past four years, Alcorn State has won three regular season SWAC championships, one tournament title and a trip to the NCAA tournament along with a 58-7 mark in conference play over the past four years. Also during the same time span, Alcorn State has posted a 43-2 home court record while going undefeated at home in three of those seasons.
 
Alcornite 86 I don't know what anyone else would call all of that

But I call all of those facts of history

TOTAL DOMINATION

The "Wiz" is pure genius with his leadership & coaching
Alcorn putting its foot in black history again.:tup:
 
Simply put, the man can flat out coach. I remember his teams during the '70s, and they were to be feared.
 
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