(02-05-2021 03:00 PM)Seahawkhoops Wrote:  

(02-05-2021 02:58 PM)Dukester Wrote:  

(02-05-2021 02:43 PM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-05-2021 02:21 PM)Dukester Wrote:  With us playing each other next week the coaching situation came to my attention.

What was the thought process for the fans? Was Mark a fan favorite for the position, or was it more Tayako since he had a more recent history with UNCW?

Has Mark been back to UNCW as a head coach?

As I recall, Takayo Siddle and Rob Burke were the only 2 finalists for the job. If that tells you anything.

Coach Byington's coaching style may have played a factor too. The style of our last 2 HC's, and the kinds of players recruited, was uptempo. I know Byington's system is more of a half-court one, involving spreading the floor and using a lot of pick-n-roll to create driving lanes. But he does like 4-guard lineups too, so perhaps there's more similarity to our scheme than initially thought.

Either way, I thought at the time, and still do, that both JMU and UNCW made excellent hires. I would have been more than happy if Byington had been a finalist here and ended up getting the job. He's a UNCW alum and we're all proud of him.

To answer your last question, no, Byington had not coached against UNCW as a HC. Tuesday will mark the first time he's coached against UNCW. It'll be a nice return to Trask for him.

Does UNCW allow any fans to games?

Players families, and a few select season ticket holders every game. Not many.

Sound about like us. We're allowed 250 in attendance (including band, cheerleaders, etc.)