New faces on men's basketball coaching team
The 2012/13 season brings some
new faces on the sidelines for the
Fanshawe men's basketball team.
Tony Marcotullio, who is in his first year as head coach of the team, is no stranger to the local basketball market, being the high school head coach of the H.B. Beal Raiders. Losing is something that isn't a custom to that school's senior boys basketball program, considering that they haven't lost to another high school in London since their 2005/06 season.
Marcotullio said the transition from coaching high school students to college students has been easy. "You've got motivated men that want to learn the game and want to play hard. At the high school level, you've got to beg kids to play. Same expectations, but you don't have to chase kids."
Along with bringing his knowledge to Fanshawe, Jeff Flesher will be joining the squad as an associate coach to the Falcons. He made the move from Beal to Fanshawe because he enjoys working with Marcotullio and working with higher caliber skill level players. "(Marcotullio) is a great coach and teacher, so when he offered me a spot on the coaching staff, I was pleased to come aboard," said Flesher. "Meeting Roger (Robbins, assistant coach) and Bryan (Kamerman, associate coach) and working with them has been a terrific bonus."
"College guys are not only bigger and more athletic, their learning curve is steeper," he continued. "Whether it is individual skills or systems, these guys pick new things up pretty quickly, allowing us to do a lot of teaching."
Marcotullio said that working with Flesher has many upsides. "The biggest thing is we know how each other think, we can bounce information off of each other ... sometimes we can yell at each other and it's not a big deal!"
So far the Falcons have played three games this year, one of them being an 84-80 loss to the Laurier Golden Hawks, a loss that Marcotullio described as "shooting ourselves in the foot late in the game."
"We are very talented, we've just got to make sure we are on the right page ... These guys; they work hard, they play hard; they got everything they need to be a successful team, their player IQ just has to improve."
Fanshawe found themselves on the short end of the stick at the Durham College Basketball Tournament, finishing 1-1 in the tournament with no position in the consolation finals or championship game. The team won 81-64 against Centennial in day one, than lost to Algoma, the eventual winner of the tournament, 87-68 in day two of the tournament.
Tony Marcotullio, who is in his first year as head coach of the team, is no stranger to the local basketball market, being the high school head coach of the H.B. Beal Raiders. Losing is something that isn't a custom to that school's senior boys basketball program, considering that they haven't lost to another high school in London since their 2005/06 season.
Marcotullio said the transition from coaching high school students to college students has been easy. "You've got motivated men that want to learn the game and want to play hard. At the high school level, you've got to beg kids to play. Same expectations, but you don't have to chase kids."
Along with bringing his knowledge to Fanshawe, Jeff Flesher will be joining the squad as an associate coach to the Falcons. He made the move from Beal to Fanshawe because he enjoys working with Marcotullio and working with higher caliber skill level players. "(Marcotullio) is a great coach and teacher, so when he offered me a spot on the coaching staff, I was pleased to come aboard," said Flesher. "Meeting Roger (Robbins, assistant coach) and Bryan (Kamerman, associate coach) and working with them has been a terrific bonus."
"College guys are not only bigger and more athletic, their learning curve is steeper," he continued. "Whether it is individual skills or systems, these guys pick new things up pretty quickly, allowing us to do a lot of teaching."
Marcotullio said that working with Flesher has many upsides. "The biggest thing is we know how each other think, we can bounce information off of each other ... sometimes we can yell at each other and it's not a big deal!"
So far the Falcons have played three games this year, one of them being an 84-80 loss to the Laurier Golden Hawks, a loss that Marcotullio described as "shooting ourselves in the foot late in the game."
"We are very talented, we've just got to make sure we are on the right page ... These guys; they work hard, they play hard; they got everything they need to be a successful team, their player IQ just has to improve."
Fanshawe found themselves on the short end of the stick at the Durham College Basketball Tournament, finishing 1-1 in the tournament with no position in the consolation finals or championship game. The team won 81-64 against Centennial in day one, than lost to Algoma, the eventual winner of the tournament, 87-68 in day two of the tournament.
