Maker-Makes impressive list

[yankee]

I have said he needs to prove something to me because I am just naturally jaded since I have followed Marist basketball since Smits. BUT, when he is high on this list, I need to be quiet and listen. Future looking good.

www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24672387/candid-coaches-which-school-made-the-best-coaching-hire

[yankee]

Hire that was the most pragmatic and pure to college basketball was Mike Maker from Williams to Marist. A great example of a university that wants its basketball program to reflect its true academic identity.”

[yankee]

Also LOVE this comment. Because he is only using us as a stepping stone after that time frame if he gets the job done.

And if you're wondering why Marist of all places landed on the list, know that its new coach, Mike Maker, went 147-32 in six seasons of D-III coaching. He also has plenty of D-I experience, but it's his path and connections in the northeast that have a lot of people believing he'll use Marist as a stepping stone gig to move on to bigger within the next three or four years.

[petagay77]

We simply lucked out with this hire .. Dude is a common sense Basketball genius!