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Dave Paulsen is my pick of our realistic choices.
Dave Paulsen, a two-time National Coach of the Year who led Williams College to the 2003 Division III national championship, was named the head men's basketball coach at Bucknell on May 20, 2008, and he enters his fourth season on the Bison bench in 2011-12.
Bucknell has improved dramatically in each of his first three seasons so far, culminating in a 25-win season, a Patriot League championship and an NCAA Tournament berth in 2010-11. Paulsen was named the 2011 Patriot League Coach of the Year after leading the Bison to a 13-1 league record and three more wins in the postseason tournament.
Paulsen, a 1987 Williams graduate and a Phi Beta Kappa scholar, has coached at every level of college basketball over the last two decades, has won better than 64 percent of his games as a head coach, and is considered a highly sought-after consultant on the principles of the motion offense. Last season, he eclipsed the 300-win plateau and now has a 308-169 (.646) career record in 17 seasons.
Paulsen, 47, came to Bucknell as its 20th head basketball coach after leading Williams to the top of the Division III ranks. In eight years at Williams, he guided the Ephs to a 170-53 (.762) record, including a combined 61-3 mark in 2002-03 and 2003-04. His team captured the 2003 national championship and was the national runner-up in 2004. The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Coach of the Year in both 2003 and 2004, Paulsen's teams won three NESCAC championships (2003, 2004, 2007) and made four NCAA Tournament appearances (2002, 2003, 2004, 2007). He was a three-time NESCAC Coach of the Year and two-time New England Coach of the Year.
"Bucknell men's basketball has established a superb record of winning on the court with outstanding young men who are dedicated scholar-athletes," said former Bucknell president Brian C. Mitchell at the time of Paulsen's hiring. "Coach Paulsen is precisely the first-class leader we sought for this exceptional program. He knows what it is like to recruit the best student-athletes, to prepare them for success on the national level, and to bring honor and credit to the university in doing so. We are proud to welcome Coach Paulsen into the Bison coaching staff, and look forward to the tremendous successes ahead of him."
"At the end of a comprehensive national search, it is clear that Dave Paulsen is the coach who can build upon Bucknell's winning tradition in the men's basketball program," said director of athletics John Hardt in announcing Paulsen's hiring. "Coach Paulsen has recruited successfully at the Division I level, and he has built a championship program at an academically minded liberal arts institution. Perhaps more impressive than his won-loss ledger is his track record in developing quality student-athletes who represent their school and their community with pride. During the search process, it did not take long to understand just how well-respected Coach Paulsen is across the coaching profession, both as a colleague and as a basketball strategist."
Prior to his tenure at Williams, Paulsen served as head coach at Le Moyne from 1997-2000 and at St. Lawrence from 1994-97. He compiled a three-year record of 42-39 at Le Moyne, while also serving as the school's director of NCAA compliance. At St. Lawrence, he posted a 50-28 record in three seasons, including the 1995-96 and 1996-97 campaigns in which the Saints made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, and he was twice named the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year.
In 1989-90, Paulsen served as the graduate assistant coach on Steve Fisher's staff at Michigan while completing his master's degree in history. Paulsen was part of a Wolverines program that went 23-8 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and he had the opportunity to coach six players who would later become NBA draft picks.
From 1990-94, Paulsen was the senior assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Cleveland State, helping the Vikings to a 64-50 record in four seasons, including a 22-6 record (15-1 Mid-Continent Conference) in 1992-93.
Paulsen graduated from Williams cum laude with departmental honors in history. He was also a member of the Ephs' varsity basketball team. In 1987, his squad captured the ECAC New England Division III championship.
Upon his return to Williams as head coach, Paulsen also served as an assistant professor of physical education, which is fitting since he is widely regarded as one of college basketball's most accomplished teachers.
Known as an offensive innovator, Paulsen has produced four acclaimed instructional videos, entitled "Ten Offensive Principles for the Adaptable Motion Offense," "Motion Offense for Beginners," "Developing Explosive Perimeter Players," and "Principles of Effective Post Play."
Paulsen has been a featured clinician at more than 50 developmental camps and coaches conventions throughout the nation, including the prestigious Nike Championship Basketball Clinics. He was even asked to participate in a pair of clinics in Portugal.
Paulsen has been chosen to serve on the NCAA Division I Regional Advisory Committee, where he will provide input on the selection of the NCAA Tournament field.
"I am very excited about the opportunity to carry on the tradition of success that has been built at Bucknell through the years," said Paulsen at the time of his hiring. "Bucknell has distinguished itself among a very small group of schools that have been able to win games in the NCAA Tournament and yet hold true to the ideal of the scholar-athlete."
Paulsen and his wife, Kathy, have three daughters: Claire (16), Sara (12) and Molly (9).
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Dave Paulsen, a two-time National Coach of the Year who led Williams College to the 2003 Division III national championship, was named the head men's basketball coach at Bucknell on May 20, 2008, and he enters his fourth season on the Bison bench in 2011-12.
Bucknell has improved dramatically in each of his first three seasons so far, culminating in a 25-win season, a Patriot League championship and an NCAA Tournament berth in 2010-11. Paulsen was named the 2011 Patriot League Coach of the Year after leading the Bison to a 13-1 league record and three more wins in the postseason tournament.
Paulsen, a 1987 Williams graduate and a Phi Beta Kappa scholar, has coached at every level of college basketball over the last two decades, has won better than 64 percent of his games as a head coach, and is considered a highly sought-after consultant on the principles of the motion offense. Last season, he eclipsed the 300-win plateau and now has a 308-169 (.646) career record in 17 seasons.
Paulsen, 47, came to Bucknell as its 20th head basketball coach after leading Williams to the top of the Division III ranks. In eight years at Williams, he guided the Ephs to a 170-53 (.762) record, including a combined 61-3 mark in 2002-03 and 2003-04. His team captured the 2003 national championship and was the national runner-up in 2004. The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Coach of the Year in both 2003 and 2004, Paulsen's teams won three NESCAC championships (2003, 2004, 2007) and made four NCAA Tournament appearances (2002, 2003, 2004, 2007). He was a three-time NESCAC Coach of the Year and two-time New England Coach of the Year.
"Bucknell men's basketball has established a superb record of winning on the court with outstanding young men who are dedicated scholar-athletes," said former Bucknell president Brian C. Mitchell at the time of Paulsen's hiring. "Coach Paulsen is precisely the first-class leader we sought for this exceptional program. He knows what it is like to recruit the best student-athletes, to prepare them for success on the national level, and to bring honor and credit to the university in doing so. We are proud to welcome Coach Paulsen into the Bison coaching staff, and look forward to the tremendous successes ahead of him."
"At the end of a comprehensive national search, it is clear that Dave Paulsen is the coach who can build upon Bucknell's winning tradition in the men's basketball program," said director of athletics John Hardt in announcing Paulsen's hiring. "Coach Paulsen has recruited successfully at the Division I level, and he has built a championship program at an academically minded liberal arts institution. Perhaps more impressive than his won-loss ledger is his track record in developing quality student-athletes who represent their school and their community with pride. During the search process, it did not take long to understand just how well-respected Coach Paulsen is across the coaching profession, both as a colleague and as a basketball strategist."
Prior to his tenure at Williams, Paulsen served as head coach at Le Moyne from 1997-2000 and at St. Lawrence from 1994-97. He compiled a three-year record of 42-39 at Le Moyne, while also serving as the school's director of NCAA compliance. At St. Lawrence, he posted a 50-28 record in three seasons, including the 1995-96 and 1996-97 campaigns in which the Saints made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, and he was twice named the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year.
In 1989-90, Paulsen served as the graduate assistant coach on Steve Fisher's staff at Michigan while completing his master's degree in history. Paulsen was part of a Wolverines program that went 23-8 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and he had the opportunity to coach six players who would later become NBA draft picks.
From 1990-94, Paulsen was the senior assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Cleveland State, helping the Vikings to a 64-50 record in four seasons, including a 22-6 record (15-1 Mid-Continent Conference) in 1992-93.
Paulsen graduated from Williams cum laude with departmental honors in history. He was also a member of the Ephs' varsity basketball team. In 1987, his squad captured the ECAC New England Division III championship.
Upon his return to Williams as head coach, Paulsen also served as an assistant professor of physical education, which is fitting since he is widely regarded as one of college basketball's most accomplished teachers.
Known as an offensive innovator, Paulsen has produced four acclaimed instructional videos, entitled "Ten Offensive Principles for the Adaptable Motion Offense," "Motion Offense for Beginners," "Developing Explosive Perimeter Players," and "Principles of Effective Post Play."
Paulsen has been a featured clinician at more than 50 developmental camps and coaches conventions throughout the nation, including the prestigious Nike Championship Basketball Clinics. He was even asked to participate in a pair of clinics in Portugal.
Paulsen has been chosen to serve on the NCAA Division I Regional Advisory Committee, where he will provide input on the selection of the NCAA Tournament field.
"I am very excited about the opportunity to carry on the tradition of success that has been built at Bucknell through the years," said Paulsen at the time of his hiring. "Bucknell has distinguished itself among a very small group of schools that have been able to win games in the NCAA Tournament and yet hold true to the ideal of the scholar-athlete."
Paulsen and his wife, Kathy, have three daughters: Claire (16), Sara (12) and Molly (9).
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