U hear about neighbors not getting along. We have 6 kids & been essentially homebound for wks - what does our neighbor do? He builds a door in his fence so that when our kids' basketballs & tennis balls fly into his yard, the kids can more easily retrieve 'em. Simply AWESOME!
Life update: I'm headed to MO St. to assist Cuonzo Martin. Coach Zo's 1st yr coaching--as an asst. at Purdue--was my last yr lacing 'em up for the Boilermakers. What a blessing to team back up with him now in the Missouri Valley.
The Cunningham crew truly enjoyed our time at
Early August, this is how Purdue fans turn out for an Alumni game at Mackey. Unreal.
Pretty strong coach bench, too: 😁 ... Coach Gene Keady & his former players Coach Cuonzo Martin & Coach Matt Painter.
Been thinking about Purdue Basketball. Spurred me to write about it. If you get a few minutes, I hope you enjoy the ride:
* (Thank you to Gold & Black Illustrated for making it accessible to all)
Excited to take on duties as the head men's basketball coach at the University of the Incarnate Word. Grateful to have had the opportunity to work with the fantastic players and coaches at Carroll College and for Carroll College at large. Thank you ...
@CoachPainter
&
@BoilerBall
-Thank u! In between winning Big 10 titles, NCAA runs, turning out Academic All Americans, Wooden Award nominees & all Big 10 operators, all while running a 1st rate program, u found time to congratulate a former Boiler on his 1st D-1 win. Thank u!
Cuonzo "Zo" Martin talking to students in the gr8 state of IN this week...got me thinking how lucky I was that Coach Zo (character, toughness, competitive fire - real deal) coached me my last yr at Purdue...
Some seem to forget, so if anyone needs reminding....
Cuonzo Martin:
-
Former NAIA National Player of the Year, RYAN IMHOFF (Carroll College), passed his dissertation defense for his PhD in molecular bio & medicinal chem today at Purdue Univ. Is that a Natl. Player of the Year all-time first? Big day for Boiler Players of the Yr : )
Hammer Down!
Job news: 1/ UIW let me know 2day it wouldn't be bringing me back to coach. Wanted to take a moment on behalf of my family to express our gratitude for the opportunity. Thank you to Pres. Evans & AD Duran & coaches/staff & all the players I've had the good fortune to coach here.
Had an unforgettable breakfast 18yrs ago in Southern California...a Boilermaker legend, & my 1st daughter, Birdie, were in attendance...oh, and John Wooden too : )
Good luck to Case Cunningham (soph.) & his fellow Cornwall Dragons in the upcoming NY state HS basketball tourney!
Case shot 45.6% from 3, regular season. Might lay claim to highest Cunningham 3pt %. His Uncle Kirk Cunningham may dig up old Bishop Noll film to confirm or deny.
Breaking: Incarnate Word men's hoopers deliver a 3.35 Spring GPA, likely top 20 in the nation for the 2nd yr in a row!
*of note, there's a direct correlation between graduating/GPA & lifetime earnings.
Impressive bunch, congrats fellas - Word Up!!!
Big-time shout to former NAIA Nat'l Player of the Year & UIW men's hoops grad mgr, Ryan Imhoff -
@ryanimhoff23
- he's one of a select few around the globe starting today in Purdue's world-renown Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology PHD program- Word Up!...
@Purdue_MCMP
Top FG% in the nation -- among all NBA teams, all NCAA teams (all levels), NAIA (all levels)...1,326 teams...
#1
. CARROLL COLLEGE (54.0%)
#2
. Lincoln Memorial (53.9% -- NCAA D-2)
#3
. Allen SC (53.0% -- NAIA D-2)
St. Mary's (51.4% NCAA D-1 leader)
Golden State (51.1% NBA leader)
This former Boilermaker volleyball player
... my wife Christy : ) ... got to watch Purdue VB practice & visit with standout coach, legend, & gr8 host
@DaveShondell
2day - gonna b fun 2 watch his squad this yr - Boiler Up, Hammer Down!
Word!
Tartan along edge designed by UIW's Fashion Design program. The 3 white lines within it are a nod to the 3 sisters who in 1869 opened the first hospital in the area, risked their lives caring for the sick, & founded the congregation which continues to sponsor UIW.
Tip of the cap to the young men I get to coach at
#IncarnateWord
. For the first time in school history, they have qualified UIW for the Southland Conference MBB tournament- they secured a spot in the top 8 to boot. 2nite was a tuff one- but we will keep battling, in Katy, TX too!
With today's results, 3⃣ more teams have CLINCHED a spot in Katy❗️ Congrats to UIW, New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana on punching their 🎟️
#SouthlandStrong
Congrats to "The Chiropractor," AKA Kyle Nickol,
#Carroll
hooper, for getting accepted to Cleveland Univ.-Kansas City's Doctor of
#Chiropractic
program--this seems like a great week to visit the school & Kansas City my man!--Let's go
@KyleNickol
& the Fighting Saints!
Technically preliminary, but looking like your Incarnate Word men's basketball squad just turned in a 3.331 fall semester team gpa - super-impressed by the fellas. Simply awesome. Way to be! Fly a jet!
Stellar 3.35 Team GPA earned by your Incarnate Word men's hoopers this Fall 2020. Puts the squad on track for a top NCAA D1 men's basketball GPA for the third year in a row. Way to get after it fellas. Word Up!
100% academic eligibility & taking the Incarnate Word men's basketball team GPA from the twos to 3.15 ... Impressed by these Fighting Cardinals!!!
#Word
. Let's get even better!
100 wins, to just 22 losses in their last 122 - & still going!!! ...
Congrats to Carroll College seniors
@ife2331
-
@MatchBurnham
-
@wymantula
&
@Alex_Santos96
& the whole Carroll men's hoops team on reaching this mark with their seniors - excited to watch u all keep climbing!
2/ I'm proud of the academic performance (amazing) & community work (inspiring) our program delivered. & the way we comported ourselves. Obviously, I'd've liked to help us win more. We've all worked hard & I believe the program is positioned to thrive moving forward. Go Cards!
Ur 2019-20 Incarnate Word men's basketball team - congrats to Des Balentine (
@DessyB___
) on being voted team Captain by his teammates - time to get to work! -
#WordUp
! ... Come check us out this season!!! ...
Our Sweet Caroline graduated HS - hard to believe; seems so fast - gotta roll with it & enjoy the ride. Speaking of rolling ... as a Boilermaker, I didn't know I'd be saying this, but:
ROLL TIDE! ...
Think the squad might've just set the national standard for D1 men's basketball ... academic year gpa of 3.38, single semester of 3.61. Impressive bunch. They got after it - congrats fellas! Word Up!!!
A gigantic Whoop-whoop!!! to the Incarnate Word men's hoopers on their current 3.57 Summer 2 team gpa - as Coach Keady used to say, "Fly a jet! Way to be!"
Big time thank you to legend Jeff Van Gundy for spending time at Incarnate Word as keynote speaker for our annual men's basketball dinner - phenomenal basketball mind, coach, & person!
Love seeing this - new court coming along - fantastic improvement for Incarnate Word & for our student athletes' bodies!!! Thank you to the workers putting the floor down - they get after it!!!
Shout out to Incarnate Word men's basketball - helped with putting up a fence this morn to protect a native grasses project at Incarnate Word's famed Headwaters Sanctuary. Meet the Mission Friday - Word Up!
This Fab 5 graduated today -- special group of young men. Can't wait 2 c the places they'll go, the things they'll do, the relationships they'll build. Godspeed.
An honor & inspiration for our UIW men's basketball program to visit with children at the Children's Hospital of San Antonio (the city's 1st, & founded by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word) ... incredible place, filled with courageous people ...
It's official: Ife Kalejaiye (
@ife2331
) is going to Pepperdine Law School (top 50 in the country)...
Incredible career as student-athlete ☑️
Great teammate ☑️
Top law school ☑️
Pepperdine about to get even better? ... ☑️
Congrats Ife - let's go!!!
Hooper, scholar: Ife Kalejaiye -
@ife2331
- one of the best defenders, shooters, & teammates in Carroll College basketball history, has been admitted to several law schools, including Pepperdine's. Some law school is about to get lucky. Nice work!
Happy Independence Day! (apparently before this picture Bennet went on a hoop/toy/bike rampage - plz disregard any of the above that may be strewn about in the background 😁👍)
Boiler Up, Hammer Down! ...
Shout out to new
#Purdue
Alumni Club of San Antonio VP Christy Cunningham ... Now let's get these Boiler grads to an Incarnate Word men's basketball game 😄 !!!
Word Up!
Been around the game a long time ... this is one of the most inspiring plays I've ever seen. Hats off Brandon Swaby (
@Allstar_Swayy
). We came up short, 68-67. But win or lose, this is how you battle: