✍️ Tanner will wear the Garnet and Gold!
A two-time All-SEC team honoree, Tanner Strickland scored three goals with 12 assists in more than 3,600 minutes at Kentucky.
Welcome to the family, Tanner!
Today GOAT conversation is not about the players it’s about how we can hate on the players and bring them down… RESPECT the game and what each players has bought to the game that we love. The game has change with each era and rules changes so let’s just love the players.
Nice win last night for Sean Miller and Texas last night over BYU. It brought to mind a request for @CharlieBakerMA: lift/shorten Book Richardson’s ridiculous 10-yr show cause. Richardson talked about his story, captured in the Open Book documentary, recently on The Putback (1/2)
Over the weekend, fourth-year Long Island head coach and DePaul All-American Rod Strickland punched his ticket to the NCAA Tournament in the NEC Semifinals.
I asked Chris Holtmann for his reaction to Strickland getting to experience the tournament for the first time as a coach:
TIP THE HAT to : NOLAN SMITH @NdotSmitty (didn’t get job until July )@TSUTigersMBB for doing a fab job - 1 st time in 32 years-@MarchMadnessMBB & tip the hat to ROD STRICKLAND @rod_strickland @LIUBasketball on leading Sharks to the “BIG DANCE” yes Nolan & Rod were PTPERS as players now also as coaches .
What a basketball life for Rod Strickland.
A star at Truman HS in The Bronx.
An All-American at DePaul.
Nearly two decades in the NBA as a player.
And now as a coach, leads LIU to the NCAA Tournament.
America!
Truman HS PSAL City and Federation State Champs ! @rod_strickland now D1 coach going to the Big Dance!! So proud! Coached him as 15 yr old!!! Look at his accomplishments!!!!
🎟️ LIU PUNCHES THEIR TICKET 🎟️
Due to Mercyhurst's ineligibility, @LIUAthletics is dancing with their @nechoops semifinals win! 👏
The FIRST ticket punched for the NCAA Tournament! 🔥
FINAL: LIU 64, WAGNER 56
THE LIU SHARKS ARE GOING TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT!
THE BEST TEAM IN THE NEC ALL YEAR LONG WILL BE THE REPRESENTATIVE IN THE TOURNEY!
BROOKLYN STAND UP! FINS UP!
🏀 2025-26 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year 🏅
✨ Rod Strickland, @LIUAthletics 🦈
The former NBA All-Star guided the Sharks to the program's first #NECMBB regular season 👑 since 2011-12 and the Brooklyn squad's first 20 win season since 2016-17.
#NEChoops x #NECCOY
ALT LIU head coach Rod Strickland is the 2025-26 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year
🏀 2025-26 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year 🏅
✨ Rod Strickland, @LIUAthletics 🦈
The former NBA All-Star guided the Sharks to the program's first #NECMBB regular season 👑 since 2011-12 and the Brooklyn squad's first 20 win season since 2016-17.
#NEChoops x #NECCOY
ALT LIU head coach Rod Strickland is the 2025-26 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year
With LIU HC Rod Strickland being named #NECMBB Coach of the Year today, he becomes the third LIU MBB HC to do so, following Ray Haskins (96-97) and Jim Ferry (2x) (05-06 & 11-12). #LIUMBB
Congrats to LIU Head Coach Rod Strickland on being named NEC Coach of the Year. I think he was the clear winner this season. Greg Gordon getting DPOY was probably my one big miss. He was LIU's best defender this season and was deserving. LIU getting three players on the All-NEC with Jamal Fuller (1st), Malachi Davis (1st), and Greg Gordon (2nd) is an LIU first since 2013 and the first time LIU had three players on either the first or second team since 2012. #LIUMBB
🏀 2025-26 #NECMBB Defensive Player of the Year 🏅
✨ Greg Gordon, @LIUAthletics 🦈
The tenacious on-the-ball defender consistently turned defense into offense and was one of two NEC ballers to rank inside the top-10 in scoring (13.7 ppg), rebounds (5.6 rpg), steals (1.7 spg) & blocks (0.8 bpg).
#NEChoops x #NECDPOY
ALT LIU senior guard Greg Gordon is the 2025-26 NEC Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
🏀 2025-26 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year 🏅
✨ Rod Strickland, @LIUAthletics 🦈
The former NBA All-Star guided the Sharks to the program's first #NECMBB regular season 👑 since 2011-12 and the Brooklyn squad's first 20 win season since 2016-17.
#NEChoops x #NECCOY
ALT LIU head coach Rod Strickland is the 2025-26 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year