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ESPN’s Jeff Goodman Predicts Nick McDevitt will be National Coach of the Year
11.07.2017 | Men's Basketball
ESPN Predictions
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – There is the whole 2017-18 season ahead, but ESPN's Jeff Goodman believes that by the end of the season it will be UNC Asheville's Nick McDevitt that will be the National Coach of the Year.
Goodman made the prediction in the official ESPN staff predictions that were released on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
McDevitt is in his fifth year as the head coach of UNC Asheville men's basketball.
The 2017 Big South Conference Coach of the Year and the NABC District 3 Coach of the Year, McDevitt led the Bulldogs to their sixth Big South Conference regular season title in the 2016-17 season (1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2007-08, 2011-12 and 2016-17). He has now been a part of five of the six Big South Conference regular season crowns either as a player, assistant coach or head coach (1997-98, 2001-02, 2007-08, 2011-12 and 2016-17).
McDevitt guided the Bulldogs to their second-most wins in program history in a season last year with 23. The 2017-18 Bulldog men's basketball team reached 20 wins faster than any other team in program history in 27 games.
McDevitt's program has collected back-to-back 20-win seasons and made two straight postseason appearances with the Bulldogs playing in the 2016 NCAA Tournament and the 2017 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
The appearance in last year's CIT marked UNC Asheville's sixth appearance in a postseason tournament with McDevitt a part of the program. The Bulldogs have advanced to the NCAA Tournament four times before (2003, 2011, 2012 and 2016) and the NIT (2008) once.
McDevitt was also chosen as a finalist for the 2017 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award. Named after the late Skip Prosser, who died suddenly in 2007 while the head coach at Wake Forest, the award is presented annually to those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who also display moral integrity off of it as well.
Big South Conference favorite UNC Asheville opens its 2017-18 regular season by facing off against Atlantic 10 favorite Rhode Island at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, at the Ryan Center in Kingston, R.I.
To purchase your 2017-18 UNC Asheville men's and women's basketball season tickets today, please click HERE.
Season tickets are only $250 for adult reserved seats with youth season tickets in reserved seats just $75. General admission adult season tickets are only $125 with youth season tickets in general admission also just $75.
New this year, fans can also receive one free youth season ticket with the purchase of one adult season ticket.
In addition, UNC Asheville All-Sport Passes are still available.
The All-Sport reserved seat pass for basketball is just $300 for adults with the price $150 for youth. The general admission All-Sport pass is just $175 for adults and $125 for youth.
UNC Asheville faculty, staff and alumni receive an additional 10 percent off their season ticket and All-Sport purchases.
To learn more, and to see the 2017-18 season ticket brochure, please visit HERE.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – There is the whole 2017-18 season ahead, but ESPN's Jeff Goodman believes that by the end of the season it will be UNC Asheville's Nick McDevitt that will be the National Coach of the Year.
Goodman made the prediction in the official ESPN staff predictions that were released on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
McDevitt is in his fifth year as the head coach of UNC Asheville men's basketball.
The 2017 Big South Conference Coach of the Year and the NABC District 3 Coach of the Year, McDevitt led the Bulldogs to their sixth Big South Conference regular season title in the 2016-17 season (1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2007-08, 2011-12 and 2016-17). He has now been a part of five of the six Big South Conference regular season crowns either as a player, assistant coach or head coach (1997-98, 2001-02, 2007-08, 2011-12 and 2016-17).
McDevitt guided the Bulldogs to their second-most wins in program history in a season last year with 23. The 2017-18 Bulldog men's basketball team reached 20 wins faster than any other team in program history in 27 games.
McDevitt's program has collected back-to-back 20-win seasons and made two straight postseason appearances with the Bulldogs playing in the 2016 NCAA Tournament and the 2017 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
The appearance in last year's CIT marked UNC Asheville's sixth appearance in a postseason tournament with McDevitt a part of the program. The Bulldogs have advanced to the NCAA Tournament four times before (2003, 2011, 2012 and 2016) and the NIT (2008) once.
McDevitt was also chosen as a finalist for the 2017 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award. Named after the late Skip Prosser, who died suddenly in 2007 while the head coach at Wake Forest, the award is presented annually to those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who also display moral integrity off of it as well.
Big South Conference favorite UNC Asheville opens its 2017-18 regular season by facing off against Atlantic 10 favorite Rhode Island at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, at the Ryan Center in Kingston, R.I.
To purchase your 2017-18 UNC Asheville men's and women's basketball season tickets today, please click HERE.
Season tickets are only $250 for adult reserved seats with youth season tickets in reserved seats just $75. General admission adult season tickets are only $125 with youth season tickets in general admission also just $75.
New this year, fans can also receive one free youth season ticket with the purchase of one adult season ticket.
In addition, UNC Asheville All-Sport Passes are still available.
The All-Sport reserved seat pass for basketball is just $300 for adults with the price $150 for youth. The general admission All-Sport pass is just $175 for adults and $125 for youth.
UNC Asheville faculty, staff and alumni receive an additional 10 percent off their season ticket and All-Sport purchases.
To learn more, and to see the 2017-18 season ticket brochure, please visit HERE.
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