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ALAN HOYT TAKES REIGNS OF MEN'S BASKETBALL
TEAM
June 1, 2007 -
New College of Southern Maryland men's
basketball coach Alan Hoyt comes with Southern Maryland ties, having played
high school basketball at Great Mills, and served as Assistant Basketball
Coach at St. Mary's College of Maryland.
Hoyt was named "Player of the Year" his senior season at Great Mills, as he
led the Hornets to the SMAC championship in 2000.
After graduation, Hoyt continued his playing career at McDaniel College,
where he was a four year starter, and scored over 1,000 points during his
career.
Coach Hoyt began his coaching career serving as an Assistant at King's
Christian Academy High School during the 2004-05 season, and then moved to
the college level in 2005-06, serving as Assistant Basketball Coach at St.
Mary's College of Maryland.
He
has developed a reputation as
a hard worker who has a good rapport with his players.
St. Mary's Head Coach Chris Harney had strong praise for his former
assistant:
"The College of Southern Maryland is getting one of the best young coaches
in the state! He did a fantastic job here at St. Mary's. He
knows how to teach strong fundamentals, and has excellent patience in
handling situations. CSM will look back at hiring Coach Hoyt as one of
the smartest things they've done."
College of Southern Maryland Athletic Director Michelle Ruble said this
about her new coach:
"Coach Hoyt and his staff are working diligently to recruit their team for
the fall and preparing summer work-outs. He has brought energy and
enthusiasm to our staff, and I'm looking forward to working with him."
Character and class work will be two points of emphasis for Coach Hoyt this
season.
"My teams will always show great character in school, in town, and at games.
Our number one goal this year is to make tremendous strides in the
classroom."
On the court Hoyt will look to play pressure defense to force turnovers, and
play an up-tempo style.
Hoyt is looking forward to the challenge of turning around the men's
basketball program at CSM.
"I am very excited about the opportunity that I was given by the staff at
CSM. I plan on bringing exciting, winning basketball back to the
Southern Maryland area. I plan on working closely with SMAC coaches,
as well as other coaches from the area, in building this program year to
year."
"Again I am very excited about this opportunity and I plan to prepare my
athletes for the next level."
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