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Article from today's Mankato paper.
Women's BB job had 67 applicants; now down to six
By Chad Courrier
Free Press Staff Writer
MANKATO — By the end of the week, Minnesota State Athletic Director Kevin Buisman said that he’d like to be down to three or four candidates for the vacant women’s basketball job.
One candidate who will likely be among the finalists is Concordia-St. Paul’s Paul Fessler, according to several sources.
Buisman wouldn’t discuss individual candidates, but said he and his search committee have already narrowed down 67 applicants to six, three of whom were interviewed by phone Tuesday and three who will be called today.
He said that by Thursday, he may be ready to name the three or four candidates he will bring to campus for face-to-face interviews. He’s also hoping to get feedback from current team members.
“I’m really pleased with the six candidates we’ve chosen,” Buisman said. “It’s been a very difficult decision. Ultimately, the No. 1 candidate will emerge, but choosing the four, five or six others has been difficult.
“I’ve said all along that I only want to bring three or four people to campus, but it might be tough to drop a couple of people out of it.”
Fessler has been one name that has emerged in the last two weeks. He has been the coach at Concordia-St. Paul for four seasons, and before that, he built the Anoka-Ramsey Community College program into one of the best in the Minnesota Community College Conference.
This season, Fessler’s Bears were 28-4, winning the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship and earning the top seed in the North Central Region. However, one of his top players was injured in the conference tournament, and on Saturday, Concordia-St. Paul was knocked out of the region tournament 74-39 by South Dakota State.
Fessler is 83-34 at Concordia-St. Paul, and in four seasons at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, he compiled a 101-18 record with three national championships and one runner-up finish.
Buisman said he hasn’t completely ruled out another candidate coming into the picture late, though he doesn’t expect that to happen. South Dakota State’s Aaron Johnston has long been rumored to be in line for the Minnesota State job, but Buisman said that Johnston never applied.
“You never say never, and the job description said that the job remains open until filled,” he said. “But I’m very happy with the six candidates we have left.”
Article from today's Mankato paper.
Women's BB job had 67 applicants; now down to six
By Chad Courrier
Free Press Staff Writer
MANKATO — By the end of the week, Minnesota State Athletic Director Kevin Buisman said that he’d like to be down to three or four candidates for the vacant women’s basketball job.
One candidate who will likely be among the finalists is Concordia-St. Paul’s Paul Fessler, according to several sources.
Buisman wouldn’t discuss individual candidates, but said he and his search committee have already narrowed down 67 applicants to six, three of whom were interviewed by phone Tuesday and three who will be called today.
He said that by Thursday, he may be ready to name the three or four candidates he will bring to campus for face-to-face interviews. He’s also hoping to get feedback from current team members.
“I’m really pleased with the six candidates we’ve chosen,” Buisman said. “It’s been a very difficult decision. Ultimately, the No. 1 candidate will emerge, but choosing the four, five or six others has been difficult.
“I’ve said all along that I only want to bring three or four people to campus, but it might be tough to drop a couple of people out of it.”
Fessler has been one name that has emerged in the last two weeks. He has been the coach at Concordia-St. Paul for four seasons, and before that, he built the Anoka-Ramsey Community College program into one of the best in the Minnesota Community College Conference.
This season, Fessler’s Bears were 28-4, winning the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship and earning the top seed in the North Central Region. However, one of his top players was injured in the conference tournament, and on Saturday, Concordia-St. Paul was knocked out of the region tournament 74-39 by South Dakota State.
Fessler is 83-34 at Concordia-St. Paul, and in four seasons at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, he compiled a 101-18 record with three national championships and one runner-up finish.
Buisman said he hasn’t completely ruled out another candidate coming into the picture late, though he doesn’t expect that to happen. South Dakota State’s Aaron Johnston has long been rumored to be in line for the Minnesota State job, but Buisman said that Johnston never applied.
“You never say never, and the job description said that the job remains open until filled,” he said. “But I’m very happy with the six candidates we have left.”
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