Cyclones Choose McDermott: Iowa State robbed instate rival Northern Iowa to fill the coaching position in Ames by hiring Panther coach Greg McDermott. McDermott opted to jump from the Missouri Valley Conference to the Big 12, taking the position formerly held by Wayne Morgan. Iowa State fired Morgan after the team finished 16-14 and failed to reach the NCAA Tournament. McDermott has led Northern Iowa to the tournament three consecutive seasons, including this year when the Panthers lost to Georgetown. McDermott finished five seasons at Northern Iowa with a 90-63 record. For a complete list of coaches who are switching address, check out Hoopville’s list of 2006 coaching changes. [3/21/06]
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The Seven C’s of Leadership
Former college basketball coach Mike Jarvis is back with a new book, The Seven C's of Leadership.
"Every one of us has leadership within us and this book offers fascinating principals that work in any setting—from the locker room to the executive board room. In The Seven C's of Leadership, Coach Jarvis lays out the essential ingredients of leadership."
-Jay Wright, NCAA Championship Men’s Basketball Coach, Villanova University
"At a time in America when we are witnessing an epidemic of opioid addictions and deaths, along with suicides, we need Coach Jarvis' Seven C's of Leadership – grounded in the power of Christ alone where we should all make our stand.”
-Lietenant Colonel Allen B. West (U.S. Army, Retired), Bronze Star recipient, and Member 112th U.S. Congress
"The Seven C's of Leadership is a slam dunk! Coach Jarvis has always been an outstanding leader because he has the ability to decipher what true leadership really means.”
-Dale Brown, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, LSU, 1972-1997, Member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame, and Shaquille O’Neal’s college coach