PRESTOSPORTS/PRIDE OF MARYLAND COACH OF THE YEAR
Award Named in Honor of Former McDaniel Head Coach Bob Flynn
Hood's Tom Dickman Wins Inaugural Award
ROCKVILLE, MD (3 April 2007) - Hood College head men's basketball coach Tom Dickman has been named the inaugural Bob Flynn Memorial Pride of Maryland Coach of the Year. The award, presented by PrestoSports, was voted on by media members across the state of Maryland.
In just the fourth year of the program's existence, Dickman led the team to a 21-8 overall record, including a 12-4 mark in their inaugural season in the Capital Athletic Conference. The team won the CAC regular season championship, and fell to Catholic University in the CAC Tournament title game 85-75. The Blazers then earned an At-Large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Hampden-Sydney 68-65.
He was also rewarded for his tireless efforts by his peers who chose him as CAC Coach of the Year. Additionally, D3Hoops.com named him Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year.
In his four years at Hood, Dickman has compiled an overall record of 60-43. Hood played as an independent for its first three years prior to joining the CAC for the 2006-07 season.
The Coach of the Year Award is named in honor of former McDaniel College head coach Bob Flynn. Coach Flynn passed away tragically in January of 2007. Flynn had guided the Green Terror to a 7-6 start in 2006-07, including a 4-3 mark in Centennial Conference play, after taking over the program last season. The start was the best in the team's history since 1986-87.
About The Pride of Maryland
The Pride of Maryland is comprised of the nine NCAA Division III men's basketball schools in the state. They are Frostburg State University, Goucher College, Hood College, Johns Hopkins University, McDaniel College, Salisbury University, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Villa Julie College and Washington College.
About PrestoSports
PrestoSports is proud to sponsor the Provident Bank Pride of Maryland Tournament, the PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week and the PrestoSports Pride of Maryland All-Maryland Team.
Based in Rockville, Md., PrestoSports is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and conference offices used for designing, building and maintaining official athletic websites. With clients across the country, PrestoSports focuses on smaller schools and conferences in NCAA Divisions II and III.
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