New Men's Basketball Coach Implement
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'.a:-Im - Ie.. .4-*9.F· ·- ..: .... were . philosophically - - 1 -I.*,1/' *==i.i... Kendrick ,-, t .V.- - .- -1. a" . '5 - . Gouard saidthatUIndyhas always -'7- '. -'' - , ..WWP= immm 1 EDTFOR ./7. - 4 * :.1. **» . NEWS EDITOR & FEATURE held a special place in his heart. ·«.• . '*b.# 4- By Meisha Baker "I wanted to come back to UIndy 6 -4# 1 1 r.-1&-7 4 BUSINESS MANAGER , The University of Indianapolis because the academic standards F ' - -''Si., 4 Athletic Department announced Stan of this university are so high, the : . A-· -:-, , .... 15., b=NE hot- t.«..,2- / th· 1 ·,- t 't .*.· · : Gouard as the new men's basketball [GINC] conference is challenging Z ..'4 'i. , A ,- . - -,1.,-.' t..-,..,- The University of Indianapolis Board head coach during a press conference and Dr. Willey and Dn Pitts are great ....,--- . I ' 1 , dilit;-1.- 1 1 ':,ty f. 64.-7. -·341 of Trustees voted during a late February in Nicoson Hall. even better . j...* held April 3 leaders and people," h. <5,<.3: %1/ 4 board meeting to create a student health Gouard served as assistant coach at „A,*' -- . The board had earlier deter- Gouard said. i., V f»*F ·c ' , center fee. under former coach Todd Stur- Gouard said that his two greatest \. ...... I - 1 .111. ¥ ing needed be done UIndy f '. - mined some geon from 2002-05. During Gouard's passions are his family and basket- f .Ii / ' -i' . --4 ees.';' ff: : to address the increase in student visits at, time at UIndy, the Greyhounds had ball. He is the youngest in a family ' - i A V / = ..s.- health center. 4.L i + 3 .* the a 47-31 record and advanced to the eight, and has 21 nieces and neph- 1&- $4 of ..'.•. ' ' . A .1 . k ... .*. :lif 7 The cost of the fee will be $15 per Talk,..A *. ''.. »... i.- .- '. .$ NCAA Division II tournament all three ews. Although he does not have any - · m .5% semester and will be charged only td seasons. Since then, Gouard has spent children 7 himself, Gouard and wife, *1 --''t full-time undergraduate students. Many three years as assistant coach at Indiana Chasity, like to think of the team as . universities around the United States State oftheir University. part family. D " 2'4 charge students an extra fee (in addition h 'J'.0 It means a whole lot to be back," "I have an open-door policy, and .4& to college tuition) to keep student health Gouard said. "It was one of the saddest I hope the players will be able to - ' centers efficient in treating patients at a days in a long time when I left here, but come andtalktomeaboutanything:' lower cost than doctors' offices. I knew one day I would have the op- Gouard said. "I like to have the guys With the additional health charge, the portunity to come back. I'm so honored over to my house for Thanksgiving 469*41 umversitywillbeabletohiremoremedical to be here." and Christmas alleviate the influx of student 4linners, 'so we can .1 1 4 f.1 (914*li €Iti - stafftohelp UIndy Athletic Director Dr. Sue Wil- have time to kick back and relax visits that the health center has seen this ley said that Gouard is a great fit for the and talk about J i year. The fee also will help university of- things other than , * tpij *R:,4 Greyhound basketball program. basketball. This is a family, not just 1 ficials evaluate the services offered in the "Stan is a quality young man with a basketball team." sothatitismoreconvenient 1 healthcenter, strong family values and a strong pas- Gouard also said that academic .,i. -'9/K ,t **9*#A#*/49<t:,·Il, EL.....i .6/167* ' ·'i, 4, 1* - and student-friendly. sion for basketball," Willey said "He integrityisveryimportanttohimand 4 1 ...4:%'*3( .,-4 '15.ift, **t,Q)11 6 According to Dean of Students Kory 7--··1 represents everything thal Is good in to a good basketball team overall .& 9i, 9 , 1..Ar,:.f#i#rd 'll-,i,·P.'..( ,,09.Ir'# r/p.M i r**44-k«'Rst' ,; ,«, ,·3*rje Vitangeli, this year the student health is to graduate -'.1--1.-,61. 44*2*11 . ,S„'.0.- .2. fi basketball and- athletics, and he stands "My No. 1 priority - - center has seen a record number of stu-, good for everything that we're trying to do our student athletes, because , : dents. The small staff, consisting of only carries with our program.·· academics in the classroom "'=Rb=«b. E-,1; 9 i,I-44:":f 1 two nurse practitioners and a doctor who head Gouard will replace interim overtothebasketball court,"he said. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY SPORTS INFORMATION visits once a week, is not sufficient to seei coach Royce Waltman, who was hired "I want to build this team on hard an assistant coach at the the number of students who consistentl) after former head coach Sturgeon re- work and doing things the right way Stan Gouard previoUSly was was announced visit the health centen signed on Oct. 1, 2007. According to both on and off the court." University of Indianapolis from 2002-05. He By the end of February of this yeari Willey, Waltman chose not to apply Junior forward Braxton Mills said April 3 as the new Ulndy men's basketball coach. the health center already had seen more for the head coach position after last thathebelievesGouardwillbeagood than student patients. , 12,000 season. addition to the Greyhound team. seniors only have one more shot at win- at USI. staffmembers] „ "They [the justliterally There is no one who knows x's and "We're going to work hard with ning a national championship. We want Following his collegiate career, do not have the time to keep up with it . Gouard played professionally for the o'sbetterthan RoyceWaltman,"Willey coach Gouard," Mills said. "Every- to go out with a bang. [demands]. So one of the ways that we're said."Butwhat Iwantedfortheprogram incoming Ciamanes of Colombia, one wants to win, and us GouardplayedundercurrentUniversity Barrinquilla looking to help the health center increase head of Tennessee SouthAmerica, whereheledhis teamto the number of staff is by implementing a Pearl the 1999 championship. He also played coach Bruce student health fee," Vitangeli said. the University for the Sundsvall Dragons in Sweden. at University officials used some criteria 1 ILY coming first of Southern Indi- Prior to to UIndy the decision adding an Ii'Iii* '- F»' . to help make the of ana, where Gouard time, Gouard was an assistant coach for =1, Aunt# additional fee to student costs. & '. ".1.5, was named a two- one season at USI, helping to lead the 19* 11" . "Wetalkedtostudentswhowereinthe #Aby'ie-,15'... '1:1...."., - '4#L Screaming Eagles to a 22-8 record. P , -- time Division II healthcenterthathadtowaittoolongtobe .37; 1 1.F' i - was inducted into the John A. ... Player of the Year, Gouard in there. Not only did they want the health the 1998,the and helped lead Logan CollegeHallofFamein centerwith nurse practitioners available at 1 '' I De.4.P 1- ·iii-'-1: Great Lakes Conference Hall of ScreamingEaglesto Valley no charge, they also wanted to have good - Hall ofFame theuniversity's first Fame in 2003 and the USI customer service," said Vice President of 1 -'.„:t,#44AM.0, . I lt-':4W - Division II national in 2007. He also received a key to the , , ·· ', * «* ' , 2'5& 3 i, ,: r .. & -t' " ,'9 J, 4 5 ,· Student Affairs Mark Weigand. "Being city ofEvansville, Ind., aftergraduating 4--4, 4-/4.. - championship in we 11 - conscious of all that, 48#494 ,- . - tried to come up - -- 1 ......1/ . -1. 1.- 1 ... ... ////*L 1995. from college. that would meet the customer . have with a plan Aj'.-rk"%5"*i. '.P='*' ., He also was "We are very, very excited to i r .4.*' k, I service needs of the students and what "l. - 1 0- 7 ..1 1 '. 7 named the NCAA Stan back as a UIndy Greyhound," said „ . / 74. I - they were really demanding. 1 4' , 74.' President Pitts. "He Division II Elite UIndy Beverley The new student fee will be an extra - i-· 2 -,4.':i Ill.,/4 exemplifies all the things we value at -I Eight Most Out- the student ''» - ..1 .1 i., MAI- 9 cost, similar to activity fee. zE-9, 9.. _ - ·- , t ., ;&A E-- this institution. He's a wonderful role „ „ »- ·· I '11, i 1 1 -1., '.5 ...