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Rob Southall |
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach southall@wpi.edu 508-831-5147 |
The 2009-2010 campaign will mark the third season for Rob Southall as an full-time assistant coach for Chris Bartley and the WPI Men's Basketball program. The program has enjoyed tremendous success with Southall on the bench, compiling a 87-21 (.806 winning percentage) record with four NEWMAC regular season championships and four appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Southall arrived at WPI after spending a season assisting Joe Reilly at Bates to its best season in school history (19-8). Bates reached the NESCAC Tournament final before falling to Amherst.
A graduate of Springfield College, Southall played basketball for two seasons and was a graduate assistant coach there under Charlie Brock for two more years. At Springfield, he was also the head JV basketball coach and heavily involved in recruiting and game preparation. Southall owns a Bachelor of Science ('02) and a master's ('04) degree from Springfield.
Southall also assists the athletic department as a photographer for the Sports Information office and plays a significant role in organizing the Athletic banquet each April.
Chris Bartley's comments on Rob Southall:
"Rob has developed a reputation as a hard worker with talent in
recruiting and teaching the game. He has worked for two coaches I
respect and he truly loves the game. Rob will be involved in all
aspects of the program with particular emphasis on player
development and recruiting."