US EditionCrutchfield a big fish in a different pond
- At 69 years old, the coach, described as a 'coaching lifer,' is two wins away from his second Division II title at Nova Southeastern.
- His coaching career began with tennis before transitioning to basketball, leading him to a remarkable 561-86 record over 20 seasons.
- Crutchfield previously coached at West Liberty for 13 seasons, inheriting a program that had won only four games the season prior and building a 359-61 record with six Elite Eight appearances.
- Nova Southeastern, which had only six wins in 2017 before Crutchfield's arrival, quickly rose to prominence, reaching the Elite Eight in his second year and aiming for their third trip to the final and second national title in three years.
- Former player Jordan Fee, now an assistant at FAU, describes Crutchfield's approach as taking a 'rural, podunk D-2 school and he ran with it,' while Crutchfield himself acknowledges being 'kind of old school' and values developing players within a system, yet he wonders how much longer he can rebuild in the current environment where players leave for better NIL deals.
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Big fish, different pond: March Madness is Nova SE's time thanks to a coaching giant in Division II
The coach with the best winning percentage in college basketball history won’t be anywhere near San Antonio when the Final Four rolls around next week. By then, Jim Crutchfield might be celebrating another Division II title with Nova Southeastern. Crutchfield…
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Big fish, different pond: March Madness is Nova SE’s time thanks to a coaching giant in Division II
The coach with the best winning percentage in college basketball history won't be anywhere near San Antonio when the Final Four rolls around next week.
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