Summer School: Presbyterian Blue Hose
A look at other Big South programs because how else are we going to pass the time?
Last Year: 5–25 (1–17)
Surprisingly enough the Presbyterian Blue Hose was the only program in the Big South to find themselves with a new head coach over the offseason. In a slightly surprising move Gregg Nibert resigned as the head coach after a 28 year stint at PC. Nibert had winning seasons 16 out of 18 years at the Division II level, but could not find the same success when the Blue Hose transitioned to Division I.
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Nibert didn’t resign until mid-April and PC was not able to find a new head coach until late May. That new head coach is former Wofford assistant Dustin Kerns. Kerns has not really reflected on what kind of playing style that PC will adopt moving forward.
What to expect?
Your guess is as good as mine. The cupboard isn’t totally bare as Reggie Dillard and talented sophomore Jo’Vontae Millner are still around but this is still a team that won three Division I games a year ago.
Kerns had an extremely late jump on putting a staff together and bringing in new recruits. He’s added one freshman guard and two JUCO players to fill out the roster. Neither of the JUCO addition had offers from other Division I schools (seemingly) and the Tymori Tribble, the 5'8 freshman addition, had a few Division II offers.
This season will be about whether or not Kerns can bring balance to the PC roster. Will Davon Bell become the primary ball-handler for the Hose? Can Jaron Withers and Reggie Dillard become proficient scorers off the ball? And can Stephen Osu, Armel TeTe, and Ruben Arroyo become a valuable frontcourt rotation? All this needs to be done while understanding the unique talents Millner has on both sides of the ball.
PC has nowhere to go but up and it will definitely be an interesting year. NO ONE on Kerns’ staff has been a Division I assistant before except Kerns himself, so the learning curve could be steep.
