64 Coaches Free Throw Shooting Contest

by **MVCfans** » November 4th, 2010, 9:36 pm

I found this link on the PantherNation.com board. Kind of a fun idea and for a good cause.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketba ... ng-contest

Sixty-four head coaches are set to participate in Shots from the Heart, a season-long free throw shooting contest complete with an NCAA tournament-style bracket that raises awareness for the fight against heart disease and honors the memory of Skip Prosser, the Wake Forest coach who died of a heart attack in 2007.

Beginning this month, the coaches once a month will shoot 25 foul shots with a staff member at each campus tallying up the results. Bragging rights will be involved, of course, given the 64-coach format.

In a nod to the NCAA tournament-style event, an intriguing first-round match-up features Kansas coach Bill Self getting a chance to get a form of revenge against Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson, whose team stunned the top-ranked Jayhawks last March.

The bracket: http://boxscorenews.com/clients/boxscor ... racket.pdf

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by **Little Eddie** » November 5th, 2010, 6:48 am

I know a former head coach that would have likely excelled in this contest...shame. It'll be interesting to see who wins this.

by **tribecalledquest** » November 5th, 2010, 8:12 am

Money has to be on either Steve Alford or Fred Hoiberg right? Jim Les would have been a good bet if he were involved.

by **unipanther99** » November 5th, 2010, 8:36 am

Rumor has it that Izzo is quite the FT shooter.

by **45otseoj** » November 5th, 2010, 10:29 am

Great idea for a great cause! Let's keep this thread updated throughout the season.

by **SirShoxAlot** » November 8th, 2010, 11:56 am

unipanther99 wrote:Rumor has it that Izzo is quite the FT shooter.

He sure is. He missed two free throws to win his high school state championship and was so disappointed in himself that he practiced free throws like a maniac every day until the start of the next season. Now, he challenges his players to free throw shooting contests and in his career has been beaten something like twice. I'm not sure. I'll find a link and post it here.

by **SirShoxAlot** » November 8th, 2010, 12:00 pm

SirShoxAlot wrote:
unipanther99 wrote:Rumor has it that Izzo is quite the FT shooter.

He sure is. He missed two free throws to win his high school state championship and was so disappointed in himself that he practiced free throws like a maniac every day until the start of the next season. Now, he challenges his players to free throw shooting contests and in his career has been beaten something like twice. I'm not sure. I'll find a link and post it here.

Can't find the story but I got a little more info. It was actually a junior-high game that he lost, and now he rarely makes less than 90/100 FTs. Pretty impressive!

by **MVCfans** » February 5th, 2011, 12:16 pm

Down to the final 8 and Mark Phelps is still in it. It's amazing how well these guys shoot free throws. There are quite a few cases where the loser made 24 out of 25.

http://www.collegeinsider.com/shots/headcoach.html