According to Duluth East Activities
Director Shawn Rode, Duluth East hires Rhett McDonald as the head
coach. Here is the press release from Duluth East.
“Duluth East fills basketball coaching vacancy.
The Duluth East Greyhounds have
announced the hiring of Rhett McDonald as their new head boys
basketball coach for the 2012-2013 season. McDonald takes over a
prestigious East program that has qualified for 13 Minnesota State
Tournaments, including the past two. The team will have a much
different look in the coming season, as they replace five graduating
seniors, including potential Division I talents Johnny Woodard and
Taylor Stafford. Yet the most impactful change comes with the new
head coach.
"We are very excited to hire a
coach with such incredible energy and knowledge of the game,"
said Duluth East Activities Director Shawn Roed. "Rhett has
played the game at a high level, and will coach beyond the scoreboard
while instilling positive sportsmanship and class into the program."
McDonald, the
grandson of legendary Chisholm head coach Bob McDonald, is a graduate
of Cambridge-Isanti High School. He was a standout basketball player
for the Bluejackets, earning All-State Honorable Mention and
participating in the MBCA All-Star Series. He reached the 1,000-point
milestone in his career, set a single-season record for 3-pointers
with 99, and finished as the school's all-time assist leader. He also
participated in football and track, and claimed a conference title in
the shot put.
McDonald went on
to the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he was a four-year
letter winner in basketball. He captained the Bulldogs in his senior
season, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education,
graduating with honors. His former hoops coach at UMD couldn't be
happier to see the opportunity arise for McDonald.
"Being a fan
of basketball, I am excited to have Rhett McDonald back in Duluth as
a coach," said Gary Holquist when told of McDonald's new
position. "When Rhett played in the UMD program he was a student
of the game and took every opportunity to improve his knowledge
concerning all aspects of basketball. He understands that coaching
encompasses many areas besides the technical approach to the game,
which includes academic and social mentoring. Duluth East is
extremely fortunate to have a person of his caliber and potential to
lead their basketball program."
McDonald's
coaching resume includes a stint last season as an assistant boys
basketball coach for Owatonna High School (MN), where he helped lead
the team to an appearance in the Section 1AAAA Final. He also had a
tenure as the head coach of boys track and field at Blooming Prairie
High School (MN).
McDonald also
spends time in the summer working at basketball camps throughout
Minnesota. He comes to East for his first head basketball coaching
position, in what will be a year full of exciting firsts for the
McDonald family. He and his wife Kayelyn are expecting their first
child in December.
McDonald and the
Greyhounds will open the season at Eastview on December 1, 2012.”
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1 comment:
I don't have a problem with him as a basketball couch but the Duluth School district have him as a DCD special education teacher as well. In order words, they hire him as a teacher and then a football coach. Does he really have that credential to be a Special Education teacher? Common Duluth Public School, you are a same for putting sports before the need of your special need students.
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