Ron Rose Edition, Illinois Wesleyan (NCAA, DIII)

Show Notes: In this weeks episode, host Chris Cottrell interviews the head coach of Illinois Wesleyan University, Ron Rose. Currently, Illinois Wesleyan is 19-4 and ranked #6 in the D3Hoops.com Men’s Basketball Top 25 Coaches Poll. Coach Rose is in his 15th season as the head coach at Illinois Wesleyan and holds an overall record of 289 - 134. He led the Titans to the 2021 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championship while navigating the covid shortened season. In his 15 seasons Rose has coached 7 NCAA DIII All Americans and has been named NCAA DIII Coach of the Year in the state of Illinois 5-times throughout career. Coach Rose had an illustrious playing career at Illinois Wesleyan where he is still top 10 in career assists and led the Titans to two conference championships and 3 NCAA DIII tournament appearances. In today’s episode Coach Cottrell and Rose discuss the heavyweight battle between Illinois Wesleyan and Yeshiva earlier this season, as well as what coach Rose has learned about his team through challenging CCIW competition. Cottrell and Rose also discuss the Titans depth, defensive philosophy and the play of Matthew Leritz, Cory Noe, Peter Lambiss and Luke Yoder. Coach Rose is a Bloomington, Illinois guy through and through, and his appreciation for the community shines throughout this interview. For more information on today’s episode and Small College Basketball, you can tweet at us @coach_cottrell_ or @smcollegehoops… or email smallcollegebasketball@gmail.com For all of the latest news and highlights of NCAA D2, NCAA D3, NAIA, NCCAA and USCAA Men’s Basketball follow Small College Basketball on Twitter @smcollegehoops or visit www.smallcollegebasketball.com For more information visit https://anchor.fm/scb_podcast You can follow Host Chris Cottrell on Twitter @Coach_Cottrell_ Instagram @Coach_Cottrell_ LinkedIn @Chris Cottrell