Dan Mulville becomes head men's coach; Hartman assists
Campus Times
September 18, 1998
Entering the 1998 season, Dan Mulville will be stepping up from assistant
to head coach for the men's basketball team after former head coach Terry
Boesel resigned last May.
After a three year stay at the University of La Verne, Boesel accepted
an offer to serve as an assistant coach for a Division I school, the University
of San Diego.
Athletic Director Jim Paschal said, "We had enough time to hire
anyone we saw fit for the job. Mulville was responsible for recruiting the
returners we have now and for recruiting the new group of players, so we
felt he deserves an opportunity for the position."
The decision of hiring Mulville as coach was made by Paschal and Assistant
Athletic Director Rex Huigens. Paschal said that the decision was "quite
simple."
"Once I found out that Terry was leaving, I told Jim Paschal that,
'I want an interview. I want the head coaching position,'" said Mulville,
who is also ULV's sports information director.
Having had a strong season showing last year, the team and the program
will not be seeing any changes as far as work ethic.
Mulville, exuberant about the coaching transition, said, "We won
a lot of games last year, so there is no reason why anything should be changed."
To help him in an effort of another successful season, Mulville hired
ULV alumni Nick Hartman ('94) and Gabe Duran ('98) as assistant coaches.
"It is good Dan was given the opportunity for head coach because
he knows the players and the program," said returning guard, senior
Chad Duggins. "As players, we don't need to adapt to the styles of
a new coach."
