Mark Gottfried quit Monday as the head basketball coach at the University of Alabama. Here's the statement released by the University:University of Alabama head men's basketball coach Mark Gottfried has resigned effective immediately, UA Director of Athletics Mal Moore announced today. Crimson Tide assistant coach Philip Pearson will assume the role of interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
"My number one priority is to do what is best for the University of Alabama, this basketball program, and these young men," Gottfried said. "Mal and I sat down today and we talked. At that point, I notified him of my intention to resign as head coach of the men's basketball program. I am extremely grateful to have had the opportunity and the privilege to lead our men's basketball program at Alabama for the past 10 and a half seasons. It has been a wonderful decade for me and my family, and I love the University of Alabama, but I feel that it is in the best interests of everyone involved. I want to thank our players, their families, our coaching staff and their families, and our great fans for all of their support over these last 11 seasons."
"I accepted Coach Gottfried's resignation," Alabama athletic director Mal Moore said. "I respect Mark's decision and will begin immediately working on a permanent replacement. I agreed with him that it is in the best interests of the men's basketball program for us to move in a different direction."
Assistant coach Phillip Pearson will take over immediately as interim head coach.
Gottfried has been criticized over the recent departure of star guard Ronald Steele, who skipped the end of his senior season. The school cited an injury, but Steele said there was more to his decision than that.
This move is probably a couple of years to late. Alabama hasn't done anything on the hardwood for quite some time. Judging from Ronald Steele leaving the team, the players were fed up and tuning Gottfried out.
Lately Alabama has been at best mediocre to the point the Crimson Tide were irrelevant to their fans who have drunk the Nick Saban cool aid. Gottfried's early success at Alabama was old news.
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2 comments:
If his resignation will do good for the team in their next game this Thursday, may be Gottfried is not right for the team.. Maybe Pearson is.. Good Luck to Alabama Crimson Tide..
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