Tommy Sowell

[becktobigs]

Once upon a time, Lamar basketball had a first round draft choice.  Now living in London, I guess won't be back for any player reunions.  http://www.hoopdreamsacademy.com/profile.htm

[davidortizfan]

Wow, impressive.

[bigred360]

I know you were probably in a hurry but it's Tommy Sewell.

[NorthoftheBorder]

Never will forget a well known local sports broadcaster telling me that Tommy Sewell had only a few changes of clothes to his name while at Lamar and when LU would pull up to the Thomas Center in Ruston to play La Tech there would be Karl Malone's brand new Nissan 300Zx parked in front with "Mailman" on the license plates.

[becktobigs]

[quote name="bigred360" post="979611" timestamp="1299621120"]
I know you were probably in a hurry but it's Tommy Sewell.
[/quote]Yeah, the funny thing was Goggle found him even though I misspelled his name.  It has been 27 years.

[UNLV]

Hmmmmmmmm, would Tommy make a good Lamar MBB coach?

[UNLV]

1984

NO.

PLAYER, SCHOOL/COUNTRY

TEAM
1. Akeem Olajuwon, Houston, Houston
2. Sam Bowie, Kentucky, Portland
3. Michael Jordan, North Carolina, Chicago
4. Sam Perkins, North Carolina, Dallas
5. Charles Barkley, Auburn, Philadelphia
6. Mel Turpin, Kentucky, Washington (1)
7. Alvin Robertson, Arkansas, San Antonio
8. Lancaster Gordon, Louisville, L.A. Clippers
9. Otis Thorpe, Providence, Kansas City
10. Leon Wood, Cal State-Fullerton, Philadelphia
11. Kevin Willis, Michigan State, Atlanta
12. Tim McCormick, Michigan, Cleveland (1)
13. Jay Humphries, Colorado, Phoenix
14. Michael Cage, San Diego State, L.A. Clippers
15. Terence Stansbury, Temple, Dallas
16. John Stockton, Gonzaga, Utah
17. Jeff Turner, Vanderbilt, New Jersey
18. Vern Fleming, Georgia, Indiana
19. Bernard Thompson, Fresno State, Portland
20. Tony Campbell, Ohio State, Detroit
21. Kenny Fields, UCLA, Milwaukee
[b]22. Tom Sewell, Lamar, Philadelphia (2)[/b]
23. Earl Jones, District of Columbia, L.A. Lakers
24. Michael Young, Houston, Boston

[NorthoftheBorder]

What a draft!!!!

[becktobigs]

[quote name="UNLV" post="980081" timestamp="1299689287"]
Hmmmmmmmm, would Tommy make a good Lamar MBB coach?
[/quote]Don't think he graduated.

[JJWooten]

[quote name="becktobigs" post="980102" timestamp="1299693068"]
[quote author=UNLV link=topic=81427.msg980081#msg980081 date=1299689287]
Hmmmmmmmm, would Tommy make a good Lamar MBB coach?
[/quote]Don't think he graduated.
[/quote]

Is that a requirement to coach? I don't think so.

[Spanky]

[quote name="JJWooten" post="980106" timestamp="1299693881"]
[quote author=becktobigs link=topic=81427.msg980102#msg980102 date=1299693068]
[quote author=UNLV link=topic=81427.msg980081#msg980081 date=1299689287]
Hmmmmmmmm, would Tommy make a good Lamar MBB coach?
[/quote]Don't think he graduated.
[/quote]

Is that a requirement to coach? I don't think so.
[/quote]  I'm pretty sure that in order to be the coach at Lamar a person would have to have earned their bachelor's degree.

[JJWooten]

[quote name="Spanky" post="980194" timestamp="1299704641"]
[quote author=JJWooten link=topic=81427.msg980106#msg980106 date=1299693881]
[quote author=becktobigs link=topic=81427.msg980102#msg980102 date=1299693068]
[quote author=UNLV link=topic=81427.msg980081#msg980081 date=1299689287]
Hmmmmmmmm, would Tommy make a good Lamar MBB coach?
[/quote]Don't think he graduated.
[/quote]

Is that a requirement to coach? I don't think so.
[/quote]  I'm pretty sure that in order to be the coach at Lamar a person would have to have earned their bachelor's degree.
[/quote]

I think that's usually a preference, not a requirement. There are plenty of professional athletes that don't finish their degrees. If Lebron James decided to coach after his career, do you think Lamar would turn him down because he doesn't have a college degree? Probably not.

[bigred360]

We'll find out once the job is posted what the requirements are. I honestly doubt you can coach at the college level without a bachelor's degree.

[JJWooten]

Found this after a little searching, not really definitive:

http://blog.al.com/ray-melick/2010/03/does_a_basketball_coach_really.html

[quote]He reportedly doesn't have his college degree, but NCAA compliance representatives say they know of no rule that says a college head coach has to have a college degree to get hired - although they all believe it's a very good idea. After all, how are you going to sell "student-athletes'' on getting an education if the head coach doesn't have his degree?[/quote]