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Snyder was hailed as a sensation upon his arrival at Missouri. His first team, although seriously undermanned made an impressive run to the NCAA Tourament. They knocked off a ranked Illinois team and then embarrassed the Kansas Jayhawks in Snyder's first game against Mizzou's archrival. Snyder's second season was punctuated by similar success. He once again toppled a ranked Kansas team and lead the Tigers to their first NCAA victory since 1995. The eventual National Champion Duke Blue Devils ended the Tigers' season in the NCAA Tournament. |
Snyder was hailed as a sensation upon his arrival at Missouri. His first team, although seriously undermanned made an impressive run to the NCAA Tourament. They knocked off a ranked Illinois team and then embarrassed the Kansas Jayhawks in Snyder's first game against Mizzou's archrival. Snyder's second season was punctuated by similar success. He once again toppled a ranked Kansas team and lead the Tigers to their first NCAA victory since 1995. The eventual National Champion Duke Blue Devils ended the Tigers' season in the NCAA Tournament. |
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Snyder's third team achieved something only accomplished 2 other times in a century of |
Snyder's third team achieved something only accomplished 2 other times in a century of Missouri Basketball, the NCAA's Elite Eight. The Tigers pummeled 5th seeded Miami and then dominated the Big Ten Champion Ohio State Buckeyes in advancing to the Sweet 16. UCLA proved no match for the Tigers, who wore down the Bruins down the stretch. The Tigers eventually sucumbed to Final Four-bound Oklahoma Sooners in a very close game. |
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In 2002-2003, Missouri again reached the NCAA Tournament, defeating Souther Illinois before losing an overtime thriller to Final Four-bound Marquette. It marked the fourth time in four years that Missouri was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by the eventual regional champion. Missouri's 5 wins in 3 |
In 2002-2003, Missouri again reached the NCAA Tournament, defeating Souther Illinois before losing an overtime thriller to Final Four-bound Marquette. It marked the fourth time in four years that Missouri was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by the eventual regional champion. Missouri's 5 wins in 3 seasons marked the single most successful stretch of NCAA Tournament basketball in the long history of Missouri Basketball. |
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In January 2003, point guard [[Ricky Clemons]] was arrested on charges of [[assault and battery]] and [[false arrest]] against his former girlfriend. While in jail, Clemons accused other players of receiving payments from Snyder's assistant coaches, [[Lane Odom]] and [[Tony Harvey]], allegations that were dismissed by the NCAA after its investigation. |
In January 2003, point guard [[Ricky Clemons]] was arrested on charges of [[assault and battery]] and [[false arrest]] against his former girlfriend. While in jail, Clemons accused other players of receiving payments from Snyder's assistant coaches, [[Lane Odom]] and [[Tony Harvey]], allegations that were dismissed by the NCAA after its investigation. |
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Revision as of 19:35, 13 February 2007
Quin Snyder (born October 30 1966 in Mercer Island, Washington, United States) is the former head men's basketball coach of the University of Missouri. He is also a former assistant coach at his alma mater of Duke University. Snyder was also the son-in-law of UNC grad and former Knicks coach Larry Brown. He resigned during the 2006 season, although some believe he was forced out by athletic director Mike Alden.
Career
A 1985 graduate of Mercer Island High School, Snyder led his team to the 1985 State Championship for the state of Washington. Mercer Island won the mythical HS National Championship by being ranked #1 by USA Today to conclude the season. He participated in the McDonald's All-American game his senior year.
He played for the Duke University Blue Devils for three years and led his team to the Final Four in 1986, 1988, and 1989. He graduated from Duke in 1989 with a double major in philosophy and political science, and, later received a JD from Duke Law School in 1995 and an MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business in 1995. In the middle of his graduate work, Snyder spent one year as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Snyder led Missouri to 4 consecutive NCAA Tournament berths, including the Elite Eight in 2002, equaling the deepest run ever made by a Missouri team in the NCAA Tournament. As a first year coach, he was named Rookie Coach of the Year by the Basketball Times.
Snyder was hailed as a sensation upon his arrival at Missouri. His first team, although seriously undermanned made an impressive run to the NCAA Tourament. They knocked off a ranked Illinois team and then embarrassed the Kansas Jayhawks in Snyder's first game against Mizzou's archrival. Snyder's second season was punctuated by similar success. He once again toppled a ranked Kansas team and lead the Tigers to their first NCAA victory since 1995. The eventual National Champion Duke Blue Devils ended the Tigers' season in the NCAA Tournament.
Snyder's third team achieved something only accomplished 2 other times in a century of Missouri Basketball, the NCAA's Elite Eight. The Tigers pummeled 5th seeded Miami and then dominated the Big Ten Champion Ohio State Buckeyes in advancing to the Sweet 16. UCLA proved no match for the Tigers, who wore down the Bruins down the stretch. The Tigers eventually sucumbed to Final Four-bound Oklahoma Sooners in a very close game.
In 2002-2003, Missouri again reached the NCAA Tournament, defeating Souther Illinois before losing an overtime thriller to Final Four-bound Marquette. It marked the fourth time in four years that Missouri was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by the eventual regional champion. Missouri's 5 wins in 3 seasons marked the single most successful stretch of NCAA Tournament basketball in the long history of Missouri Basketball.
In January 2003, point guard Ricky Clemons was arrested on charges of assault and battery and false arrest against his former girlfriend. While in jail, Clemons accused other players of receiving payments from Snyder's assistant coaches, Lane Odom and Tony Harvey, allegations that were dismissed by the NCAA after its investigation.
While the scandal began to unravel, so did Missouri's "dream season". The Tigers, picked first in the Big 12 and ranked #3 at one point, finished the year 16-14, including 9-7 in the Big 12 for a fifth place tie with Texas Tech. The Tigers' final season in the Hearnes Center ended unceremoniously with an 84-82 loss to their archrivals, the Kansas Jayhawks. The Tigers ended the season with a 65-64 loss to the eventual NIT champion Michigan Wolverines.
In the fall of 2004, the NCAA put Mizzou on probation for various violations after a lengthy investigation that failed to substantiate many of the accusations made against Snyder's staff. Snyder overhauled his coaching staff after that, bringing in Melvin Watkins, former head coach at Texas A&M, as his new associate head coach. The 2004-05 team made the post-season NIT, making it 6 consecutive post-season appearances by the Tigers under Snyder. The Tigers posted 16-16 record before losing to the DePaul Blue Demons in the first round of the NIT. Snyder was the only coach in Missouri history to make post-season play in every season that he coached the team to the season's end.
The 2005-06 Season got off to a decent start, culminating with an 89-86 overtime win over Kansas in mid-January. Snyder defeated the arch-rival Jayhawks in each of his last two meetings with them. But the Tigers lost their next six, the final loss being a 90-64 loss to the Baylor Bears. Snyder was fired by Mike Alden in February the Friday following the Baylor loss before the conclusion of his seventh season at Missouri. His firing led to a prolonged controversy over the actions of Athletic Director Mike Alden's handling of the dismissal, as it was learned that Alden sent Tiger Radio Network color analyst Gary Link to inform Snyder that he would not be retained after the season.