Bobby Cremins May Return To College Of Charleston As Head Coach

Bobby Cremins

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The mad scientist of college basketball may return for one more season.

As the College of Charleston searches for a new head coach following the firing of Doug Wojcik for "just cause" back on August 6th the committee has discussed bringing Bobby Cremins back.

According to the Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier, A proposal being considered by the College of Charleston search committee would bring Bobby Cremins back as head coach with former C of C point guard Anthony Johnson joining Cremins' staff as an assistant.

A source within the C of C athletic department confirmed to the Charleston Post and Courier that Johnson would become head coach for the 2015-16 season.

Cremins is 67 years old and was head coach at the College of Charleston from 2006-2012 and compiled a 125-68 record.  He took a leave of absence for medical reasons in 2012 and then retired.

Cremins is best known for his many years as head coach at Georgia Tech where he elevated the Yellow Jacket program to among the elites in ACC Basketball.

Wojcik Fired From College of Charleston After Abuses Investigation

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College of Charleston head coach Doug Wojcik was fired from his position after two separate investigations centered around alleged abuses of basketball players during practices and games.

The college had suspended Wojcik for the entire month of August and required him to undergo counseling and behavior monitoring.

"I am writing today to let you know I have made the decision to terminate Head Men's Basketball Coach Doug Wojcik's employment at the College of Charleston for just cause, pursuant to the terms of his contract, effective immediately," school president Glenn F. McConnell said in a statement.

Wojcik, in a statement through his attorney, thought the school didn't go about their investigation in a proper manner:

"The College became so desperate to invent a reason to fire Coach Wojcik that it had some of the young men on the basketball team sign sworn affidavits, which we believe contain materially false statements. The College even got one of the incoming freshmen, who has never even played for Coach Wojcik, to swear under oath that he was physically abused by Coach Wojcik. The College's so-called second investigation was so focused on finding a way to avoid its contractual obligations, that the College completed the investigation and began termination proceedings against Coach Wojcik without even looking at the video of the incidents of alleged physical abuse. We were forced to release the video to the public to show that there was no physical abuse. There are many other examples of the College's attempt to create a reason to avoid its contractual obligations. They will come out at the appropriate time."

Here's Scott Eisberg with defense from Wojcik and his attorneys before today's dismissal
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Sounds like Wojcik is far from done in a legal sense...

AD Joe Hull will be responsible for the program for the foreseeable future.

CoC's Wojcik Caught Screaming At Staffer, Investigation Over For Now...

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Now, all we need is the decision from The College, but this new piece if information surfaced the other day.

Charleston TV station WCIV has the below video sent to them (NSFW) where current head coach Doug Wojcik was caught being a little more than loud to a college staff member about travel plans.
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The investigation, according to Channel 4, is all verbal with Wojcik- nothing of a physical nature. Wojcik's attorney, Scott Tompsett, says his client isn't quitting and wants to fulfill his deal.

Obviously, the guy isn't just going to leave money on the table just because...

"Coach Wojcik cooperated with the College’s investigation and he accepted the College’s sanctions. As far as he’s concerned, the investigation is over. And Coach Wojcik has started making amends and working on correcting his actions, as set forth in President Benson’s decision. We’re hopeful the team will move forward with him toward a successful season in the Colonial Athletic Association.

"I’m speaking for myself when I say this; everyone deserves a chance to correct their mistakes. This is the first time the College received complaints, and it did the right thing by conducting a thorough investigation and bringing it to Coach Wojcik’s attention. He’s taken this very seriously, as he should. And since the investigation began right through to President Benson’s decision, he’s been cooperative and compliant. And like anyone else, Coach Wojcik deserves a chance to make things right."

College president Glenn McConnell came out with a very short statement early on in the process:

“The College of Charleston treats all personnel matters with the utmost seriousness. The College is committed to acting appropriately and responsibly to address any issues involving College personnel and students.”

College of Charleston MBB Coach Under Investigation For Verbal Abuse

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The College of Charleston is currently investigating head men's hoops coach Doug Wojcik for alleged verbal abuse of his players.

The investigation is focused on the day-to-day treatment of players as well as specific instances between Wojcik and his players who, apparently, met with school officials already.

Wojcik is two years into his five-year contract and, if it gets to this point, a possible buy-out could cost more than $1 million.

here's the breaker from Charleston
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Ha! UF Baseball Pulls Hidden Ball Trick on College of Charleston

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Oh, this is embarrassing...

Check out what happened in the first game of the Gainesville regional in the NCAA Baseball playoffs.

The home team, the Florida Gators used one of the oldest tricks in the book to get an out during the 1st inning of their game against the College of Charleston.

Gator pitcher Logan Shore ties his shoe and somehow Charleston's Nick Pappas steps off the bag. What Pappas didn't know was Florida shortstop Richie Martin still had the ball.

Martin reaches over and tags Pappas...who undoubtedly is and will be getting grief for some time to come over this one..

Alas, Charleston got the last laugh, beating the top seeded Gators 3-2....

Your video from ESPN.com:

College of Charleston Wins In 23 Innings

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Nothing like having to play a double-header and a half just to settle one game...

Happened in Charleston as the CoC played William and Mary. And played William and Mary. And played.

23 innings and a murderous-looking box score later, it was a 3-2 win for the home team.

Yes, only 3-2 in 23 innings...

The game ties for the second-longest in NCAA history and went a little over 6 hours. One game in the NCAA tourney went 25 innings in 2009 (Texas and BC) and a game back in 1971 also went 23 innings.

The teams scored in the 7th, the 19th, and the 23rd innings and Eric Bauer got the win for Charleston going ten innings in relief.

No word on if he threw 194 pitches in his outing.
Here's some of the highlights
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DEVELOPING: Cremins Retires at College of Charleston

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College of Charleston head men's basketball coach Bobby Cremins held a press conference this afternoon to update the school on his absence

He came back to work March 7th with the blessings of his family, but he has decided to retire as coach effective immediately.

In 2006, assuming he would never coach again, the College hired him to succeed Gregg Marshall who had taken the job- only to go to another job.

Cremins went on to thank the players who played for him during his tenure.

"It was unfortunate what happened to me in late January. Our body sometimes send us signals we have to listen to... I'm doing great now, but I feel it's best to step aside and move on to the next chapter of my life."

At the end of January, Cremins took an indefinite medical leave of absence because of "a non-life threatening medical condition." Associate head coach Mark Byington finished the season as the interim head coach.

Cremins says he looks forward to a "happy and healthy future..."

Here's highlights of the presser, thanks to our friends at WCSC-TV
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OSG College: Cremins Out On Medical Leave

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And, in injury parlance, Cremins would be listed as "UFN"- uuntil further notice.

The 64-year-old head hoops coach at the College of Charleston has an "undisclosed medical condition" that needs to be addressed, and assistant Mark Byington will be taking over as the number one. The situation is listed as "non life-threatening."

Cremins issued the following release:

"I have decided to step aside to take a medical leave of absence. I have asked our Athletic Director, Joe Hull, to turn the team over to our Associate Head Coach Mark Byington. Mark is an outstanding young man and basketball coach. I have complete faith in him as do our players. Being able to come back and coach at the College of Charleston has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I hope everybody will continue to support our team and Mark."

Here's how it went down at the CoC with Andy Wontor...


The team is 12-8, but they've lost five of their last 7...