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Max Good
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Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLoyola Marymount

Max Good is the head men's basketball coach at Loyola Marymount University.[1][2] He was promoted from his assistant's job to replace Bill Bayno, who resigned due to illness after three games into the 2008–09 season,[3] his first and only season with the Lions. Good also replaced Bayno for the 2000–01 season at UNLV[4] after Bayno was dismissed as head coach.

Prior to arriving at Loyola Marymount, Good spent eight seasons as the head coach at Bryant University,[5] where he led the Bulldogs to five-straight NCAA Division II Sweet 16 finishes, as well as a NCAA Division II Championship runner-up finish in 2004–05.

After leading the Lions to an 18–15[6] overall record (9–7 in conference),[7] Good was named West Coast Conference Coach of the Year for 2009-10 season by Collegeinsider.com.[8][9] The 18 wins were the most by Loyola Marymount since 1996.[10] The 15-game turnaround from last season's 3-24 campaign was the second-largest in the nation, as well as the second-largest turnaround in LMU history.[1]

On March 17, 2010, Good led the Lions against the University of the Pacific Tigers at LMU's Gersten Pavilion.[9][11] This was the Lions' first post-season tournament under Good and its first since 1990.[11]

Prior to joining the Lions as an assistant, Good led Bryant University to a 132-86 record in eight seasons. In his last year at Bryant, the Bulldogs earned an NCAA Division II Tournament berth for the 5th consecutive year. When Good was named head coach at Bryant in 2001, he inherited a program that had four straight losing seasons. He posted a 17- 14 record in his second season and Bryant was named Most Improved team by the New England Basketball Coaches. By 2004 season, Good lead the Bulldogs to 23 wins, earning the school's first NCAA tournament berth in 24 years. They advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. In his fourth year, Good led Bryant to a 25-9 record. They played in NCAA Division II Championship, falling to Virginia Union in the title game, 63-58.

Good came to Bryant after spending the 2000-01 season as the interim head coach of UNLV. He posted a record of 13-9 in his one season with the Runnin' Rebels. He joined the UNLV staff in 1999-00 as an assistant.

Prior to joining the UNLV staff, Good spent 10 seasons (1989-99) as the head coach at Maine Central Institute. He compiled an impressive 275-30 (.902) record that included five New England Prep School Athletic Conference Championships. His squad captured back-to-back conference championships recording a 69-4 mark over those two years. The 1998-99 squad compiled a 34-4 overall record and the 1997-98 team was 35-0.

During his tenure, Good's teams enjoyed three undefeated seasons (26-0 in 1989-90; 24-0 in 1990-91; 35-0 in 1997-98). From 1989-92, Maine Central Institute compiled 79 straight victories and the 1991-92 squad was 29-1.

His extensive coaching background includes five seasons as the assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Ky. (1976-81). He replaced Ed Bhyre as head coach in 1981 and served thru 1989. He compiled an overall record of 96-129 (.427) at EKU. He enjoyed his best season in 1986-87 with a 19-11 record and was named the [Ohio Valley Conference] Coach of the Year. The next season his squad was 18-11.

Good began his coaching career at Richmond Madison High School in Richmond in 1970. He served three seasons (1970-73) as the JV head coach and three seasons (1973-76) as the head coach. His 1975 team finished 23-6 and was ranked as a Top Ten team by the Associated Press.

References

  1. ^ a b Max Good Profile Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  2. ^ Max Good, the Loyola Marymount Lions' roarer Pg. 1 Retrieved: 2010-03-12.
  3. ^ Bill Bayno Retrieved: 2010-03-12.
  4. ^ Max Good, the Loyola Marymount Lions' roarer Pg. 3 Retrieved: 2010-03-12.
  5. ^ BRYANT COACHES MARY BURKE AND MAX GOOD NAMED COACHES OF THE YEAR BY RHODE ISLAND MEDIA Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  6. ^ Gonzaga 77, LMU 62 Gonzaga returns to title game for 13th straight year Retrieved: 2010-03-12.
  7. ^ Gonzaga holds off Marymount, reaches WCC final Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  8. ^ 2010 CONFERENCE HONORS Retrieved: 2010-03-15.
  9. ^ a b 2010 CIT FIELD ANNOUNCED Retrieved: 2010-03-15.
  10. ^ Loyola Marymount Team Report Retrieved: 2010-03-12.
  11. ^ a b Lions in Postseason; Host CIT First Round Retrieved: 2010-03-15.

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