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MBB Adds Brett MacConnell as Assistant Coach - 82lsju - 06-30-2025

Quote:“Brett MacConnell is an excellent fit for the Stanford basketball program,” said Smith. “He comes to the farm from one of the most storied and successful programs in college basketball and worked under Mitch Henderson for the past 13 seasons, helping lead the Tigers to multiple Ivy League championships and a sweet 16 appearance in 2023.”

MacConnell joins the Cardinal after helping Princeton to 231 wins over 12 seasons, including four Ivy League championships (2024, 2023, 2022, 2017), two Ivy League Tournament championships (2017, 2023) and six 20-win seasons. Additionally, MacConnell helped guide Princeton to the 2023 Sweet Sixteen as a No. 15 seed, with the Tigers becoming just the fourth team in NCAA Tournament history to accomplish the feat.

An elite recruiter and developer of talent, MacConnell has coached four Ivy League Players of the Year and 19 professional players. Two players – Tosan Evbuomwan and Devin Cannady – have reached the NBA, while the Tigers combined for 29 all-conference selections during his tenure. Most recently, MacConnell recruited and mentored 2024 Ivy League Player of the Year Cade Pierce and two-time All-Ivy League honoree Xaivian Lee.

https://gostanford.com/news/2025/6/30/mens-basketball-adds-macconnell-as-assistant-coach

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RE: MBB Adds Brett MacConnell as Assistant Coach - PalmTree - 06-30-2025

(06-30-2025, 02:01 PM)82lsju Wrote:  

Quote:“Brett MacConnell is an excellent fit for the Stanford basketball program,” said Smith. “He comes to the farm from one of the most storied and successful programs in college basketball and worked under Mitch Henderson for the past 13 seasons, helping lead the Tigers to multiple Ivy League championships and a sweet 16 appearance in 2023.”

MacConnell joins the Cardinal after helping Princeton to 231 wins over 12 seasons, including four Ivy League championships (2024, 2023, 2022, 2017), two Ivy League Tournament championships (2017, 2023) and six 20-win seasons. Additionally, MacConnell helped guide Princeton to the 2023 Sweet Sixteen as a No. 15 seed, with the Tigers becoming just the fourth team in NCAA Tournament history to accomplish the feat.

An elite recruiter and developer of talent, MacConnell has coached four Ivy League Players of the Year and 19 professional players. Two players – Tosan Evbuomwan and Devin Cannady – have reached the NBA, while the Tigers combined for 29 all-conference selections during his tenure. Most recently, MacConnell recruited and mentored 2024 Ivy League Player of the Year Cade Pierce and two-time All-Ivy League honoree Xaivian Lee.

https://gostanford.com/news/2025/6/30/mens-basketball-adds-macconnell-as-assistant-coach

Sounds good at face value but is that an AI-generated photo of him at Maples in the announcement (since, judging from his bio, he ostensibly hadn't been here ay Maples during any regular season)?  If so, that seems a little creepy on DAPER's part.

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RE: MBB Adds Brett MacConnell as Assistant Coach - 82lsju - 06-30-2025

(06-30-2025, 03:37 PM)PalmTree Wrote:  

(06-30-2025, 02:01 PM)82lsju Wrote:  

Quote:“Brett MacConnell is an excellent fit for the Stanford basketball program,” said Smith. “He comes to the farm from one of the most storied and successful programs in college basketball and worked under Mitch Henderson for the past 13 seasons, helping lead the Tigers to multiple Ivy League championships and a sweet 16 appearance in 2023.”

MacConnell joins the Cardinal after helping Princeton to 231 wins over 12 seasons, including four Ivy League championships (2024, 2023, 2022, 2017), two Ivy League Tournament championships (2017, 2023) and six 20-win seasons. Additionally, MacConnell helped guide Princeton to the 2023 Sweet Sixteen as a No. 15 seed, with the Tigers becoming just the fourth team in NCAA Tournament history to accomplish the feat.

An elite recruiter and developer of talent, MacConnell has coached four Ivy League Players of the Year and 19 professional players. Two players – Tosan Evbuomwan and Devin Cannady – have reached the NBA, while the Tigers combined for 29 all-conference selections during his tenure. Most recently, MacConnell recruited and mentored 2024 Ivy League Player of the Year Cade Pierce and two-time All-Ivy League honoree Xaivian Lee.

https://gostanford.com/news/2025/6/30/mens-basketball-adds-macconnell-as-assistant-coach

Sounds good at face value but is that an AI-generated photo of him at Maples in the announcement (since, judging from his bio, he ostensibly hadn't been here ay Maples during any regular season)?  If so, that seems a little creepy on DAPER's part.

or they did it the old fashioned way with photoshop.....his pullover also looks like it has had a Stanford logo placed over the Princeton logo (see second photo below for Princeton pullover) and and the player in the far right side of the frame looks to be in a Princeton road uniform, the name on the padding (Macquarie) appears to be a sponsor of Penn basketball so I think they took an existing photo of his and put the Stanford logo on the shirt

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RE: MBB Adds Brett MacConnell as Assistant Coach - PalmTree - 06-30-2025

(06-30-2025, 04:26 PM)82lsju Wrote:  

(06-30-2025, 03:37 PM)PalmTree Wrote:  

(06-30-2025, 02:01 PM)82lsju Wrote:  

Quote:“Brett MacConnell is an excellent fit for the Stanford basketball program,” said Smith. “He comes to the farm from one of the most storied and successful programs in college basketball and worked under Mitch Henderson for the past 13 seasons, helping lead the Tigers to multiple Ivy League championships and a sweet 16 appearance in 2023.”

MacConnell joins the Cardinal after helping Princeton to 231 wins over 12 seasons, including four Ivy League championships (2024, 2023, 2022, 2017), two Ivy League Tournament championships (2017, 2023) and six 20-win seasons. Additionally, MacConnell helped guide Princeton to the 2023 Sweet Sixteen as a No. 15 seed, with the Tigers becoming just the fourth team in NCAA Tournament history to accomplish the feat.

An elite recruiter and developer of talent, MacConnell has coached four Ivy League Players of the Year and 19 professional players. Two players – Tosan Evbuomwan and Devin Cannady – have reached the NBA, while the Tigers combined for 29 all-conference selections during his tenure. Most recently, MacConnell recruited and mentored 2024 Ivy League Player of the Year Cade Pierce and two-time All-Ivy League honoree Xaivian Lee.

https://gostanford.com/news/2025/6/30/mens-basketball-adds-macconnell-as-assistant-coach

Sounds good at face value but is that an AI-generated photo of him at Maples in the announcement (since, judging from his bio, he ostensibly hadn't been here ay Maples during any regular season)?  If so, that seems a little creepy on DAPER's part.

or they did it the old fashioned way with photoshop.....his pullover also looks like it has had a Stanford logo placed over the Princeton logo (see second photo below for Princeton pullover) and and the player in the far right side of the frame looks to be in a Princeton road uniform, the name on the padding (Macquarie) appears to be a sponsor of Penn basketball so I think they took an existing photo of his and put the Stanford logo on the shirt

Good points & your eyesight's better than mine too

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RE: MBB Adds Brett MacConnell as Assistant Coach - 82lsju - 06-30-2025

(06-30-2025, 05:24 PM)PalmTree Wrote:  

(06-30-2025, 04:26 PM)82lsju Wrote:  

(06-30-2025, 03:37 PM)PalmTree Wrote:  

(06-30-2025, 02:01 PM)82lsju Wrote:  

Quote:“Brett MacConnell is an excellent fit for the Stanford basketball program,” said Smith. “He comes to the farm from one of the most storied and successful programs in college basketball and worked under Mitch Henderson for the past 13 seasons, helping lead the Tigers to multiple Ivy League championships and a sweet 16 appearance in 2023.”

MacConnell joins the Cardinal after helping Princeton to 231 wins over 12 seasons, including four Ivy League championships (2024, 2023, 2022, 2017), two Ivy League Tournament championships (2017, 2023) and six 20-win seasons. Additionally, MacConnell helped guide Princeton to the 2023 Sweet Sixteen as a No. 15 seed, with the Tigers becoming just the fourth team in NCAA Tournament history to accomplish the feat.

An elite recruiter and developer of talent, MacConnell has coached four Ivy League Players of the Year and 19 professional players. Two players – Tosan Evbuomwan and Devin Cannady – have reached the NBA, while the Tigers combined for 29 all-conference selections during his tenure. Most recently, MacConnell recruited and mentored 2024 Ivy League Player of the Year Cade Pierce and two-time All-Ivy League honoree Xaivian Lee.

https://gostanford.com/news/2025/6/30/mens-basketball-adds-macconnell-as-assistant-coach

Sounds good at face value but is that an AI-generated photo of him at Maples in the announcement (since, judging from his bio, he ostensibly hadn't been here ay Maples during any regular season)?  If so, that seems a little creepy on DAPER's part.

or they did it the old fashioned way with photoshop.....his pullover also looks like it has had a Stanford logo placed over the Princeton logo (see second photo below for Princeton pullover) and and the player in the far right side of the frame looks to be in a Princeton road uniform, the name on the padding (Macquarie) appears to be a sponsor of Penn basketball so I think they took an existing photo of his and put the Stanford logo on the shirt

Good points & your eyesight's better than mine too

well I have been wearing glasses beginning when I was 1.5 years old.....

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RE: MBB Adds Brett MacConnell as Assistant Coach - 82lsju - 07-01-2025

if true this is somewhat interesting....

Quote:"“Brett’s a head coach,” Head Coach Mitch Henderson ’98 said of Associate Head Coach Brett MacConnell two years ago in an interview at Jadwin Gym after the Tigers defeated No. 2 seed Arizona and No. 7 seed Missouri in the same weekend to reach the Sweet 16.

Just two years later, MacConnell and assistant coach Lawrence Rowley have been asked not to return to the Tiger bench following a tumultuous season that saw the Tigers eliminated in the Ivy Madness semifinals despite being picked as the overwhelming preseason favorite to play in the NCAA tournament. While the news has not been announced by the athletics department, The Daily Princetonian was able to independently verify the information from sources close to the team.

Associate Director of Athletics for Communications Chas Dorman would not comment specifically on personnel matters other than to confirm that currently all members of the men’s basketball coaching staff are employed by the University.

The ‘Prince’ independently verified that MacConnell's contract is not expected to be renewed and Rowley is not expected to be retained for the 2025-2026 season. "

https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/03/princeton-tigers-sports-news-two-mens-basketball-assistants-not-returning-for-the-2025-26-season

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