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Kim Anderson article on taking the Pitt State job
Posted on: March 27, 2017 at 13:19:58 CT
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Expressing excitement for his first job in Kansas, Anderson emphasized the strength and personal familiarity of the conference as points of excitement in a phone interview Saturday.
“Having been in the league for 12 years before, I know there’s a lot of great programs in the league,” Anderson said. “Over time, I think we have a chance to build a good program and compete for championships in the league.”
After signing a severance deal worth $650,000 on March 6, and coaching his last game against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament on March 9, Anderson spent a couple of weeks at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri with his wife, Melissa.
“I wasn’t doing any boating or water skiing,” Anderson said. “Melissa and I wanted to get away a little bit. We spent some time to reflect on things. The more I thought about it, I didn’t want to stop coaching.
“I didn’t want to end my coaching career the way it ended.”
His first job in Kansas offers many of the amenities of home. Mentor and former Gorilla’s coach Gene Iba talked up the fan support. Athletic director Jim Johnson and head baseball coach Tom Myers are former Central Missouri employees. He is still close to Warrensburg, Sedalia and Lee’s Summit, where he and Melissa’s families reside.
There is another crucial qualifier.
“They have an opening,” Anderson said. “Hard to get a job if they don’t have an opening.”
Anderson said his first recruiting priority at PSU is to add size.
“They’re not particularly big,” Anderson said. “They have some athletes, but hopefully we can add some big guys. You always need a good person to handle the ball, but that person may already be there.”
While the position at Pittsburg State is a return of some sort, a unique homecoming awaits Anderson next season. He expressed mixed feelings anticipating conference games with Central Missouri, the school he left after 12 years and a National Championship to coach at Missouri.
“I don’t know about that one,” Anderson said with a laugh. “That’ll be tough. We spent 12 great years at Central Missouri. There’s a lot of great people there. My sister (Senior Associate Athletic Director Kathy Anderson) is there. They have a great athletic director in Jerry Hughes. A supportive president in Chuck Ambrose.
“They’ll always have a special place in our lives, but twice a year, we’ve got to do the best job we can to beat them. I don’t know if I’m looking forward to it.”
Expressing excitement for his first job in Kansas, Anderson emphasized the strength and personal familiarity of the conference as points of excitement in a phone interview Saturday.
“Having been in the league for 12 years before, I know there’s a lot of great programs in the league,” Anderson said. “Over time, I think we have a chance to build a good program and compete for championships in the league.”
After signing a severance deal worth $650,000 on March 6, and coaching his last game against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament on March 9, Anderson spent a couple of weeks at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri with his wife, Melissa.
“I wasn’t doing any boating or water skiing,” Anderson said. “Melissa and I wanted to get away a little bit. We spent some time to reflect on things. The more I thought about it, I didn’t want to stop coaching.
“I didn’t want to end my coaching career the way it ended.”
His first job in Kansas offers many of the amenities of home. Mentor and former Gorilla’s coach Gene Iba talked up the fan support. Athletic director Jim Johnson and head baseball coach Tom Myers are former Central Missouri employees. He is still close to Warrensburg, Sedalia and Lee’s Summit, where he and Melissa’s families reside.
There is another crucial qualifier.
“They have an opening,” Anderson said. “Hard to get a job if they don’t have an opening.”
Anderson said his first recruiting priority at PSU is to add size.
“They’re not particularly big,” Anderson said. “They have some athletes, but hopefully we can add some big guys. You always need a good person to handle the ball, but that person may already be there.”
While the position at Pittsburg State is a return of some sort, a unique homecoming awaits Anderson next season. He expressed mixed feelings anticipating conference games with Central Missouri, the school he left after 12 years and a National Championship to coach at Missouri.
“I don’t know about that one,” Anderson said with a laugh. “That’ll be tough. We spent 12 great years at Central Missouri. There’s a lot of great people there. My sister (Senior Associate Athletic Director Kathy Anderson) is there. They have a great athletic director in Jerry Hughes. A supportive president in Chuck Ambrose.
“They’ll always have a special place in our lives, but twice a year, we’ve got to do the best job we can to beat them. I don’t know if I’m looking forward to it.”
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