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62-474: In the team's inaugural season, head coach Bill Musselman led the Thrillers to a 35-13 record with a roster featuring Coby Dietrick , Sidney Lowe , Brian Martin , Freeman Williams , Ronnie Valentine , Charles Jones , and Perry Moss . With an advertising budget somewhere between $ 50,000 and $ 100,000, the team set a regular season record of 2,946 fans per game that first year. Their cheerleaders were called

124-614: A Contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Ashland, Ohio, USA, the station serves the North-Central Ohio area. The station is owned and operated by Ashland University. The Richard E. and Sandra J. Dauch College of Business and Economics building, which includes the Burton D. Morgan Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship wing, opened for classes in January 2004. This 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m ) building serves as

186-694: A 135-acre (55 ha) main campus and several off-campus centers throughout central and northern Ohio . Ashland was founded in 1878 as Ashland College. It is affiliated with The Brethren Church . In addition to a graduate school, the university consists of four colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Schar College of Education, the Dauch College of Business and Economics, and the Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences and offers over 60 college majors. Ashland Theological Seminary ,

248-731: A bizarre development, the franchise moved out of Florida at the end of the regular season, and became the Rapid City Thrillers . That did not stop the team from another championship run, which ended in a five-game triumph over the Rockford Lightning . The Thrillers were the only franchise in CBA history to ever achieve a three-peat . The Rapid City Thrillers would continue in both the CBA and International Basketball Association until 2001. Bill Musselman William Clifford Musselman (September 13, 1940 – May 5, 2000)

310-557: A charter member of the American Mideast Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) on three different tenures. Ashland offers athletic scholarships in 10 men's, 11 women's and one co-ed sport – with the men competing in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track & field and wrestling, and

372-604: A dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony took place on October 12, 2012. Ashland University nursing students complete their first two years of the program on the Ashland University campus in Ashland and then move to the Mansfield campus for the last two years of education and clinical studies. Growth of the program has included a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and a Physician's Assistant program. Ashland University

434-588: A disease that produces an abnormal protein that collects in tissues and interferes with the function of organs. He died on May 5, 2000, at 2:45 a.m., at the age of 59, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota . The cause of death was heart and kidney failure. The Trail Blazers used Musselman as an inspiration for their 2000 playoff run, which ended in the Western Conference finals against

496-540: A division of Ashland University, offers a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree as well as master's degrees. Ashland is classified as a master's university with most graduate research being in a professional field. On May 28, 1877, a town meeting was held in Ashland, Ohio, where the citizens were to consider a proposal from members of the German Baptist Brethren Church to establish an institution of higher education. The Ashland Press reported that

558-623: A few days before the start of the 1982–83 NBA season . In an April 17, 1994 New York Times article, former NBA center Cedric Maxwell said the Cavs' veteran players during that time "were known more for partying than for playing." Musselman's foray into minor league basketball began in 1983 when he was hired to coach the Sarasota (Fla.) Stingers of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). Just 19 games into

620-479: A few games and dreadful attendance, as low as 295, Tuschman announced that he would seek to relocate the franchise. He then went on to blame the St. Petersburg Times newspaper for not properly featuring the Thrillers with cover stories on the sports page. However the team's general manager, Sandy Smith, revealed that the 1986–87 advertising budget was approximately $ 30,000 –well below the figures spent in previous seasons. In

682-760: A game against the Baltimore Lightning. Ten days later, he had a 59-point effort in a playoff game against the Patroons. The Thrillers became the first CBA team to win back-to-back titles, as they dispatched the La Crosse Catbirds in five games. In 1986–87, the Thrillers moved back to the Bayfront Center and had another outstanding season, albeit with a new owner, John Tuschman, head of Fidelity Management Company, which owned and operated residential communities. In January 1987 after only

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744-400: A number of off-campus centers were developed. In 1989, college officials decided to change the name of the institution to Ashland University. This change to university status reflected more accurately what the institution had become, with total student enrollment around the 5,600 mark and almost evenly divided between graduate and undergraduate students. Progress has continued on campus since

806-577: A result of the brawl. Musselman maintained that he had nothing to do with the incident. Still, critics claimed he had stirred his players into a frenzy before the game that night and encouraged overly aggressive play. A September 1, 1985, article in The New York Times described Musselman's Gophers as "an extremely physical basketball team." After Musselman left to coach in the ABA , the NCAA placed

868-473: A share of the conference title. In 1964, after one season of coaching high school basketball, Musselman was hired to assist with the football and basketball teams at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio . In August 1965, Ashland's head basketball coach left for another coaching position. With only a few months before the start of the 1965–66 season, Musselman was promoted to head coach. In his first season, at

930-552: A successful NBA coaching career. In his fourth and final season at Minnesota, Musselman's team went 18–8 and included a roster of future NBA players Mychal Thompson , Mark Landsberger , and Mark Olberding . His overall coaching record at Minnesota is 61–32 with a .656 winning percentage. During Musselman's time at the University of Minnesota, home attendance increased from 4,000 per game to nearly 18,000 per game, according to The New York Times . Musselman's tenure at Minnesota

992-545: A three-year contract worth more than $ 135,000, considerably more than the $ 23,000 salary he had received at the University of Minnesota. A week after the ABA's San Diego franchise folded on November 11, 1975, Musselman was hired to coach the league's Virginia Squires . Musselman went 4–22 with the Squires before he was replaced by Jack Ankerson on January 21, 1976. In the book Obsession , by Bill Heller, Musselman said, "I found

1054-735: Is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is authorized by the Ohio Board of Regents to grant bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Individual programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP),

1116-1044: Is approved by the American Chemical Society . U.S. News & World Report ranked Ashland University #37 in Regional Universities Midwest in the 2025 edition of its America's Best Colleges survey. That same year it was also ranked #36 in Best Value Schools, #20 in Best Colleges for Veterans and #41 in Top Performers on Social Mobility. The university enrolls 6,200 students, 80 percent of whom are undergraduate students. Seventy-nine percent of graduates are employed or pursuing further education six months after graduation. Ninety-nine percent of first-time, full-time freshmen receive some kind of financial aid. There are nearly 150 full-time faculty, and 80% hold

1178-558: Is head coach of the USC Trojans men's basketball team. They were the first father and son to hold the title of NBA head coach. Musselman suffered a stroke on October 30, 1999, following Portland's preseason game against the Phoenix Suns . Musselman, who had served as head coach during the game after Mike Dunleavy was ejected, collapsed after leaving the arena. In April 2000, he was diagnosed with primary systemic amyloidosis ,

1240-414: Is home to the undergraduate teacher education program as well as the master of education program and doctor of education program. The building features 12 classrooms, four seminar rooms, 60 faculty and staff offices, several commons or meeting areas, a media center, peer teaching studio with one-way viewing mirror and 165-seat lecture hall. The building's two-way interactive distance learning capability allows

1302-678: Is in the Rinehart Center for Religious Studies. Patterson Technology Center houses the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science as well as the Office of Information Technology. Andrews Hall is home to the Department of History/Political Science. Criminal Justice/Sociology, Social Work and Psychology are located within the Dwight Schar College of Education. WRDL (88.9 FM) is an educational radio station broadcasting

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1364-509: Is quoted as saying, "One of the things I've taken from [Bill Musselman] is doing it every day, being consistent and never changing—always stick with what you do. He was a creature of habit. He drove the same way to get to practice, the same way to get to the airport. Our practices were so consistent. I wouldn't be in my position today if he hadn't taken me on as a CBA player. He taught me the ropes, how to play with toughness. There were no excuses with him—you had to play hard every night." Musselman

1426-789: The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), the Commission on Accrediting of The Association of Theological Schools (ATS), and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The chemistry program

1488-624: The Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida . Because of a lease dispute during the off-season, Rosenberg moved the Thrillers' 1985–86 home games to the University of Tampa 's Spartan Sports Center , a 4,200-seat venue built in 1984, but their regular season attendance dipped to an average of 1,339. With Musselman at the helm, Tampa Bay posted a CBA-best 34–14 record. That season, Thrillers guard Kevin Williams scored 58 points in

1550-500: The Los Angeles Lakers . In the team's 2000–01 media guide, which was dedicated to Musselman, he was described as "a keen strategist and an inspiring motivator." # denotes interim head coach # denotes interim head coach # denotes interim head coach Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach. Ashland University Ashland University is a private university in Ashland, Ohio . The university consists of

1612-531: The 1970–71 season, Musselman left Ashland for the University of Minnesota . In 1971–72, he led the Gophers to an 18–7 record and their first Big Ten Championship in 53 years with a roster featuring Dave Winfield , Jim Brewer , Bobby Nix, Keith Young, Clyde Turner, Corky Taylor, and Ron Behagen . The Gophers lost to Florida State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 70–56, before rebounding in

1674-572: The 1980s with the construction of several new academic buildings, a new Recreation Center, Student Center and Athletic Complex and the Jack W. Liebert Military and Veterans Center. In addition, in 2010, the university acquired MedCentral Health System's College of Nursing in Mansfield and began a campaign to raise money to construct the 49,000 sq ft (4,600 m ) Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences in Mansfield. The building opened for classes on June 20, 2014. The academic programs of

1736-439: The 200 mark shortly after the turn of the century. By the 1950s, the college had added many new programs of study and experienced rapid growth from about 300 students to more than 2,500 in 1970. By 1972, Ashland faced a financial crisis as a result of a decline in enrollment and stagnating economy. But shortly after this, several new programs, including a master of education and master of business administration, were created and

1798-516: The ABA's Virginia Squires, Musselman "antagonized so-called problem players ... and docile ones," according to a January 3, 1981, article in The New York Times . Musselman claimed "the only time I yell is before a game and at halftime," explaining that his passion helps players give "maximum effort every second." In Charley Walters ' December 23, 2012, column in the St. Paul Pioneer Press , Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks

1860-936: The Arts includes the Hugo Young Theatre, studio theatre, Don Coburn Art Gallery, studios for WRDL -FM and TV-20, the Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall, and is home to the Departments of Art, Music, Theatre and Communication Arts. The Center for the Humanities in Bixler Hall houses the Departments of English, Philosophy, Foreign Languages, the Writing Studio, and the Ashland Center for Nonviolence. The Department of Religion

1922-426: The College of Arts and Sciences are housed in seven buildings across the campus. The Kettering Science Center, home to the Departments of Biology/Toxicology and Chemistry/Geology/Physics, was renovated and expanded in 2006 and includes laboratories and specialized equipment rooms for teaching and research in biological, computer, and physical sciences as well as a 2,500-square-foot (230 m ) greenhouse. The Center for

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1984-458: The College of Nursing is a private institution of higher education offering programs of study leading to the baccalaureate degree in nursing. Ashland University completed a $ 15.5 million campaign to build a 46,000-square-foot academic building for the new Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Science in Mansfield. The campaign received a $ 5 million lead gift from Ashland University alumnus and longtime supporter Dwight Schar. Groundbreaking for

2046-637: The Dwight Schar College of Nursing took place on June 16, 2011. The new facility includes a number of clinical laboratories housed within the Simulation Center, including a Health Foundations lab, Family Health lab, Adult Health lab, Complex Health lab, ICU/CCU/NICU, Advanced Care lab, Community Health Home Care lab, and four patient examination labs. Other spaces in the building include traditional classrooms, faculty/staff offices, student study and lounge areas, and student support spaces. The building opened for fall nursing classes on August 20, 2012, and

2108-604: The Gophers on probation after discovering more than 100 rule violations. On July 28, 1975, Musselman left the college ranks to join the pro game when he was hired to coach the San Diego Sails of the American Basketball Association . The team only lasted for 11 games of the 1975–76 season before folding with a 3–8 record. According to the book Obsession , by Bill Heller, Musselman signed

2170-620: The Master of Education degree was granted by the Ohio Department of Education in 1976. Additionally, licensure and endorsement programs are approved by the Ohio Department of Education . The Ashland University College of Nursing evolved from a hospital-based diploma program that was established in 1919 by the Mansfield General Hospital. Founded in 1997 under MedCentral and acquired by Ashland University in 2010,

2232-556: The Midwest Region Consolation Round, downing Marquette , 77–72. The following season (1972–73), Musselman guided the Gophers to a 21–5 mark. Minnesota began the season ranked fourth in the nation and ranked as high as No. 3 in the country in March 1973. During the 1973–74 campaign, the Gophers dropped to 12–12 under Musselman. His starting lineup that season featured Flip Saunders , who would go on to have

2294-568: The NBA, including Sidney Lowe ( Minnesota Timberwolves ), Tyrone Corbin ( Utah Jazz ), Tom Thibodeau ( Minnesota Timberwolves ), Scott Brooks ( Oklahoma City Thunder ), Sam Mitchell ( Toronto Raptors ), and his son Eric Musselman ( Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors ). Musselman has three children: two sons and a daughter. His oldest son Eric , formerly head coach of the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings ,

2356-618: The NBA. On October 8, 1997, after two successful seasons as head coach at the University of South Alabama, Musselman returned to the NBA as an assistant with the Portland Trail Blazers , under Mike Dunleavy Sr . This marked the first time in his professional coaching career that he served as an assistant. Musselman served as an assistant for three seasons with the Blazers before his death in May 2000. During his stint as coach of

2418-555: The NCAA after a 25-year absence with the University of South Alabama . In two seasons, he led the Jaguars to the 1997 NCAA tournament after turning the program around from a 9–18 record. Musselman's 1997 South Alabama team went 23–7 and nearly upset eventual champion Arizona in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Musselman resigned as coach of the Jags on October 7, 1997, to return to

2480-769: The Thrillseekers, and dressed in top hats, tails and long black stockings. The Thrillers' original owner was Jeff Rosenberg, a Sarasota restaurateur, who marketed the team heavily. In the postseason, Tampa Bay swept the Lancaster Lightning in the first round (3–0) and disposed of the Albany Patroons (3–2) before getting by the Detroit Spirits, 4–3, in the CBA championship series, for which Williams earned MVP honors. (All results are expressed in games won.) The team played its home games at

2542-599: The Wolves lost the game 106–96, it resulted in Breuer scoring a career high 40 points. On July 22, 1993, Musselman returned to the CBA for the 1993–94 season, this time in an attempt to revive the Rochester Renegade, a struggling franchise that had gone 6–50 the previous season. Rochester finished 31–25 under Musselman, a 25-win improvement. The team folded following the season. In March 1995, Musselman returned to

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2604-574: The age of 25, he guided the Eagles to a 10–10 record. Over the next five seasons, Musselman's Ashland teams had a collective record of 109–20. While at Ashland, Musselman's teams reached the NCAA College Division Tournament (the predecessor to the current Division II and Division III Tournaments) four times and had 13 All-America players. His 1968–69 Ashland team allowed an NCAA-record-low 33.9 points per game. Following

2666-489: The ball, pass the ball, cut down the shots for the other team." Musselman highlighted his style of doggedly exploiting the other team's weaknesses when on a February 4, 1990 game against the Golden State Warriors , he called the same play all game in an attempt to get coach Don Nelson to double-team journeyman big man Randy Breuer in his matchup against lighter defenders Manute Bol and Jim Petersen in order to free up guards Pooh Richardson and Tony Campbell . Although

2728-413: The board of trustees decided to purchase the "most desirable plot in town – 28 acres on the hill." The first buildings to be constructed were Founders Hall and Allen Hall, constructed from bricks made on the site. Classes opened at Ashland College on Sep 17, 1879, with somewhere around 60 students and eight faculty members. The new institution grew slowly during its first few decades, but enrollment reached

2790-422: The citizens were promised the college would locate there if their city would raise $ 10,000. The church and community fundraising campaign proved to be a success and on Feb 17, 1878, a meeting was held to add up their campaign funds and make final plans. The success of the campaign was announced, the college was chartered on February 20 and a church-related, co-educational institution was established. In April 1878,

2852-446: The club to a 28–20 record and the only WBA title game. Led by Randy Ayers and Gus Bailey, Reno lost to Herb Brown 's Tucson Gunners, four games to three, in the 1979 championship. The league folded soon thereafter. Ted Stepien , then owner of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers , hired Musselman to his first NBA head coaching job in 1980 . Musselman guided the team to a 25–46 mark before he was replaced by general manager Don Delaney . He

2914-566: The college to do live broadcasts from several locations inside the facility. Ashland's education program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and received full accreditation at the initial-licensure level and accreditation with stipulations at the advanced level. Approval to offer the Master of Education degree was granted by the Ohio Board of Regents in 1975. Approval for offering certification for

2976-631: The expansion Minnesota Timberwolves . With a roster "full of vagabonds, long shots and characters," according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune , Musselman's Wolves posted a 22–60 record in 1989–90, their first season, and 29–53 the following season. Musselman was fired on April 22, 1991, a day after the 1990–91 season ended. But the 29 wins under Musselman were a high-water mark for the T-wolves, who failed to top 29 wins until 1996–97. Musselman's expansion team won more games than any of

3038-461: The following season going 46–19 and defeating the LaCrosse (Wisc.) Catbirds in five games, 4–1. The "three-peat" followed in 1986–87 in Rapid City, South Dakota , where the team had moved at the conclusion of the regular season. The Thrillers, who went 46–16 overall, lost the first game of the finals to the Rockford (Ill.) Lightning, before winning four consecutive games as Musselman won his third consecutive CBA championship. For his efforts, Musselman

3100-420: The four expansion teams and more in his second season (29) than any expansion team since the 1974–75 New Orleans Jazz. In a March 29, 2007, Minneapolis Star Tribune article by Steve Aschburner, Pooh Richardson , a member of the expansion Timberwolves, said: "We were the best expansion team out there. That was as good as going to the playoffs. That's one thing that Musselman always gave us: a chance to win. Pass

3162-480: The highest degree in their field. The student to faculty ratio is 13:1. Ashland University participates in NCAA Division II for athletics. Ashland's athletic teams are known as the Eagles, and the colors are purple and gold. Ashland participates in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) since the 2021–22 academic year. They formerly had competed in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) from 1995–96 to 2020–21; and before that they were

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3224-461: The home for business administration, supply chain management, economics and MBA programs and features a trading room with Wall Street-style workstations and wall-mounted displays with market news for Ashland University's Eagle Investment Group, an executive education center, computer labs, tiered lecture hall and product development lab. The two-story, 52,000-square-foot (4,800 m ) Dwight Schar College of Education building opened in March 2006 and

3286-543: The newspaper articles and columns following his death, Musselman was described as "volatile," "colorful," "intense," and "fiery." In a May 8, 2000, letter to the editor of The Minnesota Daily , the newspaper of the University of Minnesota, Dr. R. Galen Hanson wrote, "By far – far and away – the memories I will always have of coach Bill Musselman is that he is one of the most unforgettable people I have ever met: winner, writer, teacher, coach. Always." A number of Musselman's former assistant coaches and players went on to coach in

3348-422: The players [in Virginia] were talking more about the [team's] financial troubles than basketball. They worried more about the next payroll than they did about the next practice. It was difficult for them to concentrate on basketball." Musselman took two years away from coaching to work in real estate before returning in 1978–79 to coach the Reno Bighorns of the Western Basketball Association . That season, he led

3410-405: The season, sporting a 6–13 record, Musselman was fired. The following season, Musselman moved a few miles up the Florida Gulf Coast to St. Petersburg, where he was hired to coach the expansion Tampa Bay Thrillers of the CBA. As an expansion team, his 1984–85 Thrillers team rolled to a 45–18 record to win the CBA title, downing the Detroit Spirits in seven games. Tampa Bay repeated as CBA champions

3472-490: The women competing in basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, stunt, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track & field and volleyball. Esports, a co-ed sport, was added in 2018. The university's $ 23 million athletic complex features a 5,200-seat football stadium, a 1,000-seat stadium for track & field and soccer, and a state-of-the-art training facility. The Niss Athletic Center, which broke ground in 2020, will feature an 80-yard turf field,

3534-406: Was an American basketball coach in the NCAA , the ABA , the WBA, the CBA, and the NBA . Musselman was the second of five children. His father, Clifford Musselman, was an auto mechanic and band promoter. His mother, Bertha (Combs) Miller, later married James Miller. The young Musselman played basketball, football, and baseball at Wooster High School in Wooster, Ohio . When he graduated in 1958, he

3596-455: Was derisively called "Musclehead" by WWWE sports radio host Pete Franklin who was a vociferous critic of how Stepien was operating the Cavaliers. On March 8, 1982, Stepien fired Chuck Daly , who was 9–32 as coach of the Cavs, and replaced him on an interim basis with Musselman, then the team's director of player personnel. The Cavs went 2–21 under Musselman, who finished the season as head coach. Musselman resigned on October 21, 1982, just

3658-405: Was honored as CBA Coach of the Year. On June 19, 1987, Musselman jumped to the Albany (NY) Patroons for the 1987–88 CBA season, guiding the Pats to a remarkable 48–6 record and his fourth consecutive league title. Musselman was named CBA Coach of the Year for the second time following the 1987–88 season. Following his success in the CBA, on August 23, 1988, Musselman was hired as the head coach of

3720-441: Was known for his intensity. He was once quoted as saying, "Defeat is worse than death because you have to live with defeat." According to former CBA coach Charley Rosen , Musselman possessed an "admirable sense of fairness." In an ESPN.com article, Rosen described a scene in which Musselman berated referees for being unfair to the opposing team. Musselman reportedly said, "'If I can't win a game fairly, then I'd rather lose'". In

3782-416: Was tainted. There was an incident during the 1971–72 season when Taylor and Behagen assaulted Ohio State center Luke Witte . The attack on Witte came near the end of the Gophers-Buckeyes game. Witte was seriously injured, taken off the court on a stretcher and hospitalized with injuries, including to an eye, that negatively impacted his basketball career. Two other Ohio State players were also hospitalized as

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3844-418: Was the school's second all-time leading scorer. After high school, he attended Wittenberg College (now Wittenberg University ) in Springfield, Ohio, where he played basketball for Ray Mears . In 1963, at the age of 23, Musselman was hired as the head men's basketball coach at Kent State University High School in Kent, Ohio . In Musselman's first season of coaching, the KSUHS Statesmen finished 14–5 and earned

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