Game Date: Mar 11th, 2038

Northeastern State

Team: Northeastern State RiverHawks [ID #512]

Location: Tahlequah, OK (Plains)

Conference: VI.6 [Division 3]

President: Desert_Nomad93
          [since March 05th 2024 | last seen April 23rd 2024]

Coach: Conner Duvall

Arena: NSU Event Center

Rating: 71.64 - Overall Position: #484

Fan Mood: 100.33

Alumni Mood: 141.65

Prestige: 42

Team Notes:

• Feb 20 2038: 3-star prospect Ross Pearson committed.
• Oct 08 2037: Reggie Burton was hired as the new assistant coach.
• Oct 08 2037: Assistant coach Gary Kilgore was let go.
• Mar 28 2037: Head coach Allan Richmond was inducted into the team Hall of Fame.
• Mar 26 2037: Hired Desert_Nomad93 as president.
• Feb 21 2037: 2-star prospect Igor Olszewski committed.
• Feb 12 2037: 2-star prospect Kenan Demirović committed.
• Feb 07 2037: 2-star prospect Mario Forbes committed.
• Jan 24 2037: 2-star prospect Casey Morrison committed.
• Dec 11 2036: 2-star prospect Del Holland committed.

Record:

Wins: 21 Losses: 20 Pct: .512     Conf Wins: 17 Conf Losses: 13 Conf Pct: .567 Conf Rank: 7     Last10: 6-4 Streak: W2

Pts Ave: 69.1 - 69.2     Pts Diff: -0.0     Team Power Index: 132.7

Press Releases:

Mar 28 2037: A New President Arrives in Tahlequah - by Desert_Nomad93 on March 5th, 2024

Tahlequah, Okla. - Northeastern State saw a big change at the top of the University today with the hiring of a brand new president. Although he has been tasked with overseeing the entire University, here in the world of Hardwood we know that presidents are intricately tied into the day-to-day of the basketball operations. It didn’t take long for the press to start digging in on how this new president felt about this struggling program.

Unsurprisingly, the President was not satisfied with the current state of the program. After a historic stretch from 2025-2032 that saw the Riverhawks as a regular level three conference squad, they will now be in a level six conference for back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2016-17. “The recent success, or lack thereof, for this program has been disappointing. No disrespect to anyone involved, but my main goal is to build a foundation of stability. I want to give the fans a reason to fill the seats, and I want to give people more reasons to be a proud part of this program”.

After a 17-25 record this season, many questions circled around the future of head coach Conner Duvall. The overwhelming response from the president today was one of support. “I spoke with Conner multiple times through the process for me to join Northeastern State. He is a proven winner who helped Stony Brook climb from the 6th level to the 4th level. I believe in him and am focused on giving him all the resources he needs to be successful here”.

When asked if 2038 was an audition for Conner, the president again gave support. “Every single person in the organization will be evaluated based on their performance. But this is not an audition, the plan is to keep Conner here as our head coach for the foreseeable future”.

Speaking about the players, the president was positive, but less supportive. “There are good players here, and we went 17-25 last season. Clearly that is not good enough. It’s our responsibility to get the right players in the building and develop them in the right ways”.

“I don’t want to sound all doom and gloom. We are returning four starters from last year. We are bringing back a lot of experience, and Ryan Sumner is a nice building block. A player like that, a smart player like that who can pass and shoot. Sumner is the type of player we can build around and we believe he can lead us out of the 6th level.”

“But it takes more than one player, and we only have one more year with Ryan. So we have to look at the big picture and build a pipeline of players who will help us lift this program back out of the basement.”

The press conference ended on a heartfelt note when the question was asked why the president chose Northeastern State.

“I have deep family roots in the Northeastern Oklahoma area. It is a place of fond memories for my grandparents. I recently moved back to the area and when I saw this position open it felt like a great opportunity to get back to those roots and to support a great organization that has fallen on bad times”.

Overall, the feelings around the university and the team are trending up. This feels like a new breath, a fresh energy. But those things do not win basketball games. Today’s 64-73 loss to Vassar is proof of that. This team is still struggling, and Coach Duvall had a rough first season. With the new season right around the corner, time will tell quickly if those good vibes will continue.