Rich Glas

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Rich Glas
Biographical details
Born (1948-04-30) April 30, 1948 (age 75)
Bemidji, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
1966–1970 Bemidji State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1970–1971 Western Illinois (assistant)
1972–1974 Minnesota Morris (assistant)
1974–1979Minnesota Morris
1979–1984 Willamette
1984–1985 Arizona (assistant)
1985–1988 Hawaii (assistant)
1988–2006 North Dakota
2006–2007 Northern Iowa (associate HC)
2008–2017 Concordia (Moorhead)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1981–1984 Willamette
2007–2008 Northern Iowa (director of basketball operations)
Head coaching record
Overall608–413 (.595)
Tournaments11–8 (NCAA Division II)
1–3 (NCAA Division III)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2× NIC (1977, 1978)
  • 3× NCC regular season (1990, 1991, 1995)
  • 3× NCC Tournament (1992–1994)
Awards
  • 2× NIC Coach of the Year (1977, 1978)
  • 2× Kodak/NABC Division II North Central Region Coach of the Year (1990, 1991)

Richard Alexander Glas (born April 30, 1948) [1] is an American basketball coach who was most recently the head men's basketball coach at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. In a coaching career that spanned 1970 to 2017, Glas had various assistant and head coaching positions in college basketball and was head coach at Minnesota Morris from 1974 to 1979, Willamette from 1979 to 1984, North Dakota from 1988 to 2006, and Concordia from 2008 to 2017.

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Early life and education

Born in Bemidji, Minnesota, Glas attended Bemidji State University, where he played basketball for the Bemidji State Beavers from 1966 to 1970. [2] [3] [4] Glas graduated from Bemidji State with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1970 and completed a master's degree in education at Western Illinois University in 1971. [3]

Coaching career

Early coaching career (1970–1974)

Glas had his first coaching job during the 1970–71 season as an assistant at Western Illinois. [4] From 1971 to 1974, Glas was an assistant coach at Minnesota Morris under Jack Haddorff. [4]

Minnesota Morris (1974–1979)

Following the retirement of Haddorff, Glas was promoted to head coach at Minnesota Morris in 1974. [4] Glas had 27 wins in his first two seasons before a 21–6 season in 1976–77 with a Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC) title. [4] Upon moving from the NAIA to NCAA Division III in 1977–78, Minnesota Morris went 22–6 with another NIC title and an appearance in the NCAA tournament. [4] The NCC honored Glas with Coach of the Year honors in 1977 and 1978. [4]

Willamette (1979–1984)

Glas's next coaching stop was on the West Coast. From 1979 to 1984, Glas was head coach at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. He was not as successful there, going 66–64 in five seasons with only one winning season in 1982–83 at 19–8. [5]

Hawaii and Arizona assistant (1984–1988)

After Willamette, Glas remained on the West Coast and got his first NCAA Division I job as an assistant coach at Arizona in the 1984–85 season under Lute Olson. [4] Arizona went 21–10 that season. [6]

With a recommendation from Olson, Glas was hired to an open assistant coaching position at Hawaii under new head coach Frank Arnold in 1985. [4] Arnold left Hawaii after two seasons and an 11–45 record. [7] Glas was retained by new head coach Riley Wallace for the 1987–88 season, during which Hawaii went 4–25. [4] [8]

North Dakota (1988–2006)

From 1988 to 2006, Glas was head coach at North Dakota. [5] In his first season, North Dakota finished last in the North Central Conference (NCC), but the next season, the 1989–90 team won the NCC regular season title and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II tournament. [4] That team was the first of six consecutive seasons with NCC regular season or tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. [9] [4] In 1990 and 1991, Glas was the Kodak/National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II Coach of the Year for the North Central Region. [4] North Dakota also appeared in the 2000 and 2003 NCAA Tournaments. [9]

After 18 seasons, Glas ended his career at North Dakota with a 335–194 record, eight NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, and the most wins in school history (335). [3]

Northern Iowa assistant (2006–2008)

On April 26, 2006, Glas resigned from North Dakota to accept a job offer at Northern Iowa to be associate head coach under Ben Jacobson. [10] The 2006–07 Northern Iowa team had an 18–13 record. [11] The following season, Glas was reassigned to director of basketball operations. [1] The 2007–08 Northern Iowa team went 18–14. [12]

Concordia (2008–2017)

Glas concluded his coaching career at Concordia College, a Division III college in Moorhead, Minnesota. In nine seasons from 2008 to 2017, he had a 118–111 record. [5] His best team was in 2012–13 with an 18–8 record and second-place finish in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings. [13] On December 19, 2016, Glas announced his retirement effective at the end of the season. [14]

Personal life

Glas is married with two children. He and his wife have lived in Nevis, Minnesota since 2017. [15]

Head coaching record

Sources: [5] [16] [17] [18] [9]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Minnesota Morris Cougars (Northern Intercollegiate Conference)(1974–1979)
1974–75Minnesota Morris 13–135–7T–3rd
1975–76Minnesota Morris 14–107–54th
1976–77Minnesota Morris 21–612–21st NAIA District 13 Final
1977–78Minnesota Morris 22–612–21st NCAA Division III regional final
1978–79Minnesota Morris 19–911–5T–2nd NCAA Division III Regional Fourth Place
Minnesota Morris:89–44 (.669)47–21 (.691)
Willamette Bearcats (Northwest Conference)(1979–1984)
1979–80Willamette 12–136–6T–3rd
1980–81Willamette 13–136–6T–3rd
1981–82Willamette 12–146–6T–4th
1982–83Willamette 19–89–32nd
1983–84Willamette 10–163–96th
Willamette:66–64 (.508)30–30 (.500)
North Dakota Fighting Sioux (North Central Conference)(1988–2006)
1988–89North Dakota 8–203–1510th
1989–90North Dakota 28–714–41st NCAA Division II Third Place
1990–91North Dakota 29–417–11st NCAA Division II Elite Eight
1991–92North Dakota 23–910–84th NCAA Division II Regional Third Place
1992–93North Dakota 23–813–52nd NCAA Division II regional final
1993–94North Dakota 23–911–7T–3rd NCAA Division II Regional Third Place
1994–95North Dakota 19–912–6T–1st NCAA Division II first round
1995–96North Dakota 15–129–96th
1996–97North Dakota 11–165–139th
1997–98North Dakota 14–137–11T–7th
1998–99North Dakota 17–1011–73rd
1999–2000North Dakota 24–911–73rd NCAA Division II Regional semifinal
2000–01North Dakota 16–119–9T–5th
2001–02North Dakota 19–1012–6T–3rd
2002–03North Dakota 20–911–53rd NCAA Division II first round
2003–04North Dakota 14–145–77th
2004–05North Dakota 20–106–65th
2005–06North Dakota 13–154–8T–6th
North Dakota:335–194 (.633)170–136 (.556)
Concordia Cobbers (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2008–2017)
2008–09Concordia (Moorhead) 11–148–12T–7th
2009–10Concordia (Moorhead) 13–129–117th
2010–11Concordia (Moorhead) 14–1210–10T–6th
2011–12Concordia (Moorhead) 7–185–15T–9th
2012–13Concordia (Moorhead) 18–815–52nd
2013–14Concordia (Moorhead) 12–138–127th
2014–15Concordia (Moorhead) 15–1111–95th
2015–16Concordia (Moorhead) 16–1013–7T–3rd
2016–17Concordia (Moorhead) 12–139–11T–7th
Concordia (Moorhead):118–111 (.515)88–92 (.489)
Total:608–413 (.595)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  2. ↑ "Athletics Hall of Fame: Richard Glas". Bemidji State University. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rich Glas". Concordia College. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
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  5. 1 2 3 4 "NCAA Statistics: Rich Glas". NCAA. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ "1984-85 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results".
  7. ↑ "Frank Arnold Coaching Record".
  8. ↑ "1987-88 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Schedule and Results".
  9. 1 2 3 2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. pp. 85–88, 110. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
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  11. ↑ "2006-07 Northern Iowa Panthers Schedule and Results".
  12. ↑ "2007-08 Northern Iowa Panthers Schedule and Results".
  13. ↑ "Cobber Men's Basketball Year-By-Year Records" . Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Glas To Retire, Hemmingsen Hired". Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota). December 19, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Class notes" (PDF). Bemidji State University Magazine. 34 (1): 44. Spring–Summer 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
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