This past week at the 2014 Deaconess GLVC Basketball Championship Tournament, the 35|35 weekly series that is celebrating the 35
th Anniversary of the Great Lakes Valley Conference went from online to on-court. During the under-16 minute media timeout of the second half of each of the 14 games played at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., the GLVC spoke with several individuals who have played a role in both the past and present history of the GLVC.
Below is a 21-minute compilation of the 14 interviews, conducted by GLVC Assistant Commissioner Jeff Smith, that featured: Bellarmine athletics director and 2013 GLVC Hall of Fame member
Scott Wiegandt, Drury women’s assistant basketball coach and 2014 GLVC Hall of Fame inductee
Molly (Carter) Miller, Illinois Springfield athletics director
Kim Pate, UIndy president
Dr. Robert Manuel, current Indianapolis head men’s basketball coach and Southern Indiana’s former two-time National Player of the Year
Stan Gouard, Kentucky Wesleyan sports information director and 2014 GLVC Dr. Thomas Kearns Service Award winner
Roy Pickerill, Maryville president
Dr. Mark Lombardi and athletics director
Marcus Manning, Southern Indiana athletic director
Jon Mark Hall and sports information director
Ray Simmons, Truman State athletics director
Jerry Wollmering and head football coach
Gregg Nesbitt, William Jewell athletics director
Dr. Darlene Bailey, and GLVC Commissioner
Jim Naumovich.