Wilmington hires former assistant as head men's basketball coach

Reule comes to squad in which he was an assistant with for four years

August 12, 2005

Scott Reule

WILMINGTON, Ohio — Wilmington College athletic director Terry Rupert is proud to name former men's and women's assistant basketball coach Scott Reule as the 20th head coach in program history.

"Wilmington has always been a place that I have loved, and a place that I want to be," said new coach Reule. "I'm excited to come back to a staff that is hard working and are great people."

Reule replaces former head coach Marc Kuntz, who took an assistant coaching position at UMASS-Lowell, a Division II school.

"We are excited to get such a quality person as head coach," said Rupert. "Scott is a great guy who has proven coaching ability and has a given talent for recruiting."

Former assistant coach Mark Berger, who served as interim coach after Kuntz's departure, has been named associate head coach for the 2005-06 season.

"We are pleased with the job Mark did in the interim position," said the athletic director. "We look forward to what he and Scott can do together in turning around the men's basketball program."

Reule started his coaching career as a freshman at Wilmington College in 1997-98, where he assisted former head coach Scott Stemple for four years as a student-assistant coach. After graduating four years later, he took the assistant coach position for the women's basketball team in 2001-02, helping the squad to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including a National Championship in 2003-04.

"Scott has been successful here, both with the men's and women's team," said Rupert. "He knows basketball, and we expect a smooth transition this next year."

He resigned from his assistant coaching position at Wilmington in June to take the recruiting coordinator position for the Wright State University women's basketball team.

"I love Wilmington, and part of coming back from Wright State is being a part of a great school and community," noted Reule. "Wright State has taught me a lot in just the last two months that will help me become a better head coach."

Reule, a 2001 Wilmington College graduate, is originally from Mason County, Kentucky. He has also been an assistant coach for the Quaker baseball team and was the head coach of the men's golf team this spring.

"I look at coaching as you are coaching people," said the new head coach. "It doesn't matter if you are a baseball player, basketball player, a male or a female‹if you find the way to reach them as a person, you will also be finding a way to reach them as a student-athlete."