Anthony Stacey leaving BG

I’m told Anthony Stacey will be the new Boys Basketball coach at Whitmer High School, pending board approval. He’s been an assistant at BGSU since 2015. He’s also the all-time leading scorer in BGSU history. This is an absolutely monster hire for Whitmer. pic.twitter.com/GCZyTUiPpd

— Jordan Strack (@JordanStrack) June 15, 2020

Here's a wow for the men's basketball program.  Anthony Stacey will be leaving to be the head coach at Whitmer.

Very happy for Coach Stacey.  This is a good opportunity.  Whitmer has produced numerous D1 players, is strong in all its athletic fields, and presents an opportunity to compete for state titles.  Coach has been a HS head coach before and clearly relishes the opportunity.  Best of luck to him.

He leaves a hole at BG and it is going to be an important one to fill.  The head assistant job is vital to a program and to a team's chemistry.  My understanding is that Coach Huger and Stacey had different styles which kept the team in balance.

Had Coach Summey been here, he would have been able to step up and fill that role, but the current assistants (Noon and Wright) are not experienced assistants.  To me, this is a very important hire.  I hope Coach spends some time to find a proven, experienced assistant to fill the most important role on the staff.  Honestly, I think it's vital to keeping our momentum going.  (One loyal BG fan has pointed out a possible parallel to when Coach Orr lost George Jackson.)

It's never easy and change is a constant, especially at the mid-major level.  Coach Huger has done a good job at the helm and I look forward to him finding the right coach for this job at this time.