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Campbell
Named Men's Basketball Coach
at Free Will Baptist Bible
College
Russell D. (Rusty) Campbell, Jr.,
a five-year Division I basketball
referee, has been named men's
basketball coach at Free Will
Baptist Bible College, according
to Athletic Director Mike
Phillips.
Campbell, who is the son of Dean
and Judy Campbell of Joelton,
averaged refereeing 60-70 games
per year (2001-2006), with a
large portion of those games in
three major conferences--Ohio
Valley Conference, Sunbelt
Conference, and Atlantic-Sun
Conference.
"I'm delighted for the
opportunity to coach at
FWBBC," Campbell said.
"I'm looking forward to the
challenge of getting out among
our churches and recruiting
students for our basketball
program."
Rusty previously coached seven
years (1993-2000) while teaching
at Pleasant View Christian School
in Middle Tennessee. He completed
a master's degree in education at
Austin Peay State University
(APSU), and did graduate work at
APSU, Tennessee State University,
and the University of Nebraska.
The 34-year-old explained his
recruiting philosophy: "The
first quality I'll look for in a
player is character. Then I want
to know if he's a good student.
Basketball skill is the third
element, but obviously an
important third.
"My job is to sell the
school, its mission, and its
programs of study. Then I'll want
to sell the student on the
personal spiritual growth he can
expect in the four years he is
with us."
Campbell, who has refereed since
he was 18, also serves as
director of lifetime learning at
FWBBC. He has been a faculty
member since 2000 in areas of
instructional technology, and is
a member of Bethel FWB Church
near Ashland City, Tennessee.
Campbell succeeds Mike Phillips
who served four years as men's
basketball coach. Phillips
resigned this spring in order to
complete his Ph.D. dissertation
and spend more time with his
family. He will continue as
athletic director and chair of
the college's Exercise Science
Department.
Visit the FWBBC online.
--March 9, 2006
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2006 Mauna Crabtree
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