Hello. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is RJ Freeman. A dream of mine has just come true as I have been named head basketball coach at a div. 1 college. OK, it may not be Arkansas, Kentucky, or UCLA, but hey it is div 1.
A little about my background. I have always loved sports. I dreamed of someday playing in the NBA. But alas, I am only 5'10" and 170 lbs. and wasn't even good enough to play in college. Luckily I was a good baseball player and got a scholarship playing shortstop for Div 2 Arkansas Tech. After graduating college I spend 4 years coaching high school basketball, leading the Dover Pirates to a couple of state championships. I was then offered a position of assistant coach at my alma mater Ark. Tech. After 1 season I was given the head coaching job and won 2 conference championships in 3 seasons.
Then Div 1 University of Central Arkansas offered me the head coaching job. It looks like quite a challenge. UCA moved up to Div 1 in 2006 and have struggled ever since. They have never been able to win more than 4 conference games a year in that time. Last year they went 1-15 in conference and 5-24 overall. They give me an $80,000 contract for 3 years. They expect a conference championship.