Coach Nessman receives an extension

Nessman Gets New 3-Year Contract
San Jose State Athletics
7/13/2011
    
Following San Jose State University's first men's basketball post-season appearance in 15 years, head coach George Nessman agreed to a new three-year contract through the 2013-14 season. Athletics director Tom Bowen made the announcement.
 
Nessman directed the Spartans to the 2011 College Basketball Insiders (CBI) 16-team tournament and a first-round game against Creighton. To reach post-season play in 2011, San Jose State achieved a number of meaningful firsts:

    A 17-win season for the first time since 1981,
    A winning record for the first time since 1994,
    Reaching the semifinal round of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) tournament for the first time since joining the conference in 1996.

BOWEN & NESSMAN TALK SAN JOSE STATE HOOPS
 
"George Nessman took over our men's basketball program six years ago when it needed more than a cosmetic make-over. Systematically and methodically, he has put San Jose State on a sound footing that is realizing progress and success on and off the court," says Bowen, who cites the program's eight Academic All-WAC honors since 2006 compared to five in the University's first 10 years of conference membership as one measure of academic achievement. "We are looking forward to our continued growth in men's basketball with George in charge."

"San Jose State is a great university. I am honored to continue serving as its head basketball coach. I am especially thankful to our student-athletes and basketball staff for putting their all into the program," says Nessman. "It is important to note my deep appreciation as well for the support of (past) Presidents Kassing and Whitmore and Athletics Dierctor Tom Bowen."

A JOURNEY FILLED WITH ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Nessman took over the Spartans in 2005. Before his arrival, San Jose State had won no more than 10 games in any of the previous four seasons. Since 2008, the Spartans have won at least 13 games each season and their 57 cumulative victories are the most in a four-season span at the university since the 1985 through 1988 seasons.

In each of the last two seasons, the team set single-season scoring and free throw accuracy records.

Through astute and determined long-term planning, he and his staff built up the Spartans' home schedule from as few as 11 games his second season to 15 in 2010-11, the first time since 1955 that San Jose State had more regular season home than road games.

His players earned All-WAC post-season honors six times and guard Adrian Oliver, who completed his college eligibility in 2011, was San Jose State's first All-American player since 1997 when he was named to the 2011 Lute Olson All-America team.

NESSMAN TALKS ABOUT THE FUTURE
 
"We are enthusiastic about our short and long term prospects to continue our upward arc and growth. We remain totally dedicated to building this program, achieving resounding success and making the San Jose State community proud of Spartan basketball," added the San Jose State head coach who will be taking the team on a nine-day, four-game trip to Italy in August prior to the start of the fall semester.