Published: March 26, 2016
Former G’town coach leaves college job
Departure sets up possible reunion
Daily News
Steve Showalter, Germantown’s former boys basketball coach, has left
Lindenwood University, the school’s sports information director said
Friday.
Daniel Newton, the sports information director at Lindenwood, said, “Steve is no longer an assistant coach at Lindenwood.”
When reached by telephone, Showalter said he wasn’t available to
comment because he was in Philadelphia for the Wisconsin Badgers’ Sweet
16 game against Notre Dame. His oldest son, Zak, is a member of the
Badgers’ basketball team.
Steve Showalter coached at Lindenwood for one season after a successful, potential Hall of Fame run, at Germantown.
The Warhawks were 286-81 in 15 seasons under Showalter. He led
Germantown to six state tournaments, reaching the final four times.
Germantown won three straight state titles from 2012-14.
After Germantown lost to Stevens Point in the 2015 state final,
Showalter told the Daily News in November, “I was 100 percent ready to
go” and continue coaching the Warhawks.
But then he got a call from longtime friend, Lance Randall — the
men’s basketball coach at Lindenwood. Randall was in his first season at
Lindenwood.
“Leaving the basketball world at Germantown that blew up in the last few years, it was really special,” Steve said in November. “To leave that situation to come down to (Lindenwood), it was a big step, a leap of faith.”
This season, Lindenwood, which is in Saint Charles, Missouri — set a
school record for victories in a season since becoming an NCAA Division
II program in the 2012-13 season. The Lions went 16-14 overall and
11-11 in conference play.
Showalter leaving Lindenwood sets up a potential reunion with
Germantown after, as expected, Mark Adams retired after last season.
The Warhawks were 20-5 under Adams — their sixth straight 20-win season.
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