Kalamazoo Valley Women's Basketball

                        Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Honors Veteran Coach Again.

      For the second time in his career at Kalamazoo Valley, Head Coach Ron Welch has been honored by his peers as 2007 Women's Jr. College Coach of the Year.  Welch guided the Lady Cougars to a 24-5 record, a share of the MCCAA Western Conference championship and came within two points of returning his team to the NJCAA National tournament in Phoenix.
      In addition to the honor from BCAM, Welch was also named Western Conference Coach of the Year for the fifth time in his twelve seasons at the helm at KVCC.

                                     

      "Individual honors are very nice and I think contribute to the reputation of the coach and the school where he/she coaches, but the reality of any coaching award is that it's always a collaborative effort." Explained Welch.  "I have been blessed with talented players who have been willing to work hard and a veteran coaching staff that is second to none in meshing the talent at hand.  Those two groups have made my job easier with their approach to the game.  I know that this is a cliché, but this is as much their award as it is mine."
      "It's always special when you are acknowledged by your peers."  Welch continued.  "The BCAM  honor means a lot to me because there are a lot of JUCO coaches in Michigan that work their tails off in what is arguably one of the toughest Jr. College conferences in the nation.  At one time this year our conference ( the Western Conference of the MCCAA) had five teams ranked in the top twenty in the nation."

      Coach Welch will be honored, along with several other award winners,  at the BCAM Hall of Fame Banquet, which is held in conjunction with the annual BCAM Coaches clinic.  The Veteran coach will also be recognized for his 400+ wins as a head coach at the varsity level and as a college coach.  In a departure from previous practice, the Banquet will be held on Friday night in 2007.  The date is October 5th, with the festivities to begin at 7:00 pm.

2007 Academic Honors

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