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...East basketball assistant coaches would actively campaign for an Ivy League head coaching position. But Dartmouth Coach Paul Cormier doesn't spell success...
Ever since he had been an assistant coach at Villanova under his former high school coach, Rollie Massimino, Cormier had dreamed of coaching at Dartmouth...
...Everyone in New England knows the prestige and reputation of the Ivy League," Cormier says. "Coaching at Concord [High School], I enjoyed living in New Hampshire and Dartmouth offered me the opportunity to do that and also coach in the Ivy League...
Cormier's dream finally came to life in 1984 after Mike Steele, who built Depauw into a Division III power, turned down an offer to coach at Dartmouth. Big Green Athletic Director Ted Leland's next call was to Cormier. Five years later, Dartmouth (10-5 overall, 3-0 Ivy) is making a run for its first Ivy League championship in 30 years...
Cormier was heavily influenced by his experiences under Massimino--Cormier was Massimino's assistant coach from 1980-1984 and was also one of his star players at Lexington (Mass.) High School...