Jon VanderWal
@CoachVanderWal
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Marietta College Head Men's Basketball Coach #Pionation
Joined April 2014
Yep, this is happening!! Exciting addition to Ban Johnson Arena!! Not sure when we are practicing today but it’s worth the wait!!
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Unfortunately I wasn’t able to be there this morning, but I’m so proud of my little guy Trey VanderWal. He made 22-25 free throws to win the State Championship Elks Hoop Shoot in Columbus (8/9 year old division). Next stop, South Bend, IN. Keep it rolling buddy!
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It’s not everyday you get to host the Sweet 16 on your campus. This is a very special occasion. Would love to see MC Students and @MariettaManiacs come back to campus on Friday. Get your tickets tomorrow. We need you here!
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It was a true honor to coach and work with @bmckean22. It’s been 10 great years and I want to thank you for all that you’ve done for our program and #PioNation. We wish you all the best transitioning into a new career. You’ve left your mark and we are forever indebted!
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Off the charter flight and straight onto the bus! Excited to be here in Rock Island, IL for the Sweet 16.
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It was a special day on campus. Our team received Final Four rings and @marietta_vball and @Marietta_FB got wins! Let’s Go! #PioNation
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So happy for our squad. We stayed the course all year long, battled through some tough breaks and found a way to get it done. Heart of a champion!! #4inarow
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Congrats @CoachSales_ on his induction to the Barberton High School Hall of Fame tonight! Well deserved and a hall of famer in many regards. Proud of you!!
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Throughout the pandemic I’ve hated the phrase “New Normal.” However, I really hope the new normal for our society includes love, support and protection for all races, ethnicities, and beliefs. I pray we come together as a nation and become one united team!.
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She has put up with me for 13 years! Happy Anniversary and thank you Tera. You are the best!
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Surprising the kids with Cavs tickets ended up being one of the best nights ever. #Witnessed
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Great players and assistant coaches are the real winners of this award. A ton of credit needs to be directed towards @CoachSales_ @bmckean22 @CoachKenney_ and Coach Thornhill. Best staff in the country….Thank You!.
For the fourth time in his career, Pioneer head coach Jon VanderWal has been named the OAC Coach of the Year. Congratulations @CoachVanderWal !!! #PioNation #BringForthAPioneer #d3hoops
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12 years ago Michigan lost to Appalachian State but I won big time!! It’s been an amazing ride. Happy Anniversary Tera! #TeamVanderWal
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Today we celebrated another historic season of Pioneer Basketball and 4 great careers. I can’t thank these guys enough for the impact they’ve had our our program. We will miss you!
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#PioNation We need the Banjo looking like this at 7:30 on Friday & Saturday this weekend! Great Lakes Invitational coming to your campus/town. Let’s represent!
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I hate to see you go but I couldn’t be happier for you. Thank you for an amazing 9 year run. Rose-Hulman Basketball couldn’t be in better hands! Go get it!.
BREAKING: Nick Sales has been named Rose-Hulman head men's basketball coach! Sales becomes the 6th head coach at RHIT since 1963. Sales served as associate head coach at Marietta for 7 NCAA Tourney teams since 2013, including the 2022 Final Four. Story:
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Happy 9th Birthday to my little girl Kendall who is growing up way too fast! #LoveYouKendall
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10 years ago today God blessed us with a beautiful baby girl. Happy Birthday Kendall Ann VanderWal!!!!
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Congrats @Coach_Vivian and @MCWBB on your first Tournament CHAMPIONSHIP!! Proud of you and extremely happy for the your program! Good luck in the Big Dance! #PioNation.
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Thank you to Steve Hill and the entire Marietta Fire Department for hosting our team tonight. Our guys were challenged physically and mentally on many levels. It was a great experience for our team and it will serve us well.
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Happy Birthday Tera! Couldn’t ask for a better wife and mother. You are amazing!
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Happy 7th Birthday Trey! I couldn’t be prouder of you!
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Wishing these two the best with their first day back in school. Very proud and love them so much!
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Thanks @GPetitOSU for the great experience at OSU today! On our way to Indiana for the Great Lakes Invitational.
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It was such an honor to host over 20 former MC players, coaches and their guest last night. Can’t wait for another epic night tonight at Coach McKean & Whitnie’s wedding. #PioNation
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Congrats to Kevin Knab & Trevor Halter on their Hall of Fame induction and Jason Ellis on his Way-Weigelt Award. Thank you to all the former players who came back for Winter Weekend. Extremely special day! #Family #PioNation
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We will miss these 5 seniors. They have brought so much to our program/family & they also won 97 games! Proud of u!
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17 years with my beautiful wife Tera! Love you so much. Happy Anniversary!
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Thank you Sandhill United Methodist Church for taking @Mel_Shuler2 under your wings and always supporting him and our team. You are amazing. God is Great!
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Happy Mother’s Day to my beautiful wife Tera and all the moms out there!
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Today has so much potential and we celebrate these amazing seniors. We really need all of #PioNation in full force today. Let’s rock the Banjo!
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Happy Birthday Tera! Couldn’t ask for a better wife, mother and best friend. Love you!
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Congrats @Marietta_WBB and @Coach_Vivian on an amazing weekend and Sweet 16 birth. So happy for you. Banner going up in Ban Johnson Arena!.
@Marietta_WBB advances to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time in program history. #PioNation #BringForthAPioneer #d3hoops
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Thank you Ryan! I really appreciate your kind words about our program. I’m not going to lie, I got a little emotional reading your article. It’s been a wild ride and we’ve been blessed in so many ways. Marietta is truly a special place. #PioNation.
This one has been on my mind a lot lately and I finally decided to put pen to paper. What a run of success that hopefully will continue for years to come. #d3hoops.
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Happy 30th Birthday @CoachSales_ a phenomenal assistant coach, great friend, and the most popular guy on campus!!
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This photo hits hard. Lots to unpack in this embrace. Thank you Torin for being the ultimate team player and true warrior. Thanks for sharing @SLochow.
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Congrats to @CoachSales_ on his selection to the Barberton Hall of Fame. A great high school and college basketball player but an even better assistant coach and friend!.
Blessed.
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@MariettaPioneer Great players, phenomenal assistant coaches, and unmatched school & community support have made these 200 wins possible. Thank you to all those who have been a part of this wild ride! #PioNation.
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First football, now soccer wins. I would hate to be #24 ranked Heidelberg and have to play the Pios today!! Congrats MC Soccer and Football!.
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Marsh family and @FightingMuskies & @muskingumhoops Jarrell was the ultimate competitor. Our hearts hurt for you.
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Good thing they were actually my office keys!! Congrats AJ Graham!! You are now a camp legend!!
@CoachVanderWal had to give up his car keys after AJ Graham hit this half court shot during press your luck! #PioNation
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Don't worry @McCreary4 didn't actually fly the plane. We've landed safely in Florida. Excited to be here!
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Please take the time to listen to @CoachSales_. It’s been a blessing to work beside him for the past 7 years. He is a phenomenal coach, great friend, and an even better person. I’m forever indebted!.
Episode V of Profiles in Sport is here. My discussion with Marietta Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach Nick Sales on his life in basketball as well as a timely discussion on racial equality and how we as a society can move forward. together. #d3hoops
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Hard to believe our little girl turned 7 years old today. I love her so much! .Happy Birthday Kendall!
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So proud of our football squad and staff. Great day to be a Pio! Total domination on an amazing homecoming Saturday. #PioNation
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Thank you @OACBBallShow for the incredible gift today! Extremely nice gesture and something I will cherish forever. It’s always great having you back on campus. We appreciate all that you do. THANK YOU!.
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I’ve learned so much from @CoachSales_ over the past 7 years. I hope everyone can tune in!.
Coming in October: With racial strife and violence taking place from coast to coast, an important conversation with Marietta College associate head coach Nick Sales on racial equality and how we as a society can move forward together. #d3hoops
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Happy Mothers Day to my beautiful wife Tera. You are an amazing mother to these two!! #HoldsDownThe Fort
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Hard to believe over 10 years have passed. I am forever indebted to this group. What a magical year! Thank you @tdperry1970 for putting this together.
Unlikely Champions — The Story of the 2010-11 Men's Basketball Season #PioNation #BringForthAPioneer #d3hoops
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I hate to see @Coach_Vivian leave Marietta but I wish him the best of luck. Edgewood is getting a great coach and an even better person. We will be rooting for you.
We are excited to announce Kole Vivian as the next Edgewood College Women’s Basketball Head Coach!.@edgewoodwbb @Coach_Vivian
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@MariettaManiacs We would love to see every MC student back early Wednesday to start off second semester supporting @MC_Pioneerhoops vs our rival Muskingum. We need a loud and intense student section rocking the Banjo this semester!!! #PioNation.
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Thank you @OACBBallShow for the wild and crazy idea and all the hard work that has followed. You have done so much for us and all of D3!.
7 years ago today. Thank you @CoachVanderWal for not kicking that wild-eyed kid with a crazy idea out of your office. Probably don't have a Great Lakes Invitational today without your buy-in and belief. #d3hoops
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Great banquet today. These four guys have meant so much to me & our program. I'm so proud of them. #PioNation
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So proud of our guys for gutting it out tonight and finishing off the regular season as Champions of the OAC! #TourneyTime.
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Big thanks to all the Pio supporters. Tonight was amazing! So proud of our guys for hanging tough. #Elite8 #BigDayTomorrow!.
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Congrats to Eddy & Abby Grenert! Awesome wedding! It was great seeing former players in attendance. #PioNation
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Last night was tough but at the end of the day our guys have a lot to be proud of. 28-4 record, OAC Champs, Elite 8. #PioNation.
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Shout out to my boys @jldues and @Trevor_Huffman at the @swishhousefit in Chicago! Thanks for the shirt!!
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Congrats Kendall on graduating today from kindergarten!!
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Thank You @OACBBallShow and Erica for hosting us tonight after our practice in Toledo! What an amazing dinner! We really appreciate your support! Now on to Grand Rapids for the GLI!
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I couldn’t be prouder of @CoachHamm_ ! He is the perfect person for the job. Go @memgrizz!.
“Last fall, I tweeted that I’m going to make it in the NBA and maybe not as a player,” he said. “It has always been a dream to work in the NBA. I got here and I’m going to keep working hard.”.
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Thanks for the support PioNation! You were incredible. Sorry we came up short. We'll bounce back & make a run at the national championship!.
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We only have 4 home games left this season. We need @MariettaManiacs out in full force the rest of the way! Pack the Banjo!.
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Everybody loves @CoachSales_ ! A great coach, person, and friend! Well done Coach. Future is bright for Rose-Hulman Basketball!.
Episode 13 of the Holding Court podcast is now available. Join us as we talk to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Nick Sales. Check it out here… @NHSBCA @RoseHulman @CoachVanderWal @CoachSales_ @rhitsports @TheBenchPod
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Congrats fellas! Happy for you. Good luck next week in the OAC tournament! #PioNation.
The boys are playoff bound for the 5th straight year. #BRHD.
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Great seeing former Pioneer legend @GarciaEffect_ today while on vacation with the family. He is doing amazing things in Miami! So proud of him. #PioNation
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We really enjoyed our time with @corygfitness and his crew yesterday. The gear, supplement’s, book, inspirational talk & workout were amazing! Cory G’s energy, enthusiasm, and relentless pursuit for greatness is contagious. We are excited to partner with @maxeffortmuscle.
Thank you to @corygfitness and the @maxeffortmuscle team for the motivation and workout with our @MC_Pioneerhoops student athletes yesterday! We are excited to be officially a part of the #MaxEffortMafia.#PioNation @2RiversTrustNIL
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Always great having the guys back on campus and out to the house. Congrats to Landry, Coach Pete, Eric, and Danny on winning the 2024 yard volleyball tournament.
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Praying for the Carter family. Zane will always have a special place in our hearts. We love you Zane! #PioNation
http://t.co/yalxSHPY0l.
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The Banjo was rocking tonight. Our guys put on a clinic. So proud of them. Can't wait for Saturday! #StayFocused #PioNation.
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A big Thank You for the Marietta campus and community send off this morning. We have the best fans in D3!!! #PioNation.
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Thanks for a great day @yoho_chad! Had a blast!.
2023 Member/Member Champs at MCC @CoachVanderWal great coach, solid golfer and an even better person!
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Congrats @GmanStephenson on the Way-Weigelt award. Huge honor and very proud of you. You did great things! #PioPride
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Congrats to Kevin & Krissy! Two all time greats at Marietta. So happy for you both.
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Practice 84 in the books. Thank you Butler for hosting us. Now onto Rock Island, IL for the Sweet 16. #we-ready. http://t.co/qx1w8QIxUk.
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Really excited for Trey to wake up for his 3rd birthday tomorrow!
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Thanks for having me on the Q-cast @IWUhoopscom! Looking forward to seeing you in Springfield!.
* Q-cast: Season 4, Episode 2 *. Thank you to @CoachVanderWal, the Head MBB Coach at @MariettaPioneer for joining me to talk about his incredible program, the upcoming season, and many other fun topics. Great stuff, Jon!. #d3hoops #whyd3 .
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We will be back on campus around 11:45 to cut some nets down. Meet us at the Banjo PioNation!.
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Thank you veterans for your service & protection. A special shout out goes to my father, Keith VanderWal. #ThankYou
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Proud of you Big Mike! Congrats!!
Mike mason, wow! Met mike in 2011, been a long hard road for him but he stuck with it. Not many would have. I love this guy and am so proud!
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Attended my 1st former players wedding. Congrats Scott & Ally! Great seeing lots of Pio athletes there! #PioNation
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Congrats to @CoachMikeKenney on his new position at Allegheny. PioNation will definitely miss you. We wish you the best!.
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